The Nelson Memories - University of Thumba

Dear all,

These will be the series of my stories :- My memories of my starting of school are still fresh in my mind. I left Malaysia and went to India about the age of 5 or so.

My first schooling was Thumba University and the head mistress was Selin Aunty's mother and her father was a teacher. My class teacher was a Hindu guy. I was in the after school which starts at about 12.00 noon. I was very scared of being late. The master had to pass our house when he was going to school and I would panic as I would still be bathing. I would then rush. During play time, there used to be a big sand pit just opposite the school and we used to play with sea shells and to make the shells we used to make smooth slopes with our heads and that would be the beginning of trouble. When I went home I would get some good spanking from mummy as there would be sand all over my head. There was an Appapan whose name I have forgotten and he had eyes like an owl and all he had to do was to shout and I would do a 100 metres sprint. I was really scared of him. I understand that he was an uncle or close relative of Mum's. Then I had to go to a boarding school in Cochin and that was another interesting episode of my life.

To be continued.
Regards