When I was in Class X in Trivandrum and when the registration for CBSE board exams were to be completed, the principal of the school called me to her room and asked, "will you bring disgrace to our school?" What she meant was the school always had a track record of 100% pass and they feared I might bring harm to their reputation. This word "disgrace" kept echoing in mind throughout the academic year making life stressful and it subsided only after the board results came in June 1985 and I manage...

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