The Lucky 13 ! .. A Journey 2 mah 1st job :)

People say 13 is an unlucky no. Bt fo me, its rather a different case. Der r several occasions in mah lyf wer I was associated wid dis “LUCKY 13” , as I call it so.. nd many a tyms, it did wonders.. When I was in cls 8th, I stood 2nd in clas for the 1st tym ever (was a topper since kindergarten) and scored 13 marks less dn the topper. I used to travel in bus no. 13 during my school days. It was 7/2/2011 (7+2+2+0+1+1=13) and I was travelg 4m Haridwar 2 Roorkee in a bus whose number was UP15 2410 (1+5+2+4+1+0=13), the moment I was struck wid an idea of writing dis post etc etc etc... The latest wonder is mah 1st JOB.. :) . Aftr being unsuccessful in several companies like Deutsche Bank, Direct I, Capital One, Schlumberger, ZS Associates, Rio Tinto, Verity Knowledge Solutions, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, Oracle Financial Services, Reliance Industries & Futures First, it was my 13th round.

The LUCKY 13 provd its worth yet agn fo me.. It was 13th Dec, 13th company in which i had applied, finally 13 were recruited and i ws d 13th in d list [Viswas wid “V”, alws d last name :( ] and here I am.. “RESEARCH ASSOCIATE in INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS DIVISION” @ EVALUESERVE, Gurgaon.

EVALUESERVE, a pioneer in providing Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) services, was opened for all B.Tech, M.Tech & PhD students irrespective of any branch. In many earlier companies, I wasn’t evn able to get thru d initial round of written test and was quite nervous. I alws had a self confidence in mahslf dat qualifying GD’s & Interviews is a left hand play fo me & my self confidence was prvd in an earlier company ‘Verity Knowledge Solutions’ whch didn’t take any written test and had only GD & Interview rounds as a part f der recruitment process. During dat GD, I was d only person in da grp f 8, along wid one of mah btch mates, hu ws in favour f da topic given to us “Formation of new states in India” while all othrs wer against us. I did perform very well in da GD and was applauded by most f mah colleagues fo many relevant points whch I had raised during the GD. One f my senior in architecture praised me saying, “suna h tmne GD me sabki baja di :) ”. This added to my self confidence. Finally, as expected, I got thru the GD (only 3 wer selected 4m our grp fo d nxt round). I myslf didn’t giv da interview with enthu & interest ‘coz da interview result f RIO TINTO was about to b declared late in da evng, and as per our college Placement Policy, v had to go in d company whc declares its result first and RIO TINTO being a foreign company is alws our 1st preference. SO, I knew I just have to qualify this written test...Baaki toh m goin to beat ne1 out der in da GD etc..

It was 13th Dec, 2010.. “D LUCKY DAY” .. attended the Pre Placement Talk (PPT) of EVS in d mrng and the only thing interested me in dat boring ppt was da last 7-8 mins, in whc dy attracted us by showing 4 (intimate) party pics ;-) agn & agn. The head presenter sed, v don’t ve office during weekends & organise parties almost evry weekend and “smtyms some inappropriate stuff also happens :P ”.. hehehehe... Dis was was d point I decided that I ve to get into dis compny nehow..fo 2 reasons: one, dy r here to recruit fo IPR profile and IPR (whch v studied in three-one, ie, 3rd yr 1st semester, as an elective course) was one f da only few subs whc attarctd mah interest & secondly, I love partiesssssssssssszzzzz........ \m/ .. It was almost 12.50pm, haven’t had brkfst, was very hungry, whn dy announced dat d written test will b conducted in New Examination Hall (NEH) at 1.15pm sharp. Shit ! I ve to miss my lunch :( . “Saalo, tm log khana bhi na khane dena aaj ! ” was exactly wat came to my mind ryt dat moment. Bt wateva, rushed towards NEH in d nxt couple f mins, praying all d while “Ohh God! pls make me qualify dis written round once. Bless me God ! “

Aftr gaving my bst shot in d written test, I went to the placmnt complex to chk out da result. Der was a long list f 104 students hu qualified d test among all B.Tech + M.Tech + PhD students hu had appeard fo d test. Firstly, I chkd d lst few names, thinking if dy had arranged it alphabetically and then started 4m d top. Was almost heart broken till I reachd no.50 and had started cursing mahslf [..thinkg, mera kuch nahi hone wala, phr se written nahi nikal paaya :’( ] whn I heard my name 4m smwher and increased my scrolling speed...Der it was, 85 Vishwas Gurehiya and yet again 8+5=13, mera LUCKY 13 :) .... yeyyy, yeyyyyyy, yeyyyyyyyyy !!!!!!


