Growing up in Ahemdabad, the one festival that I always looked forward to was Uttarayan. Uttarayan in Ahmedabad is a different vibe altogether. Back in the day, I remember that the practice would easily start a week or 10 days before the festival. Coming back from school and heading straight …
Read More »My Lockdown Weight loss journey from 120 Kg to 95 Kg
All of us thought that 2021 would be better than 2020. Well, our worst nightmare has come true, the situation is tough and grimmer than it was last year. Especially here in India, things are spiraling. While there’s negativity everywhere, I thought to pen down this post on my lockdown …
Read More »My First TV Shoot for Bournvita Quiz Contest in Kolkata
16 years ago in February 2005, I did my first TV Shoot for Bournvita Quiz Contest in Kolkata. It was during my first year in a boarding school at New Era High School. For someone who was shy and timid back then, this was huge. Traveling to a different part …
Read More »Completing 6 years at Wipro – employee corporate experience
People from earlier generation would start working from a desk and retire from that desk. Whether it was loyalty or stability, that was the trend. However, sticking to one organization for a long time isn’t a trend now. Especially during the initial phases of career, people tend to switch jobs …
Read More »Priceless things I miss about my boarding school life
If there is any person whose parents are neither in the Army nor have a central government job, and still has shifted places like crazy, it has to be me. Born in Lucknow, spent over a decade in Gujarat, few years in Goa, some in Maharashtra, another few in Karnataka, …
Read More »Memories of New Era High School Panchgani – My Second Home
It was during the summer of 2003 when we had shifted to Margao Goa from Ahmedabad. We were provided a huge cozy bungalow in Navelim with free supply of coconuts – thanks to those bunch of trees in the courtyard. I was in 6th grade and was studying at Loyola …
Read More »The 1000th Post – 1000 Blog posts – Achievement Unlocked
Sunday, 16 December 2012 – the day when I posted my first blog post. A 40 word post to be precise. Back then it was on my free WordPress site (which is private now). A newbie who just learnt about blogging starting out with a few sentences. In that josh, …
Read More »2010 to 2019 – The Last Decade That Was
In a few days time, we would be again getting the dates wrong. However, it’s going to be something unusual as it’s the decade getting over. Yes ! Just pause for a while and realize that a decade is getting over. 2010-2019 – The Decade That Was full of ups …
Read More »Class X board exams – Anxiousness followed by Paneer ;)
The students today don’t know the feeling of appearing for a Class X board exams. With the CCE – Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation replacing the once very important class X board exams, things seem to be pretty easy-going. Previously having to give 2 board exams – once in Class X …
Read More »Holi Memoirs – Me and my “Rang Army”
Holi is one of the festivals which is enjoyed by everyone especially kids and the youth. It’s a festival of colors and is celebrated with great enthusiasm everywhere. I remember during my childhood, we used to have Holi holiday in schools and we used to enjoy a lot with our …
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