Anecdotes of Life

A long corridor with locked doors all along the way. Doors to the rooms which were once open. Rooms where you could find a game of cards being played. IPL matches or newly discovered board games, these were the things that dominated this wing until a few weeks ago. Today, as I return for yet another year, I brood over all these empty rooms. So, here is an ode to the Gully Gang 76. Gully Gang 76 I spent the second half of the last semester enjoying to the fullest. Whether it be playing 350 or watching the IPL like never before.  Playing with Emiway Bantai and his Mom only to get clawed in the end. Discovering the wonders of Catan and Risk (named as it risks Friendships).  Spending each night at least half an hour to decide what to order and settling for the Crystal Dhabha along with the Rainbow Juice Center. I'll miss the Swiggy6 code as much I'll miss you guys to share the food.  Recreations of the Gang Though I missed a few trips, I did get a chance

Almost when I found my passion in Aerospace, I also started reading fiction novels. Though both came late, but have been a continuous part of my life ever since. Fiction provides me with the alternate realities to hide in but you can’t hide from your passion. I remember the first instance of reading Hardy Boys: In Plane Sight - a story involving the detective brothers solving a mystery at an airshow. One of the characters had this awesome skill, to judge the airplane flying overhead by just the sound of its engines - the then younger I wanted that skill so badly, not knowing that in India the low altitude flying aircrafts such as Cassena 182 are so less. Screenshot of  Fantastic Beasts Mobile Game Over the years, I have read so many fictional novels, my favourite being the fantasy series and how can we talk about this without talking about the Wizarding World. Harry Potter is the closest series to my heart and it’s full of things which fly. From Brooms to Thestral

A year has passed. A year has passed since we took responsibility. A year has passed since we were handed the baton to continue the work of our seniors. A year has passed since 26th March 2018. And we humans like to remember these anniversaries. We look back and analyse the past; listing the happy, sad, big, small, fond and haunting memories. So I am going down the memory lane to the year that passed since we became the Project Managers of the IIT Bombay Student Satellite Project. As quoted by Yash Sanghvi, our mentor, "Both Ranade and Anmol  have shown unquestionable dedication and commitment to the  project , excellent discipline and organizational skills, required foresight, very good interpersonal skills, and proactive efforts towards enhancing team bonding." All these traits though possessed by us at that point or not, have been tested a lot in the past year. There are times when you are happy with the team's progress. Times when you are frustrated with the cir

Birthdays have different value for people. Some spend the weeks up to it planning the event. Some let it be one of 365 normal days of the year. A friend of mine once said, 'The day I was born for is more important than the day I am born on'. Though I cherish the thought, for me Birthday holds a special place in the calendar. This 21st year revolving around the sun has been an eventful one and to end it all the Birthday was full of surprise gifts and awesome wishes. From taking the lead of the Satellite team to meeting PM Modi on the career front. Making new friends in the juniors and getting stronger binds with the older friends on the emotional front. The year had its shares of ups and downs and looking back the ups seems to be much higher. The gifts and wishes received on this Birthday will hold a special place in my heart. Thanking some of the special ones here: The Potterhead Friend: This was the most unexpected gift. Two Harry Potter shirts from the Po

A big shout out to all the team members present in Summers. Being one of the only full-time thirdies in the lab, it would have been impossible to survive these two months. You all were there for all the work and the lukkhas. Though the work was expected, the team bonding which entailed was quite better than the past few years. We spent many times together: The First Lukkha: Trying out the new games like Psych and Contact, revealed the hidden personaliti es of Ashay and Mrigi. This was followed by a fiasco with the hide n seek. A little of Pictionary and finally ended with a perfect game of Mafia. The Second Lukkha: This one is hardest to describe. It started as a horror movie night but turned out to be three back to back blunders. We had to play Pictionary for an hour to just get rid of the thoughts of those three movies. Ended this night with going to Maddu Mess with everyone swearing to never go there again. Sameer Hill Visit: This is the best fun of Summers.

There are so many uncertainties in life. Many crossroads, with many path choices to continue the journey, with multiple parameters to think upon. How does one reflect on these things all at once? One answer I came across is ' Experience '. As you advance in the levels of life, you gain wisdom. Similarly, each human around you has gained this expertise through his/her exposure to life. People say build on the wisdom, learn from other's experience. Talk and listen to people who have been on the same crossroads before. The problem is as follows: The people reached the same crossroads at a different time. Then each path from the junctions may lead to a different destination. New destinations may have opened up since then. Not only this, they would have covered a different journey to reach this crossing in life. Hence, they would have considered different parameters. How can anyone but me, who has gained the exposure through my own journey, decide which path to go f