Hindi is a Language in which God blessed me to do MA easily. It was my father who was insisting upon Hindi's importance as National Language. I respect Tamil and I really love English. Hindi I like. But to begin with I was not that interested. It was my Third language in Indian Airlines DAV school., DAV school had a branch in IA colony especially for IA staff. DAV school gave me introduction of Swami Vivekananda by giving me a small book Thus Spake Swami Vivekananda in my Third Standard. Yamuna Miss shd have been my Hindi Teacher or I think Subashini Miss.
After that Hindi started in Eightth Standard. My First Teacher in Prathmic, Madhyama was Kaushalya Aunty. Myself and Narayanaswami were DAV school friends. But I know him better after going to his house for learning Hindi. It went off well.
After that myself and my Brother went to Jayashree Maami. She is an excellent coacher. She is so dedicated and she had two children, one daughter and a son. She took special attention for my Brother Devan. Devan Passed Hindi BA ie. Praveshika, (Visharad) only bcos of this Maami. We call her Maami means aunty.
I can never forget that Ashoka lessons we learnt from her. She will tell meaning for every difficult word in Hindi. I got first class in all the exams I learnt from her, like cake walk. Sharukh Khan's Movie Ashoka shd have been inspired by this Ashoka Naatika book But we dint have Kareena's character in Ashoka Naatika as far as I remember.
Then, bcos of Devan we were changed to Lalitha Maami. Lalitha Maami was running a Creche that time. There will be lot of tiny tots all around the room, we have to learn from Maami as such. I used to muse at that time itself as to what will happen to my Kid, when I have to go for a Job. That time, Guru, Bhargav and Nithya were small tots whom I love the most. They will tell I love u di to each other. As a Teen Ager I will be amused at their level of confidence at their age of two, three and four.
Jai Shankar Prasadi ki Aansu, Mahadevi Varma ki Murjhaaya phool, aur Gandhi ji ke baaren mein Yug Purush aur Prem Chand ji ke - Nirmala, Gaban, aur Go Dhaan - Ye sab meri andhar samaya hua hai. it is within me. Chandravali Naatika and Aashaad ka Ek Dhin jis mein Kaalidhas ki prem kahani aathi hai - these books are there in my heart, brain and soul. For me Brain and Heart goes hand in hand. They fight with each other but I make them convince each other. For some years recently It has become a tough task for me doing that.
It was really delighted reading Hindi under the guidance of Lalithat Maami. She will take us to Hindi Mela conducted by Dhakshin Bharath Hindi Prachaar Sabha, Natesan Street, T Nagar, Chennai. Mela means workshop, They will conduct us classes from all the papers that will come for our Hindi Exams.
I learnt Hindi typing too bcos of my Father's interest and my own flair for typing in Bharathi Instititute.
My Father takes me to all the Hindi exams and he will come for picking me up after the exams. He is a mixture or emotions, both Hot and cool. Once He dint come and I cried like a kid even tho I was plus two that time. I dint know the route to my Home from Kings Matriculation school to my home at Palavanthangal. Saravana asked me to come for doubles but I refused bcos I wont be comfortable and my father is strict about Boys friendship.
My father wanted me to do Hindi Translation but I clearly told him that CA is my Ambition. Then, he left it to me. He would make me translate all the Hindi movies that were broadcasted that time in DD two ie. Metro Channel like Aaradhana, Abhimaan, Baawarchi and what not.
AMar Prem, Guide aand Paakiza - Geeth Gaaya Patharon ne and Sandhya ke pictures, Waheewdha rehamaan Those were my Translation time. but No money for translation only my fathers appreciation and encouragement. Thats it.
