A surprise gift

by | Friday, September 12, 2008

I just received a gift in the mail. It was a box and in the box was



One of those cool push pin toys… How cool is that!

In the box was a short note that went:

Hi Dr. Punya! It was a pleasure to meet you during the Quest Alliance Seminar in Bangalore. I really enjoyed all your sessions. It has surely given me a new insight and direction on how to shape our school curriculum and teacher training for a more

That’s it!! It just ends there!. So I don’t know who this is from.

So if you, dear mystery gift sender, are reading this blog, thank you. Please drop me an email so that I know who you are, and I can thank you in person.

This is very sweet. Thanks again.

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