1. Adit Lamba, 20 out of 25.Copy !req
2. Chandraprakash Siroha,
17 out of 25.Copy !req
3. Gaurav Sinha, 19 out of 25.Copy !req
4. Ghulam Sheikh, 15 out of 25.Copy !req
5. Harish Gwalani, 18 out of 25.Copy !req
6. Hitesh Shah, 24 out of 25.Copy !req
7. Ishaan Awasthi...Copy !req
8. 3 out of 25.Copy !req
9. Kewal Talwar, 23 out of 25.Copy !req
10. Harish Gwalani, 20 out of 25.Copy !req
11. Hitesh Shah, 24 out of 25.Copy !req
12. Ishaan Awasthi... 2 out of 25.Copy !req
13. Kewal Talwar, 22 out of 25.Copy !req
14. Mahavir Sinha, 19 out of 25.Copy !req
15. Nimesh Desai, 17 out of 25.Copy !req
16. Nitin Rao, 18 out of 25.Copy !req
17. Ishaan!Copy !req
18. Ishaan!Copy !req
19. Ishaan!Copy !req
20. Sitting with your head in the gutter!
The bus has been waiting ten minutes!Copy !req
21. Can't you hear the driver honking?Copy !req
22. Every day we're delayed
because of you!Copy !req
23. Let's go.Copy !req
24. Cheru, Johnny! Hi! Hello!Copy !req
25. Hello!Copy !req
26. You want it? You want it?
Go get it!Copy !req
27. Go and wash up.
Schoolbag in your room. In your room!Copy !req
28. Wash your hands first.
Put that down.Copy !req
29. What on earth do you do all day?
Look at your hands, look at your face.Copy !req
30. Ishaan, put that down. Ishaan!Copy !req
31. Turn off the tap at least!Copy !req
32. Weren't you supposed to get
your exam papers today?Copy !req
33. Did you get them?Copy !req
34. Inou, I'm talking to you!Copy !req
35. - Hey, Mum.
- Oh, you're back?Copy !req
36. The rehearsal was cancelled.
Miss Lilly has the flu.Copy !req
37. I topped in all the subjects, Mum.Copy !req
38. Algebra, Geometry, Physics, Chem,
Bio, History, English, Geography...Copy !req
39. - Great, and Hindi?
- Second in Hindi, just by two marks.Copy !req
40. Hey, Inu, what about you?Copy !req
41. Wow! You've almost cracked it.Copy !req
42. Ishaan, finish your homework first!
No... your uniform...Copy !req
43. See this?Copy !req
44. Ball! Get the ball, Ishaan!
Over here!Copy !req
45. Just a minute.Copy !req
46. Throw it, throw it quick!Copy !req
47. Hey, you moron! Look where
you threw it! Now go and get the ball!Copy !req
48. Didn't you hear what I said?Copy !req
49. What are you looking at?
I said, "Get the ball."Copy !req
50. Can't you understand me?
You moron.Copy !req
51. Get the ball. Right now!Copy !req
52. What are you looking at?Copy !req
53. I told you to get the ball!Copy !req
54. Can't you hear me, or what?
Stop staring, OK?Copy !req
55. Go get the ball!Copy !req
56. Ranjeet! Thrash him!Copy !req
57. Aargh!Copy !req
58. Aargh! Aargh!Copy !req
59. Your son broke my plant pots.Copy !req
60. Look what he's done to my son -
he's bruised and bleeding!Copy !req
61. Is this how you raise your kids,
to beat up other kids?Copy !req
62. Look at the state of my poor kid!Copy !req
63. Ishaan! Come here.Copy !req
64. Come here right now!Copy !req
65. - But Papa...
- Shut up, Yohan!Copy !req
66. - He even tore my shirt.
- I'll get you a new one.Copy !req
67. - You liar!
- Look, he's hitting him!Copy !req
68. Ishaan, leave him! Stop it!Copy !req
69. - Please leave.
- I'll call my husband now!Copy !req
70. Ishaan! This is the limit!Copy !req
71. Every day the school,
the neighbours... everyone complains.Copy !req
72. If I hear one more word
against you, Ishaan...Copy !req
73. Laughing? You're laughing?Copy !req
74. Shameless!
One more complaint, Ishaan,Copy !req
75. and I'll pack you
off to a boarding school.Copy !req
76. See how he has no respect for us!Copy !req
77. He attacks the boy right in front
of our eyes and rips his shirt.Copy !req
78. Go on, spoil him!Copy !req
79. How many times have I told you
not to play with Ranjeet?Copy !req
80. But, Mama, I...Copy !req
81. Take a shower,
then we'll fix those bruises.Copy !req
82. OK, you want to fight?
Fight. Come on!Copy !req
83. Come, fight. Come on, come!Copy !req
84. Papa, where are you going?Copy !req
85. - Papa...
- I'm leaving home. Forever.Copy !req
86. Sorry, Papa. I'm very sorry, Papa.
I won't do it next time, Papa.Copy !req
87. Papa, I'm very sorry.Copy !req
88. I won't do it next time.Copy !req
89. Papa, please. I'm sorry, Papa.Copy !req
90. Why are you scaring him?Copy !req
91. Inu, Papa is going away on work.Copy !req
92. He's not leaving home,
he'll be back by Sunday.Copy !req
93. Let me see if have
any more bruises.Copy !req
94. Tie your laces, tighten that beltCopy !req
95. Prepare for battleCopy !req
96. Shoulder your burdensCopy !req
97. With files in hand and firm resolveCopy !req
98. We 'Il take on the worldCopy !req
99. We 'Il stand our groundCopy !req
100. It's the way of the world,
keep at itCopy !req
101. Your goal beckons, keep at itCopy !req
102. It's the way of the world,
keep at itCopy !req
103. Your goal beckons, keep at itCopy !req
104. They sleep with one eye open,
falling behind is not an optionCopy !req
105. Work your fingers to the bone,
do exactly as you're toldCopy !req
106. As you're toldCopy !req
107. They live on omelettes,
vitamins and tonicsCopy !req
108. A nd a strict regimen of work and restCopy !req
109. Striding, striving, forging aheadCopy !req
110. It's the way of the world,
keep at itCopy !req
111. Your goal beckons, keep at itCopy !req
112. It's the way of the world,
keep at itCopy !req
113. Your goal beckons, keep at itCopy !req
114. But here thrives another themeCopy !req
115. Of waking into music from a dreamCopy !req
116. Where time comes to a standstillCopy !req
117. To make fantasy come alive at willCopy !req
118. They always wonder to themselvesCopy !req
119. Why is the world's motto
"keep at it"?Copy !req
120. Why this steady striving
to wards a goal?Copy !req
121. Why is the world's motto
"keep at it"?Copy !req
122. Why this steady striving
to wards a goal?Copy !req
123. Not slaves to timeCopy !req
124. They're carefreeCopy !req
125. Having meetings with butterfliesCopy !req
126. A nd discussions with treesCopy !req
127. They spend time gathering the wind
and reading tales in raindropsCopy !req
128. While painting a new world
on the canvas of the skiesCopy !req
129. Why is the world's motto
"keep at it"?Copy !req
130. Why this steady striving
to wards a goal?Copy !req
131. Why is the world's motto
"keep at it"?Copy !req
132. Why this steady striving
to wards a goal?Copy !req
133. Why is the world's motto
"keep at it"?Copy !req
134. Ishaan, can't you go any faster?
Come on!Copy !req
135. Why is the world's motto
"keep at it"?Copy !req
136. Why this steady striving
to wards a goal?Copy !req
137. Why is the world's motto
"keep at it"?Copy !req
138. Why this steady striving
to wards a goal?Copy !req
139. We must also rememberCopy !req
140. the old saying,Copy !req
141. cleanliness is godliness.Copy !req
142. On many occasions
while doing rounds, I have also foundCopy !req
143. that children don't keep
the school corridors clean.Copy !req
144. It is our duty to keep
our school neat and tidy.Copy !req
145. Hey, you! Your shoes
are not polished. Out! Out! Out!Copy !req
146. Class, turn to page 38,
chapter 4, paragraph 3.Copy !req
147. We're going to mark adjectives today.Copy !req
148. That goes for you as well,
Ishaan Awasthi.Copy !req
149. Page 38, chapter 4, paragraph 3.Copy !req
150. Can I have your attention, Ishaan?Copy !req
151. Ishaan!Copy !req
152. I said, page 38,
chapter 4, paragraph 3.Copy !req
153. Read the first sentence
and point out the adjectives.Copy !req
154. Page 38, Ishaan!
Adit Lamba, just help the boy.Copy !req
155. The rest of you, look into your books.Copy !req
156. Read the first sentence
and tell me what the adjectives are.Copy !req
157. OK, let's mark the adjectives together.
Just read the sentence for me.Copy !req
158. Just read the sentence, Ishaan.Copy !req
159. They're... dancing.Copy !req
160. Silence! Speak in English!Copy !req
161. The letters are dancing.Copy !req
162. They're dancing, are they?Copy !req
163. OK. Then read the dancing letters.Copy !req
164. Trying to be funny?Copy !req
165. Read the sentence loud and proper!Copy !req
166. I said loud and proper, Ishaan.
Loud and proper!Copy !req
167. Loud and proper!Copy !req
168. Stop it!Copy !req
169. Stop it!Copy !req
170. Enough is enough!Copy !req
171. Get out! Get out of my class!Copy !req
172. Out!Copy !req
173. You want to leave as well?
Who was laughing here?Copy !req
174. Who wants to follow him?Copy !req
175. I don't want to hear a titter in my class.
Look at your books!Copy !req
176. Shameless boy.
Open your books now!Copy !req
177. Who's going to tell me
what the adjectives are?Copy !req
178. I don't want a sound from this class!Copy !req
179. - Punished again?
