Thoughts Within

You know how hard it is to live far away from your loved ones. For most it is a choice but for others it is a compulsion and when this compulsion takes over it makes your life very difficult. Being away from my family at an early age, I have learnt to live life the hard way. At the age when most of the kids be at home, the compulsion took over me and I went to start the journey far away from my home and with complete strangers. Those strangers at this stage of my life are the ones whom I meet sometimes and cherish the moment spent back in those days. When you think you are in control of the situation, the game changes and you need to quickly adapt to it.

As a part of the human nature, we interact with so many people in our life time, some we remember and the rest just go by. You tend to make good friends and slowly a bonding is formed. It is not always that the bonding formed may be between the same genders, the opposite is also possible. But the society in which we live feels that this bonding between the opposite sexes is not correct.

It has been a long time since I wrote and during this period I have had many experiences in life. Be it from the corporate point of view or the personal life. It has almost been 11 months in the corporate life and I have learned many things. But slowly the work is becoming a daily routine thing, wake up in the morning, get ready for office, go to the office, return back from office, you are tired, you don’t feel like doing anything and hence either you end up watching movies or just sleep. It’s not that I have not tried new things. I have started to sing songs using Smule app, I have started my own YouTube channel but till date only have 3 videos in it. Although I start these things I am not able to continue this for a longer period of time, I may believe that I don’t have enough time for these things because of the busy schedule of office. But this may not be the case. As everyone only gets 24 hours in a day and have to use it wisely.

Within this period I got a chance to visit many places which I hadn’t earlier. I went to Ladakh for 15 days, some part of me was enjoying the beauty of the mountains, the flowing river, the twists and turns of the road, the whole new experience of being there but the other deeper part of me was lost somewhere. It was in the thoughts of the other person with whom I have formed this bonding for the past few years. The feeling can’t be described in words but can only be expressed.

There are multiple thoughts running on my mind about what to do with life, how to take things forward, remembering the old days and the beautiful moments of life. Now the times have changed, the place have changed, the people have changed but the determination to try something new have still not changed and I believe that this determination will lead me to somewhere where there is peace of mind and soul. The rest of the things will share with you all in the next blogs and I will not let any excuse come in between as I had said we all have same time but successful are the one who utilizes it wisely. Stay happy, stay focused.

New Tale in New City

The world keeps on moving and evolving and we the human beings also do the same for our existence. With this many a times our actions can be different and the outcomes can also be different. With the hope of getting good education and getting a good career opportunity I had joined Pune Institute of Business Management in June 2015. Since then I have confronted many events through which I have learnt many things. In my earlier articles I had mentioned about my experience for the first two months in the institute and also about the internships which I had completed in my process of evolving. And as time passed by many opportunities also came my way. With the struggle and the hard work and the dedication to do something, finally I have been selected by UML India as a management trainee for the profile of digital marketing. Many say the luck favors the brave and I truly agree with this statement because I have been brave enough to pursue my Master’s Degree and in the work profile that is still evolving in the growing economy of India.

Expectation that is the word we often hear since we are of small age. You need to study hard and then only you will be able to get good job and so on are the talks of the modern age as well. But now the world has become so competitive that being just hard working does not help instead you should be smart and active in order to do good and achieve success in life. And in doing so you need to have some unique characteristic that the other person does not have and I believe that each individual in this earth is a unique being with some or the other characteristics that is different.

Demonetization the current headline is being chanted by the whole world but the effect is being felt in India. This has affected each and every individual in the country wherein we

can see crowds of people queuing for depositing or withdrawing of cash. But this has slowly led a person to use more cashless transactions that is using the digital medium to pay for the goods or services. But not all the individuals have the privilege for this and due to this the problem arises. Now the time will tell whether the decision taken by the government was right or not but the consequences can be felt.

