That day when I felt the power of POETRY

SCHOOL DAYS…

I was a back bencher right from my school days and loved to do wierd but creative stuff like playing tabla (an indian musical instrument) on my desk, mimicing my teachers, or singing songs.

I was in my 12th (A-levels in the UK) that one day suddenly my principal entered our class and caught me red-handed playing tabla. That day he announced that this “tabalchi” (person who plays tabla name given by principal sir) would ruin the whole class and everyone should stay away from him. Well, I felt bad for a while but…