When Kaushika was 5 months old I left United States for good to avail new opportunity offered by Gopala Krishna Garu, Kranthi’s dad. We rented a house in Tanuku a near by town to Velivennu, where SASI EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES main campus is located. We (Kranthi and me) were given a privilege to look after all the schools and Intermediate colleges.
In SASI, I replace a well renowned person and also a great orator cum counselor who worked in the same seat for sixteen years. Initially the task looks pretty easy because everything is in place and all I have to do is monitor and take care of running issues. The biggest asset of SASI is it’s parental relations; parents have direct access to management for their kids take home permission or any other issues. Being part of management, I started to answer their quires, nothing went right at this point whether it’s my accent or way of approach didn’t fly well. Got a tag name of rude, arrogant, disrespectful and so on. There were lot of complaints on me to chairman which he use to share with me and guide me, I use to analyze and correct my mistakes because I believe, if someone thinks wrong about u then u were solemnly responsible for that. I changed my approach in all possible ways, at some point I thought they are unable to accept me regarding my age factor, getting a command or a suggestion from a young lad is unacceptable.
We live in a world where people believe their perception as truth; in such cases I am helpless. I feel discomfort at times with all these complaints and stuff, but one good thing that happened to me in SASI is Gopala Krishna Garu. Apart form all these flowing complaints he never said a word and he use to take my side and use to suggest me for better ways. I think he knows this entire thing coming.
Kranthi on the other hand use to panic about the situation and use to suggest me a lot. Everyone compares me with person whom I replaced which is usual and expected, but 16 years experience to 6 weeks is incomparable. As a child I am brought up with appraisal, good is never a satisfactory word for my mom she always expects the best, exceptionally from me. I am her only dream, I am her only future, she thought me there’s no can’t, she reminds me always I am the one and only one. That’s where I am coming from nothing can put me down but can make me more stronger and work harder.
I never stood top in school, an average bit noisy but disciplined student. RVR&JC college of Engineering gave me a chance to explore myself. First stone of confidence got laid in me over here. I am no one on the first day, someone by the end of first year, known to everyone by second year. Organizing events, bit creative compared to peers, gathering and motivating teammates and immense support from friends and family members made me feel my identity for the first time. Life in Mumbai after Engineering is what made me I am today. Mumbai is the place where I redefined myself, I proudly renounce today that what I am today is nothing but the pain I have gone through in Mumbai.
My confidence levels are never low, small lessons of life had thought me to speak in high and clear note. Today I do the same speak with heart open, clear and loud whether to person or public doesn’t matter. My first few addresses to staff and the students of SASI gave me a good millage. My narration skills, book reading, spontaneity, less stage fear and confidence is what made me an acceptable orator, I think.
I started to teach physics, to increase the concept and also to enlighten basics; I am suggested to start with school teaching where in I started to teach two sections for 9th standard, which I enjoy the most till today. Off these two sections one is top merit students and the other is last section where the students are bit slow in studies this gave me a great scope in showing a variance in teaching with respect to student caliber. First complaint on my teaching was not using board enough; I changed it immediately remembering myself a picture speaks more than million words, then I learned that good black board presentation is a must to become a good teacher.
Kranthi also started teaching math subject in school at the same time, she has done a better job than me and patience is always an added advantage to become a good teacher. She has to stop teaching after few months, as her health doesn’t permit her to do so.
Later that year I have chosen myself to teach Intermediate second year students who are preparing for AIEEE, This is where I failed again, Speed, not understanding and all sorts of complaints to chairman on my teaching has been raised by students of Intermediate. I took it as a challenge and started preparing notes and preparation time has been doubled. Still I have some presentation problems like rush, which I am working on hope it gets better one day and I will move from good to great.
Executive Director is the tittle offered to me, so are my duties both Academic and Executive tasks fall into my notice. Do I make any difference in SASI with in these two years is an unanswerable question. If there’s any, then I did make sure that’s for betterment of the institute. This institution has been established in 1982 and they have done everything possible in these 30 years journey. The values of the system are really great and the people are good to the core. No manipulation, no gimmicks or tricks, truth prevails so does this system; transparency is an added advantage to this system. My presence sure played a vital role in sasi, what happens further is yet to be known. As I always say I dream of being an added asset to SASI rather than the opposite. Hope this long journey in this great institute will turn me into not only a great but also a good human being.
Actually speaking, SASI has become part and parcel of life, students and their counseling’s, parents and their concerns, staff and their adjustments, issues and their resolutions all became a daily routine. I feel privileged to become a part of this system where I got a perfect platform to learn a lot. Apart from work life, being vivid movie lovers, my wife and me never miss a good movie. We have our own holiday plans and Kranthi plans accordingly. Spending time with parents and family is the best thing ever, I am able to do it or at least Kranthi make sure if I become workaholic at times.
