Village Schools. Poem by Gangadharan nair Pulingat..

There the village school exists
As a monument of old generations
As monument of first letters taught
As a memory of old teachers proudly worked
Not for monetary sake, but for giving education
To all the children of the village
Irrespective of wealthy, poor class segments
They were not classified or branded
Teachers knew generations are to be taught
They are the leading figures of tomorrow
To make the village prosperous
To adopt new methods of living
To envision their own future in education
Alas! we lost the noble thoughts slowly
We changed the village school as a monument
When money making was the real motive
The new schools and pompous dress codes
The loss is big, the conscience is important
We could strengthen the village schools
Adopting new methods, and class room avenues
Let there be talents of maturity to future.