Dedications…..

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!