Indigenous
Arun da was never interested in his studies. He used to boast that he did not read any subjects other than General Science. This fact used to be reflected every year when results came out.He fared well only in General Science. Starting from perhaps 1957 onwards,Arun da religiously appeared at the school final examination and came out unsuccessful.Ultimately,Arun da passed school final perhaps in 1964 when the board decided to do away with school final and switch over to higher secondary.His friends opined that that year board did not have other option but to push him through. My intention here is not to make fun with his unsuccessful attempts. Arun da was one of the close friends of our elder brothers.As was the custom in those days in the middle class localities, we used to receive lot of affection and attention from the friends of our elder brothers. Sometime, they seemed to be more dependable than our own brothers.The question of making fun,therefore,does not arise.But the ba