Thursday, February 3, 2011

Journey of two years


Today with the last exam I completed my two years of MBA. It seems just like yesterday when I had shifted to Mumbai on a rainy evening, and before I could realise the two years are over. These two years were worth all the sacrifice and hardship. When I joined MBA I was confident and ready for any kind of challenge but I was tested in very different ways, it grounded my confidence and built it all over again from the scratch to a height taller than ever before. And now I feel I am ready to take on the world.

Another thing which contributed a lot to my learning was the city of Mumbai. I came to Mumbai with lot of apprehensions, as I had heard different versions about this city from different sources. I had lived in Bangalore, Chennai and had traveled to other metros like Hyderabad, Delhi, Kolkata etc. Its needless to say that each city has its own characteristics and is different from the other. But Mumbai is perhaps the most different from the rest, unlike other cities it doesn't leave you alone, it takes you in its folds and before you can release you turn into a Mumbaikar. It is perhaps the most civilised among all the other Indian cities, among all the chaos there is a discipline which keeps the city running. From local trains to the queues for movie tickets there is an order followed by everyone, without which the city would have come down crumbling. This city hardens you and makes a man out of a boy. This city and its spirit is addictive, once you get a hang of it you will never be able to leave it.

I always wanted to go back to Bangalore again or some other city like Pune but now I am glad that I am placed in a company based in Mumbai. I am now really excited about coming back to Mumbai after the two months break for a new beginning...