Memories

आज इस वेबसईट पर एक नजर डालने का मौका मिला तथा इसी के साथ मन हर्ष से प्रफुल्लित हो उठा । जैसे एक अन्वेषी राही नदी का उद्गम स्रोत खोज निकालता है और जनसामान्य के सम्मुख प्रस्तुत करता है ,उसी प्रकार एक सुपुत्र ने भी अपने पिता के प्रति कृतज्ञता रखते हुए उनके कृत कर्मो को विश्व के सामने प्रस्तुत कर ही दिया मैंने उनको तो कभी नहीं देखा परन्तु यह अवश्य कह सकता हूं कि वे जहां कहीं भी है सुखी है क्यूंकि मुझे शिवम में एक छोटे तिवारी जी की छवि दिखती है । वह अपने पिता की तरह दूसरों की निस्वार्थ भाव से सहायता करता है , हमेशा प्रसन्न रहता है तथा सदा अपने परिवेश को भी प्रसन्न रखने की कोशिश करता है , अच्छे व सच्चे मित्र बनाता है, कभी भी दूसरों को कोई कमी महसूस नहीं कारवता, सदा दूसरों के मुसीबत के समय काम आता है , तथा अपनी मुसीबत के समय पर्वत की तरह अविचल भाव से अडिग रहता है। एक बाप को खुश होने के लिए और क्या चाहिए । अपितु मै तो यहां तक कहूंगा कि शिवम को देख कर ऐसा लगता है कि जैसे कि D. K. Tiwari जी हमारे बीच से कभी गए है नहीं

I've known Professor Tiwari for 20 years. When I first met him 20 years ago, Professor Tiwari mentioned his relationship with Korea.rnWhen he lived in Korea, he said that Korea experienced rapid economic growth in the 1970s after the Korean War.rnProfessor Ttiwari, who I know, has always been a person who thinks about the future of India.rnI remember what he said in the 1960s that India was a train exporter to Korea, and that India should become an economic power.rnIn my personal opinion, India is a country with many talented people.rnI'm glad that Professor Tiwari's son, whom I saw 20 years ago, grew up great.rnI'm still going to India for business, and I'm getting along with Professor Tiwari's family.rnI hope that Professor Tiwari's son will play a big role in the development of India. Thank you.

दिन चढ़कर ढल जाता है,rnफिर चारों ओर अँधेरा लगता है,rnदुनिया मुस्काती इठलाती है,rnपर कुछ सूना सा लगता है,rnहम बैठे हुए हैं किनारे पे,rnपर पीछे सहारा लगता है,rnख़ामोशी भी कुछ कहती है,rnसुनकर प्यारा लगता है,rnआप हो भले हमारे पास नहीं,rnपर एक साया सा लगता है,rnकहानियों का दौर चलता है,rnज़माने का नजरिया बदलता है,rnउन पुरानी यादों में कुछ ठहरा सा लगता है,rnयाद है लोगों को वो गुजरे पल,rnउन्हें जीना अच्छा लगता है,rnआप हो भले हमारे पास नहीं,rnपर एक साया सा लगता है।।

I do believe if this intellectual person had not there, we wouldn't have been here. Somebody has rightly said thatrn" Wo akela hi chala tha janib e manzil magar,rnLog (students) aate gaye aur Karwan banta gaya".rnSir! We will absolutely never ever forget what you did for us to embellish our future in your short and flawless period.rnMay God always keep you Sir in peace 🙏

एक ऐसे इंसान जिनसे मैं कभी नहीं मिला हूँ, लेकिन उनके बारे में सुना बहुत कुछ हूँ, और अभी उनके दिखाए रास्ते पर या यूँ कहें कि उनके बनायें रास्ते पर चल रहा हूँ, इस रास्ते पर चल कर ना जाने कितने लोगों ने क्या क्या मुकाम हासिल किया है। मैं उनकी बात कर रहा हूँ जिन्होंने भारत में कोरियाई भाषा की नींव रखी, मैं बात कर रहा हूँ डॉ. डी. के. तिवारी सर की। यहाँ उनकी कुछ यादगार लम्हों की तस्वीरें हैं कुछ यादगार बातें हैं। ये बातें मैं अभी भी अपने शिक्षकों से सुनता हूँ। और कोटि-कोटि नमन करता हूँ उनको की उन्होंने एक ऐसा रास्ता बनाया जिसपे आज कई लोग चल रहे हैं।rnधन्यवाद सर, हमें ऐसा उपहार देने के लिए।

One day I got his letter from Korea. He was bit angre on me because due to some reason I couldn't delivered his letters to his addres. The same day I collected all his letters and delivered before he come to Baswariya. Because I knew that I won't be able to stand in front of him when he would come(haha). Remembering him through special memories together. He left the void in the heart. I will always love you for eternity. What can I say about him, a free-spirited, talkative and incredible bright, who brought so much love and goodness into my life. He was pride and inspiration for me, I thank the universe for giving me this opportunity to know him. He truly loved and cherished every single one of his owns.rnEven when I was going through a difficult period, you stood with me and taught me that life should be lived with zest. You always guided me in those times. My last meeting with you was at JNU and I would always remember your every words.rn- I Miss You

I shall always remember him as a man who was connected to his deep roots while he grew very very tall in stature. For someone like me who shares his rural background, I used to look up to him as someone who had made us all proud. I had seen him teach at JNU and had also seen him interact with people at our native place. He was a blend of suave credentials with raw desi style. How well he used to inspire us is a great testimonial to this saint-like genius. My Pranam.

