Why is that when we are children and in school, we want to grow up in a hurry? And why is it that once we grow up, we want to be children again? Got this fantastic poem as a forward (it’s in marathi, but the true essence is only felt in one’s mother tongue, and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘school’
Childhood
Posted: February 16, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: children, grow up, marathi, mumbai, pune, school, thinking
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Sports Day!
Posted: February 9, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: competition, daughter, parents, race, school, sports, sports day
The last time I was at a Sports Day in school, I was sitting at the back of a giant population of kids in my school, completely disinterested in what was happening. There were some kids running around trying for a bunch of medals, God know why, is what I thought then. Obviously, no parents [...]
Fit hain toh Hit hain….
Posted: November 19, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: 100 metres, 400 metres, body fat, cardio, endurance, fitness, gym, muscles, nutritional supplement, protein shake, PT, school, size zero, weight training
My idea of fitness has roots in my childhood. I have lived through terrible trauma, and my sense is that a less strong person than me (?) would have been shattered. The folklore on this goes as such – I was a PT sensation in school. Students used to eagerly await the annual PT [...]
