With a Little Help from My Friends: A Schoolmaster's Memoirs By Dev Lahiri Paperback 8129137887 9788129137883 With a Little Help from My Friends: A Schoolmasters Memoirs In this tell all memoir, Dev Lahiri, the erstwhile headmaster of prestigious institutions such as Lawrence School, Lovedale and Welham Boys School, Dehradun, who has also served as Housemaster at Doon School, Dehradun, lays bare remarkable events from his illustrious career that was also riddled with controversies. Lahiri evokes his childhood and university days as a backdrop to the unusual choices he made in his life. He then describes how, along with the huge fulfilment that came with engaging with young minds in his profession, he also had to face the vicissitudes of having to deal with vested interests, status quo upholders and entitled parents. From the challenges that come with heading a residential school in India to the loneliness and vulnerability associated with the job, this is a personal account of a stormy career filled with unpredictable ups and downs. Written with simplicity and humour, With A Little Help From My Friends holds a mirror to how some of our better known institutions are run and makes invaluable observations about our school education system.

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In this tell all memoir Dev Lahiri the erstwhile headmaster of prestigious institutions such as Lawrence School Lovedale and Welham Boys School Dehradun who has also served as Housemaster at Doon School Dehradun lays bare remarkable events from his illustrious career that was also riddled with controversies Lahiri evokes his childhood and university days as a backdrop to the unusual choices he made in his life He then describes how along with the huge fulfilment that came with engaging with young minds in his profession he also had to face the vicissitudes of having to deal with vested interests status quo upholders and entitled parents From the challenges that come with heading a residential school in India to the loneliness and vulnerability associated with the job this is a personal account of a stormy career filled with unpredictable ups and downs Written with simplicity and humour With A Little Help From My Friends holds a mirror to how some of our better known institutions are run and makes invaluable observations about our school education system With a Little Help from My Friends A Schoolmaster s Memoirswhen you think about education system in India a sad picture comea to your mind On the other hand there are amazing people working in the field who want to change that picture Mr Dev Lahiri is certainly one of them I took toooo long time to finish this book but that does not imply that the book is bad I used to get caught up in some work and a new book would come along Do grab this book This is worth a read Paperback I am really torn while reading biographies because rating the book feels like rating the person s life But it is hard for me to get over how badly the book is written and just see the subject matter alone So at the risk of sounding like a douchebag here goes Dev Lahiri might be a good educator but he is a bad storyteller He should have honestly gotten himself a biographer I picked up this book to gain some insight into an experienced headmaster s philosophy of teaching But I was subjected to a lecture on a series of people who wronged him and series of anecdotes about how awesome he actually is Incredible though his life was Rhodes scholar Head of two big schools in India survivor of multiple heart surgeries and cancer his sloppy and rushed writing sucks the soul out of it He writes with an assumption that most readers would have some basic knowledge about all the schools around India Which makes me think that this book was written for the people who know him and who were involved in the events he described Not for you and me Paperback Mr Dev Lahiri was my principle during my stay at Welham and he has written such a wonderful book which talks about his highs and lows in a crystal clear perception. Book with a little help from my friends by ed sheeran It is fundamentally about the journey of a Rhodes Scholar Stephanian and a distinguished long distance runner who committed himself to the cause of teaching in India sacrificing high paying jobs and his journey to a noble cause It is facts with a sense of humour wherever possible Nowhere did the book seem dull He has spoken about his experiences in some of the most beautiful institutions like Oxford St Stephens Doon School Lawrence School Welham Boys School and others Paperback An eyeopener The journey of a sincere educationist is full of obstacles The never say die spirit of the protagonist is very inspiring Paperback Yet another book that I dropped at 20%. With a little help from my friends book It started off quite well but the whole thing felt too positive It was like everything is positive and superb all around I liked the positivism initially but after a while it started getting annoying Paperback

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