When travelling to unknown roads, you always wish to find someone who can put you in the right direction and one such influential person was our Professor Dilip Kumar Tiwari, whom we fondly call Tiwari Sir. While teaching us in Bachelor classes, he always shared his own life's lessons and that has a huge impact on my life and career. One such example is that he always emphasized on improving our English language skills rather Korean which was our major and we realise it today what he meant then. He knew us all and which background we came from and always showed us the path that will establish us as a successful professional. He may not be with us today but his blessings will remain with us and we will always cherish beautiful memories that we shared with him. Rest in Peace, Sir!

Immediately after joining JNU as a teacher I was in great need of guidance not only professionally but also at personal level. Dr. Tiwari has helped me a lot in both lives. Especially he had helped me a lot in driving a new car. He used to be available for any kind of help. Now though he has left us physically, I can see same kind characteristics in his sons. Thank you Shivam Beta for giving me this opportunity to share my nice memories

Dr. D K Tiwari or Tiwari Sir as we dearly called him, was nothing short of an institution. He was one of my first teachers of Korean at JNU. My first impression was that he had a very enthralling personality. He looked strict yet very calm and composed, very knowledgeable yet easy to approach and less talkative yet clear in thoughts. He was one of those teachers whose lessons you would remember for life. He made learning easy and interesting for his students. He was also a very observant teacher and understood his students pretty well. He would try to maintain and ensure all students followed the lesson at pace. If any student tried to outsmart his peers he would find fun ways to put them back in place. I would like to share a funny anecdote here. I remember sitting in my first year BA (hons.) class, we were practicing basic grammar and vocabulary. Tiwari Sir had asked us to translate simple sentences to Korean. Sentences like राम स्कूल जाता है, or रवि फल खाता है etc. These were simple sentences with simple vocabulary like स्कूल, फल, जाना, खाना etc. that we had memorized during our first few lessons. Turn by turn every student was asked to translate a sentence. There was a front bencher who kept raising his hand every time Sir gave a sentence. He was obviously trying to impress Sir and outsmart all other students. Sir noticed his eagerness but stayed calm. After a few rounds, Sir finally walked up to him and gave him a chance. He was of course very confident and got excited. Then came the sentence, मोची जूता सीता है. The student went blank. This was out of syllabus. We all giggled. This episode taught us an important lesson. 'Humility is a virtue'. Just as it is important to gain knowledge it is equally important to stay humble. He was a great scholar and educator who inspired me and helped me to inculcate some of his methods of teaching in my classroom. We all miss him at CKS!

A good teacher “facilitates thinking, engages minds, listens to all questions, cultivates dreams……learns everyday”. Dr. Dilip Tiwar i had many of these qualities and skills, which are requisite of a good teacher. I was fortunate to have known Dilip first as a teacher, and later as his provost when he was a warden at a hostel of JNU. He taught Korean and I, Japanese in School Of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, JNU. We were one centre in those days (later, Japanese and Korean centres bifurcated). He was one of the pioneers in the field of Korean studies. He made significant contribution to the development of the Korean language teaching at JNU through his scholarship and his teaching. His understanding of the subjects he taught and the issues of students made him a successful teacher. Besides being a dedicated teacher, he was a committed research scholar. It was as the provost that gave me an opportunity to know him more closely. We listened and tried to solve together all sorts of problems of hostel residents. As a warden, he proved to be a helpful, considerate, kind and gentle person, he always found time for the residents. Dilip had made a brilliant start but tragically, such a talent had been taken away so quickly. He was a cherished colleague and a caring family man. My thoughts and best wishes have been and will always be with his family in all their academic and personal pursuits.

A father figure, a local guardian, practical teacher, confidence building teacher for students like me from small town in Bihar, having no Knowledge of English/Korean, no confidence at all. During one of the students visit to LG, he questioned my silence, less participation during Q&A round. Post that I was visible everywhere and could gain numerous achievements. During our JNU days we had in our mind that Tiwari Sir is watching all the time which kept us alerted and prevented us to get indulged in any unnecessary activities. His teaching style was so perfect that we never felt low in confidence and had a belief that we could also do better in study and life which became so true. We miss you a lot sir and hope that god gives the strength to family to do well and prosper.