Dehradun, Feb. 3 -- Jts.

' What makes all of you chant: 'Geeta Khanna? Geeta Khanna?' Is it a new mantra I have missed?' exclaimed P. N. Mishra. As an excellent English teacher at Mussoorie College, he was known for speaking his mind about almost anything. 'How I wish you could have seen Anand Baran's mother in her heyday!' The years had not been kind to Shanti Mishra. When no student opted for Sociology, rumours began to circulate that the management was shutting down the department she headed. I admit, like the others, I, could not help but notice the new girl who had just joined our college. She made heads turn- saying that she was stunning would be an understatement. She was a rare combination of beauty and brains. Why am I taking yo...