HELL-O...
On the evening of June the 21st 2005 , 7 tired souls aboard the navjeevan express were gettin ready to alight at Ahmedabad. A kind hearted gentleman, apparently a local, offered these souls some solace by reassuring them about taxi fares and prepaid billing and all that, and even went to the extent of bargaining with some local cabbies to get these sevensome a fair fare deal..
That done, the secret seven(?!) now started the last leg of their journey, fully loaded with tons of luggage, on 3 taxis, rocketing thro the rocky roads (rings a bell anyone?), in search of a place called Vastrapur.
Girish and deepak were on the same cab, and discussing how ahmedabad suddenly looked like Ooty and suddenly the next moment some place looked exactly like mylapore... Thorougly exhausted, Girish was slowly drifting off, when Deepak spotted something.
Vastrapur, said a sign board.
And up ahead, they could see Vaibhav restaurant, a place that Ramu mama had prescribed for south indian food. Excited, they craned their necks to see what was to come, and then they saw lights in the distance.
'Dude', said Deepak.
As the place slowly came into view, the first word to meet their eye was Management. Moving to the edge of their seats, they then saw the engraving, Ahmedabad. As the taxi got closer and closer, the entire sign came into full view..
Ahmedabad Management Association, it said.
The taxi moved on, and the visibly frustrated duo settled back into the barely sittable seats, when the taxi slowed and swerved to the left.
A guard met them at what looked like an entrance and babbled something in Gujju-or-hindi-or-whatever to the driver. They could see they were entering a huge campus, but there were no sign boards in view, no arches, nothing at all !!!!!!!!!
Girish started mumbling his usual prayer-words as the taxi glided past the gates.
'Dude.. big moment, actually", said Deepak.
The taxi stopped.
'Kadavule', said Girish, loud enough for the heavens to hear it and take note, and then proceeded to open the doors and set foot on IIM soil.
Wish me luck.
Will post soon.
Cheers.
ps :: Prayers for Rani chandran
ps2 :: happy birthday 'best friend' aarthi!
ps3 :: Wish J luck too.. dei waitin for news from u... how is IIMB?
ps4 :: Check out http://girish.squarespace.com for an interesting update. More stuff coming there this week :-)
That done, the secret seven(?!) now started the last leg of their journey, fully loaded with tons of luggage, on 3 taxis, rocketing thro the rocky roads (rings a bell anyone?), in search of a place called Vastrapur.
Girish and deepak were on the same cab, and discussing how ahmedabad suddenly looked like Ooty and suddenly the next moment some place looked exactly like mylapore... Thorougly exhausted, Girish was slowly drifting off, when Deepak spotted something.
Vastrapur, said a sign board.
And up ahead, they could see Vaibhav restaurant, a place that Ramu mama had prescribed for south indian food. Excited, they craned their necks to see what was to come, and then they saw lights in the distance.
'Dude', said Deepak.
As the place slowly came into view, the first word to meet their eye was Management. Moving to the edge of their seats, they then saw the engraving, Ahmedabad. As the taxi got closer and closer, the entire sign came into full view..
Ahmedabad Management Association, it said.
The taxi moved on, and the visibly frustrated duo settled back into the barely sittable seats, when the taxi slowed and swerved to the left.
A guard met them at what looked like an entrance and babbled something in Gujju-or-hindi-or-whatever to the driver. They could see they were entering a huge campus, but there were no sign boards in view, no arches, nothing at all !!!!!!!!!
Girish started mumbling his usual prayer-words as the taxi glided past the gates.
'Dude.. big moment, actually", said Deepak.
The taxi stopped.
'Kadavule', said Girish, loud enough for the heavens to hear it and take note, and then proceeded to open the doors and set foot on IIM soil.
Wish me luck.
Will post soon.
Cheers.
ps :: Prayers for Rani chandran
ps2 :: happy birthday 'best friend' aarthi!
ps3 :: Wish J luck too.. dei waitin for news from u... how is IIMB?
ps4 :: Check out http://girish.squarespace.com for an interesting update. More stuff coming there this week :-)
posted by Girish at 2:12 AM
6 Comments:
unakku enikkume 'kadavul' arul unnduda! kavalaye padaatha!
i jus felt i was enterin the campus with u... reading that description of ur's, 'cos i cud piturise exactly how it wud hav been! afterall, we hav entered halo-ed turf for morethan once.. havn't we?! :)
aweeeeeeesommmmmmmeeeeeeeee tala....you should have been on cloud 9...
just back from tiring and tenson(cause anoop reached only in the second half of the show)madhurai show...missed you a lot...
show was filled with most of own comps like ..shyam dhal, palanatkalai,few gazals by hari..
good to see you back in sq space..
all the best..
It's a great feeling, isn't it? Entering this place which you've left friends and family back home for :) Best of luck at IIMA. Hoping this euphoria lasts throughout your stay there!
Dei G,
All the best da. Rock the place like you always do, wherever you go. May kadavul be with you always. Wish you an awesome time ahead, loads of fun and all that that comes with it.
ps:- oru edathle ozhunga iruka mudiyaadha unnale (with ref to ur blog spot!)
Ensoy , gujju ishtyle
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The search has just begun !!!
dei... good show post !
and welcome to IIMA !!!
I had similar feelings setting foot on the soil here... and the heavens heard my heart-felt prayer i hope !!
have a rockin' time here - these 2 years will pro'lly be the best in ur life...
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