- Hey, loser. What's up with you?Copy !req
180. This guy's an outstanding student!Copy !req
181. Go in now.Copy !req
182. Hey, Ishaan. Have you done
your maths homework?Copy !req
183. And have you got
your test papers signed? No?Copy !req
184. Now, you're a goner.
Now you're gone.Copy !req
185. Now you're gone!Copy !req
186. A little sweetCopy !req
187. A little sourCopy !req
188. A little closeCopy !req
189. Not too farCopy !req
190. All I needCopy !req
191. All I needCopy !req
192. All I need is to be freeCopy !req
193. A little sweet, a little sourCopy !req
194. A little close, not too farCopy !req
195. A little sweet, a little sourCopy !req
196. A little close, not too farCopy !req
197. All I need, all I needCopy !req
198. All I need is to be freeCopy !req
199. It's close enough to touchCopy !req
200. But disappears, like a mirageCopy !req
201. A little sweet, a little sourCopy !req
202. A little close, not too farCopy !req
203. It's close enough to touchCopy !req
204. But disappears, like a mirageCopy !req
205. Woven of dreams,
warm as a sweaterCopy !req
206. Beyond the white cloudsCopy !req
207. Is my worldCopy !req
208. Let me in without a shoutCopy !req
209. Let me in, I have a doubtCopy !req
210. Let me in without a shoutCopy !req
211. Let me in, I ha ve a doubtCopy !req
212. There are more, many moreCopy !req
213. Many, many, many more like meCopy !req
214. I'm not aloneCopy !req
215. Dream walking, wide-eyedCopy !req
216. Stepping, stumblingCopy !req
217. I'm not aloneCopy !req
218. Dream walking, wide-eyedCopy !req
219. Stepping, stumblingCopy !req
220. Yet I have no doubtCopy !req
221. Just like the setting sun
will rise againCopy !req
222. My world, once revealed,
will astound everyoneCopy !req
223. Open-eyed, how I run,
how I run to the other sideCopy !req
224. Open-eyed, ho w I run,
ho w I run to the other sideCopy !req
225. Then I glide like a birdCopy !req
226. I just want to beCopy !req
227. A thousand wings to flyCopy !req
228. To explore open skiesCopy !req
229. So many turns to take,
paths to followCopy !req
230. A nd discover my worldCopy !req
231. These fe w days of childhoodCopy !req
232. Will never returnCopy !req
233. So live it up no w, my friendCopy !req
234. On credit, if you're brokeCopy !req
235. Live it upCopy !req
236. Ishaan!
Wash up quickly, dinner's ready!Copy !req
237. What's this, Inu?Copy !req
238. Superb!Copy !req
239. Done? Let me see.Copy !req
240. This handwriting!Copy !req
241. What's this?
Every word is misspelled!Copy !req
242. Here 'table' is tabl,
and over here it's tabel.Copy !req
243. And "d" is just "b".Copy !req
244. What is going on?
How many times should we do this?Copy !req
245. Yesterday we went over this.
How can you forget so quickly?Copy !req
246. Enough fooling around.Copy !req
247. You'll stay in this class.
All your friends will move on.Copy !req
248. Would you like that?Copy !req
249. Concentrate, Ishaan, concentrate.Copy !req
250. Stop fooling around
and correct your spellings!Copy !req
251. - No.
- What?Copy !req
252. - No, no, no!
- Ishaan! Ishaan!Copy !req
253. Yohan? Yohan?Copy !req
254. Yohan?Copy !req
255. Go to sleep, Inu.
I'm tired. I have no stories today.Copy !req
256. Yohan, today I ran away from school.Copy !req
257. What?Copy !req
258. - I jumped over the wall and ran out.
- When?Copy !req
259. - After the first lesson.
- Why?Copy !req
260. I hadn't done my maths homework
or got my test papers signed.Copy !req
261. Where did you go?Copy !req
262. Nowhere, I just walked around.Copy !req
263. On the roads? All alone?Copy !req
264. All alone.Copy !req
265. You know how dangerous that is?
Anything could have happened.Copy !req
266. You could have met with an accident
or got kidnapped.Copy !req
267. Papa's also not around. Idiot.Copy !req
268. Did you tell Mum?Copy !req
269. - Should I tell her?
- No, no.Copy !req
270. So then?Copy !req
271. - Write me an absent note, please?
- What?Copy !req
272. Absent note.Copy !req
273. No, no, no!
No way am I faking a note.Copy !req
274. Go to sleep, I'll tell Mum tomorrow.Copy !req
275. Yohan, please.Copy !req
276. Please, Yohan! Yohan, please!Copy !req
277. Absent note, teacher.Copy !req
278. How are you feeling?Copy !req
279. 99 degrees. Go.Copy !req
280. Children... surprise maths test.Copy !req
281. The marks of this test will count
in the final exam, so do well.Copy !req
282. Take one and pass the rest. Here.Copy !req
283. Fearless Captain Ishaan out on
a 'mission impossible'. Ta-da!Copy !req
284. His mission: to take the third planet
from the Sun, planet Earth,Copy !req
285. and yank it "into" the ninth planet
in the solar system: Pluto.Copy !req
286. Three into nine.Copy !req
287. Oh, my God!Copy !req
288. The hot planet Mars will melt
Captain Ishaan's firm grip on Earth.Copy !req
289. I saved it!Copy !req
290. Hi, Jupiter! Bye, Jupiter!Copy !req
291. Hi, Saturn, having fun? Bye!Copy !req
292. Nine. Nine. Nine.Copy !req
293. Now 3 is getting ready to go into 9!Copy !req
294. Pluto is destroyed!
It's no longer a planet!Copy !req
295. Got it! Fearless Captain Ishaan
has got the answer.Copy !req
296. The answer to 3 into 9 is 3!
Ta-da-da!Copy !req
297. Time up.Copy !req
298. Ishaan, how was the test?Copy !req
299. Mind blowing!Copy !req
300. Thanks, Yohan.Copy !req
301. Inu, Papa's back.Copy !req
302. - Papa, when did you come?
- Last night. You were asleep.Copy !req
303. - Bye, Papa. Bye, Inu!
- Bye!Copy !req
304. - What did you get for me?
- That.Copy !req
305. Strawberries?Copy !req
306. - And for Yohan?
- The same.Copy !req
307. That's it?Copy !req
308. Wash them first.Copy !req
309. Ishaan? Ishaan...Copy !req
310. Ishaan!Copy !req
311. Papa.Copy !req
312. Papa, aquarium.
Let's go to the aquarium.Copy !req
313. Papa?Copy !req
314. Please, Papa. We're going to
the aquarium today, OK?Copy !req
315. Maya, was Ishaan sick on Thursday?Copy !req
316. See this absent note?
It's signed by you.Copy !req
317. I didn't write this.Copy !req
318. Ishaan, come here.Copy !req
319. Come here.Copy !req
320. Ishaan! Come here, right now!Copy !req
321. Come here.Copy !req
322. What's this?
What's the meaning of this note?Copy !req
323. Tell me,
or I'll beat the hell out of you!Copy !req
324. Don't look down!Copy !req
325. Look into my eyes and answer me.Copy !req
326. Where the hell were you
on Thursday?Copy !req
327. - Let me. Where did you go, Ishaan?
- Where?Copy !req
328. - Tell me, Inu.
- Answer, goddammit!Copy !req
329. - What's he saying?
- Bunk.Copy !req
330. What? You bunked school?Copy !req
331. Bunked school and where did you go?
Tell me!Copy !req
332. Where did you go? Where?Copy !req
333. - Road.
- What road?Copy !req
334. Which road? With whom?Copy !req
335. - Alone.
- Alone? Have you gone mad?Copy !req
336. Are you out of your mind?
Wandering the streets alone!Copy !req
337. Any idea
what could have happened? Idiot!Copy !req
338. What's going on?
Are you even aware?Copy !req
339. If he'd got lost,
where would we go looking for him?Copy !req
340. And who wrote this,
who wrote this absent note?Copy !req
341. You can't write, idiot! If you could,
you wouldn't be such a failure.Copy !req
342. - Ishaan, who wrote this note?
- Tell me. Who?Copy !req
343. This is the last time I'm asking you.Copy !req
344. Who wrote this absent note?Copy !req
345. Tell me! Who wrote it? Tell me!Copy !req
346. Class work and homework,
there's no improvement.Copy !req
347. Exactly like last year.Copy !req
348. Books are still his enemies.Copy !req
349. Reading and writing
is like a punishment.Copy !req
350. Sometimes his English handwriting
looks like Russian.Copy !req
351. He keeps making
the same mistakes.Copy !req
352. Doesn't pay any attention
whatsoever.Copy !req
353. All the time asking for permission
to go to the toilet.Copy !req
354. "I'm thirsty, I want to do susu. "Copy !req
355. Thirsty... susu. He disturbs
the whole class with his silly pranks.Copy !req
356. I suppose you've seen his test papers
with zeroes in all subjects.Copy !req
357. You sent his test papers?Copy !req
358. For parents' signatures.
They haven't come back.Copy !req
359. They were a sight, I tell you,
Mrs Awasthi.Copy !req
360. In fact, I sent a letter
specially to meet you.Copy !req
361. Look at this, his maths test.Copy !req
362. Three into nine equals three.
That's all.Copy !req
363. He hasn't even attempted
the rest of the test.Copy !req
364. Who'd believe
he's Yohan's brother?Copy !req
365. - Mr Awasthi...
