RAMANATHAN writes ...

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I will forever remain proud of the fact that I studied at The American College and those three years were the best part of my education and personality development. I cannot post any value on the social consciousness and responsibility I learnt there. John's post brought vivid memories of the time around the severing of the umbilical cord. Those are very personal moments the alumni will keep very close to their hearts. Well said that we are what we are due to the good fortune of having been associated with The American College. It was the most liberal institution at that time offering quality education and inculcating values at the same time without batting an eyelid. Great teachers made all of these possible and they also waved off any praise bestowed on them saying they were simply doing what they were supposed to do.


I have had the good fortune of staying in touch with the "aasaans" and forever will remain indebted to the institution and the teachers. It is indeed sad that people who are kept in high esteem because of their status, sometimes do not deserve such respect. This is an opportunity an "elite" group of people have chosen to demonstrate that they do not deserve to be respected. And, it is in this form, we all have a chance to rally around the institution and the people who represent its spirit and provide all the necessary support to ensure that the institution that we gained from continues to deliver those gains for many more generations to come.
The happenings have come as a complete shock and sheer agony they impose on all of us is all avoidable.


I still remember the last day of the academic session I spent on campus. It was pouring very heavily and some of us from our class where getting ourselves thoroughly wet and feeling boisterous. Dharumi very quietly caught that moment in camera and we realized how happy he felt about us celebrating that moment in our life. We need to ensure that this tradition is not insulted and halted by ruthless and insensitive elements.


Let us all come together and support in all ways possible to keep the institution going.


With a very heavy heart

Ram
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