13, 13, 13 ... yet agn 13 ! Dis was d tym, I realised it has 2 b mah day 2dy ! I thanked God fo dis and seeked d Blessing f The Almighty 1ce agn, calld mummy papa and gave dm dis gud news dat I’ve been shortlisted fo da interview round. Maa-papa wer so happy. Mummy blessed me sayg, “Beta Vishu yaad karo tmne apne chote bhai ko kya bola tha jab vo interview k liye gaya tha,’bas yaad rakhna tmhe hi sab kuch aata h, baaki samne wala aur doose bacche tmhare samne kuch nahi h’ , aj tmhe apni yahi baat yad rakhni h..confidence se jao, hm sab tmhare sath h..” :)

It was arnd 5.30pm, if I rembr it exactly, whn da 1st round f interview begun. It was being conducted in two separate rooms and I was d 1st one hu was calld fo da 1st round f interview in one f da rooms.

ME: May I come in Sir !

HR: Yes Viswas, come on in. Have a seat.
(..his mob rings...He sed to the person on line, “I m tryg to connect my tata photon as da wi-fi isn’t working here in dis room at IIT Roorkee..Curse u IIT-R admin, u don’t evn provide da corporates wid a proper internet connection.. :@ )
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(goin thru mah CV)
HR: so Viswas tell me smthg bout yoslf. I just need u to focus upon four things. One, about urslf. Two, ur academics. Three, ur family background. Four, why Evalueserve ??

ME: Sir, I m a small town boy wid big drms, 4m a town named Banda in UP. Academically, I used 2 b the topper in each clas during my school dys, ryt 4m kindergarten. I won an ‘All India Talent Scholarship Award’ in 2005 and was the topper of my school in 10th boards. I am 4m a business background and da eldest son f my family. My father is a cloth merchant and we r in dis business since past 3 generations. I m the 1st one in my family hu has qualified to study at an IIT and my family members are really proud of it [..wid a smile :) ]. Coming to “Why EVALESERVE”.. (Nw, here comes a pre-planned FATTA .. :D ) Actually, u also work in d field f IPR and IPR had alws been my area f interest. I wud lyk to connect this ans wid my past whn i was in 9th std. I was wid one f my frnd hu used to update d website www.bundelkhand.in , whn i came across dis SHAJAR in bnda district http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shajar" ..for more details). I askd him isn’t der any legal way to provide protection to dis SHAJAR so as to avoid foreign competition, especially the Chinese?? He said der is smthg lyk ‘Geographical Indication’ whc gives legal protection bt i don’t have much details about it. Further, it was during 5th semester here at IIT Roorkee, whn i studied IPR as an institute elective course and was reminded f dis chat wid my frnd one day whn d course content of this subject progressed. I evn prepared a presentation on dis topic as a part f one of the assignment in this subject and was very much praised by the professor. I, then, started 2 giv technical details of SHAJAR...Blah ! Blah ! Blah !

HR: (..interrupting in betwn) will get into d technicalities later. So, u r d 1st person 4m ur family to get into IIT. How do u feel ??

ME: It really feels gud whn I go bak home and c my grandparents, maa-papa, proudly sayg “hmara beta IIT me padhta h !”. I get goosebumps and really feel proud f gettg an IIT education. :)

HR: (..with a smile..kept mah CV aside) Nw tell me smthg whc isn’t written in ur resume.

ME: well ! Not written in my CV..Sir, let me tell u my hobbies. My hobbies r playg ckt, listening to music. I started playg hocky aftr coming to dis campus. I love listening to music and singing, thou only fo myslf ;) . Lst yr, during our cultural fest, I did sing ‘on-stage’ in an event. I had dis charm of singin on-stage so i wnt fo it. I also wntd to c if i hav ne stage fear. I still have dat video in my cellph in my pokt, I cn shw u if u want. Whnevr i wtch dat video, I find dat m nt afraid f masses. I sang on-stage, infrnt f a janta numbering arnd 175-200 and inspite of d excessive hootings, I completed dose 2mins f KAROAKE without ne fear or hesitation.