- Yes?Copy !req
366. This is your son's second year
in Grade 3.Copy !req
367. At this rate, I won't be able
to help you anymore.Copy !req
368. Maybe he has a problem?Copy !req
369. - What do you mean?
- Perhaps, he...Copy !req
370. Some children are less fortunate.
For them, there are special schools.Copy !req
371. Move it, I'm not interested.
Get out of my way!Copy !req
372. Worthless brats!Copy !req
373. She thinks my son is a retardCopy !req
374. and should be sent
to a special school.Copy !req
375. Sixty kids stuffed into a class, how can
a teacher give attention to each?Copy !req
376. Nonsense!Copy !req
377. Idiots!Copy !req
378. What haven't I done?Copy !req
379. I sacrificed my job, my career.Copy !req
380. I teach him myself. All day it's,
"Ishaan! Ishaan!"Copy !req
381. No, Maya, it's not your fault.Copy !req
382. He's not going to learn this way.Copy !req
383. OK, I'll be there in the morning.Copy !req
384. Thanks a lot Suresh.
Thank you very much. Good night.Copy !req
385. Done.Copy !req
386. But in the middle of the term?Copy !req
387. Suresh's uncle is a trustee.
I'll pay the fees tomorrow.Copy !req
388. No, I'm not going to go!Copy !req
389. Ishaan, shut up and finish
your dinner quietly! "I won't go."Copy !req
390. Let him complete this year
and then...Copy !req
391. - He's never been away from me.
- Well, it's time he learned.Copy !req
392. Didn't you hear the principal?
They'll definitely fail him again.Copy !req
393. Then where will we go?Copy !req
394. Look. Look at him glaring.Copy !req
395. No regret on his face.Copy !req
396. At boarding school
they'll straighten you out!Copy !req
397. Today he's got Yohan
to forge a note. What's next?Copy !req
398. Trust me. We can't afford the fees,
but we'll manage somehow.Copy !req
399. Term begins after Diwali.Copy !req
400. Papa, please.
Don't send me away, Papa.Copy !req
401. I don't want to go
to boarding school.Copy !req
402. Papa, I don't want to go
to boarding school.Copy !req
403. Please, Mama, tell Papa
I don't want to go to boarding school.Copy !req
404. - I don't want to go.
- OK, OK. Quiet now.Copy !req
405. Mama? Mama!Copy !req
406. - Ishaan? Ishaan!
- Mama?Copy !req
407. - Ishaan, Ishaan!
- Mama!Copy !req
408. Ishaan, come. Come on, Ishaan!Copy !req
409. Ishaan! Ishaan!Copy !req
410. Ishaan, run!Copy !req
411. Run faster, Ishaan!Copy !req
412. Ishaan?
Yes, I'm here, Ishaan. Wake up.Copy !req
413. - Mama?
- Yes, it's all right.Copy !req
414. I don't want to go
to boarding school.Copy !req
415. - You have to.
- I don't want to go!Copy !req
416. - Inu, it's not that bad.
- I don't want to go there.Copy !req
417. - I understand...
- I'm trying. Really, see.Copy !req
418. Mama, I'm trying hard.
I can learn more.Copy !req
419. I won't even ask for fireworks.
No Diwali.Copy !req
420. I don't want to go
to boarding school, Mama.Copy !req
421. Not lighting any firecrackers?
Scared of going to boarding school?Copy !req
422. - Come on, admit it.
- I'm not scared.Copy !req
423. You're scared, I can see it.Copy !req
424. - I'm not scared!
- Of course you are, I know it.Copy !req
425. - You see I'm not scared.
- What are you doing!Copy !req
426. I'm not scared!Copy !req
427. I will not go!Copy !req
428. Your father tells me
you're very stubborn.Copy !req
429. Let's get one thing straight.Copy !req
430. In this boarding school,
we live by one rule.Copy !req
431. Discipline.Copy !req
432. Don't worry, Mr Awasthi.Copy !req
433. We have tamed
many a wild horse out here.Copy !req
434. Let's move, we're getting late.Copy !req
435. Are you through now?Copy !req
436. Come on.Copy !req
437. I've never told youCopy !req
438. Ho w scared I am of the darkCopy !req
439. I've ne ver told youCopy !req
440. Ho w much I care for youCopy !req
441. Go to the dormitory
and change for dinner.Copy !req
442. But you know, don't you, Mama?Copy !req
443. You know everythingCopy !req
444. My MamaCopy !req
445. Don't leave me alone in crowdsCopy !req
446. I'll lose my way back homeCopy !req
447. Don't send me to places far a wayCopy !req
448. Where you won't even remember meCopy !req
449. A m I so bad, Mama?Copy !req
450. Am I so bad?Copy !req
451. You haven't changed!
Go on, change your clothes.Copy !req
452. Come on.Copy !req
453. It's nine o'clock. Lights out.Copy !req
454. Good night, sir.Copy !req
455. When sometimes Papa swings meCopy !req
456. Too high in the airCopy !req
457. My eyes search for youCopy !req
458. Hoping you 'Il come and hold me safeCopy !req
459. I don't tell himCopy !req
460. But I get petrifiedCopy !req
461. I don't let it showCopy !req
462. But my heart sinksCopy !req
463. You know everything,
don't you, Mama?Copy !req
464. You know everythingCopy !req
465. My MamaCopy !req
466. I've never told youCopy !req
467. Ho w scared I am of the darkCopy !req
468. I've never told youCopy !req
469. How much I care for youCopy !req
470. But you know, don't you, Mama?Copy !req
471. You know everythingCopy !req
472. My MamaCopy !req
473. What's this? Not dressed for class yet?
Look at your tie!Copy !req
474. Didn't your mummy
teach you anything?Copy !req
475. Boys, this is Ishaan
Nandkishore Awasthi.Copy !req
476. Step forward. Come on.
And bring your bag with you.Copy !req
477. From now on, you will sit here,
right in front of my eyes,Copy !req
478. next to Rajan Damodaran.Copy !req
479. Rajan Damodaran always
stays first in class.Copy !req
480. His company will have a good
influence on you, I hope.Copy !req
481. Understood? Now sit down.Copy !req
482. Today's topic is
interpretation of poetry.Copy !req
483. Page 28, "Perspective".Copy !req
484. Rajan Damodaran,
you will recite the poem,Copy !req
485. and Ishaan Nandkishore Awasthi,
you will explain the meaning of it.Copy !req
486. Right? You may begin, Rajan.Copy !req
487. "Perspective"Copy !req
488. When I look from above,
you're a wide open skyCopy !req
489. A world full of clouds
that catches my eyeCopy !req
490. Until the great elephant
who is thirsty attendsCopy !req
491. Or diving deep down
a group of my friendsCopy !req
492. Or a bicycle bell,
a stone, or the soilCopy !req
493. Or a blind man's cane
that causes you to recoilCopy !req
494. Only then do I realise
who you actually areCopy !req
495. We see you as you are
Oriver so dear.Copy !req
496. Very good!Copy !req
497. Now, Ishaan Awasthi, explain
the meaning of the poem.Copy !req
498. What we can see, we feel it is there...Copy !req
499. and what we cannot see,
we feel it's not there.Copy !req
500. But sometimes what we see,Copy !req
501. is actually not thereCopy !req
502. and what we don't see
actually is there. I mean...Copy !req
503. "Is there. Is not there."
What nonsense!Copy !req
504. Minu Patel, you explain.Copy !req
505. When the poet looks into the river
he sees the reflection of the sky in it.Copy !req
506. Using different objects, like a stone,
he demolishes these reflectionsCopy !req
507. and then realises it's a river.Copy !req
508. Good. Very good.
Minu Patel, sit down.Copy !req
509. So, the poet says...Copy !req
510. You explained the true meaning
of the poem.Copy !req
511. Others just answered
what they'd mugged up.Copy !req
512. Tiwari-sir is very strict.Copy !req
513. So remember what he says,
and just parrot it.Copy !req
514. How come you joined
in the middle of the term?Copy !req
515. My papa, he...Copy !req
516. Come on, we've art class next.Copy !req
517. You always come first in class,Copy !req
518. so why did your mama and papa
send you here?Copy !req
519. Meaning?Copy !req
520. I mean, to boarding school,
to punish you?Copy !req
521. I'm not a boarder. My father
is the estate manager here.Copy !req
522. I live in the staff quarters,
with my mum and dad.Copy !req
523. And by the way, all kids are not
sent here to be punished.Copy !req
524. Children, open your sketchbooks
and take out your pencils.Copy !req
525. Good. Now, without using a ruler,
copy the shapes.Copy !req
526. The lines must be perfectly straight,
or five raps on your knuckles.Copy !req
527. Hey, new boy.Copy !req
528. Eyes on the blackboard.
Show me where I made the point.Copy !req
529. Show the point.
Don't stand there staring like an owl!Copy !req
530. Don't laugh.Copy !req
531. Show me where I made the point.
Go on!Copy !req
532. I don't see it.Copy !req
533. You don't see it?
You don't see the point!Copy !req
534. - Satyajit Bhatkar.