It has almost been two weeks in the new city and I can see a different culture as compared to the place where I studied. Working is different than studying and each one is different in its own space. But all the things and all the moments which we spent in those days of studying can be felt as a sweet memory. The pain of being away from the loved ones and trying to adjust in the new environment is very much difficult. Wherein each and every moment you remember the time spent together and the memories won’t fade away. The life is not fair to everyone but although the distance is there the heart still beats for the loved ones and still cares for the loved ones and with each passing time rejoices that there is some other person who cares for you. And the heart lives in the hope to see each other in the coming days and again cherish the moments that will always remain on our memory. If I continue this tale than it is not possible to cover in this blog so stay calm and stay happy. Hard time comes to everyone but the thing that matters is how you cope along with it and stay focused.

Digital or Real???

Today by sitting at a place we can know what is happening around the world in no time. Information can be found at our finger’s reach. The technology has evolved a long way and continuous development is taking place to make the use more convenient. With the help of internet we are able to do many things, from making a video call to stream videos online, to play online games and what not. We are slowly getting gripped by the use of the technology and the internet. Surely we have heard about the internet of things and this is going to change the way people use technology. It will be habituated in our lives. All of the individuals are excited about it but what would be the real implications of it in the near future. Will people be more induced towards the use of technology or will it be just a new thing that people will use for a short while and forget?

The advancement in the technology has made the life of people easier but there are certain factors that need to be considered with the use of technology. Remember the times when we were small kids and we used to play with toys and other games like cricket and football in the field but that has now been replaced by the mobile phone games and many other electronic games. Children now a day are more equipped with the technology than most of us are. That is just the tip of the iceberg and there is more to be considered.

People are more inclined to the technology. Instead of picking toothbrush in the morning people pick the smartphones to check the messages, exchange mails, update their status and then start their day. This can show how at present human beings are relying upon the use of technology. And if for a day if there is no internet connectivity then it is difficult to imagine that day. In other words I want to say that the emotions and other sentiments of the individual are in some way or the other are being faded away. And we can say digital is taking away with the real. Everything is slowly becoming digital and the virtual is being appreciated by the world.

With the advent of technology though many things have become easier and convenient for the individuals but as I said that it has taken over the sentiments of the people. I am not criticizing the technology as I am as well too much dependent upon it. Be it using latest phones to getting new updates to constantly checking the internet for latest news in this field. We all are gripped by this technology and time will tell the relevance of the real things versus the digital thing. Please feel free to comment on the same about what you think about this. Stay Blessed Stay Updated.

D for Digital-1

The time has gone by and the first year of the college just got over. The memories of the hostel and the work from the college are just the reminders. All things have gone past and here I am with the new beginning. Though one year have gone so fast we just feel it’s just been couple of days. And there once again is the strong bond of friendship and care from all the people. What we had thought and where we are now is the thought many of the students have in their minds. But nevertheless where we are just focus on the goal and everything comes by to your side.

I am in Mumbai right now and excited about the new internship that is just starting today. It’s just about the click, click and click. The world has gone digital and so do we. In every part of our current we have been surrounded by the digital life and guess what people have loved the way the technology has evolved since the past era. And this is what exactly what I am going to learn in the two months of training here in the Blue Ocean Strategic Advisors Pvt. Ltd.

What has been more interesting is that the friendship which we have formed and the time spent together in dealing with the assignments or any other activities. Be it the Hawaii Fest where we were chanting the “Har Har Mahadev” slogans and focusing on teamwork to give our best and the results are in front of us as we won that day. This is a small glimpse of how the year had gone. Some of the times were not that good and we had struggle hard to remain in the race.

The happiest part was when the results declared for the first semester exams and I was the topper of the MBA batch in our college and I was excited. I thought the hard work always pays off. This was just a part of the time and there are times when we may also not perform well. But at those times instead of blaming others for the situation we have to look into ourselves and start working on ourselves because we are the lords of our selves.

This is just the glimpse of what had gone by and what is yet to come. But right now really I am excited and at the same time missing the college days, my friends and all those things in which we were involved in during this year. The whole thing I will be writing in my next blog and this is just the beginning the best is yet to come. And PWS I have been thinking about this all the time. Stay Motivated Stay Blessed. 

