On every teachers day, i only remember my mathematics teacher Mr. Ramesh Babu of Nalanda High School, where i passed out my 10th class. I owe him my heartful tributes for what ever i am today.
He is the one who inspired me & motivated me. This motivation came out of his sarcastic comments. Though the comment was harsh for me to digest, it generated some +ve energy within me which helped me to clear out my 10th class easily with 86.3% in final public exams. This % may not look superb...outstanding. But how does 86.3% fit for a student who narrowly missed out failing with just pass marks(35%) in the quarterly exams? Yep, i see u raise your eyebrows mumbling "Wow!! Superb". And thats how i feel, successfully standing out with 86.3% in my 10th class final public exams.
Going back in time, probably july or august 1997, on the day of progress card distribution for quarterly exams, Ramesh Babu sir called me out after his class. He asked, "Yendhuku chadhavatledhu ra nuvvu? Yemaindhi? Neekanna aa Vamsi gaadu nayam. Mee daddy ni theesuku ra. Nenu matladali..blah blah..." ('Vamsi' - a proxy name, i dont want to mention the actual name. But as far as i remember,he is the least scorer in all most all the sujects). This translates to,"Why are you not studying? What happened? Vamsi is better than you. Get your dad. I want to talk to him...blah blah..." Crap!! i was shocked. Its not the way he talked or the words he used that hurt me, but its with whom i was compared to is what hurt me so deep.
"Finally i am compared with Vamsi. chaaa. cheee. worst. what have i become? Parents love me so much...whats the purpose of them spending so much for my education....i used to score somewhere between 8th to 12th rank. But now compared to Vamsi....aaah!!!", the inside-me told me. I don't say that Vamsi is too bad, but i donno why, it pinched me. This was my first conscious introspection in my life. This guilt accompanied with my dads insistence that i should join the hostel after my quarterly exams performance is what turned my life. Once i joined hostel, i studied so hard so hard so hard that i scored 89/100 in my all time threat mathematics which was always a hazardous jantar mantar to me till then.
My success in 10th class adding up to my dads foresight towards my education & career boosted my confidence to stand out in intermediate and then my B.Tech & finally to be what i am today.
Thank you very much Dad.
Thank you very much Ramesh Babu sir.
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