- Yes, sir?Copy !req
535. Come here and show him where
I made the point on the blackboard.Copy !req
536. See it now?Copy !req
537. Very good. Come here.Copy !req
538. Quick.Copy !req
539. Five raps, so your attention never
wanders again. Put out your hand.Copy !req
540. Clench your fist.Copy !req
541. Get on with your still life assignment.Copy !req
542. I want perfect shapes.
Otherwise, five on the other hand.Copy !req
543. Go!Copy !req
544. Forward, march!Copy !req
545. Left, right, left.
Left, right, left.Copy !req
546. Ishaan! What are you doing?
Halt.Copy !req
547. You're ruining the marching order.Copy !req
548. Out. Get out of here.Copy !req
549. Forward march!Copy !req
550. A noun is a naming word,
a pronoun is used instead of a noun,Copy !req
551. an adjective describes a noun,
a verb describes the action of a noun,Copy !req
552. an adverb describes
the action of a verb.Copy !req
553. A conjunction joins
two sentences together,Copy !req
554. a preposition describes the relationship
between a noun and a pronoun,Copy !req
555. and an interjection is a word
thrown in to express feeling.Copy !req
556. Have you got it, Mr Ishaan
Nandkishore Awasthi?Copy !req
557. Why?Copy !req
558. Why can't you?Copy !req
559. IdiotCopy !req
560. Why can't you?Copy !req
561. What's the problem?Copy !req
562. Why are you so dumb?Copy !req
563. What's the problem?Copy !req
564. Why are you so dumb?Copy !req
565. Why zeroes in math?
A nd punishment daily?Copy !req
566. Grammar pathetic
and spelling all wrongCopy !req
567. A re you tripping?Copy !req
568. Idiot! Duffer!Copy !req
569. Lazy! Crazy!Copy !req
570. Idiot. Hey, duffer!Copy !req
571. Lazy! Crazy!Copy !req
572. Garbled sentences
and answers all wrong?Copy !req
573. Why don't you try?Copy !req
574. Why can't you?Copy !req
575. What's the problem?Copy !req
576. Why are you so dumb?Copy !req
577. You're a failure,
your handwriting is terribleCopy !req
578. Home work incomplete,
why's your attention adrift?Copy !req
579. Why?Copy !req
580. Idiot, duffer, lazy, crazyCopy !req
581. This child can drive anybody madCopy !req
582. Someone please call up his dadCopy !req
583. What's your problem, son?Copy !req
584. King of the Morons!Copy !req
585. Awful scores, dreadful resultsCopy !req
586. Geography makes you dizzy?
Answer me, answer me!Copy !req
587. What's the problem?Copy !req
588. Five on the knuckles!Copy !req
589. Why are you so dumb?Copy !req
590. What's the problem?Copy !req
591. Why are you so dumb?Copy !req
592. Idiot!Copy !req
593. Ishaan! Ishaan!Copy !req
594. Ishaan, open the door.Copy !req
595. Yohan's also here.
He wants to talk to you.Copy !req
596. - Talk to him.
- Inu... champ, open the door.Copy !req
597. - Inu!
- Ishaan, open the door please.Copy !req
598. Ishaan?Copy !req
599. Ishaan!Copy !req
600. Ishaan, stop. Ishaan!Copy !req
601. What is it, champ?Copy !req
602. Let's go. I have permission
from the housemaster.Copy !req
603. Inu...Copy !req
604. don't be so angry.Copy !req
605. Come on. Let's go.Copy !req
606. Yes, one extra mattress.Copy !req
607. Champ, see what I got you.
Water colours. 24-colour pack.Copy !req
608. Hit it when it rises.
Excellent! Stay focused!Copy !req
609. My eyes are emptyCopy !req
610. Tears too ha e left meCopy !req
611. Silence fills my heartCopy !req
612. I feel pain no more, I'm numbCopy !req
613. All feeling has left me, I'm emptyCopy !req
614. You know e verything,
don't you, Mama?Copy !req
615. You know everythingCopy !req
616. Ishaan, what are you doing up there?
What are you doing? Get down!Copy !req
617. Why did you climb up there?Copy !req
618. Come. We're late.Copy !req
619. What's the matter?Copy !req
620. Oh, don't you know? He's gone.Copy !req
621. Mr Holkar has gone to teach
all of New Zealand how to draw.Copy !req
622. We've got a new temporary teacher
in his place.Copy !req
623. I hope he's not like Mr Holkar.Copy !req
624. Come, we're late. Come on.Copy !req
625. Look there, is that a tree?Copy !req
626. Or a man covered by a cape?Copy !req
627. Look there, is that a tree?Copy !req
628. Or a man co vered by a cape?Copy !req
629. Is it raining?Copy !req
630. Or has the sky
left the taps on by mistake?Copy !req
631. The world is what you make of itCopy !req
632. It's in the eye of the beholderCopy !req
633. So free your mindCopy !req
634. Spread your wingsCopy !req
635. Let the colours flyCopy !req
636. Come on, let's spin ne w dreams!Copy !req
637. Wa-hey wa-heyCopy !req
638. - Shake it!
- Shake it!Copy !req
639. - Swing-a-long!
- Swing-a-long!Copy !req
640. - Shake a leg!
- Shake a leg!Copy !req
641. - It's fun!
- It's fun!Copy !req
642. Swing-a-long, shake a leg,
have lots of funCopy !req
643. Swing-a-long, shake a leg,
ha ve lots of funCopy !req
644. Who says fish don't fly?Copy !req
645. Ever thought of it?Copy !req
646. Does the sun bathe everyday?Copy !req
647. Or does he just wet his hair
and pretend to be clean?Copy !req
648. These stars, are they twinkling?Copy !req
649. Or in anger,
grumbling at each other?Copy !req
650. So free your mindCopy !req
651. Spread your wingsCopy !req
652. Let the colours flyCopy !req
653. Come on, let's spin ne w dreams!Copy !req
654. Wa-hey wa-heyCopy !req
655. Swing-a-long, shake a legCopy !req
656. Let's have lots of fun!Copy !req
657. Why cram until your head is full?Copy !req
658. Head is full, head is full!Copy !req
659. In a blink, your mind goes blank!Copy !req
660. Mind goes blank, mind goes blank!Copy !req
661. Go ahead, unlock the doorsCopy !req
662. Unlock the doors, unlock the doors!Copy !req
663. A nd fearlessly, take wing!Copy !req
664. Take wing, take wing!Copy !req
665. - I'm with you
- I'm with you!Copy !req
666. - You're with me
- You're with me!Copy !req
667. You and me, let's all togetherCopy !req
668. Bum bum chic, bum bum chicCopy !req
669. Bum bum bumCopy !req
670. Swing-a-long, shake a legCopy !req
671. Let's ha ve lots of fun!Copy !req
672. Why is the world so colourful?Copy !req
673. Ever wondered?Copy !req
674. Imagine choosing these colours
so IovinglyCopy !req
675. Someone has decorated
his world with themCopy !req
676. So beautiful is our universeCopy !req
677. I suspect its creator
is surely an artistCopy !req
678. So free your mindCopy !req
679. Spread your wingsCopy !req
680. Let the colours fly!Copy !req
681. Come on, come onCopy !req
682. Come on, let's spin ne w dreams!Copy !req
683. Swing-a-long, shake a legCopy !req
684. Let's have lots of fun!Copy !req
685. Swing-a-long, shake a legCopy !req
686. Let's have lots of fun!Copy !req
687. Swing-a-long, shake a legCopy !req
688. Let's have lots of fun!Copy !req
689. Let's have lots of fun!Copy !req
690. Here you go, this is for you.
This is for you, and you.Copy !req
691. Paint, draw, do whatever you like.Copy !req
692. I'll just put all this away
and be right back.Copy !req
693. What do we draw, sir?
There's nothing on the table.Copy !req
694. This table?Copy !req
695. This table is much too small,
my friend,Copy !req
696. too small to contain the wonderful
world of your imagination.Copy !req
697. Look into the window of your mind,
search out a beautiful pictureCopy !req
698. and pull it out
and slap it on the paper!Copy !req
699. Go on, have fun.
No one's going to stop you here.Copy !req
700. What's up, mate?Copy !req
701. Looking for inspiration, huh?Copy !req
702. No problem, there's no hurry.Copy !req
703. Hey, what's the matter?Copy !req
704. Painting doesn't interest you?Copy !req
705. What's your name, son?Copy !req
706. Sir, his name is Ishaan Awasthi.Copy !req
707. Thanks.Copy !req
708. Where have you been, hmm?
Where were you roaming?Copy !req
709. Your mother just called.Copy !req
710. Go on, stand by the phone.
She said she'll call again. Go!Copy !req
711. - Hello.
- Is Ishaan there?Copy !req
712. - Yes, yes. Just a minute.
