Silver jubilee @MCC - I too am silver haired now. A sliver of thanks from me to you.

God has showered his mercy on me by allowing me to serve my Alma Mater for 25 years. On this occasion, I would like to remember my teachers who guided me all the way.

Although we tend to forget our childhood teachers, I shall never forget Balagangadharan Sir who taught me Hindi, Varghese Master for Malayalam, Devassi Master, Thavunni Master and Denzil Poppen Sir for English.

To all my teachers at St. Patrick's High School, Monrovia and Mbala Secondary School, Zambia, my salute to you all.

At MCC, Chidambaram Sir for Hindi, Subramaniam Sir for Chemistry, Muthu Master for Maths and of course all my wonderful teachers of the English Department, Glady teacher, Merlyn teacher, Lizzy teacher, Ashley Paul Sir.

My father, Prof. Edward Augustus, Purushothaman Sir, Sadanandan Sir, Unnikrishnan Sir, Valsala teacher and Rajashekharan Sir.

To my teachers for MA English - Prof. P K G Vijayaram, Prof. Jayachandran, Prof. Haridas, Prof. John C Mathew, Prof. Uniikrishnan

To my respected Ph.D.Guide, Sreedevi Madam, all I can say is a big big THANK YOU.

Then, there are my wonderful students, alumni, colleagues, friends, parishioners without whom this journey would not have been possible. My friends and colleagues at Muscat, friends met during Conferences, Seminars, national and international. My salute and pranams to you all.

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