Shardul Mandrupkar's Blog

 “The city of lakes!” “The city of opportunities” “The city where I will start my career” These and some more like these, the first sentences came out of my mouth when my feet landed on the soil of this city. ‘Bengaluru’. At first it encourages you, motivates you to do courageous stupid things and then it just waits until you make yourself comfortable in the atmosphere. Around 700 Kms from home, accessing the freedom you have not experienced before, and the decisions which you have to take for yourselves, it all seems so fascinating. But once you settle down in the corporate world, it starts to eat you. First, it eats your personal space, then it starts to run through your blood. And if you are so unlucky that, you are in Bengaluru when the pandemic started? Then please be careful it will soon enter your mind. Away from home, when you miss the food, the air, the water, and even the atmosphere where you can claim that the town/city/village belongs to you, and they reje...

 After the fine relaxing Sunday, he was finally ready to give a fresh start to his life. Monday Morning can be stressful to others, but for him, it was more like a brand new sun had risen just now fresh and he was literally singing for every moment that was passing by. Just a month ago, it was all like a dream, being a school teacher, he was bored with the same faces, same books, and same chapters, then suddenly this great opportunity passed by him and he was brave enough to follow it and grab it. The principal of the city's elite school called him to his cabin. "Rakesh, How are you?", The old but experienced and wise Principal asked him. "I am Good Sir. How are you? and How are your knees?", Rakesh reciprocated. He remembered Principal Sir had recently had a knee replacement operation. "I was thinking lately that the time has come for me to step down as a principal now!", Sir added, "It's almost been 25 years now, and Yes look at my age, I am...