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Personal V2A success story Early 2007… I was to leave for Pune next morning to appear for one group discussion and personal interview (GD/PI) of a B-school. Father called up to tell sad news. One of my cousins had been detected with advanced stage of blood cancer and she was to come to Mumbai along with [...]

PersonalV2 For Sister I was around 9 or 10 and my younger sister had recently joined my school. Every Republic Day, a Fun Fair was organised in our school where we used to buy and sell many things. At that time, we didn’t get any pocket money, because parents provided us with anything we wanted. But they [...]

Personal V2Seven days in LucknowCrisis Time… There are some events which if don’t shape us then at least frame some part of what we are. This is one of those. It happened three years back…  I was posted in Raipur at that time and always longed to go visit my home. I was also preparing to [...]

Personal V2Riding Motorcycle! Father taught me riding motorbike when I was passing out of the high school. And I learnt that comfortably. But the problem came when I had to make someone sit as the pillion driver. I was not able to balance it. And then I did something brave and stupid… I made my [...]

Personal V2Run boy – run!I grew up as a studious boy who would avoid girls. And what a better example than this: While in +2, I used to go for Chemistry tuitions. I noticed that there were two girls in the class; and of course I didn’t see their faces. I used to go there [...]

Personal V2My affairs with…  I told you once how I had a crush on a little kid’s dhoti. Today, I will tell you about my own affairs with the great Indian Dhotis :) *** First time in my active memory when I wore one was when my Upnayan / sacred thread ceremony was done. We were half [...]

Personal V2MemoriesThe Jain Muni…  I studied in Intermediate (+2) then. In those days there were no platforms like blogs where you could share your views. I had developed a hobby of sending letter to newspaper editors and also got published quite regularly. I even gave full postal address in the letters which got published as [...]

Personal V2Truth with thoda Masala Youth for Equality is an organisation formed in the wake of 27% reservations for OBCs in institutions of higher studies. It was initially patronised by the doctors of AIIMS and now is perhaps the only active platform for the youth who believe in meritocracy and see caste based reservations as a [...]

Personal V2Memories My first book Some of you suggested that I should write a book. And some of my friends tried to convince me that can become a great writer some day. Writing books is of course one of my ‘declared’ dreams. But let me tell you about the first book I wrote. All in the name [...]

Personal V2MemoriesMy one year in Lucknow… I arrived in the city of Lucknow to undergo ‘coaching’, which was a craze even in those days, to get into the IITs. I wanted to join FIITJEE Delhi, but since that was the first time I was moving out to live alone and I had an uncle there, so [...]

Personal V2Turning point?  I am editing this post afterwards.  Through this post, I had invited your suggestions regarding my choice for ‘majors’, from (1) Operations and Supply Chain Management or (2) HR Management. Simultaneously, I had asked some of my seniors, ex-colleagues and professors for the same. I have received some very good points.  I [...]