Family background plays a great role in the career and life of a teacher. My mother was born in a family that lived in the same street in Ettaiyapuram where the Great poet Bharathiar lived. After reading his books I used to ask my mother whether it was true that the poet used to feed the sparrows from the rice kept at home for cooking; her answer was, “Yes, I have seen him doing it several times.” My grandfather was a court employee who had to perform the duty of issuing court orders for confiscation of property. After doing