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I found this letter when
I was clearing old dumps. This was
received by me around twelve years ago. I
reproduce this verbatim, with all the spelling and grammatical mistakes. I have hidden the writer’s name and her
personal details. Please ignore the
‘wrong English’. That is an unfortunate
part of our education system. She has
been a student of ‘one of the so-called best and more sought-after schools in
Chennai’ and in English Medium since LKG.
Primary education should be in Mother Tongue. That will give a solid foundation of one
language and one can learn and master any number of languages upon that
foundation. English medium is unnatural
and will only produce persons poor in all the three languages being
taught. I have over 12,000 letters (Almost
all from ‘best and popular schools’) written by students of 12th
class and over 90% are full of wrong English.
Kindly ignore the English part of this letter and try to read the ‘mind’
of an average student.
Italics are my comments.
Respected Sir,
I am H….Sir, I had met U (this must be the
influence of SMS) in 1999 in V….Vidyalaya, C….Chennai. You took class for 10th to 12th
Std. At that time I was in my 10th
Std. I scored 65% in 10th
public exam. With my father’s compulsion
I joined in Matric school. I took
computer science group in that school.
Sir, I thank U a lot, a
lot because I had learnt many things from you.
Still, I can remember your face.
I remember Sir in last class you said after your result please write about
your feelings, about this class, about your results to me. You gave one paper where your address was
present. I lost that paper now. I got your address from V…school. Sorry Sir, up to 10th Std. I
remembered what you teached but now I forget Yoga etc.
Sir, my problem is à I had failed in +2 [in
three subjects] (MPC). I had physical
weakness. So, I was not able to attend
my exams properly. I am suffering from
low pressure. I wrote reexam. I got pass marks in M – 70 and P – 92 but
again I failed in Chemistry. I need 9 marks
to pass Chemistry paper.
My family is dipped in
sorrow often my mom is scolding me. I
have one brother who is doing 10th Std. My parents are saying à don’t become like
her. If you do like that nobody will be
alive in this home.
After seeing my marks in
+2 Public Exam and reexam nobody believed that I had failed. I am not a good student in studyes. I too can understand my parents
feelings. I can’t face them after my
results. My father said, no other
go. You have to stay in home for 1 year
for your higher studyes.
Sir, I don’t want to
waste one year. I was born on 08. 03.
1985. Now, I should study college 2nd
year. But, still I din’t even enter to
college (due to my father’s transfer I studyid 3rd Std 2 times. Now I am wasting 1 year again).
Sir, give me good hope
to shine in my life. I am a good dancer,
I can draw well, I love craft works but my dad is not interested in all those
things. He is a man of Education. He is Econo 1st class, CAIIB,
BL. Moreover he has number of master
degrees. working in IB (Bank) as Manager.
Sir, I don’t bother
about other persons saying about me. If
I listen to those words I can’t go up in future. After to my results my parents had lost hope
in me. My father is not talking with me
properly. I have my true friends with me
still. I have good touch with them. They all joined in college.
I used to study day and
night à
one drawback in my learning is I used to forget soon if it write that 10 times
also. I used to forget those things very
soon. Mostly, I used to forget somewhat
the normal happenings in day today’s life.
Sir, I don’t now what to
do in future. Please give some valuable
tips. You said to learn Pranayama,
Yogasanas but no one is there near my house to teach. Sir, I like to go in Computer fields. Sitting in my house is very boring. More over, my father is in Kumbhakonam, he
used to come to Chennai ones in two weeks.
Sir, please reaply to my letter.
My uncle had said me to
take BBA. He said some colleges are
giving seats if we are failed in one subject, but my Dad is not
interested. Up to my 10th I
used to be rank holding student What made me to go down I don’t now, all
teachers like me, my dance. Change of
school had made me like this. The school
which I studyed 11th and 12th, it does not shows good way
of coaching to students, around 600 students studyes there. Not only me Sir, my class strength is of 53
out of 53/21 of them are losing pass marks.
