"After You Sir"

The Sainik School at Kazhakoottam, Trivandrum which happens to be the Alma Mater of so many of my friends, is observing the Golden Jubilee of its existence this academic year, and the grand finale is scheduled for 21 Jan 2012.

One of the SSKZM alumni has brought out a collection of school stories titled "After You Sir", with a noble intention that reads "All the royalty accrued from the sales of the book is donated to Sainik School to support economically disadvantaged students."

What's special about these stories? They are written or recounted by alumni
- who were once upon a time raw rural lads who left home at the tender age of 10.
- who faced the physical vastness of a rather unsophisticated residential school so different from carefree village bylanes.
- whose EQ is phenomenal, with their hearts - and minds - in the right place.
- who are ever ready to give their all to the Alma Mater.

Read plaudits about this love offering - for that's what the book is - here.

(This blogger is happy to be associated with the book-reading session later this week)

Comments

  1. Hi Lata,

    It was good meeting you and Bhaskar in school. That book of Ramesh is making waves. It has woken up many old boys to their literary skills. And in the Yahoo group now there's a string of poems. Someone said a book of poems on the school is now on its way.

    One of my friends to whom I gifted the book, and has now finished reading it, wants to personally meet some of the "students" mentioned in the book.

    By the way, I was there in Pangode... for your book reading session, though couldn't meet you.

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