Name: Prajna N S
Qualification: M.Tech from CSRE, IITB. (2006-2008)
Diploma in Theatre Arts, Neenasam, Heggodu (2013-14)
Work experience:* Software engineer at Cisco Systems India Pvt. Ltd (from 4th Aug 2008 to 15th June 2011)
* Actor with Neenasam Tirugata 2014-15
Currently working as an Administrator at DeenaBandhu,Chamarajanagar
About Me:
I am from Davangere. I did most of my schooling there itself and studied couple of
years in Shimoga, Hyderabad and Mumbai.
Why did I leave Cisco?
If I can answer this, I will be first of all clearing the very basic question in the
readers mind and in parallel I will be able to explain myself better. So let me start
with an attempt to answer this question itself.
I always wanted to be a teacher, so even when I joined for engineering, I knew
that I will be doing Mtech. But once I started pursuing my MTech, I slowly started
thinking about what I should teach? How I should teach? which made me realize,
that I don’t want to teach engineering students. My focus was on the primary
and high-school kids. So the very big question ‘what I should do with my life?’ still
remained.
Anyway, through campus selection, I got into Cisco. I thought let me work here,
and meanwhile I can always try to figure out how I should lead this life (till my
student days, the answer for the same question seemed quite easy), who knows I
may even like working for some Corporate itself.
So I joined Cisco. Days went by and even months. I started exploring different
opportunities at Cisco. Got involved with a school adopted by Cisco, as I love
kids. There I started seeing, what I want to do is somewhere here. Being with the
kids, learn from them and learn with them. Meanwhile in the process you may
even end up teaching them! Then I knew whom I want to teach! Yet the other
question, ‘what and how should I teach?’ remained.
The quest for what should be taught continued. Started exploring different
education models including, JK’s methodology and Summerhill school. I spoke
about all of this to my father. My father, took me to Chamarajnagar and made me
talk to Jayadev uncle. I liked the place and the talk with Prof.Jayadev very much.
I came back again. Spent almost a week here itself during my vacations. Came
and visited kids during few weekends. Liked the openness of Prof. Jayadev a lot,
developed tremendous respect for him, seeing all the work he has done and also
seeing the very personality he is. I am gratified that he offered me to work here,
after seeing my interest in this area. I knew I wanted to join some education
related NGO soon, so decided to join Deenabandhu. It was an opportunity, to
be in the place I liked, to learn from Prof. Jayadev which I cherish and more than
anything, to make life a complete process of self learning.
So here I am .
Apart from this, I like most of the things that life offers. I am getting trained in
Hindustani classical music, enjoy dancing, enthusiastic about Dramatics, love to
spend time alone amid nature, also love the company of the people, like to run,
cycle, trek, walk, swim and drive (if its not too much)!!
With best Regards
Cheers
Prajna N S
Qualification: M.Tech from CSRE, IITB. (2006-2008)
Diploma in Theatre Arts, Neenasam, Heggodu (2013-14)
Work experience:* Software engineer at Cisco Systems India Pvt. Ltd (from 4th Aug 2008 to 15th June 2011)
* Actor with Neenasam Tirugata 2014-15
Currently working as an Administrator at DeenaBandhu,Chamarajanagar
About Me:
I am from Davangere. I did most of my schooling there itself and studied couple of
years in Shimoga, Hyderabad and Mumbai.
Why did I leave Cisco?
If I can answer this, I will be first of all clearing the very basic question in the
readers mind and in parallel I will be able to explain myself better. So let me start
with an attempt to answer this question itself.
I always wanted to be a teacher, so even when I joined for engineering, I knew
that I will be doing Mtech. But once I started pursuing my MTech, I slowly started
thinking about what I should teach? How I should teach? which made me realize,
that I don’t want to teach engineering students. My focus was on the primary
and high-school kids. So the very big question ‘what I should do with my life?’ still
remained.
Anyway, through campus selection, I got into Cisco. I thought let me work here,
and meanwhile I can always try to figure out how I should lead this life (till my
student days, the answer for the same question seemed quite easy), who knows I
may even like working for some Corporate itself.
So I joined Cisco. Days went by and even months. I started exploring different
opportunities at Cisco. Got involved with a school adopted by Cisco, as I love
kids. There I started seeing, what I want to do is somewhere here. Being with the
kids, learn from them and learn with them. Meanwhile in the process you may
even end up teaching them! Then I knew whom I want to teach! Yet the other
question, ‘what and how should I teach?’ remained.
The quest for what should be taught continued. Started exploring different
education models including, JK’s methodology and Summerhill school. I spoke
about all of this to my father. My father, took me to Chamarajnagar and made me
talk to Jayadev uncle. I liked the place and the talk with Prof.Jayadev very much.
I came back again. Spent almost a week here itself during my vacations. Came
and visited kids during few weekends. Liked the openness of Prof. Jayadev a lot,
developed tremendous respect for him, seeing all the work he has done and also
seeing the very personality he is. I am gratified that he offered me to work here,
after seeing my interest in this area. I knew I wanted to join some education
related NGO soon, so decided to join Deenabandhu. It was an opportunity, to
be in the place I liked, to learn from Prof. Jayadev which I cherish and more than
anything, to make life a complete process of self learning.
So here I am .
Apart from this, I like most of the things that life offers. I am getting trained in
Hindustani classical music, enjoy dancing, enthusiastic about Dramatics, love to
spend time alone amid nature, also love the company of the people, like to run,
cycle, trek, walk, swim and drive (if its not too much)!!
With best Regards
Cheers
Prajna N S
