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ometime I think who was the greatest student and I
am reminded of Eklavya. Eklavya who was born to a
poor family became a master archer surpassing even
the Great Arjuna because of his will, effort, determination
and perseverance. There was nobody to teach Eklavya. He
visualized his teacher, made his statue and started learning
himself. The story is very well known till here but what is a
tradition for a student afterwards. What should be his gesture
towards those imparting knowledge to him.
I would like to share an incident here. Once, a film shooting
was going on where Shri Mithun Chakraborty was playing
the hero. It was nearby Patna in Bihar and it continued for
around a week. Shri Mithun Chakraborty was playing a tribal
in the movie. The tribal people from the nearby areas used to
gather daily to watch the shooting. The shooting went on for
almost a week and people used to enjoy it very peacefully.
