A tribute to Mrs. Maya Tiwari

i dedicate this blog post to my hindi teacher Mrs. Maya Tiwari who has reached the final abode of all human beings. I was completely caught unawares when our principal ma'am announced on the console that our erstwhile hindi teacher had passed away on the morning of 23rd July. We observed silence for 2 minutes and after that everything limped back to normalcy within seconds. However the news had unnerved me and i was forced into contemplating the repercussions. We had lost a hindi teacher who had an invaluable experience of 22 years as she had joined the school in 1988 (the year when the school was founded). Earlier we have also lost one of the invaluable hindi teachers - Mrs. Beas( i am sorry ma'am i never bothered to check how your name is spelled ) a couple of years ago i believe. All the memories associated with her came rushing back to me. I remembered how she sounded like AB Vajpayee and her martinet like ways when it came to disciplining children. However it was all worth it as it taught us to become responsible students. She was instrumental in strengthening our Hindi in the formative years when it mattered the most. I faintly remember all the brickbats and bouquets she bestowed and me and her impeccable skills when it came to Hindi - both grammar as well as literature. She was indeed an asset to our institution i.e. Bhavans Bhagwandas Purohit Vidya  Mandi. I still am unaware of the cause of her death and have come to know only so much so that she had been hospitalized. today being the occasion of Guru-poornima befits the opportunity of paying her homage. The school and the student community bereaves this tragic loss which has caused an irrevocable void. May her soul rest in peace !