Teacher’s Day! Teachers Day is always special for me, and I remember most of my teachers from nursery to postgraduate and in fact all who taught me something in life. There are two people, whom I never miss to wish. Since 77 there was Mr Christopher Dass, my English teacher for class 11th & 12th from Lucknow Christian College. He was fond of writing and would write plays keeping me in mind as the lead role. We did several plays in those two years. His handwritten letters, which often ran into over twenty pages, are my most valuable collection. Plan to publish them as a book one day.The tragedy is that since last two years I am unable to contact him. He is in Lucknow, but i have lost his…
WALKING DOWN MEMORY LANE-ST Francis School/College
Walking down memory lane ……a journey of over four decades Walking down memory lane, is probably a misappropriate term! I really don’t have to go back and try to remember anything!! Its all there, as fresh as today, as if it happened yesterday!!! Even though I left St Francis’’ in 1975!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!( sounds pre historic!) I joined SFC, then SFS, in 1968, in class three, after doing KG from Christian College and Prep and Class 1 and 2 from St Ann’s School (Many of you would not have heard of this school-it was the boys section of Loreto Convent in the present building of Avadh Degree college and we were the last batch of students ,before the school closed down) After leaving St Ann’s, most of us had only two alternatives…
MACBETH
MACBETH AT LORETO LUCKNOW At the onset,my apologies,for being late,which was due to many reasons.Besides being busy ,had been out of Lucknow several times in recent past,but above all was suffering from a major Writer's Block! It was a real double treat ,when lucknow staged two English plays in one month,Unfaithfully yours by ACTORS and then MACBETH,by TALL ( Teachers Association of Loreto ,Lucknow ) I bought the ticket well in advance,lest I miss,seeing it,and waited anxiously for the day Watched the play with mixed emotions.Was feeling really great,visiting Loreto,and that Auditorium,after many years,probably decades.( last being in 74 ) I not only have great fondness for the school,but have special attachment ,with that auditorium,where I made my stage debut,in 65,almost 45 years ago.Theatre at Loreto was…
HAUNTING MEMORIES OF ST FRANCIS
The Haunting Memories of SFS Its unbelievably strange,but I remember everything of SFS ,in my mind as crystal clear,specially the classes where I spent most of the day during those seven odd years I not only remember the classes,or my seats,but even the seats of some of my other class mates! Class III B was on the ground floor of the old primary building, to the right as you enter,after the Staff accommodation block(it was demolished and the new double storied primary section came up in 1970 at the same site) Class IV was on the rear new block,ground floor,second from the toilets,facing the rear field Class V and VI were in the rear block too,but on the first floor of the extension block to the rear wing Class…
MY DAYS AT ST FRANCIS SCHOOL,LUCKNOW
My Days at SFS Its great to talk about the good old days, schools and to interact with my dear fellow Franciscans, peers, seniors and juniors. Its a matter of great pride and pleasure to walk down memory lane and talk of my days at SFS(Oooooops ,I mean SFC) SF was School when we were there!!!!!!!!!!! Its college now . Walking down memory lane ,is probably a misappropriate term! I really don't have to go back and try to remember anything!! Its all there, as fresh as today, as if it happened yesterday!!! Even though I left St Francis in 1975!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(sounds pre historic!) I joined SFC in 1968,in class three, after doing KG from Christian College and Prep and Class 1 and 2 from St Ann's ( Many of you would…