Inspirations from Scientists of Manipur : Prof. Laitonjam Warjeet Singh
Downloadable Book Extract – Serial No : 3

Research Institute Of Science & Technology (RIST) *

Prof. Laitonjam Warjeet Singh

A long journey to be as an organic chemist
Prof. Laitonjam Warjeet Singh

I did my schooling from Uripok Boys’ Junior High School and Ram Lal Paul High School, Imphal. I was found to be a sincere and obedient student during my school days. Then I was admitted to the D.M. College of Science for Pre-University and graduation courses.

I found a lot of changes from the school life to the college life. During school days, student life was confined and could not get much free time, as the Headmaster, Shri (L) R. K. Shitaljit Singh, was very strict. I remembered when I was first admitted to Ram Lal Paul High School as a new student and was interviewed after first terminal examination by the teachers and the Headmaster for giving school scholarship.

I got nervous in front of the teachers; when the Headmaster asked me why my name was 'kshechri' (mixed name) of English and Sanskrit. He said my name should be either War Conquerer or Lal Ngamba, and asked me who gave my name. I meekly replied in a week voice ‘by my father’ and he shouted to speak louder, I repeated the same answer in a loud voice, all the teachers laughed.

There were many teachers who inspired me during those school days; late Oja Ksh. Modhuchandra Singh who taught us Mathematics and Mechanics, late Oja Yumnam Nilo Singh who taught us Additional Mathematics and he never laughed. I remembered when he taught us about recurring numbers, he wrote the repeated number on the black board in full and then outside the blackboard on the wall.

We, in the class, all laughed but he did not show even his smiling face. Overall, we had late Oja R.K. Shitaljit Singh who was very strict and he used to check every class after each bell. Whenever he found a class having no teacher, then he used to come to the class and started teaching some lessons. I was very much afraid of him during those days as he always used to scold and shout with a stick.

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