On 6th June woke up to a number of phone calls from my sons, mother, brother, sisters and other relatives. This was followed with hundreds of messages on Facebook, messages, what's app, emails, linked in from friends and old and new students and acquaintances. A big thank you to each and every one who took time for this to make this day special for me. After this was my Ph. D student Sarmistha Kabi 's viva examination for her degree. I saw a large number of my students going in and out and I thought they have come to attend the viva. They all took me by surprise by bringing out a cake at the end of the viva after the results were declared. I cut a cake and this was followed by a party with sweets and other etables materialising from thin air. The students planned all this last night in the hostels. I am really touched. Pavithra Molugu, Karan Palsaniya, Neeharika Joshi, Kishore Kumar, Pabitra Sharma, Rizwan Ahmad you all have made this birthday so special for me. Rizwan was on fast and yet served every one for the birthday. I used to feel bad as a child in primary school that my birthday came in summer holidays when the schools were closed and unlike other girls I never had the opportunity to dress up in civil clothes, the only day when one did not have to wear a school dress and behave like a proud pea hen with few friends hanging around you while you go around the school through out the day distributing chocolates to your other teachers and friends. This was one day you were given the freedom not to attend the classes and your friends were at your beck and call. The same friends would then divert their attention to the new birthday girl the next day and you would join the crowd but you were too young then to care and think and analyse about all this on your D day. It was just that special day which mattered and made you feel like a princess. My students made up for all these years where I saw other girls celebrating their birthday in school. Though the University was closed all my students from History and Women's studies came and made this birthday very special and I cannot thank you all enough. Indeed I will cherish this birthday for ever. A big thank you to all of you for making me feel like a proud and happy school girl.
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