Dedicated to SAJJAN,
Actor,
Artist,
Craftsman,
Poet,
Friend,
Guide,
“Mouldy” –
Father.
Thank you Papaji, I am because you were. Without your “anukampa” I would have been nothing, zero, zilch, nada, kuch bhi nahi…..
NEELU:
Homemaker
Guru
Teacher
Cook par excellence
Voracious reader
Mother.
Everything I learned in my Home Science College, you had already taught me! Thank you for introducing me to Shakespeare, Dostoevsky, Sharat Chandra, Rabindranath Tagore and the plethora of classic literature.
“Jijaji” Shri Ramesh Thanvi for introducing me to Pre-school and E.C.E authors I had not read, ideas and thoughts about Early Childhood Education and making me realize that the little knowledge college gave me was but the tip of the ice-berg. I would also like to thank him for the unending reading list he gave me – still reading! I would also like to thank him profusely for writing simple poems for children…..brave brave thing to do! My children love his poems. Thank you.
The Dalai La’ma
Osho
Ghanshyam Vyas, friend philosopher guide, husband.
Nikhil Vyas, my talented son and guide.
Kamayani Vyas, talented daughter-in-law and guide.
Anupam Kher
Dr. Bhuta. H.O.D Child Development Department of S.N.D.T College. God made her then broke the mould.
Mrs. Bharati Goswamy. Professor, Child Development and Nursery School Education. S.N.D.T College Of Home Science, Bombay
Ms Bepsy Gandhi
Gijubhai Badheka
Maria Montessori
Margaret Mead
John Holt
Arvind Gupta
Hurlock
Tarla Dalal
Aruna Mody
Professor Ashok Bohra
Sabyasachi Ganguly “Saby”
Dr. Amita Bhargava
Dr. Nareandra Bhargawa
Little Miss Arushi Bhargava
Little Miss Arushi Madhavi
Little Master Ytharth Surana
Dr. Ranjana Desai
Dr. Sanjay Gehlot
Late Dr. Mahaveer Chandji
Anne Ma’am St. Annes
Bhuvana Subramanian
“Yes Man” Subramanian
Vimla Jashnani
Sheetal
Atul
Prem Singh Bhati aka “Bhati saab”
Arushi Madhavi
Lakshmi
Abboo
Chiku Bhati
Monty
Atul
Nitin Gupta “Bunty”
Pragya Boob
Micky, Parul, Jalmeen, Ushaji and Rekhaji – my “kitties” who are in touch with me even today, when their children, my ex-students, are in Colleges and jobs!
Skillofun
E.C.E UK
ACEI U.S.A
Kamleshji grandson of (late) Collector Shri J.N Purohit
Professor Ashok Bohra
Professor Varun Arya
Gaurav Jain
Pallavi Jain
Pinky Joshi – the BEST and most hard-working teacher I have ever known.
Meenakshi Bohra
Kaminiji
My “kitties”- Micky, Rekhaji, Jalmeen and Ushaji – thank you for your continuous faith and friendship…. You are all my life-lines!
AND
Manju Baiji my “Chota Bheem”
Thank you to every parent who sent their children here. From “Tinkle’s” parents, Advocate R.K Thanvi and Mrs. Thanvi – 1989, to the parents of Akshita Soni, my latest admission, and E V E R Y parent between them!
The two late gentleman and lady, who asked me to “shut up! and get out…!” from a College and a Pre-school respectively. I was told to do that in the second week of June 1989.
Toyland was born on 14th July 1989.
Post natal thanks to all the detractors who insisted I was doing the “wrong” things and applied the 3 “Cs” for their own survival – Convinced, Confused and Corrupted the thinking of the parents who sent their children here.
But……..
They could not break me – only made stronger. Thank you!
A blessings in a disguise.
Jodhpur kids are lucky enough to have “Toylad and Annu-Auntie”.
I whole heartily thank all those who could motivate you either negatively or positively and changed Madam Annuradha Ji into a Dear Annu-Auntie.
Mysterious are the ways of the God and the Gurus; almost impossible to understand at the time of their action.