Comeback Post - 2022

Hello everyone, well after around 11 years I am writing this blog again.. Don’t know from where this idea strike me again.. but somehow I feel that writing was one of my passion which I should follow more often.. I haven’t even thought of a topic on which I will write this but may be a brief snippet of last 11 years could be a good starter.. and yes, whosoever has read my blogs in past would find this blog much better in grammar and vocabulary. Anyways.. 11 years is too much of time to have life changing events, I got married, had 2 kids, first time foreign travel...and many more.. Every day was just as wonderful as it could be.. personal life is something everyone know that it never leave a single day monotonous.. everyday is new and fun, you always discover new thing, learn something new and continuously evolves.. for me professional life is no different.. though the changes were not frequent but I would say my evolution has a growth story attach to it.. it is slow and steady.. I kind of let things come to me rather chasing them.. this sometime paid me well, sometime didn’t.. but I admit, I have kind of lay back attitude.. ‘jo hoga dekha jayega’.. Where in current time, generally, people change minimum 2-3 organisation in gap of 11 years.. I jumped only once from HCL to Optum.. and in both the places got comfortable very easily.. even before changing from HCL to Optum.. I never thought that I would ever change HCL.. never had that perspective.. never thought of it.. even now I don’t have any goal in mind.. what I want to do at this juncture of my life.. with only few years left to grow before you are considered redundant and liability more than an asset for the organisation… I think at this point I would at least have one more change and move to a organisation with a position in leadership rather than at lower level to give perspective to my overall career.. Anyways lot of professional blabbering here.. this blog is just a warm up to my writing now.. writing about yourself is the easiest thing I guess..(only if you are true to yourself) but I think to follow the passion more aggressively.. I should write with strong content rather than such a stupid blabbering.. that way I can make good space for my self.. Well blog in era of vlog, seems little outdated but I feel it gives you enough big canvass to portray your story, where in Vlog you have to rely on external parameters a lot.. here you just write from your inner self.. write what you feel.. what is true.. and that is what creates connection with the audience.. Keeping it short and simple at this time.. as a comeback post.. this is what it is.. Thank you all

An eventful year coming to end!!!

Well.. its after 6 months that I have woken up to take care of this blog.. but its never too late.. though the 2011 being a very eventful year for me.. not for me.. but for the whole country or rather I would say the whole world.. lekin filahal toh hum apni hi baat karenge... jyada se jyada apne desh ki baat karlenge.. duniya dari mein humein padne ka jyada shauk nahi.. :P .. the beginning of this year embarked with my placement in HCL.. the company about which I have already cribbed a lot.. though gradually and slowly I am settling into it.. but culture of this company would always remain a alien to me.. khair.. fir aayi hamari India ki bari.. jo jaise taise karke ek aur world cup le aaye.. This world cup though was a great triumphant for whole country but meant a lot to me as an individual.. as I was watching it in Roorkee with my friends in common room... never thought a special thing could become super special with friends around..
third event.. and may be the event which has happened for the last time in my life.. bidding adieu to my academics life.. last day of college.. saying bye to the one who have been closest to me.. was not so easy.. its not like that I haven't said good bye to persons earlier.. I had said it many times and that too for life time.. but this one was little emotional..(tried to find reason behind this but never got any full proof solution to my dilemma.. ).. anyways...

coming to fourth event.. HCL ki joining.. entrance into corporate life once again.. once again, I have to ponder and manage myself in completely different manner.. once again late nights.. once again have to make your presence shown.. but one thing which happens for the first time.. is that I have to learn politics.. khair.. waqt woh bhi sikha dega.. :)

Fifth event.. Anna Hazare.. noone could ever think.. that couple of government servants along with few social workers would be able to regroup this whole country again for a cause.. that would be called as another "Satyagraha".. well.. waiting for my Kids' "history books".. hopefully Anna Hazare essay would be there.. :)

now what else is left.. entering into new year 2012.. just 20 mins left.. jyada koi resolutions toh banaye nahi hain.. bas itna hi pray karoonga..ki may every person live happily and prosperously..

