On Transfer

 Dear friends, 

It had been a wonderful journey throughout. It's difficult to elaborate on each and every detail of what I learnt over the last five years. One thing that stood out, had been the impact of worthy leadership of our most honorable principal sir. A whole book would be insufficient for incorporating all the resources of his brilliant self. Most striking has been his characteristic style of handling complicated situations. His disarming style of talking has a soothing effect. Many have been the occasions when I approached him with an aggrieved self but returned calm, composed and assured. 

He has been indulgent towards my capricious self throughout. Actually, he is a person who can understand you as a core rather than a surface. You don't have to show your abilities to him. He is astute enough to know your true self. He believes in making fresh beginnings every single day. Baggage of past cannot hold back him back. I thank him from the bottom of my heart for always supporting me in my trial and tribulations. 

To be very honest, I made several mistakes during my tenure, the biggest of which has been my decision to apply for transfer. I accept that I miserably failed in assessing the trade-off. At the cost of sounding pedantic, I would urge those of worthy friends who plan transfer from this institute to think twice before doing that. Your school is a gem. Sort out differences. Speak to each other. Most of all to our beloved HOS. He has solution to almost all the possible problems of your professional self. 

A striking difference between the way our HOS deal with people, even the most unfamiliar, and unfriendly to him, was absolutely clear to me on our arrival here. I understood at once why our worthy HOS is famous for his hospitality far and wide.

I have no sense of shame in accepting that on the very first day here in this school - where incidentally, I have worked earlier for about 10 years - I cried like a little child, who has been left in the hands of unfamiliar people by his parents. Like an elder brother, our principal sir consoled me and assured me in every possible manner. I am highly thankful to him and all the teachers who took so much pain to accompany me to this school on that day. I express my humble gratitude to all of my other fellow teachers, particularly Mr Dinesh Pawar, who stood with me through thick and thin.

With your best wishes and blessings, I am trying to accomodate to this change. It will certainly take time. I think a long time.a

Thanks to all, and best wishes for all of your future life.

Truly Yours

Ranveer 



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