12 months in
a year was the unit of time once. I never realized when it had changed to one
year 25 subjects. Infinite submissions and cases later; I woke up one day to
the fact that the sand clock had been turned and it was reverse counting with 6 months till the journey came to an end.Though
what might emerge at the end remains to be seen, this journey would not be
quite as complete without the following items:
The first and foremost item I wish to do with
no chance of fulfillment is sleeping under the stars in the amphitheatre . What
might be the reason for such a wish must be the natural question. The answer
could only be evident to someone who had the pleasure of sitting there and
experiencing a power cut. It is at such an opportune moment that I had looked
up and discovered the beauty of the night sky above. The infinite stars and
galaxies setting up stage for a grandiose night show for anyone who cares to
look above the mundane.
The second
thing I would like to do is to gift orderliness to the chechi who serves coffee
in the academic block. At every class break she experiences a lot disorganized
demands for coffee, noodles etc. coming in from random directions. One cannot
help but wonder how she manages to hold that smile on her lips in spite of the
mad rush every day. I wish to ensure that all of us stand in a proper queue and
take our cups of eatables in an orderly manner and thus express our thanks to
her. She has set unbeatable standards of professionalism in her demeanor and
service and it is time we reciprocated the same.
Next on my
action list would be the desire to make proper use of the innumerable story
books available in the college library. I am an ardent fan of fiction and I
have looked at them longingly for one and half years now. ”Busy life” in first
year and plain laziness in second has so far been a hindrance and not allowed
me to do the same. Given “enough” time, I would hole myself up in the library
with a beanbag and read and read and read all of them.
My next wish
might make the reader think that I am too daring even to think of it, but I
would like to sit on the balcony of one of those glass walled faculty block
rooms and stare out all day. Some of the valley facing rooms half suspended
into nothingness provide a breathtaking view from up there and I firmly believe
that it would be nothing short of heaven to spend a day on a comfortable chair
in one of those balconies, pleasant music keeping you company, you favorite
book on your lap and a cup of coffee every now and then .Atrocious – it might
be, but that is the thing about hopes and dreams, you can step over your
boundaries in them.
The next
item in my list would be my SDP project implementation. Our project involved
building up a self- sustainable framework whereby students and young professionals
volunteer to teach under-privileged kids every weekend. The execution is stuck
due to logistic and time management issues. Resources being no constraint, I
would like to leave behind a working model where education is gifted to all
irrespective of financial health or family support.
Enough of
goody goody stuff; I do have the crazy stuff too. I would like to try my fate
at dancing. People who know me, are well aware of the fact that I am not the
dancing kind; I have two left feet so to say and parties are more of a “stand
in a place and shake your head affair”. But given the fact that this is the
last time I could try my luck at this, I would really like to.
I would also
love to try my hand at doing a staircase art at Arjuna Path. As I write this
down there is this niggling fear at the back of my head that it might not be as
good and I might end up spoiling it; but then there is that voice inside my
head that says “what if it turns out beautifully? “If there is one thing I have
learnt in my MBA; that is to not leave the “what if”-s to chance and to try it
if possible. Hence given the chance why not.
Last but not
the least I would like to go for a road trip into the hinterlands of this
beautiful place and explore. Though that is something I might do even after I
have left IIM Kozhikode; but something within me reminds me that there is never
a better time than NOW.
Here is my
list of all the stuff I would like to do during my last few days in IIM Kozhikode.
Some might appear rash; some too whimsical; but then there is my instinct
telling me “if not now -when;if not here -where?” and that kind of sums it all up.
To quote on the lines of Rang De Basanti “College di gate de is taraf hum life
ko nachate hai ... te duji taraf life humko nachati hai”(on this side of
college gate we make life dance to our tunes; while on the other side life
makes us dance).So on the same spirit of trying everything; a person who has
never been brave enough to send her writing anywhere decides to give her
article to editboard. Funny things the last months of college can do to you!
~~This article was written by me as part of a article writing competition...Since they seem to be taking a lot of time to judge it,I decided to publish it in my own blog...
