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I recall this incident from high school, when a fellow classmate had scored really low in physics and the teacher had refused to give him grace marks. Well, to be true, even grace marks couldn’t help him pass the paper so the teacher didn’t bother. In the Parent Teacher meet, his father accused the Principle of not hiring good enough teachers. He wasn’t ready to accept that his kid didn’t bother to concentrate in the class and went on with the following lines : “What do you do with all the fees paid? Your teachers are sub-standard so the kids spend so much on tuition. Why can’t you hire good teachers? “ The Principle was a wise man. He very calmly asked, “Sir, you will make your child a doctor, engineer, lawyer and manager, but never a teacher. Nobody aspires to be a teacher in today’s date. Then how do you say we don’t hire good teachers? Will you make your child a teacher?” The question had quite an effect on the angry parent. He left the room without another word with that question ...

The Gujaratis are best known in Mumbai’s culinary scene for thalis, restaurants offering several courses of all-you-can-eat platters of food with a variety of subtle flavors. The restaurants take pride in leaving their customers full; one has a Web site that claims, “We serve as long as you can eat.” Thalis are typically served on large, round steel plates (the word thali itself means plate) and begin with a course of farsan (steamed and fried starters). The meal goes on to different types of rotis (Indian breads) with accompaniments of vegetables (three to four types) and dal (lentils), followed by rice. And finally dessert, the most important part of the meal and also the main reason you should head for a thali in Mumbai this season. Aamras – thick and sweet freshly squeezed juice of mango – which makes for the best dessert, is available only in the summer and in some places, is served in unlimited quantities. Some of the best places to try a Gujarati thali in Mumbai include  Rajdhan...