ಕ್ಷಣಪ್ರಭಾ - Kshanaprabhaa

I was meeting him after a gap of two years. There is always a feeling of expectation, excitement, suspense, happiness and a little bit of hesitation just before I meet him every time. He always provides that element of surprise, invariably in every meet. I am talking about the first Principal and Head Master I had in my educational career, Mr. Ramesh, presently the Secretary of Chaitanya Vidya Shala, Channarayapatna. He is an exceptionally principled man, who inculcated discipline amongst us, and gave us awareness of the rights and wrongs of life, at a very young age. During school days, we were almost afraid of him, but it was a fear that came out of immense respect and admiration. He used to love his pupils and we loved him too, and fondly called him Ramesh Maava (i.e., Ramesh Uncle). He has left an everlasting impression on me, in particular, as I always liked him the most among all the teachers I had during my initial school days. Looking back now, I treat him as my mentor. Th...

ಒಂದಿಬ್ಬರು ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರು ಆಗಾಗ ಬಹಳ ದಿನ ನೆನಪಿರುವಂತಹ ಮುತ್ತಿನಂತಹ SMSಗಳನ್ನು ಕಳಿಸುತ್ತಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ (ಫಾರ್ವರ್ಡ್ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ). ಅವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದೆರಡನ್ನು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಬರೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ: 1. ಮಧುಸೂದನ್ ಕಳಿಸಿದ್ದು: 2005: ಪ್ಲೇಗ್ 2006: ಮಲೇರಿಯಾ 2007: ಡೆಂಗಿ 2008: ಚಿಕುನ್ ಗುನ್ಯಾ 2009: ಮಟನ್ ಗುನ್ಯಾ ! 2010: ಬದುಕಿದ್ರೆ ಪುಣ್ಯ !!! 2. ಲೋಹಿತಾಶ್ವ ಕಳಿಸಿದ್ದು: You might have done a hundred good things, but nobody remembers you. But you do one wrong thing, nobody forgets you. God gives and forgives; Man gets and forgets... ಸದ್ಯಕ್ಕಿಷ್ಟು ಸಾಕು. ಮುಂದೆ ನೋಡೋಣ...

"There is a journey you are expected to undertake - a journey that would take you to the desired destination. Many have been there already, and people around you believe that you can reach there too. You are expected to be their stepping stone. If you can reach there, you can take those expectant folks with you, and provide them an opportunity to go further ahead and embark on what appears to be a journey that is far more treacherous and challenging than this one. A journey into the unknown. Not many people we know of have been successful in that journey. But this journey, the one that is expected of you, is clearly achievable. You are expected to be analogous to the early pacesetter of a marathon race. That's where the expectation ends. No medal is expected of you. Agreed, it requires its own set of skills. But you are expected to have those skills ingrained in you anyway. Even if you don't have the ability to undertake this journey, you can cultivate it, by observing ...