One simple email from Shailesh Hegde aka Shailendra Hegde aka Shailu aka Chota Shailu aka Chotta Chetan aka TAULYA started it all... going through the reports of my company in Africa, Shailu's email popped in full of nostalgia.. and then it took shape of a unstoppable Jaggernaut and here we are with a movement that is fast gaining strength and may culminate in one of the most treasured event in each ones life.
Date 21st Jan 2009.
Email from Shailu.
Hey Guys!!!!!
It's been really really a looong time-20 years to be precise. I still remember our school days, D division thru out from Std 5 - 10th. Our last few days in school in our 10th standard, floating our confession book around......what excitement it was to get feedback from our friends especially girls. I am sure many of us must have preserved it as a souvenir.
We used to look forward to our PT sessions, that Tuta hua bat and cover nikla hua tennis ball, Pus football, Guts tuta hua badminton racket aur shuttle cock ka mein kya bolu. Hope u guys remember atleast some of our cricket matches. Then our annual sports day which used to happen in Bhavan's ground. Atul used to be a gr8 sprinter especially in the 100 meters dash, soccer, cricket an allrounder needless to mention the way he excelled in studies. Lot of us used to borrow his book for notes I still remember Pankaj, Saurabh, Yogesh........but no one could come closer to his marks.
Our school day memories would be incomplete with out mentioning some of our great teachers:-
Class teacher Std 10th-Fatima teacher : Inspite of her height she was a terror, her pinches in the rib cage and tichki on the lips can never ever be forgotten-( I was the lucky one to experience both)
PT Sir- Desai Sir Urf Petloo: some of the exercise tests he used to conduct were hilarious, he wanted us to do exercise 3 and the class used to do something else. one , two , three, bend on four, arms stretched on one side and what not. My most memorable moment of him would be the 26th Jan/15th Aug Flag hoisting ceremony where infront of the entire school he used to give the march past order "SALAMI DENGE... SALAAMI DO" his voice would echo in the entire school compound and he never needed a mike, that was the only time he use to don a khaki scouts uniform otherwise his trademark dress code was bell bottom trousers and a tight half sleeve shirt with a protruding pot belly.
Crafts Sir-Tikam Sir Urf Dilip Vengsarkar : Soft corner towards girls, his trademark was Ruler fatka on the palm with all his force as if he could see M. F Hussein in each one of us. His never ending diwali homework, some 25 paintings, freestyle, sketches, crayons, water colour, stencils, apple, banana............( entire diwali vacation used to get screwed) but still ur homework is not complete.
Music teacher- One of the most embarrassing moment of my life was the music exam, test used to be sing a bhajan, patriotic song....... "Ohe Re Taal mile Nadi ke Jal mein, Nadi mele saagar mein , sagar mile kaun se jaal mein koi jane na, ohe re taal mile nadi ke jal mein....... sooraj ko dharti tarse, dharti ko chandrama....... i can go on and on, it is still fresh in my memory. What a torture but now when u look back it was fun, infact fun for the rest of the class :):):)
I am sure each one of us will have lots more to share and re live our school days when we plan to meet one day. I am looking forward to it. Guys pls add more email id's of our friendsfrom school if u have.
I am currently working with Sony Entertainment in sales function, my office is in Malad, behind IN ORBIT
Cheers for the class of 1988!!
Warm regards Shailu (Shailendra Hegde/Shailesh Hegde)
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