
Born and bought up in Mumbai I am also a Mumbikar just like most of you. Convent education and college brought me into a cosmopolitan environment. Growing up in these bustling streets of the Mumbai city made me a humorous, exciting and fun-loving person. This city, its people, and my grandparents at home, who were teachers, inspired me a lot. There are so many memories that I have collected but the sweetest one was of my needlework teacher who was a kind, warm, sweet lady with white hair, a gentle smile, never angry even if we were naughty. Always speaking in a soft tone and guiding us. There was always a well-behaved class waiting for her soft voice to speak and guide them. She was a star and favorites of all. These and many more memories have inspired me.
But what intrigued me the most was the power of ‘understanding’. Not just to pass through a degree by mugging up lines but living through and in between the lines. Similar to not just reading the script but actually acting the part. Life has taught me various attributes but the one thing that I always wanted to share was the gift of understanding and that prompted me to embark on a teaching journey. To equip myself to be a good teacher I pursued B Ed, PG and MBA.
Working as a teacher helped me to make a difference in others’ lives through this wonderful institution I work for as it allowed me to teach my favorite subject of accounting to undergraduate students. Also, this institution gave me an opportunity of being the mentoring-in-charge which has helped thousands of students to get counselling help from their own teacher. Mentoring helped students to overcome stress, doubts, fears and lack of confidence. This institute also helped me to serve the society by being part of the NSS unit which organizes camps and other social work activities by students.
The dream of success motivates me to study more. But not for my success, but for my future students’ success. So I participate in many seminars and conferences and workshops to keep myself updated. As a future educator, I am committed to helping my students succeed, achieve more, and continue onto higher education so I too should be an example for them so am perusing my doctorate.
I believe that every student should be given the opportunity to showcase their strengths and follow their dreams. As a teacher, I can share the knowledge I’ve gained to help shape a better future for our world.
Being born in a family where both of my parents were doctors, I was expected to take up medicine as my career. So just like every middle class family my career was decided even before I could learn to speak. During my school and college days I was an above average student but when it came to giving my entrance test for medical somehow I could not manage to get admission in Mumbai and again due to family restrictions I could not go to Yavatmal where I managed secure an M.B.B.S seat. But life does not stop right? So I was expected to prepare for medical entrance one more time. I wished to go for Engineering and brought my admission form as well but was persuaded against it. So to not waste my year I was made to take admission to B.Sc. in the same college where I completed my HSc and that was a turning point for me.
During graduation I was lucky enough to be taught by teachers who inspired me not just to understand what I like but also to take a stand for what I like. So I decided to complete my education in Electronics even after getting B.D.S. seat in a college in Navi Mumbai after my second attempt of the medical entrance. This time I was persistent and confident enough to do what I like and was ready to take all the responsibility of that. So I continued my education while working part time as tutor, because if the choice is yours, so is its responsibility.
During my graduation I realized that, it is more important to know various opportunities around us than to be stuck with a single choice. Unlike our parents’ time, these days we have large number of opportunities, but we lack is proper guidance to explore them. Also one needs to make his own decisions and not just that should be able to work hard to achieve their goal. This thought inspired me to become a teacher and I did my Masters in Electronics and completed B.Ed. I wished to be the torch that today’s kids need in the world full of opportunities. I wanted to tell them that career does not end only because you missed one opportunity, but this also does not mean that we stop taking our career seriously. We can be more alert and grab the next opportunity that comes in our way and again make a comeback in the race of life. So what are we waiting for? ON YOUR MARK. GET-SET-AND GO….