Life in Bengaluruuuuu....Phase 2

Before I Proceed with this post I must mention the reason why I have titled the previous and this one as ‘life in bengaluruuu’ ..well for those who are not from Bangalore…there is this irritating but in a way humorous talk show by name’Life in Bengaluruu with Rajani Sir’on one of the radio fm’s there where a guy makes a deliberate attempt to imitate the great tamil superstar Rajnikant and comes up with new ideas everyday that are ‘supposed’ to make u laugh!!unfortunately I cannot imitate the way the guy speaks in this post but I am sure those of u who have listened to it know what I am speaking about.The second phase of my work in iisc is something that I would cherish for a very long time and if given a chance ….would love to relive every moment of it! From the work perspective this phase instilled in me the attribute of perseverance and its importance in research.With each passing day I could experience the change in my approach to work and the way I started looking at things….to put it in nutshell…This is the kind of learning that is going to be with me for a long long time something that no book or class(I mean the lectures) can give.

The work intensified with each passing day and so did our masti!!!!Its hard to describe the amount of fun the six of us have had in these two months…rite from the morning trips to the institute listening to rj prithvi’s birthday bakra….the long waits at vidya cross!!!(a crossroad where we all met before lunch)....the times at kabbini, Nesara and tea board(food joints at iisc)….the post dinner walks in the desolated place that we were put up ….to the times spent in our room….hard to believe that all of it got over so soon….and i am back to the place that I have always dreaded from the time of my existence here…cant deny the fact that a part of me yearned to get back coz I missed my friends back here…and if there is some amount of excitement and purpose of living in this place..i owe it to them! …well at this point of time I am fraught with anxiety of what is in store in the months ahead..I hate that feelingL …..but deep within I can hear a voice warble…..may be its not the end of it….there is still a ray of hope that we all might get a chance to get back and work in that beautiful place!!..that is enough to keep me going for the next couple of months!!!!....i just wish and pray that the adieu to iisc is not for long……

P.S I dedicate this post to ranjani,sriram,,siddharth,anjali,vidya…and to all the lab members back In iisc for having made the stay in bengaluruuu a very cherishable and memorable one!!

Life in Bengaluru….Phase 1

Well the second post is coming after a really long time..couldnt help it…no net accessibility in these 2 months…to put it differently ..a price that I had to pay being a part of a wet lab!!!! The best way to describe the first phase of my fellowship is- a period of eternal bliss….an experience that has instilled in me a passion to pursue science in a totally different perspective..something that I had never imagined before.It has always been a dream to study in a place like the IISc…a place about which I had only read in the books and the newspaper and having got an opportunity to work here for 2 months is probably the best thing that has happened to me in these 3 yrs of college life.Initially it seemed a little weird to be working in a lab on an area which I have never been interested in…rather never taken a genuine interest coz it was never a part of the school or college curriculum…but I gradually understood and experienced the nuances of research and the kind of effect it can have on an individual.At the end of my first month ,the one thing that I realized rather understood was that research is not as glamorous as it seems!! That was the work part of it…as far as living in bengaluruuu is concerned…. it was a very enriching experience.I guess what made it really exciting was the fact that six of us from college…ranjani,anjali,vidya,sriram,siddharth and me of course….were together in the same place…working in different departments under different heads…Before we could even realize that we were a part of this beautiful institute…a month was over and with it ended the first phase in bangalore only to be followed by an even exciting and fun filled second phase!!!!!

Shuruat!!

Finally!!! Created one for myself..well the blogging craze had set in long back but somehow never materialized to sit and make one for myself. This is one small gift I make to myself as I enter into the 3^rd decade of  my life!! Looking back at the years gone by its hard to believe that the period of innocence ,a life without worries and anticipation or of fear and trepidation, a time when school meant the world to me,a time when a walk along the lane with pa at my side giving a pep talk or exchanging views over a topic was a regular affair,when whatever i desired to eat  be it early morning or during late night studying was at my disposal within minutes from ‘ma I feel hungry!!’,a time when decisions were made for me rather than me having to make one… is now just a past and a past that I would always crave for no matter how old I grow.As I complete yet another year..rather another decade all I can think of is am I really old enough to face the world, do I have it in me to make the right decisions and the right choices  that would shape my life the way I want it to be! And all of this just gushed in when ruks and I spoke abt life before and after SASTRA campus at tea today….had a conversation like that after a really long time….and thats when I realized there is loads to look forward to in the days to come…..umpteen challenges to face and an endless list of desires to fulfill…way to go dharu!!!!

Well that was my first post..if it was a little senti..my apologies for that..but I must say at this juncture my head is clogged with way too many things or may be all this is pouring out coz I have turned another year old!