HR: so..U lv singing..hmm, suggest me a Business Plan to organise a traditional musical concert in Roorkee ??

ME: [..thking..yaar Indian Idol me kya kya hota tha ]..he gave me a pencil nd paper, I bulleted 4 points in it and after 2mins f thinkg, I sed: sir, 1st f all I’ll need sponsors to get money to organise the event. Nxt, I’ll go for the publicity thru electronic and print media 2 invite d participants. Nxt, I’ll arrange fo da hosts and judges fo the event.

HR: Before goin to the sponsors, wont u make a plan of the investment expected ?

ME: Yes sir! I will.

HR: How will u do dat ??

ME: Being a traditional event, I’ll collect the data f all da previous years and analyze various expenses.

HR: How will u convince the sponsor if it is a new event ??

ME: bt sir, u sed that its a traditional event.

HR: yeah, nw tell me wat will u do if its a new event, happening fo the 1st tym ??

ME: (..thinkg..Shit man ! He has changed da entire ques, have to giv a rethot).. took a pause of 5 secs nd sed, NO probs sir. I’ll connect it wid the annual cultural function of our college. I’ll tell him dat evry year many such events r organised during Thomso whc r all a big success. Also, Roorkee has many colleges as well and its a well known fact that college students have got a gr8 fascination fo music, so u r in no way goin to b in a loss. Also, if we can get connected with some big music star, hu cn b a part f judging panel, d evnt is definitely gonna b a huge success..

HR: thanx Viswas. Dis is all I wanted to ask you. Gud Luck !

ME: Thank you sir ! :)

Huh! It was almost a 15-20 min round. Whn i came out f da room, my frnds anxiously askd, ‘yaar kya kya poocha ?? One of dm added, ‘tera interview toh bahut der chala. Itni der me toh bagal wale rum se 5 log wapas aa chuke h’.

Well, dis was mah 1st round f interview. Results wer expectd to b out in d nxt 3 hrs or so. I agn thnkd God for givin me courage to face d interview panel with confidence and gave a call to mummy. I remember me sayg,’ are mummy, aap pareshan mt ho. Interview bahut accha hua. Mera selection ho jayga, m 110% sure :) ’.

Finally, aftr a long wait, a list f around 34 people hu wer shortlisted fo d nxt round f interview was displayed on d placmnt complex notice board. Hurrah ! I was in da list !! :)

The 2nd round f interview was supposedly a technical 1. It was arnd 10.30 or 11 pm whn my turn came fo da 2nd round f interview. A general etiquette was agn followd..May i come in sir...Yes, hav a seat ! .. Huh ! hate dese formalities . :-/

Technical Interviewer (TI): [pls pay attention 2 da ques askd..] so, u r 4m Metallurgy. Acchaa tell me d composition of “DAT” used in welding. :O

ME: wat sir, electrode ??

TI: yes..yes..electrode.

ME: [..aftr his 1st ques, I had an intuition dat dis guy knws nuthg bout Metallurgy, so I just ve to keep tossing him up, shw dat m well knowledgeable in metallurgy and keep on speaking nethg, bt confidently].. Sir, actually it has to b of da same composition as dat f da base metal. Supose, it is a cast iron whc has carbon % > 2% having say C=2.5%, d electrode must ve ‘C’ arnd 2.5%.

TI: (giving me a pencil and paper) Sketch d diagram of BLAST FURNACE.
(i drew it)..

TI: wer frm do u get d slag and metal out and 4m wer do u pour in da raw materials..
(I markd all d points)..

TI: What r the temperatures in different regions ??
(I mentiond d approx temp ranges at various levels)..

TI: Nw, tell me hw is iron refined ??