Sir, Please take pain to
answer my letter. I will be in search of
your answer to my letter.
Sir, I have one
tought. I used to to chant 108 times
Gayathri Mantra daily. Some of them are
saying ladyes should not say. So only
your are getting lots of problems. Some
of them are saying your are praying god too much. So only he is giving lots of trouble.
Sir, one thing is true
in my life. If I see anybody or if I do
any work, my manas is saying or it is giving some commands about that person or
that work, whatever it says it comes true up to 90%. Many times it had happened for me Sir.
Sir, now I don’t have
anybody near me to listen to my words.
From my small age itself I don’t have friendly relationship with my
parents. They used to to be a good
parent. They don’t listen or understand
my words and feelings. So I used to
write letter to god and I used to keep it on my table. My father used to read those letters. Now he has changed a little, only a little
Sir. Whatever he says, we should accept
it. He used to do unwanted things but before
doing it he won’t consult with us. If we
say some ideas, he will not accept it.
At last he will feel for the bad result.
He said me to stay in home for one year.
Sir, I am expecting your
letter. Please take pain to answer my
letter. My friends are also saying to
join in college and clear the Chemistry paper in October. My mom is also in that same mood.
No friends is near my
house. Moreover I express my feelings
only to god (lord vinayaka) and some of my friends. I don’t find any way now Sir. So I had to come U in search of help.
My best friends used to
ring to my house but I can’t speak with them properly because my mom and
brother will be there in the hall itself.
If nobody is there in hall I will speak very will to my friends.
Sir, after to my result
I am not speaking with anybody in my home.
They used to ask some thing. I
used to say one or two words. Why I don’t
speak with them means à I don’t have any will power to face
them. My half yearly mark is
942/1200. Nobody in school and my house accepted
my Public marks. I don’t used to fail in
class Sir. What happened I don’t know.
Sir.
Sir, I have one
habit. I asked you one question in 1999
that is I used to dream about future.
Sir, I used to get bad results if anything I dream about future. Dream about future will only end in negative
way. Many times it had happened to
me. You said to ask this question when everybody
is present but I didn’t find time and courage to ask this question to you
Sir. Please clear this.
Sir, I don’t have any
love affair. I used to get very anger
very soon. I don’t speak any bad
words. I like melody songs. I love to learn yoga etc. I like and love to go in the path of “Ramana
Maharishi” I love his place. I used to read his book when I am in
sorrow. Daily I pray god to give a nice
child (1st rank holding child) to my parents in their next birth.
My father is angry man
with large amount of education. My mom
is not that much educated but very soft.
So she can’t understand any problems or incidents. I can also understand there pain whatever
problems they will face I know. but they
should understand me also Sir.
I am a girl of joy. I have lots of friends. About 90% they love me. They used to say I am a good girl. Now everyone had joined and I am staying in
Home. It is very difficult to face them. I don’t want anybody to feel for me and
anybody to say ‘Oh poor Me’. So only
Sir, I don’t used to express my sorrows to others.
My father used to scold
in bad words. While seeing him he will
not be like that but in home he is a man of bad words. It will be a small mistake Sir, but he will
make it very big by his way of scoldings.
But he is a nice
man. We don’t have any difficulty to run
life. He had give us all sorts of
comforts physically but not mentally.
Sir, I am not a lover of
TV. I used to hear problems of others
specially the auntyes near my house. I
used to say some small ways to solve it but I am not well in solving problems. I had learnt many things from their
troubles. It will be very helpful in my
future life. They auntyes used to say
don’t marry. I am not in that mood Sir.
Sir, I am in search of
your answers. what to do in future. I have to learn Yoga. My father will not send me very faraway. In future if my parents allowing me to go to
Nagpur I will meet you Sir. I will go
it.
My address is ……
Sir I will be in touch
with you again. Meet you very soon
Sir. Sir, daily I am getting good
scolding from my mom. Anyhow I have to
bare it, (this last paragraph is in a different ink and written a week later)
Ever loving
Sd/…
Did you answer her ji? What?
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