OLPS

Published on 12th June, 2016, in Mid-Day. Thirty years ago, this year, I passed from OLPS, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (yes, I know every joke that follows) High School in Chembur – the same school as Anil Kapoor and Shankar Mahadevan. And, as I always tell people, it was here – not at home – that I have my earliest memories of Ramayana. I remember collecting pigeon feathers to help my teacher prepare the wings of Jatayu. I remember watching Lakshmana struggle to mark three visible lines on the well-polished grey stone floor using precious white chalk, otherwise used by teachers on the blackboard. ..