18th of June

This date holds a lot of significance in my life.

Exactly 15 years ago, on this day, I landed in Delhi. I was a reluctant resident here- forced out of my comfortable stay in Thiruvananthapuram, thanks to Dad getting transferred here.

When the flight took off that day from Thiruvananthapuram,I was emotional. The last teardrop that day rolled out of my eyes as the plane turned left showing me the city from up above the world so high.

Delhi was a new world altogether. The culture was different. The food was different. The climate and the environs were different.

Except my parents, none of my favourite people were here.

But this is where I've Lived my life. This is where life is for me. This is where I met my best friends. This is where I first fell in love. This is where I first earned my cheque. This is where... I learned to love life!!

Moving into Delhi was a life changing experience. In retrospect, God has been very very kind!!

On this day, exactly 10 years ago, the results for my entrance exam for B.I.T. in the University of Delhi came out. Thanks to the result, it was confirmed that I would not be required to leave for Chennai and pursue my Engineering in one of those colleges there. Had I gone for my engineering to Chennai, I would still have been in first year :-)

18th of June changed all that. The best of my friends in my life have been from my B.I.T. days. But for how I fared academically, I could not have asked for a better life. God had been very very kind.

On this day, exactly 8 years back, I went through the most difficult phase of my life. Dad had his heart attack while we were on a vacation in Port Blair. The person who was my biggest support system was suddenly on the bed. Well, God was kind; in a few months, life was back on track.

This life changing phase also made me realise, further, the worth of friends and relatives. All the well wishers I had known made every effort to make life less difficult for Mom and me. God had been very kind even when he put us through a difficult situation.

On this I day I remember each of you who has made life as beautiful as it has been...in Delhi and otherwise. This one is to each of you who have made my life special and who, at each juncture have made me feel that God has been kind- for he brought you into my life :-)

Tribute to Bar

Friend to me, "Teri sabse badee problem ye hai ki tu ek novel ka character banke reh gaya hai...tu kabhi insaan nahi ban paaya"

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