Good bye 2011!! Welcome 2012.. may you bring happiness and cheerful smile on each and everyone's face..
till next time.. keep smiling..!!!

Showcasing Love or Obscenity

Hello Friends,

I have just reached home from office and straight away sat on system to write this post.. well this topic is not like any other love topic but something different..

To create a context... I am currently not eligible to avail dedicated HCL transport for my daily travel to office..I have to use public transport.. yeah.. Metro, City Bus or shared Autos... so there are so many things which I see in public everyday.. new faces.. new acts.. new fights over seats in metro.. different type of people and what not.. but what I have seen today is something I felt can be share with you people..


To begin with, its not a new thing for me to see couples roaming in different ways in metro stations or in metro trains.. but today when one of these couples thought to showcase its love in front of crowd in a metro and that too continuously for 30 minutes.. that clearly shows the direction in which India is moving..

A girl and a boy most probably in their teens.. started their journey from Noida City Center and took the most sacred place in metro.. which is closest to the joints of two metro cars.. and as soon as they took their seats.. they started doing what a normal person would think n number of times before daring to do that.. and specially in front of so many people.. they sat in an intimate position and started hugging and kissing each other.. and people all around them, unfortunately that includes me as well, had seen what they were not meant to.. It could be easily guessed from our body language that none of us was comfortable while watching all this but we were unable do anything..

I was just wondering what the hell these two love birds want to prove.. what they want to showcase.. their love or what else??.. If they want to showcase their love, please we are not interested in that.. and I can bet that people who would be most interested to see, you won't like to even tell them let alone showcasing...
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PS: I am not saying that showing love to your partner is wrong.. but showcasing it to such large audience.. its wrong.. and that too continuously for more than 30 minutes.. uffffff.. anyone could take their pic.. post it on social site.. and what all could be the consequences.. we all are very well aware of that..

Arey love shove karna hi hai aur woh bhi aisa toh, there are so many places where you can do all this.. and that too without offending anyone or breaking any law... For e.g.

1. Movie Theatre - Its best and safest place.. Enough Darkness for you people not to let anyone else see... or even if someone see they are least bothered about it.. (Try Morning show of some flop english movie on weekdays. :P )

2. Botanical Garden near Delhi University North Campus - Specially designed Jungle for such couples.. yup its a jungle only.. once you are in. there are so many places inside that lush green jungle where noone else other than who himself/herself come to hide can see you.. :P

3. Buddha Garden, Ridge Road near Karol Bagh - Similar to above but a little bigger.. little?? nopes.. its quite bigger than the above.. Here there are so many places that literally no one can find you.. :P

I don't know any places in Noida yet as I have just started travelling in public transport only. Prior to this I used to travel in dedicated company transport so never got any chance to explore or listen about these areas..


Well.. jokes apart.. this is not first time I have seen such thing happening.. but today was something exceptional.. so my only message to such couples that as we are Indian.. and we have seen lot of romantic movies.. we can guess a relationship by the way a boy or a gal hold each other.. (will discuss such postures in some other post later.. :) ) .. you don't need to showcase your love to each and everyone.. show it to your partner or to your parents and relatives.. and as I mentioned earlier.. you won't need to showcase it to them.. if its true love.. just tell them.. and I am sure they will understand :)

till next time.. Keep smiling.. :)

My first day at HCLC

PS: This post has been edited very recently. Names have been changed.. original addresses removed.. no identity of any person has been revealed in this post anymore.. thoda risky ho gaya tha yaar.. :P

My dear friends,


Finally, I have joined HCLC.. and I would say.. I am pretty happy about it.. though I am the only one in the whole batch of 24 persons who is on lowest salary package... :(


HCLC.. ufff.. baba.. company hai..ya kya hai.. raam jane.. miscommunication ki toh mine hai.. jitni miscommunication chaho utni karlo.. ab isey miscommunication bolo.. ya 'miss'-communication bolo.. dono hi chalta hai.. though another shock for me is that here too. girls ratio is not in favor.. its 4 to 20.. :( .. socha tha co. mein jake ek aad ladki mil jayegi.. par yahan bhi jhatka hi khaya..


waise mein jyada nahi likhoonga is post mein.. coz I read few code of ethics clauses present in joining documents.. where it is mentioned that if I write or say something offending about HCLC..It can go against me..though I am not going to write anything against them.. but still kuch na kuch toh hoga hi...

