Adil Najam
This picture just brought back a flood of memories.
This picture was taken in Peshawar in May this year. But it could have been me so many years ago. I remember that blue sweater, that tie that never kept in place (that is before the uniforms changed to ‘malitia’ shalwar qameez), those pale-yellow choona painted walls (or pale green or pale blue).
The only thing I do not remember is having that big a smile on my face for the morning ‘Assembly’, which I assume this may be. And speaking of smiles, is this not a wonderful, infectious, honest smile.
I wonder, however, what the ‘266’ and ‘306’ written in chalk on that desk signify? Any ideas?
Originally uploaded by annesh on Flickr.com, see here.
Usually in Pakistan at this stage the first digit from the left indicates the class the kids are in. So I am guessing these are class 2 students.
I certainly hope it is not the marks they got in a test. That would be poor taste. Maybe, roll numbers. Though I wonder why the numbers will be so high for kids this age.
….numbers are indicating their roll number or may be the markswhich they got in any recent assesment i think so
I am shooting in the dark here but it looks like the kids were about to have a test of some sorts so the numbers might have served as indicators to their allotted seats.
Or they just might be their roll call ids.
Ah ha….
And for a moment I thought we woudl not get out ‘picture of the day’ today!