Who am I?

The compilation of different judgements passed on me over the years:

Tenth standard:

Teacher A: "Manda ganam Pidichavan da nee" (You are very head strong)
Teacher A: "PB, I wish you score a state rank"

Teacher B: "Intha Vayasilaye shavinga..urupada maata, rowdya thiriya pora" (You shaved at this age, I can see you becoming a rowdy soon)
Teacher B: "Paravalla Nalla than Padikira, nalla mark than, namma school ku ithu athigam" (Guess you study well, considering our school standard you did well in the exam)

My sanskrit teacher: "There wont be a class if pb is absent, he is my pet student"

Eleventh and Twelfth standard:

Teacher C: "I can see that you have capability to score state rank, you are very brilliant"

Teacher D: "You acted well in the drama as 80 year old man. Given your avaerage performance in studies better you try an acting career"

Teacher G: "PB has good general knowledge and he is a good actor on stage. Definetly a good student"

Teacher E: "Muthukumar Mannangatti Kumar" on my score of 2/50 in botony

Teacher F: " Why did you not pay the fees for science talent test. Dont think your low scoring in exams means Poor dtudent. I really like your attitude towards studies. You raise good questions in the class. I am paying you for the exam, please take it" ( I did not take the exam eventually though. You long live Sir!)

Teacher E: "You are a shame to our school"

Teacher E: (when I was about to enter exam hall for 12th std exam) "I think you really need not take the exam. I am sure you will not pass and ours is a school of rank holders, I am afraid you will spoil our 100% result record"

Teacher E: (When I scored 93% in 12th stad: botony exam) "Sheer luck"

Teacher C: "Very good you scored well in public exam"

During BE:

Teacher H: "Mariyathai theriyatha payan, even in first year his behaviour is very bad. Fellow teachers beware of him"

Teacher H: "Sorry I mistook him, avan padikira payan"

Teacher I: "You are a total introvert"

Teacher J: "You are a total extravert"

Teacher K: " Muthukumar, please know that what you know is very less, you might be raising good questions in the class room, but please be respectful for my education and experience"

Teacher K: "How are you progressing in you "Naan-Yaar" Vicahara marga"

Teacher L: "Muthukumar, you are arrogant, get out of the class"

Teacher L: "My class will start only muthukumar leaves, this is a rule" (later lifted)

Teacher L: "I dont like your change as calm student, I liked you better when you were playing pranks in my class and was sent out always. Be happy always. Dont be worried or thinking" (L was a lady staff)

Teacher M: "Even though your batch had many brilliant students, I will always remember how PB did that DPSK circuit with a simple resister and diode. Never seen anybody being so creative during exams" (on our farewall, our communications system staff).

So many teachers have said so many things all along, opinions varying from one end of the spectrum to other. I am not sure which of them were true and which of them were not. I salute them for their inputs though. Same goes to every person. People just keep on saying opinions about one and none of them are absolutely right. Opinions are framed from the stand point of the seer.


Similarly goes a stanza in abirami anthathi which says all things attributed to mother godess like, Deer like eyes, lotus like bossoms all are laughable and one has to stay away from all these imaginations and think of her true nature.

"நகையே இது, இந்த ஞாலம்
எல்லாம் பெற்ற நாயகிக்கு,
முகையே முகிழ் முலை, மானே,
முது கண் முடிவுயில், அந்த
வகையே பிறவியும், வம்பே,
மலைமகள் என்பதும் நாம்,
மிகையே இவள்தன் தகைமையை
நாடி விரும்புவதே!

In nutshell, one has to have a holistic approach when we try to analyse anything or anyone. Before trying to do such analysis on anything else, let us start on our own self!.