Many years back, my class fellows and I were waiting for a new visiting teacher to take first session of an advanced master-level course on management. We were quite relaxed as the teacher was already fifteen odd minutes late and the course coordinator had just confirmed that she was stuck in a traffic jam caused due to VIP movement, which has become a hallmark of Islamabad ever since, and that she was on her way to the University and would soon make it for the class. Naturally, I and my class fellows went further slack expecting she would first apologize for coming late after entering the class, then routine ice-breaking would follow through formal introductions etc., and onwards till the end of the stipulated three hour credit time the course plan / outline, do’s & don’ts etc., would be discussed as the way first sessions are usually conducted. However, when our teacher entered the class two things struck us all like lightening, firstly the graceful & impressive personality of our teacher and secondly she did not follow the normal pattern and instead asked the students to get ready for a five minute written quiz, take out papers and explain any [...]