ME: was dumbstruck fo a moment [..thking.. Ohh Shit ! I didn’t knew I had to prepare dat ‘Iron Making’ subject for dis non-metallurgy company  ] .. Suddenly, smthg strikd my mind.. Sir, actually PHOSPHORUS & SULPHUR are d major problem creators whc cause probs f hot-shotness & cold-shotness, so external or internal dephosphorisation & desulphurisation is carried out. I also told him ‘3 conditions’ used for de-P & de-S .
I had mixed up my ans. :P The conditions whch i told as those required for dephosphorisation were actually the ‘conditions required for desulphurisation’ & vice-versa. Bt it didn’t matter in d end coz my intuition was correct, he wasn’t a metallurgy guy :P

TI: In ur CV, u’ve mentiond dat IPR is ur area f interest. Wat do u kn bout IPR ??

ME: [..yeah quest toh i was expert in answering ;) ] I told him all d basics, Patent, Copyright, Trademarks, GI’s, Industrial Design, Trade Secret...gave all d definitions...nd askd him, “sir, shud i tell u about the various infringement acts as well ??”

TI: No, that was enough and wid this v come to an end of ur interview. Wish u gud luck !

ME: Thanx a lot sir ! :)

Now, the entire recruitment process was over and only the final result was awaited. I had my fingers crossed and kept praying to Lord for giving me success 2dy. Aftr waiting for arnd 3 quarters of an hour, the final result was displyd on the placmnt complx notice board wid my NAME der on d LIST.. Yippeeee !!!!! :) 13 students were finally selected, arrnged alphabetically with my name at the LUCKY 13th position.

I calld my mom and sed in a v saddy tone “mummy, is baar bhi nahi hua” and mumma was struck dumb fo a moment nd sed in a slo saddy tone, ‘koi baat nahi beta, tmne apna bst diya. Dekhna agli cmpny me jaroor ho jayga !’. Uske baad, i wasn’t able to control my happiness nd gave her d gud news..”mummy, meri job lag gae !!!!!!!!! “ .Mumma sed,’kya ? toh abhi tk muje pareshan kr rhe the tm..’ nd she became a lil senti. Then, I calld couple f mah v gud frnds at da very same moment nd gave dm dis gud news f becomg a CORPORATE person ! :) . We signed our OFFER LETTERS da same nyt and I didn’t slp fo da entire nyt. I takd to ma-papa, frnds and shared my day of joy and intense happiness wid all of dm during d entire night ! :)

Love u maa, papa & frnds hu kept me morally sound and boosted me wid a lot of courage and confidence during d entire initial period f failure. I also thank God for blessing me with success. And as I alws say:

“Dare to dream and Love to fall,
No dream is too big, no Star is too far!”

Should Sex-Education be given in schools or be it da responsibility of parents ??

Both ! It shud definitely com 4m parents, bt at da same tym since most f da parents don’t make enough efforts wid der kids ,may b due 2 conservativeness, it must b taught. If it wasn’t taught at all, I m sure da der wud b even more STD’s n teenage pregnancies. According 2 Rasmussen reports, 80% of da adults still say children shud b taught sex (don’t tak it othrwse) by parents rather thn schools, 11% feel dat its da responsibility f da school while 8% wer in a dilemma, whch side 2 go.

Besides da most effective channel for sex-education cn b media & particularly TV, films n magazines; bt our social customs and conservativeness may nt permit fo it. One f da -ve aspects f givin dis type f education is dat if taught young high school & senior secondary school kids may indulge in its practice bt taking it +vely, if nt taught it may giv rise 2 STD’s whch wl endanger our future generations as da doctorial science says STD’s cn b transferred 4m parents 2 da offsprings.

It is nt only da responsibility bt da right f da parents. Bt I don kn why don’t v cm out f dis bulshit , dis conservative barrier n da long-term practice f nt talking n discussing dis topic @ home. Many school boards argue dat der r families, especially in urban schools wher da child isn’t informed & is in a danger f unprotected sex and pregnancy. So, it must b taught. Though der wer efforts made by a school BOARD by including sm f da chapters in da school buks bt da reslt ws as expected. Our social conservativeness cam in2 being 1ce agn. There ws a big protest in Uttar Pradesh regarding it. Ultimately da board had 2 withdraw those chapters 4m da curriculum. Our conserv-attitude is 1 f grtst hindrances 2wrds giving such education. I think parents must tak it as a part f education besides thkg smthg else.

