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Legendary leg-spinner Anil Kumble donned the teacher's hat as part of a CSR initiative by P&G. How would you like it if one day, legendary cricketer Anil Kumble waltzes into your
classroom and becomes your teacher for the day? Students of Government School, Kundahalli, Whitefield, were treated to precisely such a surprise, as the former Indian international
cricketer, in an effort to promote educational causes, donned on the teacher’s hat for the day on Tuesday. The event, organised to celebrate P&G’s signature CSR programme, P&G
Shiksha, saw the cricketer taking roll call for students who were more than excited to have a celebrity amongst them. The moment he entered the classroom, the students of class 6 immediately
leapt out of their seats and nearly yelled the customary - “Good morning Sir”. For his part, Kumble mingled with the students and asked them basic questions not only about cricket but also
pertaining to history of Karnataka. One of the reasons, Kumble said he was attracted to the programme was because he himself was brought up by parents who drilled the importance of education
into him. “ India is a young country and we need to find ways of engaging the youth and keeping them in our schools. We need to provide them with a good environment and good sanitation and
of course midday meals is a good scheme to get them to come back,” he said. Kumble also said sports was a good way to keep students interested in school. “It’s another tool schools should
use to bring students coming back everyday. Sports should be an integral part of the curriculum,” he added. The former India captain spoke about the effect education had in his own career.
“It is important even for cricketers to have a solid educational foundation. You will be able to analyse the game better and also have a fallback career in case being a cricketer does not
work out. More importantly you will be able to handle to highs and lows of the job,” he added. Kumble also had students sing and perform for him. Three students led the rest of their
classmates in rousing rendition of the popular song Hum Honge Kamiyaab (We will overcome) in Kannada, English and Hindi. And with the glee writ on the faces of the students, it seemed that
they really did believe that they really will overcome, someday. _@DNA_