Finally, I have decided to drop my probable job at Mumbai CST Airport and join Made Easy Academy were students post-engineering are being trained to be efficient enough to clear the highly competitive exams like GATE(Graduate Engineering Aptitude Test), IES(Indian Engineering Services), PSU's etc. I have decided to go for GATE 2017 which I qualified in 2016 without much studies. In hope to get the required marks to join IIT Kharagpur (M Tech in Thermal Sciences) I shifted myself to Hyderabad and my father accompanied me in the journey. We were at MGBS (Mahathma Gandhi Bus Station) @5am, which is one and only bus station having buses to every other state of the country as per my recent friend's point of knowledge. A bunch of auto drivers or may be the agents rounded us with the obvious buzz of competition in rates. They were also mentioning about some hotel stay and all. I was certain about this action as it was foretold by my local friend who also did add that, dont believe any and get on your own. I was in full thought of refusing them and they tried there best. But, I won when I said I have a residence out here and I have to go there. Everyone turned back to find there next prey's obviously someone not like us. They were bargaining for Rs. 10 to drop us at Koti(the place were you only find books and readers) and all of a sudden they changed there tongue, when I called one of those auto drivers and enquired
'Could you drop us???'.
He said, 'Rs. 70'
I was shocked of there phase change and as of a sudden reflex I asked for reason of this price rise.
'Only if you get a hotel on rent we could drop you at Koti at Rs.10'
So that was there commission strategy and it didnt work with us.
We finally could get through to Koti with Rs. 30 being spared (even that was more than enough).
'The best of thieves and burglars are found in a place of strange entry', my mind registered a thought.
We were early to Made Easy Office by 2 hrs. I thought about looking for hostels while my father waited to look after the luggage as it was too tough to carry it along which contained books that has to be stored to my brain after the following 6 month coaching here.
I found hostel were student to toilet ratio was 50:1, student to bed ratio was 2:1. I got my mind down on seeing those but my inner mind commanded,
'I can sacrifice or more clearly I am able to sustain whatever I am offered with as a problem to be faced from the so called creator; God'
Rs. 49500 in cash was given and my admission was done. So, its a key that I have it now but I just have to run, run as faster as possible trailing all the runners to reach the lock of ranks that is the farthest; the first rank may be. Its 5 days short of classes to begin.
I got a hostel that wasnt bad enough and was definitely the best of the available. Its near to the very famous Kothapet Fruit Market and 900 m from 'my' academy.
That evening, I saw my father's face slowly diminishing into the near infinity as he waved his hands in air in containment of pain in leaving his only son back alone. I was absolutely alone, I saw none of the faces that came in my eye frame before. New place, New people, New things...!!!
Unusually my eyes got moist. I thought to myself,
'It was my decision of to do this, and I wanted the same life'
I decided to be strong and smiled on such contradictions of mind.
After allowing my eyes to dry, I traced the path back to 'my' new home, 'my' hostel were 2 people who were completely new to me, who were to share the same room for the next 6 months were waiting for an intro chat with me.
'Could you drop us???'.
He said, 'Rs. 70'
I was shocked of there phase change and as of a sudden reflex I asked for reason of this price rise.
'Only if you get a hotel on rent we could drop you at Koti at Rs.10'
So that was there commission strategy and it didnt work with us.
We finally could get through to Koti with Rs. 30 being spared (even that was more than enough).
'The best of thieves and burglars are found in a place of strange entry', my mind registered a thought.
We were early to Made Easy Office by 2 hrs. I thought about looking for hostels while my father waited to look after the luggage as it was too tough to carry it along which contained books that has to be stored to my brain after the following 6 month coaching here.
I found hostel were student to toilet ratio was 50:1, student to bed ratio was 2:1. I got my mind down on seeing those but my inner mind commanded,
'I can sacrifice or more clearly I am able to sustain whatever I am offered with as a problem to be faced from the so called creator; God'
Rs. 49500 in cash was given and my admission was done. So, its a key that I have it now but I just have to run, run as faster as possible trailing all the runners to reach the lock of ranks that is the farthest; the first rank may be. Its 5 days short of classes to begin.
I got a hostel that wasnt bad enough and was definitely the best of the available. Its near to the very famous Kothapet Fruit Market and 900 m from 'my' academy.
That evening, I saw my father's face slowly diminishing into the near infinity as he waved his hands in air in containment of pain in leaving his only son back alone. I was absolutely alone, I saw none of the faces that came in my eye frame before. New place, New people, New things...!!!
Unusually my eyes got moist. I thought to myself,
'It was my decision of to do this, and I wanted the same life'
I decided to be strong and smiled on such contradictions of mind.
After allowing my eyes to dry, I traced the path back to 'my' new home, 'my' hostel were 2 people who were completely new to me, who were to share the same room for the next 6 months were waiting for an intro chat with me.
Write to:
Harikrishna M Menon,
Room No. 107, House No. 3-3,
Abhishrey Executive PG Academy,
Beside Khazana Jewellers,
Chaithanyapuri 'X' Road,
Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad,
Telangana State- 500060