Bon Sentiments

A new day will be a new beginning, but is it really a new beginning? Majority of the people follow the same routine every day. The same schedule, be it work or the college or any other part of living a person is involved in. The same thing over and over can make a person feel dull and boring in their both personal and professional life. But amidst this, the person who tries the same work with different perspective and love whatever they are doing remain active and enthusiastic.

The same routine and the schedule just got over when we finished our first semester of Master’s Degree. The daily 8:00 am to 8:00 pm in the campus, assignments, online exams, presentations, group discussions and many other activities were the part of the daily routine. But this schedule has made a daily habit in us. Wake up in the morning, get ready for college, go to the college, attend the lectures, and carry out the daily activity and it would lead to a successful day. The habit has been so formed that now each one of us are used to it. Every student is geared up for the internship for a month. Some have joined some are yet to join. And this is the part of our college life.

I have also learnt many things from the life and the learning process keeps on going. The first semester is over and new things are ahead of us and new challenges will be there in future. The time flew so fast and so much has been taught to us. New Year is round the corner and many people are busy making their resolutions, to do this and to do that the coming year. But though many of them make it some of them are able to follow it and implement it. Life is changing very fast with the change in everyday environment. Many people come and go in our life but some of them stay forever.  

This is the story of my life and I have faced many things in life. The struggle and how I overcame it has been stated in my previous blog. But in this I am going to write something more interesting fact. Love, this word carries different meaning to different people and different situations. It may be the parents loving their children, the brothers loving their sisters and the love between the friends. The other part of it is the relationship between a boy and a girl. The deeper insight to this meaning will be written now.

For most of them it may seem just a word. But for me the word is just the beginning and what unfolds is the true meaning. From our childhood only, we are taught to be good, have good manners, respect others, be happy and make others happy. Through the socialization process majority of them still follow these habits but most of them choose their own path. As there are two sides of a coin many people go for a topic and many go against the topic and this is how life runs. When we grow up we come into continuous interaction with the surrounding that involves the people in it. These are the person associated with us in our growing process. And it is true that like minded people tend to form a group of their own and interact.

I was very introvert type of person who only would like to be alone and rarely would like to be socially outward.  This was the nature of mine but now I am slowly opening up and am trying to be more open to others around me. Some instances change our lives forever and we would like to hold those forever in our life. We hear people saying, being in a relationship is not good and it hampers a lot, it is against our society or what will people say if they see you. Each individual is born free but taxed in this world. I always point out to the society and this involves the people living in it. I firmly believe that an individual should live his or her life on doing the best thing they like and not by the influence of others.

Relationship makes people stronger and responsible. I truly think that when two person are in a relationship they tend to care for each other, they tend to be more responsible towards the things which they view in their life. And the best part of it is that the understanding between the person becomes more intense.  Yes from the above writings you must be thinking that I am in a relationship? I will write about in the following blogs to come. I would like to suggest to all that whatever you love the most fight for it, care for it, stand for it as it is your life and it is you who will be held responsible for all your decisions. Don’t be regretful in the future by thinking that what if I would have done that at that point of time. It is better to act now than to regret in the future. It is the special feeling which only few people can experience and the best part is you know that there is someone for you to care about, for you to share countless information, for you to make laugh when you are sad, for you to fight over the silly things. And yes I am moving on with this feeling and PWS I would like this feeling to stay forever in my life. I will write about it in the future, till the time stay blessed, spread love, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you.

Learning from mistakes

I was studying, suddenly my phone rang. The person on the phone wanted to speak with me. When I heard the full sentence, I end the call and was speechless. My mind was running through each and every thought. At first I didn’t believe what I heard. I closed the books and went out of my room. I tried to gain consciousness. What should I do now? Whom to share this message with? I was perplexed at this situation. My semester exams were near and my health condition was not good. I had to go to hospital for almost two weeks for checkup. My health condition was not good and on top of that I heard the news which was not pleasant at all. I had to leave the college because of some reasons.

