In the early days of course, the reasons are not too difficult to discern. After all, you are surrounded by people and things who look different, talk different, and are bound by social mores and codes that will take you time to observe and then learn. This holds true for life within the classroom, and…

I was not even twenty years old when I last walked into formal education, and twenty-four when I last walked out.

A few months ago, I took a train down to Bombay from the smallish town that I have lived in for the past three years. With me was a big pile of drumsticks, a couple of kilos of sweet potatoes still covered in mud, and fifteen odd elaichi bananas. All of these from my very…