- Thanks.Copy !req
713. It's for you.Copy !req
714. Hello, Inu?Copy !req
715. Hello, Inu? Inu, talk to me.Copy !req
716. Listen, Inu... we won't be able
to make it this Saturday.Copy !req
717. You see, your brother's got
his inter-school tennis finals.Copy !req
718. I know you're very angry with Mama.Copy !req
719. Mama's very bad.
I'm a horrible Mama.Copy !req
720. I'm very sorry, Inu.
But what can Mama do? Tell me.Copy !req
721. Your brother's very anxious
about his final match.Copy !req
722. You 'Il talk to your brother?Copy !req
723. Here, talk to him and wish him
all the best. One minute.Copy !req
724. Hello, Inu?
Hello? Inu, are you there?Copy !req
725. Inu?Copy !req
726. I'm really going to miss you a lot
at the finals, Inu. Hello?Copy !req
727. Hello, Inu? Inu...?Copy !req
728. Talk to Mama, darling. Talk to me.Copy !req
729. Please talk to me, Inu.Copy !req
730. Hello? Hello? Hello?Copy !req
731. - Hello, madam, he's gone.
- He's gone?Copy !req
732. Yes, madam. Sorry.Copy !req
733. What happened?Copy !req
734. He didn't say a word.Copy !req
735. We'll go and see him next weekend,
don't worry.Copy !req
736. Why are you putting them
in there?Copy !req
737. - It's the children's class work.
- So? Holkar never kept them there.Copy !req
738. - That is meant only for books.
- So where do I keep these?Copy !req
739. Give them back to the boys.
They're of no use, anyway?Copy !req
740. What a racket they're making
in your class. It's like a fish market.Copy !req
741. They're just kids, sir,
what do you expect?Copy !req
742. If kids can't express themselves
in an art class, where else would they?Copy !req
743. That's all very well, but go easy.
The headmaster wants discipline.Copy !req
744. Discipline!Copy !req
745. I heard that you were singing
in class yesterday.Copy !req
746. And apparently
he was playing the flute also!Copy !req
747. Yes, I was singing and playing
the flute, too. Kids happy, I'm happy.Copy !req
748. But the children in this school
are not like those other ones.Copy !req
749. Like which ones?Copy !req
750. You teach at that Tulips School, right?Copy !req
751. Mentally retarded, abnormal children?Copy !req
752. In those schools, experiment all
you like, what's the difference?Copy !req
753. Those kids have no future, anyway.Copy !req
754. No seriously, Nikumbh.
This is a formal school.Copy !req
755. These singing-dancing methods
of yours just won't do here.Copy !req
756. We train kids to take on the world,
run the race.Copy !req
757. Kids have to compete, succeed,
make a future.Copy !req
758. The motto of our school is:
"Order, Discipline, Labour".Copy !req
759. Success is built on these three pillars.Copy !req
760. The foundation
of a complete education.Copy !req
761. Heil, Hitler!Copy !req
762. Mr Tiwari,
you will have to learn German now!Copy !req
763. What happened, Ishaan?Copy !req
764. OK, OK. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. It's OK.Copy !req
765. Hey, listen, where's your friend?Copy !req
766. Sir, I don't know. He was just here.
Suddenly he ran off.Copy !req
767. Maybe he spotted his annoying
new art teacher coming.Copy !req
768. No, sir, maybe he's gone
to the dining hall to have his lunch.Copy !req
769. - Sorry, I forgot your name.
- Rajan Damodaran, sir.Copy !req
770. Rajan, tell me.
What's up with Ishaan?Copy !req
771. Sir?Copy !req
772. Is something troubling him?
He's always so scared.Copy !req
773. - He wants to go back home.
- Why?Copy !req
774. - Because he's new here, sir.
- He joined in mid-term?Copy !req
775. He has a problem.Copy !req
776. No matter how hard he tries,
he just cannot read or write.Copy !req
777. He gets punished all the time.
He's got red marks all over his books.Copy !req
778. What to do?Copy !req
779. Hey, getting emotional, are we?Copy !req
780. - Mankind, I tell you...
- Are worse than monsters, I know.Copy !req
781. And blind. Completely unaware
of inner beauty.Copy !req
782. So who did you meet there, hmm?Copy !req
783. Myself.Copy !req
784. Saw myself in a mirror
after many years.Copy !req
785. So you actually looked at yourself
in the mirror.Copy !req
786. I've been telling you all along,
it's a good way to start the day.Copy !req
787. Jabeen... he needs help.Copy !req
788. Who?Copy !req
789. Who needs help, Ram?Copy !req
790. There's a kid in that school,
eight or nine years old.Copy !req
791. He doesn't speak a word.
Totally depressed.Copy !req
792. His eyes are like...
like he's asking for help.Copy !req
793. I'm scared that he'll sink.Copy !req
794. - Ram! Ram!
- Hey, Pradyumna?Copy !req
795. - Ram, it is time for rehearsal. Come.
- Sure, come on.Copy !req
796. Hey, Sahil, come on, let's rehearse.Copy !req
797. You've got just two days left
for the show? Come on. Hey, guys!Copy !req
798. Today, let us open the windows
of our hearts and peep outsideCopy !req
799. to see the little-little raindrops
meet the glorious sun,Copy !req
800. a rainbow forming,
sheer joy and great fun.Copy !req
801. Look at them,
like fresh drops of de wCopy !req
802. Nestled in the palms ofleaves,
gifts of the heavensCopy !req
803. Stretching and turning,
slipping and slidingCopy !req
804. Like delicate pearls,
glinting with laughterCopy !req
805. Let us not lose theseCopy !req
806. Little stars on earthCopy !req
807. Like sunshine on a winter's dayCopy !req
808. Bathes the courtyard in goldCopy !req
809. They banish darkness from our heartsCopy !req
810. A nd warm us to the coreCopy !req
811. Let us not lose theseCopy !req
812. Little stars on earthCopy !req
813. Like sleep trapped behind eyelidsCopy !req
814. Where sweet dreams aboundCopy !req
815. A nd in the dream an angel risesCopy !req
816. Like fountains of colourCopy !req
817. Like butterflies upon blossomsCopy !req
818. Like love which is selflessCopy !req
819. They're surging waves of hopeCopy !req
820. They're the dawn of dreams
and eternal joyCopy !req
821. Let us not lose theseCopy !req
822. Little stars on earth...Copy !req
823. On the heavy darkness
of night's bosomCopy !req
824. They sit like a flame dispelling gloomCopy !req
825. Like an orchard's fragrance
they fill the airCopy !req
826. Like a kaleidoscope of myriad huesCopy !req
827. Like flowers reaching up
to the sunCopy !req
828. Like the notes of a flute
in the quiet of a groveCopy !req
829. They are breaths of fresh airCopy !req
830. The rhythm and music of lifeCopy !req
831. Let us not lose theseCopy !req
832. Little stars on earthCopy !req
833. Like the pulsing life
of the neighbourhoodCopy !req
834. Like buds determined to bloomCopy !req
835. Like the breeze of the season
caught in your palmCopy !req
836. They're the blessings of our eldersCopy !req
837. Let us not lose theseCopy !req
838. Little stars on earthCopy !req
839. Yes?Copy !req
840. Hello, my name is
Ram Shankar Nikumbh,Copy !req
841. and I'm a teacher
at New Era School, Panchgani.Copy !req
842. Please come.Copy !req
843. - Are these his Grade 3 books?
- Yes.Copy !req
844. - Who painted this?
- Ishaan did.Copy !req
845. - Ishaan? Ishaan paints?
- Yes, he loves to draw and paint.Copy !req
846. Sometimes as wise as old menCopy !req
847. At others, like a carefree streamCopy !req
848. Or a volley of innocent questionsCopy !req
849. Like laughter breaks silenceCopy !req
850. A nd a smile lights up a faceCopy !req
851. They are like a celestial light
that shines on the fortunateCopy !req
852. Like the moon dancing on a lakeCopy !req
853. Like a familiar shoulder
on the midst of a crowdCopy !req
854. Like a gurgling stream
frothing and gigglingCopy !req
855. Little like a sweet nap
at middayCopy !req
856. Like the comfort of a Ioving touchCopy !req
857. Like joyous music ringing
in your earsCopy !req
858. Like a fine spray of rainCopy !req
859. Could I have some water, please?Copy !req
860. Thank you.Copy !req
861. Why did you send him away? Hmm?Copy !req
862. - Why?
- We had no other option.Copy !req
863. Last year he failed in Grade 3.
Can you believe it? Grade 3!Copy !req
864. And no sign of any improvement.Copy !req
865. My older son comes first in every
subject in every class. But that fellow...Copy !req
866. - What do you think his problem is?
- Problem? His attitude, what else?Copy !req
867. Towards his studies,
towards everything in life.Copy !req
868. He's mischievous, disobedient,
rebellious. Doesn't listen to a word...Copy !req
869. I'm asking about his problem,
you're telling me his symptoms.Copy !req
870. You're telling me the child has fever.
I know that.Copy !req
871. But the fever must have a cause.
What is that cause?Copy !req
872. All right, then, you tell us! Tell us!Copy !req
873. In his mistakes, have you noticed
any pattern? Any mistakes he repeats?Copy !req
874. Pattern? What pattern?
It's nothing but mistakes.Copy !req
875. Then you haven't recognised
the pattern.Copy !req
876. Take a look. Here.Copy !req
877. 'B' instead of 'D' and 'D' instead of 'B'.
