Intuition is something which guide you in the right direction many a time. As a victim of Myasthenia Gravis type of muscle weakness) I was suffering for many years. It started like this one day while I was discussing something with my wife she said your voice is not usual as I used to deliver lectures in All India Radio which listens to without fail she is familiar with my modulations. But I was adamant and said there is no difference in my voice. After some days I realised myself that something is wrong with my voice my wife ...Read More

In Hinduism, a siddha is ‘one who is accomplished’. It refers to a perfected master who has achieved a degree of physical as well as spiritual perfection or enlightenment. Siddha may also refer to one who has attained a siddhi, paranormal capabilities. In my life, I came across not one but three siddhas - the ‘Kodi Swami’ from Puravipalayam near Pollachi, Coimbatore, the ‘Sinchuvadi Swami’ from Sinchuvadi village near Udumalpet, and ‘Yogi Ram Surat Kumar’ from Thiruvannamalai. If you were to ask the need for their being introduced here, a teacher should know the connection between spirituality and teaching. ...Read More

Patience and tolerance are the two key factors which make a successful teacher. You should be very patient and with your students. Most of the students are very active and when they become more active they will become more restless. The punishments you give to a student should indicate that ‘I do not like what you did’, rather than, ‘You did it’. Eye contact is something very important to maintain discipline in a class. You have to face the students by looking into their eyes. (Please do not stare). It should be like that you start from one point ...Read More

Family background plays a great role in the career and life of a teacher. My mother was born in family that lived in the same street in Ettaiyapuram where the Great poet Bharathiar lived. After reading his books I used to ask my mother whether it was true that the poet used to feed the sparrows from the rice kept at home for cooking; her answer was, “Yes, I have seen him doing it several times.” My grandfather was a court employee who had to perform the duty of issuing court orders for confiscation of property. After doing ...Read More

Teachers, teaching is a profession you should be proud of and not a profession to enjoy more vacations! (Sorry say this but once I asked a teacher aspirant why he preferred teaching, and his answer was, “Sir, there are more number of holidays in the teaching profession than in any other profession).” Nowadays it has become a practice in educational institutions to invite people who are in higher positions or one among their students who have come to a higher position to address the students on special occasion. The mind of a student is such that he is very ...Read More

I remember how when our principal (Father Rozario) came to our post graduate classes, even though he had got lot of administrative work, he would make sure that he prepared well before coming to the class, so as to impart knowledge to us in the best possible way. The way in which he taught us, even today refuses to leave my mind. When I became a principal, I searched for my Guru, and found him in the corner of a very cold room where water was dripping from the ceiling. I touched his feet and asked him, “Do you ...Read More