Howevr, der r sm parents hu r comg out f dis social barrier n our long term practice f nt talking bout dis at home. While browsing da responses f sm f da parents regarding dis topic, I found different opinions. Though sm cmpletly opposed it, yet der wer a few hu favourd it. One f da parents said dat he wud care less if da school teaches his daughter bout it, he wud himself plan 2 talk 2 his kids. Der ws notha guy hu said dat during da mid 70’s dy wer 1 f da 1st to gt dis “education” n whn his kids wer exposed 2 it, he ws v much involved in da subject matter.

Statistics show da teen pregnancy rate in US is 22 per 1000 while in India, in 2007, 375 million people wer suffering 4m STD’s out f whch 6% wer TeenAgers. Hence, der is an emerging need 2 include dis subject matter in da academic curriculum coz besides da danger f teenage pregnancies & STD’s, der r other emerging issues like Sex Related VIOLENCE spreading its wings quite rapidly in our society.

I personally belev dat da young senior secondary school/high school stdnts shud b taught bout sex by der contemporaries, wher a much older stdnt whom da younger boys & gals respected, gave dm advice and an insight into wat 2 expect as dy sexually mature.

Are Tru Lovers So Shy.......

10th Grade:-

As I sat there in English class,
I stared at the girl next to me.
She was my so called 'best friend'.
I stared at her long, silky hair,
and wished she was mine.
But she didn't notice me like that,
and I knew it.
After class,
she walked up to me and asked me for
the notes she had missed the day before.
I handed them to her.She said 'thanks'
and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
I want to tell her, I want her to know
that I don't want to be just friends,
I love her but I'm just too shy,
and I don't know why.


11th grade:-

The phone rang. On the other end,
it was her. She was in tears,
mumbling on and on about how
her love had broken her heart.
She asked me to come over
because she didn't want to be alone, So I did.
As I sat next to her on the sofa, I stared at her
soft eyes, wishing she was mine.

After 3 hours, within whch v watchd a movie,
and three bags of chips, I decided to go home.
She looked at me, said 'thanks'
and gave me a kiss
on the cheek..I want to tell her,
I want her to know that
I don't want to be just friends,
I love her but I'm just too shy,
and I don't know why.

Senior year:-

One fine day she walked to me
and asked me if I cud cm with her

for da prop-nite, whch ws meant only fo da couples,

during the annual function..

we made a promise that
we would go together just as 'best friends'.
So we did.
That night, after everything was over,
I was standing at her front door step.
I stared at her as She smiled at me
and stared at me with her crystal eyes.
Then she said- "I had the best time, thanks!"
and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
I want to tell her,
I want her to know
that I don't want to be just friends,
I love her but I'm just too shy,
and I don't know why.

Graduation:-

A day passed, then a week, then a month.
Before I could blink, it was graduation day.
I watched as her perfect body
floated like an angel
up on stage to get her degree.
I wanted her to be mine-but
she didn't notice me like that, and I knew it.
Before everyone went home,
she came to me in her smock and hat,
and cried as I hugged her.
Then she lifted her head from my shoulder
and said- 'you're my best friend,
thanks' and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
I want to tell her,
I want her to know
that I don't want to be just friends,
I love her but I'm just too shy,
and I don't know why.

Marriage:-

Now I sit in the pews of the church.
That girl is getting married now.
and drive off to her new life,
married to another man.
I wanted her to be mine,
but she didn't see me like that,
and I knew it.
But before she drove away,
she came to me and said 'you came !'.
She said 'thanks' and kissed me on the cheek.
I want to tell her,
I want her to know
that I don't want to be just friends,
I love her but I'm just too shy,
and I don't know why.

Death:-

Years passed, I looked down at the coffin
of a girl who used to be my 'best friend'.
At the service, they read a diary entry
she had written in her high school years.
This is what it read:
'I stare at him wishing he was mine,
but he doesn't notice me like that,
and I know it.
I want to tell him,
I want him to know that
I don't want to be just friends,
I love him but I'm just too shy,
and I don't know why.
I wish he would tell me he loved me !

.........'I wish I did too...'

I thought to my self, and I cried.

