This week - 10 years back
Some of my school mates remembered the school days fondly esp. the 2nd March,2000 when our Class XIIth Board exams had started.I don't remember of what all motions and feelings I had been through in that phase of my life.But I know one thing for certain.Those were some of the craziest days of my life. I felt that conquering the world meant cracking the JEE exam and I had failed miserably in that.So,as I had not done the conquest,it seemed to be a futile exercise to enjoy the time at hand .It was better to prepare for life that was going to come by working hard,studying hard and forgetting the rest. I feel that all this was because of wrong notions that I had about success by going through those lengthy tomes of JEE books that do no good.We are yet to graduate from the IIT/IIM mindset that is taken to be a parameter of success in India. On a hindsight,I believe that some of my classmates have really done well by following their calling and working in the career ...