Meet Praveen Kumar
Praveen approached us on a cold December morning. He was dressed in a neatly ironed white formal shirt tucked into clean black coloured trousers. He wore polished brown formal shoes and a belt to match.
‘Good morning sirs’, he said. ‘I want to do my SSC from t...
Meet Anirudh Reddy
Anirudh came to us on a cool Wednesday morning. Dressed in a flamboyant pink shirt with a blue tie and white jeans he looked like a budding movie actor.
‘Hello sirs’, he greeted us cheerfully.
‘I was looking to enroll into the Telangana Open School Society SSC...
Meet Reka
Reka came to us on a cold rainy morning. She was 21 years of age and wanted to do her Telangana Open School Society Intermediate exams. She had dropped out from the classroom course because of family matters.
‘Good morning Reka’, we said.
‘Good morning sirs, I want to ...
Meet Supriya
‘Good morning sir. I am Supriya. And I have come for advice on applying to the TOSS SSC’, said Supriya, on a sunny Wednesday morning.
‘Good morning Supriya, can you tell us a little about yourself and your goals?’, we asked.
‘Yes sir, I discontinued my s...
Meet Aarathi
Aarathi came to us on a clear Saturday morning. She had completed her SSC on March 2006 in first class from ZPP Secondary School, Narayangiri. And she came to us for advice on applying to and writing the TOSS Intermediate examination.
‘Good morning, Aarathi’, we said.
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Rajeshwar the jeweler
‘Hello, good morning, sirs’, Rajeshwar said.
‘Good morning Rajeshwar’, we said. ‘Please take a seat’.
After Rajeshwar sat down, we asked him what his goals were. He stated that he wanted to do his Intermediate from the Telangana Open Schoo...
Meet Mohan Raju, marketing agent
‘Hello sir, I would like to do my Intermediate from Telangana Open School Society board’, said Mohan Raju.
He was wearing a light blue formal shirt and jeans. He looked like a young, dynamic, go-getter. Probably works as a marketing agent, we thought.
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*We have translated the Telugu to English in this post for the convenience of the readers.
Enter Rajmohan
Rajmohan entered our office on a clear morning. He was wearing a green checked formal shirt and brown corduroy pants. He looked like a senior marketing agent to us.
‘Hello, my name is R...
Meet Mr. Vivek Prasad
It was a sunny afternoon when Vivek Prasad entered our office. He was dressed in a black T-shirt, blue jeans and sported a light beard. He seemed like a man who worked long hours.
‘Good morning sir, I am Vivek Prasad, the one who called yesterday?’, he said.
R...
Meet Ramulu, the watchman
‘Hello sirs’, said Ramulu as he entered our office. Dressed in a blue formal shirt and jet black pants, he looked like a security guard for an apartment block or a store. ‘Good morning, your good name?’, we asked. ‘Ramulu sir’, he repl...
Mr. Vikrant meets us
It was a dull cloudy morning when Mr. Vikrant Singh met us in the office. He was here for advice on how to go about applying for and writing the Telangana Open School Society (TOSS) Intermediate exam. He had already visited the TOSS official website and was flabbergasted at t...
Jagdish the auto driver
Jagdish came to us early in the morning in an auto on 6th December. He was dressed in neatly washed khaki shirt and pants with an identification card pinned to his shirt. He looked young and wore a tepid smile. ‘Good morning’ he said to us in Hindi, ‘Mein...
A frail looking lady, Sarala came with her talkative son to meet us in December 2021. She had passed her tenth, SSC exam, in Telugu medium, 18 years back in 2004, when she lived in her village near Tandur. Her father had taken seriously ill immediately after her tenth and she had to discontinue h...
Sanath Kumar was a student of the direct Secondary School Certificate (SSC) open, distance learning course, Class X/10, conducted by the Telangana Open School Society (TOSS) in the academic year, 2021-22.
When Sanath Kumar came to meet us in January 2022, he was dressed stylishly – ironed t...
As admission advisers and consultants for the direct SSC and Intermediate courses offered by the Telangana Open School Society, Government of Telangana, we have been meeting and having discussions with principals and heads of institutions of different high schools and junior colleges all over Hyd...