Well agreed its long, but well, if we look around sajha, more than half of the posting are junk. I believe this article is way up there in the list of good articles, especially considering the absurdity of most of the posting. Some of the postinf, I am sorry to say, should simply be thrown out, but then again, to some it might mean something more. To each to their own, I presume. Back to the point.A very inspiring piece indeed. I say so coz I have seen some people who have actually been thru all that and succeeded. My teacher Mr. Balmukunda Sir being one of them. I do not know the similarity between the character in the story and my Sir; nevertheless I would assume it must have been quite similar. I was actually in boarding most (almost all) of my school life. When I used to come home on holidays he (and Ashok Sir) used to come home and teach me and my brother (sometimes). Looking back to those years I can now imagine how hard he used to work. My father always used to admire and give example of him and the likes of him. I don?t remember meeting him after those years ( I might have) but once after my graduation when I was home I remember my father told me that he met Balmukunda Sir (he somehow used to know abt him) and he wanted me to come and visit him. I really wanted to, but I always thought there would always be next time, I had better things to do hehe :p. And my father went, ? dekhis kasto mehenat garthioo, babu?? dekhis tyasto manche le kehi garcha? timi haru lai tution boarding and all the facilities one can imagine de ko chu. ( there he goes again, I thought hahaha) Tero Sir heer.. aja ?Upa Sachib? bhayo.? This last sentence pleased me. I wish more success on those people who really work hard and deserve all the accolades and honor they get. As they say," Where you start is not as important as where you finish.? As of me, I am still working towards my destination, but in the mean time I am tryin to enjoy my journey. I just pray for little more courage and determination. Ohhh i am almost there..... almost.......... Sabai ko bhalai hoss sabai ko unnati hoss. Bangla Mukhi Mata le Sabai ko Kalyan Garun.:) Jai Banglamukhi Mata. Indisguise:)