Written by Charu Pandey
Leadership Open Elective taught by Jibrael Jos
Nov 2018 at Christ University
My mother,Anita Pandey, a woman of 58, who has lived the simplest yet the most eventful years of life. She is working as a teacher in a well-established school in a small town named Darjeeling. She has been working as a teacher for last 35 years. Her passion for teaching stems from the family she belongs to. Both her parents were highly educated and hence, the idea of education was extremely valued at her home.
As a kid she was an extremely jovial child who loved to play various sports, especially hockey. Although her mother never approved of her playing, she attended a lot of matches and tournament. But her interest in sports never effected her academics in any way.She always aspired to join the police force, but lack of support from the family led to her dismay.
Because she belonged to a very conservative family, she was asked to marry at the gullible age of 18 itself. Complying by what her parents wanted, she agreed for the wedlock to a man who was 8 years elder than her. The marriage turned out to be fruitful for a year where the couple had a baby girl. But the groom’s family turned hostile once she refused to comply to their constant demand for money from her, This led to an ugly divorce that stretched for 8 years. That part of her life was a phase of intense struggle and stress.
She worked hard for a very long, where she completed her education while she took care of a growing girl who had questions about her father and everything else. She pulled things in life together every time she was thrown down by some kind of emotional blow. She found peace in teaching and their was no turning back.Today when I sit and talk to her, she repeats the same thing over and over again, she says, “You need to know that you need not to stop. Ever.” she says that she knew in heart that everything is going to get fine someday, she should just keep working hard.When we look back at those bad year, I see how my mother has grown from a common woman with dreams and hopes to this leader with ambition, who I look up to. And this inspiration that is not just fused to me, I see hundreds of students who love and respect my mother and love her so much, I know she is happy.
Leadership Open Elective taught by Jibrael Jos
Nov 2018 at Christ University
My mother,Anita Pandey, a woman of 58, who has lived the simplest yet the most eventful years of life. She is working as a teacher in a well-established school in a small town named Darjeeling. She has been working as a teacher for last 35 years. Her passion for teaching stems from the family she belongs to. Both her parents were highly educated and hence, the idea of education was extremely valued at her home.
As a kid she was an extremely jovial child who loved to play various sports, especially hockey. Although her mother never approved of her playing, she attended a lot of matches and tournament. But her interest in sports never effected her academics in any way.She always aspired to join the police force, but lack of support from the family led to her dismay.
Because she belonged to a very conservative family, she was asked to marry at the gullible age of 18 itself. Complying by what her parents wanted, she agreed for the wedlock to a man who was 8 years elder than her. The marriage turned out to be fruitful for a year where the couple had a baby girl. But the groom’s family turned hostile once she refused to comply to their constant demand for money from her, This led to an ugly divorce that stretched for 8 years. That part of her life was a phase of intense struggle and stress.
She worked hard for a very long, where she completed her education while she took care of a growing girl who had questions about her father and everything else. She pulled things in life together every time she was thrown down by some kind of emotional blow. She found peace in teaching and their was no turning back.Today when I sit and talk to her, she repeats the same thing over and over again, she says, “You need to know that you need not to stop. Ever.” she says that she knew in heart that everything is going to get fine someday, she should just keep working hard.When we look back at those bad year, I see how my mother has grown from a common woman with dreams and hopes to this leader with ambition, who I look up to. And this inspiration that is not just fused to me, I see hundreds of students who love and respect my mother and love her so much, I know she is happy.
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