Chawla, Ritika
(2014)
Who decides where I belong?
Learning Curve (23).
pp. 30-32.
Abstract
“The bell rang. I took out my tiffin box from my bag
and left the classroom. I climbed down the stairs and
went to sit at my usual place in the shed area.
Looking through the iron grill rods, I saw a group of
girls from my class sitting in a circle under the tree.
Some other kids played in the ground. I finished my
lunch and went and sat next to the bai. Bai is my only
friend in school. She works in the office and calls me
‘Shaktimaan’ to tease me, but I like it. Each day at
school seems the same, each lunch break...
I walk around looking for familiar faces each
afternoon.” – Sneha*
“The school Annual Day is coming up. I’m very
excited. This is the only time of the year I feel
wanted. I love dancing and I’m good at it and all the
groups planning a dance performance want me in it.
This is different from other days in class. Every time a
teacher gives us work to do in a group, no one takes
me till the teacher tells them to. Even if the groups
are divided by the teacher, I am given the easiest
thing to do like collecting pictures. I know I have
problems in writing and remembering things
but it is not that I do it on purpose. Why can’t
I be part of groups in class too and not just for
dancing?” – Sonal*
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