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PART  III : Portraying defense family                                                                ------Dedicated to Lt. Anvesh Reddy (LOVE U :)) My life until now has been full of ups and downs so as I started writing this narrative, far away from that paradise and from a different country; Apparently this time when I visited India I didn't get a chance to meet my dear brother but both of us were able to keep up with the situation .T here are men sitting with rifles at altitudes of more than 15000 feet, at temperatures of -35 degree Celsius, vigilantly monitoring the Indian borders. If there’s a lapse in their attention for even a second, they might lose their lives. Is that what motivates them to get frost bites, to celebrate Diwali and their children’s birthdays in an isolated, de...
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PART II: A major twist in our lives happened during  Papa’s retirement. We were supposed to visit  Bangalore  for a month to relish his retirement and visit  places  in and  around  Bangalore. It was March 30th(don't remember the exact year) when brother started to feel  nauseated  and next day we took  him to a  doctor .Doctor mentioned  that  it was appendicitis and he needs to get treated immediately(It was not actually appendicitis since he had 10 stitches on his lower abdomen) .So we had to cancel our Bangalore trip and Papa took official retirement on a sad note. He rushed to the hospital directly from railway station. After a month everything was back to normal and s tarted spending  quality  time with Papa, but the destiny didn't favor mom. She was working in a different location which was 3-4 hours away from Hyderabad which is why she used be home every 3 days. This phase of life as a chi...

STORY OF MY LIFE

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"Na karmana na prajaya dhanena tyagenaike amrta tvamanasuh parena naked nihitam guhayam vibhrajate yadyatayo visanti" ---Neither by actions nor by progeny and wealth, but by renunciation alone is immortality attained. I dedicate this article to the defense families of India. Part I: Cute Anusha in Delhi Time to reminisce the memories of my childhood. Initial 12 years of my childhood was with mamma since papa was in defense forces. We definitely missed dad’s love, care. Every day I asked mamma when papa is coming back and she always avoided our question but used to say pretty soon, could witness the agony in answering us in mamma’s eyes. Unfortunately, “pretty soon” was once every six months as we realized that later. It’s not just my family but all the families, especially kids, experience the same situation but it’s more intense with defense families. Back in those days we did not have mobile phones with (forget about) skype or whatsapp, landlin...

EMPOWERING SELF: HAPPINESSS

"Many times even bullshit can get you to the top but never lets you stay there." The moment we are born as human beings somehow our lives got complicated ,If we had come as any other creature on this planet life would be very simple -eating ,sleeping, reproducing and dying one day. Now we have to do all those things but after doing all those things we find somehow it's not enough,We want be little more than what we're right now . If you know only pleasure ,may be little more pleasure ,power little more power ,money little more money.Whatever it may be but everybody is wanting to be little more than what they are right now.The process of desiring is continuously on!! What is well-being?When do we truly feel well? When you are happy, you are well.Even if you're physically ill, you are still well.So fundamentally well being means a certain level of joyfulness, certain level of exuberance in life. We are constantly in search for pursuit of happiness: That we wa...

ABRUPT END -Story of an excruciating engineer

“Everyday is a new opportunity.You can build on yesterday’s success or put its failures behind and start over again .That’s the way life is, with a new game everyday and that’s the way every game is” Starting full time job in one of the world’s leading electric car manufacturer was overwhelming, certainly everyone’s dream to land in so called MNC’s and one of the preposterous decision I have ever made.Specially was thrown in a desert where you get to see batteries more than people ,for the first time ever felt so lonely because of the place .  I am  so grateful to my friends in the oasis who eliminated the agony I was facing in the beginning . “ Work is worship ”-In this world of intellectuals felt like a simple minded and unintelligent ,since this was so called the “first job” .Slowly built up the self confidence to get along with the geeks .As time passed I became nerd and workaholic much like everyone (one among the flock of sheep) but was totally perplex...

