Shaping an Individual

Two days before, The course of STI(Social transformation in India) was over. Though getting a course over is something that everybody wants to celebrate, deep down inside i was thinking is it all that we expect out of the a Course. Attend the classes(attendance is mandatory for 80% else you will face a grade drop),do well in Quiz, Do well in exam and get a good grade. But suddenly i realized that it is only this course that made me ponder upon the essence of having a course and not other courses (After all at lease 3 of the courses are over). And then my mind recalled the Point of differentiation. How can i be such a fool. The difference is because of the faculty. Prof. Matthew can make anything interesting in his very articulate lectures coupled with some great movies from around the world. It was the first time that i really felt like watching a movie not just for entertainment but also to understand things which are going around. Many so-called controversial topics like Caste, Gender, Sexuality, Race etc. have been portrayed (and most importantly in the correct manner) in these movies which i have never heard of.
I still remember when we got our course outlines of various subjects, after looking at the name of the subject, the first thing that came in my mind was "its going to be boring","we might need to mug up a lot , after all it is sociology". But some seniors have assured me that the professor who is going to teach us this subject is so wonderful that even our way of looking at our life will change. And here i was waiting for the first lecture. And guess what , seniors were not wrong. In the first ever class, professor has made an impression on my mind which i can not ever forget in my life. Right from his criticism of every religion(for all the right reasons) to enlightening us about how we ourselves have changes over the years because of stereotyping to his always so great observations about films in different era's , Sir has made us really think about what we are up to as a society and where are we heading towards. But the most surprising part was film screenings. Having an elaborate introduction about the movie, the time in which it was made, the culture etc.(Not to forget his remark "I have to tell you because you people don't know anything") and then watching the movie was such an enjoying experience that i can bet even 100s of lectures couldn't have taught us anything of this sort. After the course is over, i am very sure i am going to miss all his great quotes as well as his scoldings "Abhijeet, on an average 5000 children in India are dying because of hunger and you are eating so much".
Very less people whom i come across in my life, could actually change my way of thinking , and Sir is one of them. it was really a great experience.I have already made up my mind to watch all his movies next year when he will come back for PGP15.
Now that's called Strategy .. Isn't it :)