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Da Bst Dayz f Ma Coll Lyf - Thomso'09

In ma 2 n haf yrs f coll lyf, these 3 n haf dys wer da most fun filld whch I'll cherish foevr :-). Thomso'09 : Fo da Gods f fun, was in fact da bstst f da bst cultural evnts evr. It begun wid da evng f 30th oct n lasted upto midnite1st nov. Named after the founder of Thomason College of Engineering (now IIT Roorkee), Thomso has grown bigger with every passing year. A new feather to its cap was added when the Government of Uttaranchal declared it as the “Annual Youth Festival of Uttaranchal”. Past Thomsos have seen the likes of Sushmita Sen, Udita Goswami, Neeraj Sridhar, Sonu Nigam, Derek O’Brien and others. Cult bands like Parikrama, Mother Jane, Zero, Pentagram haave performed on the stages of Thomso.

Day 0 : 1 f ma school frn Aamir arrivd here wid other 5 f his clas mates n after a short stay @ rke headed fo der trip to ddun, mussori n dhanulti fo whch dy had lied in der coll n home ;-). Thomso began in da evng wid da opening ceremony @ da Senate and ended wid the event THAHAKE wher 'Ashok Chakradhar' n four others made da crowd roll on da flour wid der hilarious jokes :-D.

Day1 : An exciting evnt "Karoake" ws running in DOMS. We wer to sing a song der. I hav got a gr8 interst in music, so I askd 1 f ma frn PJ fo da duet (Emotional Attyachar) coz our tune mtch a lot in dis song. Bt he didnt accompany me. Finally, I gav a solo perfomance on "Likhe Jo Khat Tujhe", mah 1st evr stage perfomnce. It ws a nice exp, hooting, chearing etc etc etc.....Newys I fulfilld ma desire (Bt ab kabhi stage me to nahi gaane wala). Had a poli (Judge being ma senior), so ws successful in rchg da finale :-P. The day ended wid da ongoin scrch fo a SALSA gal and wid da VOGUE (Fashion Parade) bout whch v heard several rumours k RAIMA SEN is cmg n dn shayad DIYA MIRJA aa rhi hai, bt rumours rmaind rumours.

Day2 : Fo me the day bgun wid da scrch f a SALSA gal hu cud accompany me fo da SALSA WORKSHOP. Aftr various rejections, finally I ws successful in finding 1 ;-). 2 dys in da wrkshp wer really fun, learnd MIRINGE n SALSA. Aftr SALSA, wnt fo PAPER DNCE, it ws awesm man..!! (Sirf dekha tha, kash....;-) ) n dn wnt fo da FINALE f KAROAKE..hehe shudnt hav gone fo it. Missd MOTOMANIA where da finalists f STUNTMANIA (a MTV shw) gav der thrilling perfomanc. Day2 cam to an end wid da perfomnce f a Norwayian Band "Benea Reach", bt I hate rok so headed 2wrds DJ wid ma frns n lemme tell u YOUTHANASIA se accha Thomso me kuch nahi :-).

Day3 : Da final day f fun ws soon cmg 2 dawn. Wnt fo CORPORATA, quiz vo bi Thomso me :-o. Aamir rtrnd 4m his trip n our msti ws on full roll. As I had 2 go fo salsa, PJ accompanied Aamir, Saad, Gaurav, Renu, Nidhi n all. PJ beta tu to mujse bhi aage nikal gaya, dost mere n msti PJ ne ki..(baski wid Anjali :-P) gud hai bhai gud hai.. :-). Dn cam da tym fo whch most f dm had come to Thomso dis yr. Aftr hearg continuously 4m 2 yrs ki JAL aa rha hai, JAL aa rha hai, finally JUGGY D and da Pakistani band JAL set on rockg da stage f Thomso'09. Arrngd a family pass fo Aamir n his grp, farji entry, ab apna coll hai inna to haq banta hai.. :-D :-D. It ws an evng- a lotta intimacy, fun n fun n fun.

16frames, youthanasia, motomania, karoake wer da most exciting events dis yr besides Mr. n Miss Thomso jo ki evry yr is. It all ended. 3 n haf days passd by. Aamir, Saad, Renu, Nidhi n der entire grp wnt bak da same nite n nw END SEMS r haunting :-( . Hoping 2 hav much more fun durin xam tym..hehehe :-D

Why Dreams Doesn't Come True ????

