EXCELLENCE IN ACCOUNTANCY AND EXCELLENCE IN ACCOUNTABILITY
I f someone says ‘Sorry’ to you because you insist or ask that person to say ‘Sorry’… then, that person is not sorry at all. Doesn’t it make sense? So, this morning, I found myself telling this young girl, a twelfth-standard student, “Now, before you go, say ‘Sorry’.” “Sorry sir,” the young girl said looking down… “ Beta , look at me and say, ‘Sorry’,” I gently insisted. She did… Was I satisfying my own ego? Was I forcing her to say something she did not want to? This girl was to write a test yesterday along with her group. When I did not see her in the class, I called her… The phone was ringing, but she was not taking my call. I left a message, asking her to revert… No response. There was another girl, who, too, was absent… The same story repeated. After the class, I asked their friends to leave a message in their group that the two girls had to call me… A few hours later, the second girl did. They had Board exams com...