My first admission call

The 19th of March 2007. I woke up at 6:55 AM for my tuition. It was a bright and pleasant morning. It was the first day of the year according to the Hindi or Lunar Calendar. I got up and switched on Word Space. It was playing Roobaroo from RDB one of my favorites. While enjoying the song I washed my face and brushed my teeth quickly. I was not very much interested in going to the tuition, wanted a little more sleep. Still I left home at 7:10 AM for the tuition. Reached there at 7:15 AM. As usual teacher was late but I as usual took the news paper and started going through it. Cricket-Politics-Cricket-Politics was the tune of the paper. Then soon my colleagues came to the tuition followed by the teacher. I wanted to ask her “Mam aap roz late kyo aate hoo” but I could not do that a little frustrated with the boring schedule I went inside took the book and started listening to the Fire Insurance, topic of today. Soon I heard a voice ‘that’s all for today I have to go early we will continue tomorrow.’ I thought thank god! I just got up wished her and left. I started the scooter and went to on the main road. I was going to home feeling like ‘ja kar adha ghanta aur sou ga’. Then a wild noise came I realized I have made an accident I mistakenly or unmistakably had banged my scooter into a riksha. I got down asked the person ‘bhayia choot too nahi lagi.’ He said ‘nahi meri bhi galti thi’ I thought ‘chalo yeh mere se too accha hain kam see kam apni galti too maan raha hain ma ke terms me’ I said ‘chalo koi nahi’ realizing that the scooter had been damaged. I just thanked god and came back home. Went to ma-papa, as usual they were discussing Civil Engg. Department. I told them about the accident and what was expected happened ‘a quarrel with papa’. We can’t digest without that I am sure for that now. Finally I called the scooter mechanic asking him for the availability of the broken parts. I called my great friend sardar/hindu/tarun/roshan…etc etc… He is also an item. He too can not digest without asking some stupid question. He asked-I answered in the most starange way possible and asked him to get ready in 10mins. I think ‘sardar hain kaha hua hoga tayar’ left home in 15mins and when I reached lift mobile shouted ‘kaha hain I am waiting’ I said’ I am coming’. I reached his house after knowing each and every detail of the accident we went to the Kinatic showroom to leave the scooter for repair. The mechanic made me choose some parts. I also did my job asking him to complete it in an hour. I left with Tarun for my Accounts tuition on his TVS now when I sat on it and gave raise to move it. Sounds started coming out of it. I felt they are saying ‘yeh kaun sa pahad rakh diya mere upar.’ We reached tution one piece. I parked it and we went inside. Now it was tring tring now what oh it was Taruns cell phone he went out to take the call as if he was discussing Pakistan bombardment strategy. Anyways sir taught us and asked us to do the questions. Meanwhile sardar ji asking me to make it fast. I asked a few doubts of the previous day and left to take the scooter. We reached the showroom saw each thing minutely, paid the bill and took the scooter. Tarun and I went to my place. We reched there at qurter to one. We were in our room trying to study something. Soon papa came inside with a packet followed by ma saying ‘ek jaga too ho gaya’. I could not believe it at an instance but after reading the letter had to believe it. I was happy. I checked it. Tarun congratulated me and left. I then stated to discuss it with papa for different opinions with all the questions bouncing my mind weather to join or not followed by lunch. We were still discussing after the lunch papa-ma went to sleep. I called up Aditi asked her about the ISME result she was also a contestant. She said ‘abhi nahi aaya’ I said ‘ok if it comes do let me know’ and told about mine she congratulated me and hanged up the phone. Then I sent several SMS to every one regarding the result. I was happy Akshat called, Bade Mama called, Daddo called to congratulate. Then Aditi rang up saying ‘mere bhi hoo gaya’ I congratulated her. Then I told it to Richa didi she was happy and said ‘it will help you gain confidence.’ I was happy told it to Vikrant. Then sent a mail to few people. After all it was my first call that to with my own efforts. By the time it was 4 PM. Soon the bell rang. Pawan & Ashish came we started studding we continued the same till 8PM after which they left. I then checked my mail and orkut off course. Soon the phone rang and Nangia Uncle congratulated me first of all I thought ‘Where did he come to know?’ I thought it to be Vinamra but I was wrong it was Vikrant. Vikrant told me this later. Then I had my dinner followed by TV. At 10:30 PM I started doing some numerical finished with it by 11:30PM and went to bed.

I was happy and named the day ‘First Lunar day- The Lucky Day’.


Utsav