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About the Book: This is the story of a group of boys in a Sainik School and their interaction with teachers and authorities. They join the school in class fifth from where their process of learning and unlearning begins. They are wayward rude and defy rules at times. The arrival of a new Principal in this school however brings about a paradigm shift in their lives. This amazing Principal bans punishments and offers students to carry books in the exams. He brings to this remote and isolated school some of the whos who from India and abroad. The school becomes exemplary with several awards and trophies and the boys are successful. The ideas of this Principal a legion and his experiments with the boys are now adopted by the CBSE and some of the best schools in India. What is your secret of success? This is the prime lesson he gives to the boys. About the Author: Ajit Kumar Jha is boring to interact with but interesting to read as his friends say. Most of his learning in School and College came as a directionless drift of an avalanche gathering dust and storm in its way. In his three decades of writing beginning with the Times of India he moved across publishing platforms and channels offline and online as a blithe or restless spirit. In the process he learnt the valuable lesson that the true art of writing is not writing for yourself – as taught by the old school of thought – but for others because connecting and blending your consciousness with the world at large is the essence of the ultimate food for your soul.