This post is dedicated to one of my iit professor who has influenced my life in many ways.
First of all I would like to tell you about him. Dr. G.N.Pillai sir is a lecturer in electrical department of iit roorkee. He is a well built gentleman, fair complexion and has a good physique(though this is not the reason y I like him so much :P). He was not at all humorous but sometimes what he said in seriousness was good humor for us. :D. This picture is his which I took in a hidden manner during his lecture classes(which clearly shows how sincerely I used to attend his classes [:P])
He is the only person in iitr whom I have seen working sincerely and with full dedication in mah first year. He was very good at heart and besides academics he also helped us in any matter. Well I was lucky to get him as my electrical lecturer. Other lecturers are such that I even hate to call them “lecturer” as I think this term lost its meaning if it is used for them.
Lemme tell you his first appearance in mah life. On very first day - 4 aug,08 we had a electrical lecture class and he got to introduce himself to us. Well he told all of us to make a common electrical google group (which we are using nowadays for much better purpose I think :P) which he will use to teach us. I thought “what the fuck”. Cant he use the blackboard(sorry green board) to teach us. Y the hell he has to do such bullshit. Well I thought him as another shirker professor of iitr who hates to work on board(which I later realized that I was horribly wrong)
Well with time I realized that he is the most hard working man in mah eyes in iitr.
Well he was the only lecturer who daily evaluates each student and his daily performance.
He was the only one who oftenly take quizzes in the class(most of which were surprised quizzes).
He was the only one who comes in time in his class(sometimes even much before most of the population of students :P)
He was the only one who remembers each his student by his name. Most of the teacher don’t even bother to ask us our names and some who did never dare to remember them.
He was the only one who checks the test papers before time.
What I like most in him was that he was also against “bloody iit system” - the pointers system-which demands nothing but cramming. He also wanted to change dis damn system which demands nothing but cramming. No concepts, no understanding nothing. Just cram all what you have learnt the whole semester a night before and you will be a nine pointer. But we all say that sea is made up of drops but reality is that no one understands the value of a drop. So that’s the reason y this system is still there.
Well my journey with him was only for a semester. In mah first semester electrical science was the only subject which I understand without scratching my head and it was the only subject whose tutes I solved myself. I was punctual in his class as I loved to be taught my him. He teaches so well. But as you all know no student will ever like a lecturer who makes them study or work hard. So he was the only person who was hated and cursed by all. No one liked him and you can guess it pretty well and even I never had good feelings at that time. But despite of knowing all this he never back off and made his students work. And his efforts produced results too. Our D batch was leading other all other batches far behind and I got a nine(A) grade in electrical which is highest among all other subjects.
Well sir, the time has passed and I cant be with you anymore. But I just want to show you that how much I appreciate and respect you for all what you have done and I also want to be sorry for not being the one what you always want your ideal student to be. It is mah bad luck that I will never get you as mah lecturer again in my 4 yrs journey thru iit. But you have influenced my life to that extent where I have the capability to take it to produce some fruitful results. You have taught me to work harder even in the extreme conditions. You have make me strong enough to withstand to my principles which constantly were diminishing and were lost in this fake world. You have taught me how to be your own self. I will respect and love you always.
Written with full regards
Sahil
its good to respect your teacher
ReplyDeleteyeah u r right even though when he took so many quizzes ang gave so many assignments i hated him but he is a man worth of respect.One thing which increased my respect about him that he came back from delhi to took classes when his son was undergoing surgeries!!!.Actually problem is that everybody wants to have degree in his/her hands but does not want to study a shit.
ReplyDeleteRight now , I am also one of Pillai sir student.
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