the 4th standard I wanted to move on from that
school to somewhere else so I got an admission
in St. Louis’ Convent School and that was the rise
of my academic decline because in the convent
I became all the more naughty and my focus
totally fell off studies. I still scored average
percentage but I really started feeling that
working too hard towards Maths and Science
and scoring really well, and having that pressure
of scoring in the S.S.C board is not really
required. I can just get a decent percentage and
do something that involves using my creativity
and my time in a better way, than going through
that whole ordeal. Neither was I very ambitious
to try to become a big shot or end up pursuing
some very high professional course like the
Medical or the Engineering course. No one
pressurized me in my family. I remember writing
in a slam book …what is my ambition…and what
I wanted to become…at that time, was what I
wrote…a ‘Software Engineer’ (grins sheepishly).
But this so-called ambition kept changing…
from a software engineer... to a detective... to a
police lady… then back to a writer and then an
actress!!! And I was very fond of dancing so then
I got into the dancing profession but I got out
of it soon enough realizing that it is not going
to serve me long-term. A lot of things like these,
I experienced, and then finally I came back to
teaching.
What do you do when you are not teaching?
What are your hobbies?
As I told you I am a very creative person and art
was something I really enjoyed doing. I don’t
have any sibling so since the time I’ve been
growing up or when I was small, I used to sit with
my drawing book and my color pencils etc. and
do a lot of artwork. Then I became very
interested in Glass Painting so I learned it but
then my pet dog named Spock came into my
life! (Eyes twinkle) Since he came into my life all
my drawing boards and my colors are in the
cupboard. Glass Painting requires a spot
free/dust free environment. When the paint is
wet, and if even a small strand of hair falls on it
and dries up, the whole painting gets ruined, so
art was out! Then came in ‘dance’. I was totally
into dancing. I was a part of Shamak’s dance
club and I almost got a chance to be an
instructor there but again I was doing my B.Ed.
so I kind of knew that if I got into that I won’t be
able to focus on my studies. I painfully left that
thought and continued with my studies. I
pursued learning the keyboard but soon
dropped out. I also enjoy singing since I’m a
good singer. When it comes to ‘not teaching’,
these are a ‘few’ of my favorite things!!!!! And
reading!!!! I love reading anything!!! As I told
you, I’m moody. So I pick up anything and read.
It could be a scripture, it could be something
online or a technical work, or it could be just a
novel, sometimes fiction or biography, could be
anything! Nothing set as such. My latest passion
is singing along with the piano/karaoke and
recording.
Any particular dance form you enjoy?
The dance form I enjoy the most is
Contemporary Style because as I told you when
I joined Shamak’s I remember that was the style
I was trained in, and I believe it really allows your
body to explore to its fullest. It’s a very versatile
dance form.
Which is the best novel you have read?
Since I’ve done literature, I have read many
novels as a part of my study and leisure too. I
remember enjoying ‘The French Lieutenant’s
Woman’ but I don’t remember the author
because I’m bad at remembering names. And
literature is full of names! I have also wanted
to start a library because of the amount of
books I possess. Recently I’ve read a lot of
Dan Brown novels that are really well written
and full of suspense.
What about movies?
There was a time, when I was at Andheri, that
I used to go to all the late-night shows with
mom because she enjoyed watching them! I
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