Nice trip yaar. Our department trip. Me, Shishi,r Chandra, Mohi,t Rakesh, Girish, Saswato and Kishore. Lotsa fun.
Friday 26-09-2008
Started on friday afternoon in Matsagandha express which left LTT at 2.10 pm. Reached Ratnagiri at 9.10 where a car was waiting for us which took us to Ganpatipule. Checked in (Very good rooms and compared to the tariff it was amazing). And had a long walk on the beach. With Kishore and Saswato trying to make us see the various constellations and star shapes. In vain (though I could identify the Big Hunter, the Small Hunter, the Pole Star, Jupiter and Cancer). After going back talked and played cards until everyone decide to sleep after making plan to go for a jog early morning!
Saturday 27-09-2008
We had a nice time on the beach starting with a jog on the beach (its tough). The weather was good and we played the usual beach games. Even had a 100 m sprint in which I finished second last!
Had a great evening supper of hot pakoras and tea and then visited the temple of ganapati.
Sunday 28-09-2008
We checked out at around 2 pm after having another round of the 'kokam' juice. We had hired a car to visit some local places. We were lucky that all the places that we visited were extremely beautiful. The Jaigad Fort the nearby temple the Ratan Durg Fort and the Pawas temple. Each of them were extremely peaceful, full of natural beauty with the mighty Arabian Sea overlooking it. The taxi dropped us at the Ratnagiri railway station where we had our dinner and boarded the Konkan Kanya Express which reached CST at 5.30 on Monday morning.
All in all it was wonderful trip. Especially after the sudden spurge of pressure load in the academics at TIFR.
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TIFR
Ha! So where were we? So why PHD? Why Research? Why TIFR?
Well, lets start from class 10 onwards. Angel School. What can I say about it? 18 years in one school is a hell long time by any standards. Saw the school evolve from 4 huts to a big building to now 2 large buildings! It became a second home. In fact, the first home. Had a great school life. Was very well known (was supposedly the eye candy of the teachers!) Got fairly good results in X boards. Thereafter I had an option to join Anandalya. But was too attached to Angel to think of leaving it. So decided to continue with it.
Similarly, 12th. Never took it seriously. Always the same attitude. Carefree! Things were never tough. It was never as if I had to slog for something. The 12 result were somewhat disappointing but in hindsight did it ever matter to my future scheme? I doubt.
And then college....The most happening time of my life.....i loved it.....learnt lots of lessons about life......Made great friends......Everything was going so smoothly....But amidst all this fairytale there was something inside which was unsatisfied......That life had been too easy for me all throughout was getting a bit frustrating to me........
Well, lets start from class 10 onwards. Angel School. What can I say about it? 18 years in one school is a hell long time by any standards. Saw the school evolve from 4 huts to a big building to now 2 large buildings! It became a second home. In fact, the first home. Had a great school life. Was very well known (was supposedly the eye candy of the teachers!) Got fairly good results in X boards. Thereafter I had an option to join Anandalya. But was too attached to Angel to think of leaving it. So decided to continue with it.
Similarly, 12th. Never took it seriously. Always the same attitude. Carefree! Things were never tough. It was never as if I had to slog for something. The 12 result were somewhat disappointing but in hindsight did it ever matter to my future scheme? I doubt.
And then college....The most happening time of my life.....i loved it.....learnt lots of lessons about life......Made great friends......Everything was going so smoothly....But amidst all this fairytale there was something inside which was unsatisfied......That life had been too easy for me all throughout was getting a bit frustrating to me........
I dont want to sound modest or something. But heres the deal. I was never a big believer in hard work. Things generally went quite easily for me. And then in college I was supposed to give GATE. I took it up as a challenge. But again the level of hard work that should have been put up was very low! But things again worked out (again). Lady luck smiled here too (It is just that number as well as quality of students appearing for GATE is quite low). I know I sound preposterous. Ask someone how it feels to miss a CAT or GATE by few marks and then you realize the pain.
But reaching your goal should give you some sort of satisfaction. Some sort of self pride. And there lies a big part of my life. Starting from school, there hardly used to be an occasion when I was filled with an enormous bout of self pride or self satisfaction. There was always this question, "Did I really deserve this? Did someone else deserve it more than me?"
And then came the TIFR results. There were two things. First for the first time in my life, I got a feeling that I too was good. That my life was not full of only flukes! And more importantly, it gave me a belief that I am ready to take upon a path which is difficult (what is percepted difficult). Tthe path that is treaded the least. The path which maybe a struggle. And maybe, just maybe, still emerge successful (again this was more of my personal battle where I try to convince myself and make myself believe that whatever little which I did achieve was not the miracle of lady luck!)
So here lies one of the major factors of joining TIFR. I thought it would provide me the biggest challenge and overcoming this challenge would make all my past extremely satisfying and provide me with the greatest satisfaction I could ever imagine with myself !
But reaching your goal should give you some sort of satisfaction. Some sort of self pride. And there lies a big part of my life. Starting from school, there hardly used to be an occasion when I was filled with an enormous bout of self pride or self satisfaction. There was always this question, "Did I really deserve this? Did someone else deserve it more than me?"
And then came the TIFR results. There were two things. First for the first time in my life, I got a feeling that I too was good. That my life was not full of only flukes! And more importantly, it gave me a belief that I am ready to take upon a path which is difficult (what is percepted difficult). Tthe path that is treaded the least. The path which maybe a struggle. And maybe, just maybe, still emerge successful (again this was more of my personal battle where I try to convince myself and make myself believe that whatever little which I did achieve was not the miracle of lady luck!)
So here lies one of the major factors of joining TIFR. I thought it would provide me the biggest challenge and overcoming this challenge would make all my past extremely satisfying and provide me with the greatest satisfaction I could ever imagine with myself !
TIFR.....Research...why!!!!
Ya why? I am sure there are many other cool careers around. I had a job offer in Infosys. Could have joined it. A nice pay. A foreign tour within two years. Supposedly great girls!
Or even tried for an MBA. Mind blowing salaries yaar. Cant fathom how can a company even afford to pay such a huge amount. Aisa kaunsa kaam hota hai? But my mom would have loved it. She says if you study so much, obviously you should be paid high. And the world today requires managers. Companies pay anything to get a good manager.
I could have even joined for an M.tech in IIT Bombay. A glamorous IIT life. Once an IItian, always an IITian. A fat paying job after that.....
So than why? Research? PHD? Koi sunega to bolega professor banna hai kya!? The usual perception is that research is for geeks, nerds. And I was warned beforehand that what you get afterwards is peanuts compared to the hard work you put in. And moreover it often leads to frustration and depression! And I know I am no way going to be paid the likes of a MBA or a software engineer!
Its midnight now. I think I will answer this question tomorrow.
Or even tried for an MBA. Mind blowing salaries yaar. Cant fathom how can a company even afford to pay such a huge amount. Aisa kaunsa kaam hota hai? But my mom would have loved it. She says if you study so much, obviously you should be paid high. And the world today requires managers. Companies pay anything to get a good manager.
I could have even joined for an M.tech in IIT Bombay. A glamorous IIT life. Once an IItian, always an IITian. A fat paying job after that.....
So than why? Research? PHD? Koi sunega to bolega professor banna hai kya!? The usual perception is that research is for geeks, nerds. And I was warned beforehand that what you get afterwards is peanuts compared to the hard work you put in. And moreover it often leads to frustration and depression! And I know I am no way going to be paid the likes of a MBA or a software engineer!
Its midnight now. I think I will answer this question tomorrow.
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