Walking down the memory lanes of my school days...
MAEER’S SWAMI VIVEKANAND ACADEMY (SVA)... Yeahh u read it right, that’s the name of my school. I’m proud to be a student of this school. Today people tell me that the school is not so good. But i feel this is not so.
School taught me some of the most important things in my life. Walking down the memory lane of my school days. Here i begin.
In the middle of the year i shifted to Aurangabad. For admission i had come to SVA.I still remember Vrinda Pathak Madam(the then Principal of school) had interviewed me & approved of me to be a part of the school & that i could join the school & continue in the same class. I still remember, it was December of 1997. The school was located in 2 different buildings in the lane next to the High Court. Some of the schoolmates who still are a part of my life are :- Kanchan Sathe, Abhishek Muglikar, Nishad Halkarni, Sumedha Bhale, Priyanka Choudhary, Tanmay Deshpande, Aishwarya Mundada ,Suyog Bhale & many more..
I still remember 1st annual day of SVA was staged at Ganpati Mandir N-1 & the song was CHOTTA BACHA SAMAJ KE HUMKO NA BEHLANA RE..
Then soon it was the result day(open house as called) of my 2nd std. My name was written on the school board for securing position in top 3 of the class. My parents were called in Principal’s office with my report card & that both(my parents & my principal) were proud of my performance. Slowly i began to mix up with the atmosphere & in no time i was a part of the school.
2 year’s later our school shifted to the current location MIDC,Chikalthana.Many of my friends changed the school as this location was far, but distance dint matter inour friendship,It still continued.This year we had gone for a 3day trip to Pune in MATADOR(the school bus we had that time).
I still remember Bharat(Shamu) Dada,Bashiir Bhaiya,Durgesh Bhaiya,Gawande Kaka & many more(the non teaching staff of the school) have also been a part of our life in many ways.
A few years later we got the news of Pathak Mam resigning as the Principal of School.It was 1 of the worst days for me that the teacher/principal who got so many new things into our life,the lady ho changed the school’s dimensions & many more things was not going to be with us anymore.
Then came Javed Baig Sir,in 7th std.He was there to teach us English initially.He was the person who brought to us the urge to find meanings of words in dictionary & make use of it was taught to us by him.He was a strict,well disciplined but very nice teacher by heart.
Std. X th ,the most important year of the school life & also obviously of life as we would get admission on the base of these mark.
The Annual Day was being organised.It was our request to our principal to call Pathak Mam for it as we wer hosting the event.
Mam had came specially for us & she sat in the 1st row to see us (i guess) from less distance.When she saw me & Nishad in Blazer’s she commented “Looking smarty.All the best & u will do it.”I still remember wheneva i looked upto her she always turned upto me to support me.
The PRELIM RESULT’s were out,i was flunking badly in MATHS.My parents were very sad & deeply concerned because hardly a month was remaining.My maths teacher used to tell i don’t think he will clear.My parents spoke to Javed sir & he was the only person at the instinct of time who had faith in me & assured my parents that i would passout with colourful marks.Still remember his words to my parents were “Aaplog tension mat lijiye woh karlega sab.Mujhe uspe bharosa hai woh aaram se 70% & above score karlega”.His those words at that time were the biggest motivation i got.
The send off was 1 of the best as it was the 1st send off of our life.
23rd June the date i used to call in as DOOMS DAY..!!!The result came,I was travelling to Aurangabad,Igot call from Nishad that i got 77.06%,that time i was at MANMAD Jn. & i started to sob badly.That afternoon we went to school to collect the result & my mom told this to sir.He cheered me up & said that i stood 3rd in school & there was no need to cry because it was the fruit of my hard work.
When we were kids in school we were eager to explore the world & the go out of the school& enjoy the college days(as we saw the college goer’s doing it.). Today in 2011 when i have given my TY(Final Year) board exams,i just want to tell the school going kids that SCHOOL LIFE IS THE BEST PART OF OUR LIFE.SCHOOL IS THE ONLY INSTITUTION WHICH GIVES US THE CORE & PRINCIPLES TO LEAD LIFE.ALL I CAN SAY IS-
“ENJOY THE SCHOOL LIFE COMPLETELY TO THE CORE,STUDY WELL& WORK HARD, DONT MISS ANY OPPURTUNITY YOU GET.THESE OPPURTUNITIES ARE THE WAY TO EXPAND YOUR GROWTH,THINKING,CAPABILITES & MAKE YOU FACE THE WORLD.”
THE FRIENDS WE MAKE IN SCHOOL,THE PROMICES WE MAKE IN SCHOOL ARE THE BEST PART OF OUR LIFE.
IN LIFE NEVER GET DISHEARTENED FROM FAILURE,NEVER LOOSE HOPES.
The school picnincs,annual day’s,gatherings & celebration’s of important day’s, the scolding we got,the punishment that we got in school was 1 of the best things we had, today sadly we miss it to the core because now we don’t get half day at schools,coloured uniforms,sweets to eat, the only thing we can do is to cherish the superb & fabulous day’s of life can never come back.Just the memories remain deep in the heart.
Today i wish god would make me a kid again & that i would relive my school days.
So all the school going kids..Enjoy the school days,punishments,assignments(home work),celebrations & all..These days wont ever come back in the life.Just the memories will last.
Almost a year back when i came in contact with Pathak Mam,i was very happy to learn that she is back as the Administrator of the school & the only thing i said to her was :- “Now i can come to school anytime because our fav mam is in the school & that now we wont feel any auckwardness in coming”
Looking forward to be in the school campus & recherishing my school days & the memories.When we become something the world asks “Which college?” but i hate this statement because more then college its the school that made us stand in college campus & build our identity.So 1st proudly say-“I belonged to SVA school & then whetever the college name”.
May you all work hard & brighten your career & life.
With loads & loads of love to the school,its campus,teaching/non teaching staff & heartly thankful to VRINDA PATHAK MAM to make this school what it is today.Apart from all the students & the committe & all she has given her life to the school for which i & we all should thank her forever.
Whatever you do in life whatever you become always owe to be there whenever the school needs you & never forget the things this school has given it to you.
Love You SVA.
Love You Pathak Mam.
3-cheers for team SVA...Hip Hip Hurray
Signing off,
Saurabh Suryakant Gupta
(Std. Xth 2005-06 Batch English Med.)
