Autobiography of chingiz aitmatov first teacher pdf

“I would prostrate myself on the ground and kiss my teacher&#;s footprints.  The path means more to me than all the roads in the world.” 

Who was your first teacher?  Some of us may vaguely remember a face from our kindergarten rhymes, but how many of us acknowledge them as the torchbearers of our life?  It is probably difficult for modern children to understand how their grandparents or even parents in some cases overcame difficulties in order to go to school.  But their perception of life would definitely change when they realize the first stage of their parents’ education wasn’t an everyday routine like theirs.  I too have heard from my parents that they had to walk many miles to reach their school; moreover, it lacked basic amenities.  School was a way to escape from the world of ignorance, hunger, hopelessness, and unreasonable daily violence for some.  Duishen reminds me of Veluthambi from ‘Vaagai Sooda&nbs