The Bell Rang and Life Began: Tiffin Breaks of Our School Days
The Bell Rang, and Life Began: Tiffin Breaks of Our School Days Tiffin intervals in school were not just time for a break from class and refueling energy by munching. In fact, it was the best time in the entire day at school. Not merely for refreshment, but in so many other ways. In my school, there was a five-minute refreshment break after two periods, followed by another two periods before breaking for tiffin. Starting our classes at 8, we relished the break at 11. As quiet and reserved a guy I was, I never joined the roar of excitement when the bell rang—though I was as excited as any other mate in my class. Weren’t we in a hurry to finish our tiffin? We did not want to compromise on the time left to engage in our favourite recreational activities. Multiple matches with no winners There were numerous creases for batting, with the burflower tree (kadam) stem being the wickets. A single brick or stone would make the wicket at the bowling crease. A single bat was exchanged ...