Pilot's Chat With Her School Teacher, 50 Years Later, Is The Best Thing On The Internet Today

Little else tops the place teachers hold in our lives. Especially those from school, who played the role of second parents to us, making unparalleled contributions to shaping us as individuals that have made us the people we are today. The warmth, therefore, of going back in years to reconnect with remnants of school always remains special to many of us.

It flooded Nivedita Bhasin recently when she rekindled her relationship with a long-lost teacher who taught her when she was only nine. An accomplished pilot, notable for making history as the youngest woman pilot in the world to command a commercial carrier in the 1990s, Bhasin found her class four teacher on Facebook after 50 years.

"She taught me in 1972 and clearly, left an indelible mark on me as an impressionable 9 year old. She remembers my name too!!" wrote an elated Bhasin on Twitter, sharing a screenshot of her teacher Linda Noronha's reply to her.

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Bhasin has broken and flown through the glass ceiling more than once, with multiple credits to her name. She has been a part of several momentous all-women flying crews in India, including the Calcutta-Silchar flight in 1985 and the Mumbai-Goa Boeing in 1989. What's more, she belongs to a family of aviators, with her husband, daughter and son all sharing the same profession.

It turns out, for Bhasin, dreams of soaring high took root when she was just a primary school girl - something Noronha delightfully remembered. "You wrote an essay in class 4 wanting to be a pilot... I remember seeing your name for some exemplary thing with Indian Airlines so I knew you fulfilled your dream!" Noronha's reply to Bhasin read.

"I am so happy to connect... that was the best class I ever taught... don't remember all the names but I do remember the little excited faces!! Frozen in my mind!!"

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Nivedita Bhasin's Student-Teacher Moment Touches Hearts

The heartwarming Twitter post from Bhasin, shared coincidentally on Valentine's Day, has given many the dose of love that marks the occasion. It has amassed over a thousand likes and hundred-plus replies.

"Fairytale . Don’t u wanna fly down and give her a hug right now ?" one user commented. "School teachers never forget. They are the best!" wrote another. Several users even took the opportunity to reminisce about their own experiences with old school teachers they cherish.

"I know how excited you would be. These are the wonderful moments in our life. I got in touch with my 5th std ClassTeacher after 42 years in 2021," one person wrote. "My sister met an old lady in a church in US when she went there for a post doc. The Indian lady had studied in same college, so she invited for lunch. They figured that our grandma 'Dorothy teacher' taught her English in the 1950s," said another.