Bhubaneswar, March 5 -- There is a saying that 'Love for a person is known at the hour of separation.' This time-tested saying once again proved true when the whole villagers came out of their houses to give an emotional farewell to a headmaster who served for two and a half years at the village school.

The incident was reported from Rangapati village under Soro block in Balasore district on Sunday.

Two and a half years ago, Sarat Chandra Biswal joined the Rangapati Government Upper Primary School in Rangapati village as the headmaster. After his joining, the school witnessed a sea change. The quality of education imparted at the school improved significantly.

All from six to sixty would call him fondly 'Sarat Sir'.

It was when the ne...