1. Preparing rice field under June Sun, transplanting rice in muddy waters, breakfast on the field with soiled hands, cuts while weeding and then seeing the first grain emerge – Practical Crop Production course - 2000. Sunil, Surjit and gang for company. Ishwar - you proved that not size but the fight matters.
2. One semester extended by University for 1 credit worth of required policy deviation, even with precedents. Beaurecracy at its height - 2002
3.Landing up unawares in Ahmedabad, with Jassi and Himani, the morning after Godhra carnage and seeing the curfew at Anand with burning shops and tyres on road - 2004
4. First trimester, first paper in marketing at XIMB gave the belief.....and the next two years, passed like a dream NFS race with company of Prashant, Asad, Pradeep, Manju, Amita and Raju(My Fab 6) and of course 'Father' Sarit. Wearing the Gold medal at Convocation made for a perfect ending of this beautiful 2 year memory: 2003-05
5.Atop the water tank near Nageshwar temple, Gujarat - during a heavy thunderstorm - on one of the heaviest downpour day for this region of Gujarat-alongwith the amazing MTgang of Aditi Dahiya, Asad , Divya Shankaran, Reddy, Raman, Prashant Chandrana, Anand bhai, Kanan gupta, Samrat Mukherjee, Swapnil shirodkar and Tarun Dhamecha - 2005
6.Lifeline project at Babrala with Prashant Reddy and Mayur - spreading healthcare and cheers amongst UP villagers and earning lot of blessings. 18 hour work days, 2 hours of night cricket with doctors, nurses, cooks and other volunteers and lovely contributions from rustagi aunty (& her halwa), banaerjee aunty, mathur aunty amongst others– 2005-06
7. Landing with a coach full of relatives in Kerela, for engagement 2005 and then hosting my in laws at Pantnagar, for marriage in 2006 – the fun being, Manju was the only one who can understand Hindi, English and Malayalam to cross communicate. Thanks Asad and Anju, for standing thorugh it all.
8. Himalyan Trekking trip with a gang that comprised of old warhorses of Haldia, young blood of Mithapur and gutsy girls from Mumbai. Asad being there made the trip all the more wonderful - Scaling darwa pass was fun and reaching Darwa top was achievement.
8. TAS selection process, thank you Aditya Khera and Bharti Nagar – and the overwhelming love received from top to bottom of Tata chemicals - 2008. Without your support and cheer from Aditi, I would not have been here.
9. Taj Stays dring TAS induction / India tour along with KoYo talks – Thanks to Komal and Yogesh, Gagan and AP - without you, the trip would have been half the fun - 2008. You guys rock!!
10.Struggles of Mumbai local from Vashi to Fort and later Vidyavihar to Fort – The memorable Tata Power days with the best of friends to share the house and office with – Manasvi, Krati and Vineet - 2008
11. Trips in and around Johannesburg including the Kruget Safari along with Anurag and Archi, 2 amazing persons and lovely friends and every moment in South Africa before and after that trip - 2009
12. Birth of my daughter Aashi – landing out safe and sound. Thank you Fortis for the extremely wonderful care of the mother and child- 2009
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