He confuses similar looking letters.Copy !req
878. And this 'S' and 'R' are both inverted.
A number of characters are inverted.Copy !req
879. Look. 'H', 'T'.
See that? Mirror imaging.Copy !req
880. "Animal"... on the same page,
three different spellings.Copy !req
881. So it's not as if he remembers
any one wrong spelling.Copy !req
882. And he mixes up similarly spelled
words. 'T-O-P' becomes 'P-O-T'.Copy !req
883. 'S-O-L-I-D' becomes 'S-O-I-L-E-D'.Copy !req
884. Why is he doing this?
Is he dumb? Lazy?Copy !req
885. No.Copy !req
886. In my opinion, he's having trouble
recognising letters.Copy !req
887. When you read 'A-P-P-L-E', your mind
creates the image of an apple.Copy !req
888. Ishaan can't read that word perhaps,
therefore can't understand it.Copy !req
889. In order to read and write,
the sound of letters,Copy !req
890. their shapes, the meaning of words,
all this needs to be understood.Copy !req
891. This basic requirement,
Ishaan can't fulfill.Copy !req
892. That's a load of rubbish!
Excuses to avoid studying.Copy !req
893. Would you read this, please,
Mr Awasthi?Copy !req
894. How can I? It's in Chinese.Copy !req
895. - At least give it a try. Concentrate.
- What nonsense! How can I read this?Copy !req
896. You're misbehaving now! Your attitude
is all wrong. You're being naughty!Copy !req
897. This is exactly
what Ishaan's going through.Copy !req
898. He just can't recognise letters.Copy !req
899. This difficulty in reading and writing
is called dyslexia.Copy !req
900. Sometimes with dyslexia,
children can have other problems.Copy !req
901. For instance, difficulty in
understanding multiple instructions.Copy !req
902. Turn to page 65, chapter 9,
para 4, line 2. Confusion.Copy !req
903. Or poor, fine and gross motor skills.Copy !req
904. Does Ishaan have a problem buttoning
his shirt or tying his shoelaces?Copy !req
905. Yes.Copy !req
906. - Yohan, can he catch a ball?
- No, he can't judge the ball.Copy !req
907. That's because size, distance
and speed can't correlate.Copy !req
908. How big is the ball, how far is it,
how fast is it?Copy !req
909. By the time he figures it out,
he's missed the bus.Copy !req
910. Just imagine...Copy !req
911. A child,
barely eight or nine years old,Copy !req
912. can't read or write,
can't do normal, everyday activities.Copy !req
913. Can't do a lot of the things that
other children his age do effortlessly.Copy !req
914. What must he be going through?Copy !req
915. His self-confidence must be
completely shattered.Copy !req
916. He's covering up his inadequacies
by being openly disobedient,Copy !req
917. creating a ruckus everywhere.Copy !req
918. Why admit to the world that I can't?
Just say that I don't want to.Copy !req
919. That's what they learn
from grown-ups.Copy !req
920. Now, his spirit too has been
crushed out there.Copy !req
921. I'm sorry to say but... he's stopped
painting completely.Copy !req
922. It's really sad.Copy !req
923. But why Ishaan?Copy !req
924. There's no answer to that.Copy !req
925. It's a neurological disorder, could
happen to anyone. Could be genetic.Copy !req
926. Put very crudely, there's a wiring
problem in the brain, that's all.Copy !req
927. So, you're saying my son is
not normal, mentally retarded?Copy !req
928. What a strange man you are.Copy !req
929. Look at this. There's a sharp mind here
spinning a thousand colourful dreams.Copy !req
930. - Far beyond what we're capable of.
- What's to gain from it?Copy !req
931. - Why are you looking for gain?
- What else?Copy !req
932. What will he grow up to do?
How's he going to compete in this world?Copy !req
933. Tell me,
am I to look after him all my life?Copy !req
934. I know.Copy !req
935. There's a merciless and competitive
world out there.Copy !req
936. And in this crazy world, everybody
wants to grow toppers and rankers.Copy !req
937. Everyone wants a genius for a kid.
Doctors, engineers, MBA.Copy !req
938. Nothing less is tolerated.
95.5%. 95.6%. 95.7%.Copy !req
939. Anything less is blasphemy, isn't it?Copy !req
940. For God's sake, think.Copy !req
941. Every child has his own capabilities,
his own desires, his own dreams.Copy !req
942. But no.Copy !req
943. Each finger has to be pulled
until it gets long.Copy !req
944. Pull away until it finally breaks.Copy !req
945. No options, he says.
No options. No other alternative.Copy !req
946. If you're so fond of racing, then breed
racehorses. Why have children?Copy !req
947. Forcing your ambitions onto
the delicate shoulders of children...Copy !req
948. It's worse than child labour.Copy !req
949. And what if the child
can't bear the load?Copy !req
950. When will we learn that each child
has his own abilities?Copy !req
951. Sooner or later all of them learn.
Each has his own pace.Copy !req
952. Five uneven fingers form a hand.Copy !req
953. And here we have dreams of settling
these little ones in the mainstream.Copy !req
954. Look at him, he's smiling!Copy !req
955. No, no, no! No touch.
No, no touch!Copy !req
956. OK, all done?
What are you painting?Copy !req
957. Ishaan's first day at school.
A nd oops! His first puddle.Copy !req
958. Bye. OK, bye! No...Copy !req
959. No crying. Mama's here.
Mama's here. Here, here.Copy !req
960. No! No crying, Mama's here.Copy !req
961. Catch him! Catch him, catch him!Copy !req
962. Friends, today
I'm going to tell you all a story.Copy !req
963. Yeah!Copy !req
964. The story of a boy.Copy !req
965. Once there was a boy,
don't ask me where,Copy !req
966. who couldn't read or write.Copy !req
967. No matter how hard he'd try, he could
never remember that X came before Y.Copy !req
968. Letters were his enemies,
they would dance before his eyes,Copy !req
969. moving and twirling, jumping
and prancing, giving him a hard time.Copy !req
970. Reading and writing exhausted him,
but who could he share this with?Copy !req
971. His brain was crammed,
his starter jammed with ABC disco!Copy !req
972. One day, the poor boy failed,
the pressure of studies defeating him.Copy !req
973. People called him a loser and a fool,
but he never lost his cool.Copy !req
974. Then one day, the boy struck gold.Copy !req
975. When the world heard his theory,
they were all bowled.Copy !req
976. Tell me, can you guess his name?Copy !req
977. - Albert Einstein!
- Correct, Rajan. Albert Einstein.Copy !req
978. Genius. A great scientist. He shook
the world with his theory of relativity.Copy !req
979. Brownian motion,
the photoelectric effect,Copy !req
980. for which he was awarded
the Nobel Prize in 1921.Copy !req
981. Now, tell me, what is this?Copy !req
982. Helicopter.Copy !req
983. No, no, no.
This is no ordinary helicopter.Copy !req
984. The great artist-inventor
Leonardo da Vinci. Who?Copy !req
985. - Leonardo da Vinci.
- Yes.Copy !req
986. He came up with this idea.
A working sketch of a helicopter.Copy !req
987. But when? In the 15th century.
400 years before the first airplane flew!Copy !req
988. Wow!Copy !req
989. You know, Leonardo da Vinci had
great difficulty reading and writing.Copy !req
990. He wrote somewhat like this...Copy !req
991. - Make any sense?
- No.Copy !req
992. And now?Copy !req
993. My name is Ram Shankar Nikumbh.Copy !req
994. Ishaan, could you switch on the light,
please?Copy !req
995. Which famous personality lit up
the world by inventing electricity?Copy !req
996. Edison.Copy !req
997. - Thomas Alva Edison.
- Absolutely right, very good.Copy !req
998. Poor chap couldn't get his letters
right either. Come sit.Copy !req
999. No, no, leave the light on.
May Edison's light always shine on us.Copy !req
1000. OK. Everyone knows this guy.Copy !req
1001. Abhishek Bachchan!Copy !req
1002. As a kid, he found it hard
to read and write.Copy !req
1003. But look at him now,
rocking the world!Copy !req
1004. More interesting examples.Copy !req
1005. Pablo Picasso, famous cubist painter.
He never understood the number 7.Copy !req
1006. Used to say, "That's my uncle's nose
upside down!"Copy !req
1007. - Who's Mickey Mouse's dad?