PASSION Vs LOVE Vs COMMITMENT

If I am to be fallen into love, I will. And if as a result I will appear to be stupid, disillusioned, and of poor judgment, I will. And I would be damned if I cared what other people think. For I would rather be thought of as all of these things, than not love instead   I will ride the   horse with my head held high. This is my spirit. I am unbreakable.”  ―  C. JoyBell C. Disclaimer: These words are not intended to hurt anyone L All of us are passionate about one or the other but if we have to choose between these factors It might be difficult to choose between extremely intense feelings because one is temporary phase of complete ecstasy and euphoria . Of course, we all wish it would last forever, but the fact is that it doesn’t. If this did last forever, we would not be able to accomplish anything, or get anything done. We would all be too distracted, and caught up in the other person, and while it does feel good, it’s not always good thing. No matt...

BEING EMOTIONALLY SOUND:(

“ Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the trademark of the truly alive and compassionate. It is not the empath who is broken, it is society that has become dysfunctional and emotionally disabled. There is no shame in expressing your authentic feelings. Those who are at times described as being a 'hot mess' or having 'too many issues' are the very fabric of what keeps the dream alive for a more caring, humane world. Never be ashamed to let your tears shine a light in this world.” ― Anthon St. Maarten Becoming a woman today for me means to be independent, responsible, and emotionally sound .I’ve been through many situations that life has taught me lessons. Those milestones in my life all mean something to me and have changed my life in one way or another. I have learned many lessons, good and bad, but I do believe it is all for the better in the long run . I'm motiva...

LIFE OF AN ENGINEER @TESLA

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PART-1 “If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day ”- Elon Musk Everyday we wake up with enormous enthusiasm and see the world’s transitioning into sustainable energy. A company dedicated to producing affordable, mass-market electric cars as well as battery products and solar roofs.  Landing the gig doesn't come easy though. Be it Mechanical Engineer/Electrical Engineer even for interns, the work is tough and we get to work with fellow interns from MIT, Stanford, Princeton ,Carnegie Mellon, etc… All of us compete together ,help each other no matter what the problem statement is . Working at Tesla is  like drinking water from an ocean ; you will be always pushed beyond your comfort zone, and will be given an immense amount of responsibility, and opportunity to  learn a ton in short amount of time. I would consider myself lucky enough for all of these 'pros' of working at the company, because these will be ...

PERSONALITY: INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL

“Your personality is totally unlike any other personality. It is the sum of total of qualities ,emotions , characteristics, appearances, etc, which distinguish us from all other people on earth” Our personality cannot be defin ed in one word, nor with half a dozen words , for it represents the sum total of all one’s characteristics⇆ ,good and bad. This is what distinguishes you from others. Your clothes form an important par t of your personality ; the way you wear them, the harmony of colours you select, etc. You facial expression forms an important part of your personality . Your voice ,its pitch ,tone , volume and the language you use , because they mark you instantly once you have spoken , as a person of refinement or the opposite. Don’t give the shit importance to external appearance but instead try to study someone through his /her actions, thoughts and values. A pleasing personality usually may be found in the person who speaks gently and kindly , selecting   ...

SERVICE BEFORE SELF

We are in a world of luxuries where we crib for petty things. There are people who are striving to save our nation every minute ,yes I am speaking about the great defence officers and soldiers!!Give them the administrative power instead of giving it to the stupid f***ing politicians who are not even eligible to speak about defence. This is not just my pain /agony  it's gentlemen cadets pain from IMA,IAF,INA... Swami Vivekananda said: “ What we want is muscles of iron and nerves of steel. We have wept long enough. No more weeping, but stand on your feet and be men. It is man-making theories that we want. It is man-making education all round that we want. ” Our Indian defense brats are admiration to each one of us. The way they get trained transforms them into a rigid personality with utmost valor, courage. We are losing young and dynamic officers every month and yes the defense minister is someone who doesn't even know about Defence forces. This is how Indian governme...