I'd got up by a half past 5 and was ready well in time. Our co-ordinator, Jaafar, had some personal work to do because of which he joined us at the venue, eventually briefing me on a few aspects over the cellphone. The hall was also got readied by the time we'd reached there.
The Collector and the district panchayat president were to join us subsequently during the course of the session because of the mourning period in force, due to the passing away of the speaker of the Assembly. The message that this was no celebratory conglomeration did not cut much ice but the fact was that they did not want to be photographed at a function only to be misunderstood by their 'bosses' later as having flouted the order in force. I suppose, interpretation of rules has taken a big hit these days due to narrow minded thinking.
The session went off on the usual lines and the feedback has been encouraging. Of the seven, four have gone well ahead with their training classes. The remaining three are a few notches behind but have promised to go full steam ahead to meet the target date of 30 Jun. As has been evident all through in the districts that we've passed, the enthusiasm was very much there and above all, they seem to have tremendous faith in our ability to see them through in case of pitfalls, if any. That makes our job more difficult because there's no scope for errors!
The session was over by 1400h and after a quick lunch, we'd got back to the guest house. An hour's siesta, by your's truly, and we're off to Kozhikode a trifle after 1600h. The fifty odd kilometers were traversed over two and a half hours because the highway was narrow in many places and the traffic density was high. On reaching the city there was another hiccup - the guest house had no rooms because of its ongoing renovation. We could, however, manage accommodation in the nearby 'Rest House'.
After the debrief and the briefing for tomorrow, it was a fairly early night.
Tailpiece.
The day of my leadership ends as Maman rejoins tomorrow morning!
The Collector and the district panchayat president were to join us subsequently during the course of the session because of the mourning period in force, due to the passing away of the speaker of the Assembly. The message that this was no celebratory conglomeration did not cut much ice but the fact was that they did not want to be photographed at a function only to be misunderstood by their 'bosses' later as having flouted the order in force. I suppose, interpretation of rules has taken a big hit these days due to narrow minded thinking.
The session went off on the usual lines and the feedback has been encouraging. Of the seven, four have gone well ahead with their training classes. The remaining three are a few notches behind but have promised to go full steam ahead to meet the target date of 30 Jun. As has been evident all through in the districts that we've passed, the enthusiasm was very much there and above all, they seem to have tremendous faith in our ability to see them through in case of pitfalls, if any. That makes our job more difficult because there's no scope for errors!
The session was over by 1400h and after a quick lunch, we'd got back to the guest house. An hour's siesta, by your's truly, and we're off to Kozhikode a trifle after 1600h. The fifty odd kilometers were traversed over two and a half hours because the highway was narrow in many places and the traffic density was high. On reaching the city there was another hiccup - the guest house had no rooms because of its ongoing renovation. We could, however, manage accommodation in the nearby 'Rest House'.
After the debrief and the briefing for tomorrow, it was a fairly early night.
Tailpiece.
The day of my leadership ends as Maman rejoins tomorrow morning!
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