Travels Within

Life as many of us don't know it! Leading a simple life has become quite complex these days. It is very often said by my mother and have heard it  from various other people that, being quiet and not interfering in others' matters is taken as a sign of being stupid and not what the people of this age do. I am quite surprised that minding your work and going about your daily life is seen as a sign of being weak. I am just not able to understand as to why people love to interfere and involve themselves in the lives of others. People try to poke you to understand you as to why are you the way you are. Not being social is seen as being Anti-Social. Talking to selective people is seen as boycotting a few.

I was in 2nd year of college , had just given my final exams and was enjoying my summer break. Sitting at home after a while becomes difficult for everyone leave teenagers. To overcome my boredom I planned to do a summer job. With some help from my sisters friend I got one as a Counselor in an Institute where English and Computers were taught. I was determined to do this job as before this I had tried my hand in many other odd jobs and was unsuccessful . I was all prepared and strong willed not to give up this one before a month.  My first day at the job went knowing my work and getting familiar with the working of the Institute. Initially I found the place good, but as an when things progressed I saw the ugly side of it. The Institute was charging way too much money for the English speaking course and there were no qualified teachers to teach the students. I interacted with a few students on a personal front and got to know that what all was promised to the students was not deliv

This was the time when cell phone technology was comparatively new than the bulky land-line phone. I am talking about 2001, I had just got over with my school and that too with exceptionally good marks. Much better marks than I or anyone ever expected out of me and on exceeding everyone's expectations I got a cell phone which I always wanted but never got until now as a reward. I was all set to enter a new phase in my life-"The College Life" and was looking forward to it anxiously. Those days the call tariffs were very high especially high for a fresh college going student like me. My craze for cell phones was at peak during those days as one would never have found me without my cell phone..that too in my hands at all times. My cellphone bared the brunt of falling from my hands many a times due to this. I Got scolded from my elders, My friends made funny and silly jokes about me and my cell phone addiction. which I never paid heed to.  It was like my soul mate...  At

It’s really hard to crack the term..... Friendship! Especially for me. I have been blessed with some really awesome people in my life. These angels have always guided me,supported me and yes even made fun of me and played pranks on me many a times. But I never minded it or should I say with time I have realized that some things shouldn't have mattered. They have been a part of everything I have done till now. They have never judged me, have told me where I am wrong, scolded me, and verbally abused me …all for my best interest. It’s not easy to open up to people but with these set of people I have. Even for that matter with few of them I have had not much chance to interact to know them thoroughly and with few I feel connected eternally. Its this bond which makes them so very special in my life.... In a life where I have come across superficial, self- centered, I am better than you in looks, I am better than you in studies or I have a more cooler life than you kin

The land of gods Dev Bhoomi (Himachal Pradesh). My connection with the place goes back to my birth. I never really got a chance to know about my roots as I was living in a concrete jungle and was happy with the fast pace life there. During summer holidays our destination had always been.. yes...Himachal. As a kid I never really enjoyed my summer vacations here as I had no friends to spend time with but the only relief was the escape from the  Delhi heat which made me escape to this paradise. To pass 2 months in solitude was really hard. The silence of the jungles near my Grandmother's place made me even more reluctant to go there every summer. But I did. kids don't have a choice.. Do they? During my childhood days my friends used to envy me when they heard that I am from Shimla as for everyone it was a tourist paradise. I never really felt connected to the place what so ever. They used to ask me all sort of questions related to the place which I managed to  answer most of