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Of course, Anand, who moved to Oakville in 1982 already has someâ€" thing of a profile here. He has served on the Library Board and the Board for the United Way; he serves GARA (Glen Abbey Resident‘s Association) and the annual extravaganza Summerfest. For the past two years, he has organized the White Ribbon campaign for Halton as a protest against violence against women and children. Doing these things in his community, he says, gives him much pleasure. bove all Mohan Anand is a teacher â€" technicalâ€" ly, he is a high school vice principal â€" but nevâ€" rtheless a teacher. We met recently in his Glen Abbey home, and he talked for two hours plus (long after my tape recorder had stopped turning), about his life and times, his fears and feelâ€" ings, triumphs and trials. He answered every question thoughtfully, with good humor, without evasion. A 54â€"yearâ€"old visible minority in a cold country, Anand, who had polio as a child, has the sunniest disposition I have ever encountered. Interview over, he wanted to know, "What will people take from this story, do you think?" â€" What will they take? "Yes," he said, "what purpose will i serve?" Purpose? He is not worried about what I will write, he says. But "why*", this is what puzzles him. This is what makes him a good teacher, maybe. "I feel I must get involved and give something back to this commuâ€" nity which has given so much to me," he says. "But," he adds pointedly, "I feel no need to be recognized in a position of MOHAN ANAND:a real ‘people‘ person i a n k €a a Bndal ROb M IntOSh 10 Stores Remshy china crystal shops 4â€"pc Salad Set 2 tier Tidbit Divided Relish Chip and Dip Oval Bowl Special Purchase! Vigneta Glassware wl 50.00 Plus other exceptional gift items! Beautifully Gift Boxed Sugg. Retail Special Did I mention that the former Physics and Math teacher is someâ€" thing of a flaming optimist? He wife, Nirmal, a substitute teacher with an MA in Economics, calls her husband of 25 years a "people person". 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