Alka Madam - In Pursuit Of Human Values

Author : Dr. A.V. Subrahmanyan

This is a immersive fictional story of a feisty young girl from the arid deserts of Rajasthan – Alka Rawat, trying to break free from patriarchy, make a mark in this world and make her father, a martyr soldier of the Indian army proud in Heaven. Providentially in this story, the Government of India launches an ambitious pilot project of imparting education in a new subject – Human Values & Ethics in schools all over the country and our feisty young lady lands this job as a Human Values and Ethics teacher in a education hub of a town, Rudrapur in Uttarakhand state of India.
In no time, she captures every student’s imagination with her illustrative methods of teaching, thereby garnering not only respect, but also boundless love and affection from the entire student community of her school. The teacher through the story, deftly covers all the necessary topics with the help of examples and exercises leaving a deep imprint on all her students and in particular on 5 students who form a proverbial gang of five in their standard.
This gang of 5 students will go on to play a major role in this story of the pursuit of Human Values. Even 15 years later and well settled in their lives, a longing to see their old teacher takes them on a transcontinental trip which ends with an unexpectedly emotional twist.
This book and its chapters will serve as a beacon of good values and ethics for all school children, who hopefully will evolve as good human beings with impeccable integrity and law abiding citizens.