Today, the 6th August 2010, marks the completion of forty years of my academic tapas and meditation on economics, a subject which I love dearly and I am fond of teaching it passionately.
Had I continued in my earlier collegiate service, I would have officially retired at 15.05.2010, a this milestone could not have occurred. Entry into University rather belatedly with all habitual reluctance and the resulting exposure to an informed all India audience, made me to walk through Economics, measuring my steps as well. I may not have written many scholarly research papers in reputed journals befitting of my true academic potentials and I was not destined to be, and yet I do not have any regrets;
For whatever I have written, thanks to Business Line .I am happy that I have made a contribution in a small way as a critical commentator without much bias and prejudice. The true value added, I know, my customers know.
As a teacher, in the last four decades I have done reasonable justice. Even if some “scholarly” students say I am an average teacher, not at all good, my role as a good teacher will seldom diminish, for all the spirit and flavor of teaching, way of articulating with all body language, long preparation for the class and so on came to me in a natural way and became a good habit. It still persists and refuses to die. This is advantage d.sambandhan.
Now the time has come for me to change. For various reasons I must moderate my teaching, shouting from the bottom of belly. I can’t change that easily. But I must try. So long as there is a spark in a student’s eye, I will carry on.
From my Dateless Dairy
Had I continued in my earlier collegiate service, I would have officially retired at 15.05.2010, a this milestone could not have occurred. Entry into University rather belatedly with all habitual reluctance and the resulting exposure to an informed all India audience, made me to walk through Economics, measuring my steps as well. I may not have written many scholarly research papers in reputed journals befitting of my true academic potentials and I was not destined to be, and yet I do not have any regrets;
For whatever I have written, thanks to Business Line .I am happy that I have made a contribution in a small way as a critical commentator without much bias and prejudice. The true value added, I know, my customers know.
As a teacher, in the last four decades I have done reasonable justice. Even if some “scholarly” students say I am an average teacher, not at all good, my role as a good teacher will seldom diminish, for all the spirit and flavor of teaching, way of articulating with all body language, long preparation for the class and so on came to me in a natural way and became a good habit. It still persists and refuses to die. This is advantage d.sambandhan.
Now the time has come for me to change. For various reasons I must moderate my teaching, shouting from the bottom of belly. I can’t change that easily. But I must try. So long as there is a spark in a student’s eye, I will carry on.
From my Dateless Dairy
1 comment:
Sir,
Congratulations and hope you have many more years of academic joy that you can pass on to your ever growing body of students and fans.
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