The Genesis - PostGraduate degree

Life was well defined and good till graduation. As an electrical engineering student, which no hope of campus placement, there was an objective in life, an objective that was "achivable" in a "defined time frame" severe "perceived" consequences of faliure. That was "M.Tech". I had to do an M.tech to get a job. Noone knew my B.Tech college and there were no jobs. I had no money to go abroad and didnt had the self belief to crack CAT.



Hence it was GATE. Life was good. Seriously. No matter how much I cribbed then, life was good. There was only one choice, defined path to realize the choice, and no worries.



Life revolved around college, baba's chai shop and city girls, whom we could only watch, didnt have the guts and money to talk to anyone. Yes, even to talk you need to take the girl for a coffee.



Life was simple, had a bicycle, lived in hostel, wore standard uniform, saw movies in front rows.



And then I wrote GATE. it changed everything, that is the turning day of my life. My defining moment. It all started since that day.



Though symptons started showing soon after the exam, the diseases maifested itself after the results. I got a decent 98.34%ile. Not exceptional, but good enough to get me a seat in IIT-D and MScEngg in IISc. I also got into NITIE and IIITB.



The itch had started and I have never been satisfied since then abt anything.



The "architect" says in Matrix, "The problem is choice!"

First time in my life, I had a choice and I could not handle it.

I opted for IIITB. Not that I regret my decision, for it gave me things different that I expected it to give ;) (some would understand)

The next post will be about life in IIITB, anyone wanting to know abt IIITB, watch this space !!

The Prologue

It all began when I completed college. The constant feeling of un-satisfaction with th environment around me. I call it "THE ITCH". It has made me do things that defies logic and common sense (at-least that is how it appears to me!).

In the posts below, I narrate my story, how my life is transforming, my journey after college, job at Cadence, move to Noida from Bangalore and then back to Bangalore and then moving to US on an H1 visa, MBA plans and a whole lot of shit I did and share my experiences with all out there, who perhaps are suffering from the same Itch, and perhaps save them a lot of pain. But MORE importantly, someone out there may relate to what I am saying and help me out !!!!

In posts below you may find a lot of philosophy; pardon me for it, but then isnt a blog meant to express your all the crap inside one's head :) ?

Happy Reading!