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   Though, not a frequent movie goer, an unexpected invite to watch  Ponniyin Selvan  reached last month, on the third day of its release. Being weak in history and remembering dates is a boredom, I decided to know about the movie in advance. Unlike other commercial movies, epic movies contain plethora of characters with tough names. Moreover, heroes are portrayed more heroically having known by different names their valour earned them. So, the attempt was to make thorough the characters and the actors well in advance before the real story took place on the screen. (See the difficulty in watching a movie! Spending an amount of Rs. 200 for cinema ticket, around Rs. 100 as refreshment (ice-cream plus popcorn is much needed), Rs. 50 as travel expense and in addition to the expense part, a painstaking understanding of the plot and characters are badly required beforehand to follow the storyline properly. My family laughed at my 'folly') The hardest part was that, the act...

  On social media, a video of a teacher and a student of an elementary school has gone viral. It takes the viewer to a classroom where a little boy is trying to win his teacher’s care because she chides him for his mischief. However, finally, the little boy is found to win his mentor’s heart. This video created ripples in my memory taking me back to my days working in a CBSE school, long back in 2005. The first few days were horrible as I had to struggle and fight to manage the kids and maintain discipline in the class. Like any beginner, I too had doubts about continuing in that profession. As days went by, I discovered that these little kids have started conquering my heart with their innocence, love, and mischiefs. The doubts that I had slowly faded away and gradually got wiped off. There was a pleasure factor lingering while interacting with elementary school kids. They are deprived of vanity and flaunting is unknown to them. Apart from the remuneration part, the job instilled ...