Friday, April 07, 2006
Things are moving too fast… Just a week back, the campus was empty… It just didn’t feel like the last few days… It was just relieved faces… Today, we had the dress rehearsal for the Big Event tomorrow and the batch photograph. This was followed by the Award Ceremony to honor the Torchbearers and the Young Leaders of ISB, the Teaching Associate of the year and above all the ‘Professor of the year – Core Terms’ and the ‘Professor of the year – Elective Terms’. Someday, I would love to teach a class the way Prof. Krishna Kumar taught us Macroeconomics… can add this to ‘Impossible but seems possible’ category of my dreams… felt privileged to see the man himself back again to receive the award today… and he is not alone in the list of great professors we have had here… maybe I would never meet these kinda people again in one place in my life! Am I just lucky to be here?... Today I felt that departing feeling that makes the heart sink… All the events that are unfolding here make me feel great, but at the same time heavy!
The week was dedicated to spend quality time with people who made a difference to my life here… have visited multitude of restaurants in the city, watched movies, coffees and ice creams at post-midnight sessions, made noises as a group to be noticed in every possible outing, had city exploring bike rides at random timings and random speeds, at last saw Golconda to say for sure that I have seen a tourist location in the city I stayed for a year… and many more things that got me more closer to the people and the place I have known for the past one year!
Same time tomorrow, we would have received our certificates from Ratan Tata… A year back we were in awe of this place… a few months down the line, we started taking too many things for granted… today was a day to remind us again of what difference this place has made to our lives… tomorrow would be the ultimate realization!
A lot of things about me have remained the same over many years… there are also a few things that keep changing… every place I have been has had some impact on the way I behave and the way I think and the way I do things in my life… I wouldn’t say this year had the maximum impact in my life, but has definitely imparted many a change to the attitude of the gal who stood clueless in the middle of a busy street! A year back, I didn’t think I would be what I am today… so I am indebted to the place, the life here and the people around who showed there is still a long way to go!
The week was dedicated to spend quality time with people who made a difference to my life here… have visited multitude of restaurants in the city, watched movies, coffees and ice creams at post-midnight sessions, made noises as a group to be noticed in every possible outing, had city exploring bike rides at random timings and random speeds, at last saw Golconda to say for sure that I have seen a tourist location in the city I stayed for a year… and many more things that got me more closer to the people and the place I have known for the past one year!
Same time tomorrow, we would have received our certificates from Ratan Tata… A year back we were in awe of this place… a few months down the line, we started taking too many things for granted… today was a day to remind us again of what difference this place has made to our lives… tomorrow would be the ultimate realization!
A lot of things about me have remained the same over many years… there are also a few things that keep changing… every place I have been has had some impact on the way I behave and the way I think and the way I do things in my life… I wouldn’t say this year had the maximum impact in my life, but has definitely imparted many a change to the attitude of the gal who stood clueless in the middle of a busy street! A year back, I didn’t think I would be what I am today… so I am indebted to the place, the life here and the people around who showed there is still a long way to go!
Congratulation Raghini...I've been reading your blog for some time and thanks for giving a glimpse of the life in ISB which I may not experiance. And also welcome to the financial world of Mumbai (if u r joining I sec) and who knows v may talk also coz I'm also working in the treasury of a bank.
Many of the important days of our lives are days of realization...its tough for me to read this post, but i sense an echo for these thoughts in my own world...an important day,this one, for me too..
Congrats Raghini....I am a regular reader of your blog, please keep bloggin even after u leave ISB.
Wish you all the success in your journey ahead.
Sree
All the Best. Good times never last long, but it is important to cherish them as long as they last.
Keep in touch.
-Maverick (Still anonymous. Will reveal myself tomorrow/rather today)
A new journey into a new world begins,u just acquired a new set of lenses, so make the most of it
Hmm...Well I have been reading quite a few ISB blogs and theme is undoubtedly "ISB days have been the best 1 year in terms of impact/orientation etc. Is it the recency effect on the prowl !
Neways, Have a gala time at Mumbai and all the best. Keep blogging.
Kumar.
My Hearty congratulations Raghini. I wish you all the best in all your future endevors.
-Anu
All the best babe. May u shine bright for years to come !!
Hey Raghini,
Congratulations and all the best!! I am sure you will do great anywhere you go!
Keep updating your Blog whenever you find time and interest!
Ciao,
Sumana
Hi Raghini...
I can relate to your feelings...and these separations happen thru out the life..I am joining ISB tomorrow..and will definetly miss ISB one year later just like i am missing my team now..!! I read ur blog often...and i like it so much that i even plagiarized ur knowledge links for my blog (thelordofmyself.blogspot.com)....
Cya...Satish.
@Raj... Thanks!
@Giks... Congrats to you too!
@Sree... Thanks, keep visiting!
@Maverick... Thanks, Congrats and you are allowed to remain anonymous :-)
@Kapil, Kumar, Carlos, Anu... Thanks!
@Meera, Sumana... Thanks and hope to see u gals soon :-)
@Satish... Thanks and all the best for the year ahead!
Wow...what a blog! Congratulations, dear! I am proud of you!
Rags, where are u? u r not blogging anymore? Thats surely not fair!!!!
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