It was Monday, 7^th of September 2009, the day which I was waiting for, the day f my dream. It was da day when ITC was 2 shrtlist the candidates for the internship. Although, I had heared many rumours that ITC doesn’t take stdnts with CGPA below 8 and last year students having CGPA more than 8.5 were only shortlisted and my CGPA is 7.465, yet my inner soul was continuously saying that I would definetly make thru the initial list of 34 shrtlisted candidates outta entire 3^rd yearites. ITC had alwz been my drm cmpny. Its not coz f the pakage it provides, although money does matter, bt it was more dn money that made it my drm cmpny. It was its Values like excellence and innovation and its Vision to sustain ITC’s position as one of India’s most valuable corporation which made it my drm cmpny coz des r inline wid mah main objective in life. I always want to excel in my life by getting associated with the bst in a field. ITC’s initiative 2wrdz Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) thru its E-Chaupal chapter, which is the largest internet based intervention in rural area, covering over 40,000 villages in 10 states had been impressing me throughout.

It was 6pm in the evening when my frnd Arnav ( popularly known as 'BABA' ) and I went to the intro-talk of ITC. V had received a notice that the names of the shortlisted candidates will b announced just after the talk, bt it didn’t happen. When I enquired, they said that it’ll b put up on the notice board, so I came bak 2 my room nd was praying to God that I get to enter the list f shortlisted candidates. While I was goin to the mess, I met 1 f my gud frnd, Ankit Mahajan, on the way hu gave me the news I was eagerly waiting for. Yo man !!! I made it thru the 1^st step. I thankd GOD nd went to my room to arrange for the formals. Unfortunately, I cud only arrange the shirt n the pant and nt the shoes (well, a kinda formal n a lill informal :-) ).

4 of us from my branch including me, Prathamesh, Shaivya n Rohit Mishra wer selected fo the GD which ws infact a case study. It was already 10 pm now. We wer divided into grps nd I had performed pretty well in the Group Discussion (GD). Finally, the result was out and Yippe !!! I was selected for the first round of interview. I kept calling my parents after each n every instance and took their blessings. I also kept praying GOD all the tym. I was feeling very proud now because I was among the Top-11 of my institute and above all, I was the only one frm my branch to be among the finalists. The first round f interview began at around midnight 12.40 am and it went on for approximately 25 mins. I knew I had made some mistakes in the interview. I shudnt have given those foolish answers. V waited fo the results till 3 am when finally they declared the final list of 5 candidates who wer selected out of 11 and Alas !!!!! all my hopes wer in vain. I had lost the tough battle.

Well, its all v call life. Happiness n sorrow go hand in hand. Up’s and downs are a part of it. At present, I am having mixed feelings. I m feeling proud coz i was the only one from my branch to have reachd such heights. Secondly, m sad coz I cudnt make thru it even though I had a very gud chance of winning the battle.  Wrdz of Prateek “ U ve opened our eyes, u left behind many 8 pointers and they may b thinking bout it ” and from Ankit Mahajan “ Man of The Moment ” added to the feeling. Bt I know, this happiness is only shrt-lived. It wont be long lasting. This is corporate world, tough competition man, and if either 2 were selected or 200, it doesn’t matter. I shud hav been 1 of them.

Notha dream shattered. I  just don’t understand “ Why Dreams Doesn’t Come True ?????? ”....... Bt I won’t stop dreaming. ITC is not the end of the world. I’ll dream big, much bigger then this. How many times will I fail ????? Once, twice, thrice and ultimately I’ll surely succeed. Always remember ‘ Dream Big and Aim High as they are the ways to shine Bright ’.

“ Dare to dream and love to fall,

No dream is too big, no star is too far ”

Finally, as I come towards the end of this post, I'd like to  thank GOD for bestowing His blessings upon me. I would also like to thank my friends and everyone who prayed for me and wished for my success. I would especially like to thank Rahul Sir (Placed In RELIANCE PETROCHEMICALS) and Himanshu Sir (IIM-C) who helped me a lot in the preparation.

Marking the Beginning........

Well, finally m into blogging. I am here to pen down my views and opinions about various topics and also to share those influencing my life......

It takes a lot of effort to create the first blog. Therefore, I would request you to forgive me for any mistakes. From the depth of my heart, I welcome your most valuable comments and suggestions. Please feel free to share your viewpoints.

I owe my gratitude to God and request Him to bless everyone in this world and inculcate the feeling of brotherhood and oneness amongst all. 

So, here I am with my first post.......