- Walt Disney.Copy !req
1008. Correct. Walt Disney.Copy !req
1009. Troubled by letters,
he dived straight into cartoons.Copy !req
1010. Neil Diamond, popular singer.Copy !req
1011. He drowned in the shame
of his report card, wrote golden songs.Copy !req
1012. Agatha Christie, famous writer.Copy !req
1013. Can you believe a writer who
couldn't read and write as a child?Copy !req
1014. But why suddenly am I sharing
all this with you today, hmm?Copy !req
1015. To show you that there have been
such gems amongst usCopy !req
1016. who have changed
the course of the worldCopy !req
1017. because they could look
at the world differently.Copy !req
1018. Their thinking was out of the box
and not everyone understood them.Copy !req
1019. They were ridiculed.Copy !req
1020. But despite that, they persevered,
and the world applauded them.Copy !req
1021. So to these famous misfits
we dedicate today's art class.Copy !req
1022. With them in mind, let's create
something different, anything.Copy !req
1023. Use whatever you can find,
sticks, stones, rubbish, anything.Copy !req
1024. Come on, let's head towards the pond!Copy !req
1025. Ishaan, hold on.Copy !req
1026. Rajan, you carry on.Copy !req
1027. You know, among all those people,
there was another I did not mention.Copy !req
1028. Maybe because his name
is not so celebrated.Copy !req
1029. But the problem is the same.Copy !req
1030. That name is...Copy !req
1031. Ram Shankar Nikumbh.Copy !req
1032. I too had a problem reading
and writing when I was a kid.Copy !req
1033. My father could never understand me.Copy !req
1034. He thought I was making excuses
for not studying or just being naughty.Copy !req
1035. He thought in life I'd be a failure.Copy !req
1036. This duffer idiot, what can he achieve?Copy !req
1037. Whatever I am...
I'm right in front of you.Copy !req
1038. Shall we go?Copy !req
1039. Did you go to my house?Copy !req
1040. Sir? Sir?Copy !req
1041. Hey! Look at that! It's moving.Copy !req
1042. - Cool!
- It can set sail!Copy !req
1043. - Will this boat fly?
- Wow, look at that!Copy !req
1044. Who made this? Who made this?Copy !req
1045. - Is the principal in?
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
1046. I'll let myself in.Copy !req
1047. Morning, sir.Copy !req
1048. Oh, Nikumbh. Come in.Copy !req
1049. Sir, I'd like to speak to you
about a student.Copy !req
1050. Ishaan Awasthi. 3rd D. A new student.Copy !req
1051. Yes, I know, I know. Other teachers
have also complained. Sit.Copy !req
1052. I don't think he'll make it
to end of the year.Copy !req
1053. Er... no, sir. He's a very bright boy.Copy !req
1054. He has a problem reading
and writing. You've heard of dyslexia?Copy !req
1055. - Huh? Oh, I see.
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
1056. You have made life easy for me.
I was wondering what I'd tell his father.Copy !req
1057. He was referred by the trustees,
you see.Copy !req
1058. Good, good. Then a special school
would be perfect for him, right?Copy !req
1059. No, sir. He's a child
with above-average intelligence.Copy !req
1060. He has every right to be
in a regular school.Copy !req
1061. All he needs is a little help from us.Copy !req
1062. And besides, all over the world,Copy !req
1063. all kids, no matter what their problems,
study together in a regular school.Copy !req
1064. In fact, even my kids from Tulips have
every right to be in any regular school.Copy !req
1065. Excuse me, sir, but I'm only stating
what the law of our country says.Copy !req
1066. The "Education For All" scheme
gives every child this right.Copy !req
1067. Unfortunately, very few schools
comply with this law.Copy !req
1068. Nikumbh, tell me something.
How will this child cope out here?Copy !req
1069. There's Maths, History, Geography,
Science, Languages!Copy !req
1070. He'll manage, sir.
With a little help from us teachers.Copy !req
1071. Where do teachers have the time?
Individual attention in a class of 40?Copy !req
1072. - Come on, Nikumbh. It's impossible.
- Sir, it's not such a big deal.Copy !req
1073. Two or three extra hours a week.
I'll do it.Copy !req
1074. And besides, he just has to get by
in all these subjects.Copy !req
1075. His true calling lies elsewhere.Copy !req
1076. I see! Apart from the subject you're
teaching, all others are pointless?Copy !req
1077. No, sir, that's not what I mean.
But every child has his own talent.Copy !req
1078. As Oscar Wilde says,
"Who wants a cynicCopy !req
1079. "who knows the price of everything
and the value of nothing?"Copy !req
1080. Sir, please. Just take a look
at the boy's paintings.Copy !req
1081. Here.Copy !req
1082. Take a look, sir. Look.Copy !req
1083. This depiction of battle, a soldier digs
a trench and overleaf he escapes.Copy !req
1084. What a concept, sir.Copy !req
1085. Look at these confident brush strokes.
Such bold use of colour. Uninhibited!Copy !req
1086. And look at this, sir,
a unique flip-book.Copy !req
1087. The story of his separation
from his family.Copy !req
1088. Such creativity, from a child
who's barely eight years old.Copy !req
1089. Sir, very few of us
can think out of the box.Copy !req
1090. Please, sir, one chance.
That's all he needs.Copy !req
1091. Otherwise he'll lose all hope.Copy !req
1092. So what do you expect from me?Copy !req
1093. For the time being, his spelling,
his handwriting, should be overlooked.Copy !req
1094. Let him be tested orally.Copy !req
1095. Knowledge is knowledge,
oral or written.Copy !req
1096. In the meantime,
I'll work on his reading and writing.Copy !req
1097. Gradually I'm sure he'll improve.Copy !req
1098. I don't know.Copy !req
1099. By taking the advice
of a temporary teacher,Copy !req
1100. I hope we do not cause
any permanent damage.Copy !req
1101. 'A', apple.Copy !req
1102. 'A'... apple.Copy !req
1103. 'E', elephant.Copy !req
1104. 'E', elephant.Copy !req
1105. B.Copy !req
1106. Mat.Copy !req
1107. Big enough...Copy !req
1108. to seal a box.Copy !req
1109. music in-in the moon-I-light...Copy !req
1110. - ... m-mighty nice.
- Mighty nice?Copy !req
1111. Very good. Now add 3.Copy !req
1112. Super. Now add five to that.Copy !req
1113. - Where have you reached?
- Plus seven.Copy !req
1114. Great. Now, deduct eleven from that.Copy !req
1115. and they set off together...Copy !req
1116. A nose between each pair of eyes.
Noses! Noses! Every size.Copy !req
1117. Yes!Copy !req
1118. Sinbad was dazzled...Copy !req
1119. by multicoloured lights.Copy !req
1120. were made of cake and chocolate.Copy !req
1121. Sir, a question: have you ever had
after school activities, like painting?Copy !req
1122. What?Copy !req
1123. Sir, what is this?Copy !req
1124. Painting competition.
For teachers, students, everyone.Copy !req
1125. - After school!
- I want all of you to come, OK?Copy !req
1126. No, seriously,
what's the purpose of art?Copy !req
1127. To give expression to our innermost
thoughts and feelings.Copy !req
1128. Happy? Your hand automatically
reaches out for brighter colours.Copy !req
1129. Didn't enjoy lunch? Drab, dull colours
find their way onto the paper.Copy !req
1130. - Excuse me.
- Ah, Mr Awasthi. Please come.Copy !req
1131. Guys, I'll be back in two minutes.Copy !req
1132. Come. Please have a seat.Copy !req
1133. Sorry, it's a bit cramped.Copy !req
1134. - So what brings you here?
- I've just come for some work.Copy !req
1135. - Met Ishaan yet?
- Not yet. I'll meet him later.Copy !req
1136. - I'd like to talk to you first.
- Sure.Copy !req
1137. My wife has been
surfing the internet of lateCopy !req
1138. and has been reading quite a lot
about dyslexia.Copy !req
1139. - Just wanted to let you know.
- Why tell me?Copy !req
1140. Well, I didn't want you to think
that we are parentsCopy !req
1141. who don't really bother
or care about their kids.Copy !req
1142. Caring.
It's very important, Mr Awasthi.Copy !req
1143. It has the power to heal.Copy !req
1144. Like a balm that soothes pain.Copy !req
1145. The child feels reassured
that someone cares for him.Copy !req
1146. An occasional hug, a loving kiss.
Just to show that I really care.Copy !req
1147. "My child, I love you.Copy !req
1148. "If you have any troubles, come to me.Copy !req
1149. "So what if you slipped, messed up?
I'm there for you."Copy !req
1150. That assurance.Copy !req
1151. Caring.Copy !req
1152. Isn't that how one would
describe caring, Mr Awasthi?Copy !req
1153. It's nice to hear that
you think that you care.Copy !req
1154. Well, then, I'd better be going.Copy !req
1155. Mr Awasthi?Copy !req
1156. Did your wife read anything about
the Solomon Islands on the internet?Copy !req
1157. I don't know. I'm not sure.Copy !req
1158. On the Solomon Islands,Copy !req
1159. when the tribes need to clear
the jungle to make way for fields,Copy !req
1160. they don't cut down the trees.Copy !req
1161. They simply gather
and collect around it,Copy !req
1162. and hurl abuses at the tree,
they curse it.Copy !req
1163. Slowly but surely, after some days,
the tree begins to wither.Copy !req
1164. It dies on its own.Copy !req
1165. Come one... come all.Copy !req
1166. Teachers and... students...Copy !req
1167. at am-phi-the-a-tre.Copy !req
1168. Amphi-theatre. Amphitheatre.Copy !req
1169. Come...Copy !req
1170. There have been
such gems amongst usCopy !req
1171. who have changed
the course of the world,Copy !req
1172. because they could look
at the world differently.Copy !req
1173. Their thinking was out of the box
and not everyone understood them.Copy !req
1174. They were ridiculed.Copy !req
1175. But despite that, they perseveredCopy !req
1176. and emerged such winners
that the world applauded them.Copy !req
1177. Wow! This is really great!Copy !req
1178. - Welcome, sir.