This incidence happened in 2012 and that changed my way of thinking towards studies. I used to take studies lightly and the results were in front of me. I regret, if I had made an extra effort I would not have to suffer what I went through. After I heard the news I shared this with my parents and they were also speechless. Back of my mind I was thinking what I have done. My parents sent me far from them for me to study well and grow in my life, but exactly the opposite happened. I was a bit stressed as to what to do next and how to face my family members. Though my parents didn’t scold me nor shouted at me but instead motivated me not to be sad and be focused. But inside of my heart I felt very bad because of me the people in the society would point fingers to my parents. The society which we live in is unpredictable. If you do something good it’s fine, but if you do something bad then there would be hundreds of them to point a finger on us. I went to my home after this incidence and it became difficult to live with this regret. Whenever the relatives came to visit my home I used to tell that I came because of my vacations. It became really hard for me and my parents to deal with this. I was not able to face the society as the same way that I used to earlier. This was my entire fault and that led me to decide something else for my life.

Life is not full of roses, I came to realize at this stage of my life. In order to survive we have to struggle hard. This incidence made me stronger from inside. As the past was gone and I could not change it, but the future was in my hand and I promised to myself that I would make my parents feel proud in the future. Later I joined my bachelors’ degree in Dehradun and started working hard. And as the saying goes if you work hard success will automatically be yours. I roped in the first position in two of my end semester exams. And from that moment I haven’t looked back. I keep on studying hard and enjoy during the studies. In doing so, I make my parents feel proud and happy.

You will not be serious unless you go through some situations in life. But if you learn from the mistakes you make then you are the greater achievers in life. Now whenever I call to my parents and say about my results I sense a feeling of happiness and am satisfied. My family members stood with me in my tough times and due to which I came to realize the importance of studies in life. I don’t believe what the people will say if I do this and what they will say if I do that. Life comes just once and if we miss this opportunity to express ourselves and confine ourselves to what people will say, then we are wasting our life. I learned many things from this experience in my life. Most important of all to respect my parents as they were the one to motivate me and now I am fully aware of the results of hard work in life. Many people will come across your way and try to deviate you from your motive but be focused and don’t let the outside world destroy your life. Life is difficult and unpredictable but if you work hard success could be yours.

Life is beautiful, share love among each other and be happy in your work.  This was my experience of life which made me a better person from inside and taught me many things. I don’t know what lies ahead of us but am pretty sure that I will be able to achieve what I want in my life and would make my parents even more proud and happier. I love you mom, I love you dad. Its only because of your help and support and most of all your love that made me what I am today. I still work hard and am focused towards my life. A bit emotional right now I am but would just want to say respect your parents, love them and share love among all and learn from mistakes you make in your life.

Orientation program experience

I have been staying in hostel for past 12 years of my life. But the place was different this time. I have joined Pune Institute of Business Management on 25^th June 2015 and this was the first time I came to Pune. The foundation course of the 2^nd batch started from June 25^th and it has been one month. I will share my experiences about the orientation program.

The orientation was meant to share and impart knowledge about the business environment and what the students will go through the upcoming years. Within this one month we were exposed to new information.

The first is the communication skills and aptitude training. The students were divided into groups and trained in these fields, in order to have in-depth knowledge as the industry requires students with good communication and analytical skills.

Apart from the sessions on marketing, accounting and human resources there were various corporate interactions, where the corporate of different companies visited and share information on the current business environment and trends. We had industrial visits to different companies like Whirlpool, Fiat Automobiles, Tata ASAL and Haier appliances. We knew the actual working condition of the industry and many business related topics like inventory, GDP, CSR, etc.

The students were involved in presentations of the industrial visit and other presentations. These were recorded and shared with the students in order to improve the area of weakness. I have also participated in the presentation many times. There was a cultural activity and sport day to involve the students in extracurricular activities. These were organized by the students themselves.

There is famous saying “healthy mind exists in healthy body” and by going through this there are aerobics and gym facilities for students in order to cope up with the changing environment and to be fit.

The overall Business Orientation Program was beneficial for me as it helped to improve in many areas of communication, aptitude and so on. The kind of effort the institute is making shows the optimism and this will

surely help all those associated with the institute. The students are groomed in order to meet the industry standards hence I had a good experience and learning environment.