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I joined boarding school when I was 6 years old. From Class 1 to 4,
I studied in
Welham Boys' School, Dehradun; then from Class 5 to 10,
I studied in Sherwood College, Nainital (pictures above).
Founded in 1867, Sherwood is one of the oldest boarding schools in India.
It's a Christian school, so we attended chapel every day.
Discipline was strict, seniority was enforced, and speaking in
Hindi was discouraged. Physical training, marathons, and extra-curricular
activities were a part of every student's life.
Sherwood was one of the first schools in India where computer training was introduced.
That was in 1985. I enjoyed programming, but I also played a lot of computer games.
We set up computer stalls during the annual fete,
and wrote programs to display during the annual Founder's day exhibition.
While at Sherwood, my masterpiece happened to be my carpet-designing
software that I developed for the Founder's day in 1990.
Among other activities at school, I enjoyed playing a variety of Indian classical instruments.
I played the tabla, dholak, khol, mridangam, matka, banjo, swarod,
and harmonium, but tabla remains my favorite. Sherwood is also the place where I developed a
great interest in learning the English language and improving my vocabulary.
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