- See, I made it.Copy !req
1179. You have finally convinced me
to become a Sunday painter. Ha ha!Copy !req
1180. - Welcome, ma'am. Come, please.
- Thank you.Copy !req
1181. Are you OK?Copy !req
1182. Where's your Ishaan?
I've been dying to meet him.Copy !req
1183. I don't know. I haven't seen him.
Rajan, where's Ishaan?Copy !req
1184. I don't know, sir. He left the hostel
before anyone woke up.Copy !req
1185. Really?Copy !req
1186. Nikumbh, did you have to include
the teachers in this?Copy !req
1187. - George, sir, you'll love it. Try it.
- I can't handle drawing and painting.Copy !req
1188. Nikumbh! I have decided to make
a wordy painting.Copy !req
1189. I'm going to fill it with alphabets!Copy !req
1190. You seem to be limited
by your language, Mr Sen.Copy !req
1191. I've come to make an appearance in
front of the principal. Just 10 minutes.Copy !req
1192. - I'm not ruining my Sunday.
- You made it, that's good enough.Copy !req
1193. Where do we sit?Copy !req
1194. You'll be shown your place
by the kids.Copy !req
1195. Kids! Hey, guys, come here.Copy !req
1196. Show these teachers their places. Go!Copy !req
1197. - Careful. Careful!
- Don't push.Copy !req
1198. Oh, you can leave my hands.
I'm coming with you, OK?Copy !req
1199. Jolly good, I'd say.Copy !req
1200. - It's a pleasure.
- I'm glad you could come.Copy !req
1201. Sir, our chief guest for the day,
Mrs Lalitha Lajmi.Copy !req
1202. Teacher, painter, my guru.Copy !req
1203. Namaskar. Thank you for coming.Copy !req
1204. Hey, guys. Seen Ishaan anywhere?Copy !req
1205. - No, sir.
- I think he must be with Rajan.Copy !req
1206. - Rajan, where is he?
- I really don't know, sir.Copy !req
1207. As I told you, he left the hostel
before anyone could wake up.Copy !req
1208. Where were you, huh? Come on, sit.Copy !req
1209. You got colours?Copy !req
1210. Open the doors, draw the curtainsCopy !req
1211. The wind is all tied up,
let's set it freeCopy !req
1212. Bring your kites, bring your coloursCopy !req
1213. Let's decorate the canopy of the skyCopy !req
1214. Why are you so worried?Copy !req
1215. You're here a guest,
at nature's behestCopy !req
1216. The world was made just for youCopy !req
1217. Discover yourself, know who you areCopy !req
1218. You are the sun, radiate lightCopy !req
1219. You are the river, don't you know?Copy !req
1220. Flo w on, fly highCopy !req
1221. You 'Il find your purpose
where you find your happinessCopy !req
1222. Why are you so worried?Copy !req
1223. You're here a guest,
at nature's behest...Copy !req
1224. Tiwari, you're still here? You said
you'd be leaving in five minutes.Copy !req
1225. - What's this you're drawing?
- This is a frog, a duck and a banana.Copy !req
1226. That's a frog?Copy !req
1227. Staleness is sadness,
freshness brings joyCopy !req
1228. Life is like candyfloss,
spun of hopes and dreamsCopy !req
1229. Savour it and hoard it
in the palm of your handCopy !req
1230. If there is thirst in youCopy !req
1231. You 'Il find a rain cloud
round the cornerCopy !req
1232. Don't let anyone come in your wayCopy !req
1233. Your potential is endless like the skyCopy !req
1234. You are the sun, radiate lightCopy !req
1235. You are the river, don't you know?Copy !req
1236. Flo w on, fly highCopy !req
1237. You 'Il find your purpose
where you find your happinessCopy !req
1238. Why are you so worried?Copy !req
1239. You're here a guest,
at nature's behest...Copy !req
1240. Kids, what do you think
of my painting? See? Tell me.Copy !req
1241. - Awesome, sir!
- First prize, sir!Copy !req
1242. - Really? First place?
- Yes, sir!Copy !req
1243. Open the doors, draw the curtainsCopy !req
1244. Bring your kites, bring your coloursCopy !req
1245. Let's decorate the canopy of the skyCopy !req
1246. Look, the path to the skies is revealedCopy !req
1247. A nd the little lost star
has been found againCopy !req
1248. The world is a wash in starlightCopy !req
1249. The universe is aglitterCopy !req
1250. You are freeCopy !req
1251. To soar unfetteredCopy !req
1252. You are the sun, radiate lightCopy !req
1253. You are the river, don't you know?Copy !req
1254. Flo w on, fly highCopy !req
1255. You 'Il find your purpose
where you find your happinessCopy !req
1256. What a morning this has been!Copy !req
1257. Traversing the colourful mosaic
of time,Copy !req
1258. I have revisited my childhood.Copy !req
1259. Amazing. I have also visited
the childhood of others.Copy !req
1260. I have made George-sir promise that
he'll take lessons from Nikumbh-sir.Copy !req
1261. - Isn't that right?
- Yes, sir!Copy !req
1262. But not just only me.
Sen and Tiwari, too.Copy !req
1263. Actually, both their paintings are
even more terrible than mine, sir!Copy !req
1264. All right, all right.Copy !req
1265. Speaking of Nikumbh,
I have got some good news.Copy !req
1266. We shall not need to look
for a new art teacher,Copy !req
1267. because alongside Tulips,Copy !req
1268. Nikumbh will be staying on
to teach at our school as well.Copy !req
1269. And now, the moment
you all have been waiting for.Copy !req
1270. Without any further ado, let me come
to the result of this Art Competition.Copy !req
1271. Our chief guest, Mrs Lalitha Lajmi,
was in a real fix.Copy !req
1272. Competition was very stiff. There were
two paintings that caught her eye.Copy !req
1273. It was a tie.Copy !req
1274. In fact, she was of the opinionCopy !req
1275. both paintings should win the award
for best painting of the competition.Copy !req
1276. But that's not possible, simply
because whichever painting wins,Copy !req
1277. we thought that should go on the front
cover of our school's yearbook.Copy !req
1278. Obviously, we can't have two
front covers. So what to do?Copy !req
1279. What do we do? What do we do?Copy !req
1280. Mrs Lajmi was in a big dilemma.Copy !req
1281. After much contemplation,
she has finally come to a decision.Copy !req
1282. She has completely bypassed
the teacher and chosen the student!Copy !req
1283. That's right, my dear children.Copy !req
1284. Your dear beloved teacher
Nikumbh has lost.Copy !req
1285. And the student he has lost to is...Copy !req
1286. our very own nine-year-oldCopy !req
1287. Ishaan Nandkishore Awasthi
of Grade 3D.Copy !req
1288. Ishaan, where are you?Copy !req
1289. Ishaan! Ishaan, my boy! Get up!Copy !req
1290. Ishaan, where are you?Copy !req
1291. Sir, sir, sir! Ishaan Awasthi!Copy !req
1292. A big hand, please!Copy !req
1293. Come on, Rajan.
Say bye to your friends.Copy !req
1294. It's time to go.Copy !req
1295. - Bye.
- Bye, Rajan. I'll miss you.Copy !req
1296. Here is your son Ishaan.Copy !req
1297. And here is his painting.Copy !req
1298. Just look at it, what a masterpiece!Copy !req
1299. He's a very talented boy and I'm really
happy to have him in my school.Copy !req
1300. - Have you met the teachers?
- No... no, sir.Copy !req
1301. Go and meet them.
They will give you the progress report.Copy !req
1302. Thank you so much, Mr and Mrs Dave.
Enjoy your summer holidays.Copy !req
1303. Hello. Hello, come in.Copy !req
1304. Mr and Mrs Awasthi, Ishaan's parents.Copy !req
1305. - Oh!
- Please, sit, sit, sit.Copy !req
1306. Your lad, eh?
Mighty spirited boy, I must say.Copy !req
1307. - What do you say, Tiwari?
- At first we thought he had a problem.Copy !req
1308. But then he showed tremendous
improvement. Commendable!Copy !req
1309. Very good! And what perspective.Copy !req
1310. Remarkable!Copy !req
1311. Here's his progress report.
Take a look.Copy !req
1312. Now, that's progress.
Maths, grammar and what a painter!Copy !req
1313. - A real discovery.
- He is excellent. A very talented kid.Copy !req
1314. I just cannot believe this! Thank you.Copy !req
1315. - Thank you so much.
- No, don't thank us. Thank Nikumbh.Copy !req
1316. That Pied Piper!
He really turned the boy around.Copy !req
1317. Lovely boys.Copy !req
1318. Hey... what happened?Copy !req
1319. I really don't know what to say.
How can I thank you?Copy !req
1320. Come on.Copy !req
1321. He's a lovely boy.
Just look after him.Copy !req
1322. Ishaan, Yohan! Come on.
Mama and Papa are waiting.Copy !req
1323. Hey, champ.Copy !req
1324. I'm going to miss you.Copy !req
1325. Come back fast, eh?
After the holidays.Copy !req
1326. Off you go.Copy !req
1327. - Bye, Yohan.
- Bye, sir.Copy !req
1328. You are the sun, radiate lightCopy !req
1329. You are the river, don't you know?Copy !req
1330. Flow on, fly highCopy !req
1331. You 'll find your purpose
where you find your happinessCopy !req