25 years later, I start blogging

The best time to Plant a tree was 20 years ago, the Next best time is now Back when I was in 6th standard, I was selected to take part in a painting competition representing the school along with five others. A couple of days after this we were informed that it was a painting competition where no more than 5 people could participate paint. So I volenteered to step out of the spotlight. The good news was that I could still participate, but not if we won, then I wouldn't get a medal. On the way to the arena, the theme of the competition was announced. During the journey, I pulled out a piece of paper to figure out what we were going to create. The others were quick to chip in as well. I truly enjoy the process of brainstorming and figuring out how an end must look like. We did decide on something and it was a few modifications to the skeleton that I had initially suggested. The competition went smoothly and we won first place. Everyone except me go...

Ten years of Experience or One year of Experience ten times? Some of us have great memories of our schooling. Schools shape a lot of our future and help us become better individuals. As a kid, we I went to one of the better schools in Bangalore. I spent a lot of time there. Schools are where we learn a lot of unimportant things. It's the place where we spend the first fifteen years of our lives. A convenient place for "Adults" to drop off their children so they can carry on their lives normally. Schools were introduced as a way to help Industrialists generate skilled labour for their factories. These same roots can be observed even today, with the bells, uniforms and students batched by age rather than calliber. At the age of 13, Saina Nehwal (Indian Badminton Player) was able to consistently beat much older boys (20 year olds). If she had been studying in school like the rest of us, she could never have achieved as much as she did. I...