Have been meaning to write this for some years now but always wondered if I would ever find closure to this topic .
Lets come right to the point .
Had been in Bishops since 2001 and had taught hundreds of boys - NO PROBLEM.
And then suddenly one night probably in the late 80's - early 90's ( Not sure now ) it happened .
At about midnight we heard motorcycles on the race course road adjoining Bishops .
About 3 or 4 and a car too came speeding down the road = probably from the Khaun Rd side .
There were a few boys and they shouted and abused and drove away.( usually 3 or 4 boys )
This happened for a few weeks - I would get up and look down - could not make out who there were - Cowards obviously !
A few school peons and myself waited near the gate for a few days thereafter but they never showed up.
A few weeks later there they were again- the usual time was between midnight and 2 am - owls indeed.
Then started the stones and half bricks being hurled at my window and the dormitory- the bricks and stones reached halfway and smashed panes in the Biology lab below my house . The abuse got worse- and yes it was directed to me and the school and Mr Roberts .
It was in English , Hindi and probably Marathi as well - could not make out details but it was pure venom.
It carried on during the summer vacation and on one occasion I happened to be awake and thought I recognized a boy ................... it was a hunch and I was never sure .
What I was definite about was that they came down Khaun road - in a fiat !
They or one of them lived there .............................
The matter was reported to the police as well .
One night a car was caught doing tricks on the road ------------- it was not them !
The news got out that the cops and a number of us were waiting for them night after night and that did the trick..............
And then it stopped - no bikes and no cars ever came again. Or if they did they did not make their presence felt .
It had been a painful experience - very disturbing , extremely annoying and oh so rude and vulgar.
They were Bishopites and that I was sure about . What type of Bishopites ? The worst .
It happened just after the board exams - April- May . Obviously relief and euphoria had taken over and so they had time on their hands and mischief on their brains - if they had any !
The culprits would be about 40 years old by now - maybe on my Facebook as well.
Are you reading this and wondering why you did it?
Do you feel guilty ?
Do you know that if your half brick had reached my window it would have smashed the pane and probably injured me and the family .
Did it make you feel good at that time?
What frustration made you do it ?
Did someone set you up ?
I am quite sure I know who you are .
Would love to hear from you .................... are you man enough to come forward and make peace ?
That is the question .
( If anyone else has any clue I would be happy to hear from you ?
Boarders of that year will recollect this story and be in a position to verify the contents .
Cheers and no hard feelings guys
Boys will be boys I guess ...........
Lets come right to the point .
Had been in Bishops since 2001 and had taught hundreds of boys - NO PROBLEM.
And then suddenly one night probably in the late 80's - early 90's ( Not sure now ) it happened .
At about midnight we heard motorcycles on the race course road adjoining Bishops .
About 3 or 4 and a car too came speeding down the road = probably from the Khaun Rd side .
There were a few boys and they shouted and abused and drove away.( usually 3 or 4 boys )
This happened for a few weeks - I would get up and look down - could not make out who there were - Cowards obviously !
A few school peons and myself waited near the gate for a few days thereafter but they never showed up.
A few weeks later there they were again- the usual time was between midnight and 2 am - owls indeed.
Then started the stones and half bricks being hurled at my window and the dormitory- the bricks and stones reached halfway and smashed panes in the Biology lab below my house . The abuse got worse- and yes it was directed to me and the school and Mr Roberts .
It was in English , Hindi and probably Marathi as well - could not make out details but it was pure venom.
It carried on during the summer vacation and on one occasion I happened to be awake and thought I recognized a boy ................... it was a hunch and I was never sure .
What I was definite about was that they came down Khaun road - in a fiat !
They or one of them lived there .............................
The matter was reported to the police as well .
One night a car was caught doing tricks on the road ------------- it was not them !
The news got out that the cops and a number of us were waiting for them night after night and that did the trick..............
And then it stopped - no bikes and no cars ever came again. Or if they did they did not make their presence felt .
It had been a painful experience - very disturbing , extremely annoying and oh so rude and vulgar.
They were Bishopites and that I was sure about . What type of Bishopites ? The worst .
It happened just after the board exams - April- May . Obviously relief and euphoria had taken over and so they had time on their hands and mischief on their brains - if they had any !
The culprits would be about 40 years old by now - maybe on my Facebook as well.
Are you reading this and wondering why you did it?
Do you feel guilty ?
Do you know that if your half brick had reached my window it would have smashed the pane and probably injured me and the family .
Did it make you feel good at that time?
What frustration made you do it ?
Did someone set you up ?
I am quite sure I know who you are .
Would love to hear from you .................... are you man enough to come forward and make peace ?
That is the question .
( If anyone else has any clue I would be happy to hear from you ?
Boarders of that year will recollect this story and be in a position to verify the contents .
Cheers and no hard feelings guys
Boys will be boys I guess ...........
