After
a year of Pre-University in BJB College, Bhubaneswar, I joined Regional College
of Education (now RIE, Bhubaneswar) run
by NCERT for a Four year Integrated B.Sc.B.Ed course with Botany
honours and Agriculture as vocational education, besides Statistics. It was
really an integral atmosphere with students from all the Eastern States
including undivided Bihar and teachers from
all over the country. The library was
a blessing which exposed me to a wide range of journals catering to diverse
interests.
After
one year as a science teacher in the same school in my village in which I had
my schooling, I joined Punjab National Bank at Sundargarh as Agricultural
clerk. The professional CAIIB exam gave
the opportunity to study alien subjects like Commercial Law, Economic Geography,
and Accountancy etc. apart from Management lessons imparted through in-house
training. After 23 years in various capacities, I opted for VRS in Y2K
and then these 12 years steering the SELF has been life-altering.
Since
my schooling was in the Odia medium, grappling with English remains a stumbling
block to this day. Further, dabbling in philosophy with the kind of educational
background I have, would also seem hilarious. Nevertheless, whatever has been
possible, thanks to Google and The Mother's Grace, is squarely amazing as well
as humbling. [TNM55]
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