My mother had been an English teacher in India before she came to the U. K. , and … - Sanjeev Bhaskar

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Sanjeev Bhaskar

My mother had been an English teacher in India before she came to the U. K. , and she taught me to read early on - not only in English, but in Hindi, too. My teachers didn't like the fact that I was reading more quickly than they were teaching, and as a consequence, I would sometimes get bored in class.

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