This post will quite be in a novelistic manner..(haan.. bhoot sawar hai novel likhne ka.. toh soch rahe hain.. yahin se shuru karen..).. khair Go through it completely as every dialogue has its own importance..chalo ji.. lets begin..

8:45 AM - Noida Sector 16 metro station

"Excuse me.. which way goes to Sector-x, xxxx HCLC office? ".. I asked from a pedestrian.. my english is not that good.. though I tried my best to translate, what I wanted to ask, in english.. :P

"Take first left.. after 2 or 3 building.. you will find HCLC office..".. said pedestrian..

"Thanks.."


With in 2-3 minutes walk.. I reached main gate of office.. 3 other joinees were already there.. 2 gals.. and a boy.. at that time I felt happy.. oh.. ratio seems gud..

"sir ji.. apna naam bataiye..?"-Guard at gate.

"Mayank Jain..8th one from top..".. I answered

"okie sir.. we will let you in by 9.00 only".. confirmed guard

I was at office about 45 minutes in advance.. It gave little time to get mingle with other 3 joinees.. who were already there..


"Hi.. are you Gal1 (name changed)..?? " ..asked the other guy to the only good lookin gal in batch.. :)

"yeah.. I am. you are Boy1 (name changed).. right.. ??" replied Gal1

"Yaa.."-confirmed that guy.. though.. without knowing each other formally I came to know two names.. Sorry, I couldn't control this one.. I have to overhear their conversation..:P

As my one of the objectives to find a gal for me.. I entered the pool of discussion..

"You are also new joinee over here..??" (As if I didn't know that.. )

"Yaa.."

"which College??"

"Colz XYZ.. and you??"...(I don't know exact spell of the college.. if anyone of you know this plz lemme know I will edit the post.. :P)

"IIT - Roorkee".. all of a sudden the IIT brand seem to influence that gal.. but only I knew the reality.. anyways.. we continued with Shake hands and all.. and I moved my hand to another girl whose name I already read in the entry register.. ( I don't leave any opportunity to know such things.. "

"Mayank"

"Gal2"

"Which college?"

"College ABC"... and I shook hands with boy and did not bother to ask his college.. was never interested.. :)

"Sir.. aaiye.. apne bag check karaiye.." - Guard told us..

"Koi pen drive, hard disk, laptop ho toh bahar counter pe chod dijiye.. " - another guard shouted from his cabin at the door..

After getting my bag checked.. he put a slip on our mobile mentioning the date and address of HCLC facility over it.. don't know what's that meant for.. but we were doing exactly what we were asked to do...

"Sir.. yahan pe hath daliye..aur ek ball nikaliye.." Guard pointed towards a box hidden behind a black curtain..

I was shocked.. what was he saying.. "Kahan haath dalna hai.. kya..kaunsi ball nikalni hai..".. though I did.. what he asked for..

I put my hand in that box and took one white ball out.. which I showed to the guard...

"theek hai sir.. " - Guard said after looking the color of ball..

"isse kya faida hua??" - I asked him

"Sir.. agar aap red ball nikalte.. toh aapki full checking hoti" - replied guard.. kya bakar thi.. they were checking people on the basis of probability.. na jane kaunse rule lagaye honge probability ke..

9.00 AM, HCLC office

then we entered building and started doing sight seeing.. building bahar se kafi acchi lag rahi thi.. and seem everything will be fine..
other 3 joinees said -> "they are quite punctual.. they let us in by 9.00 only.."..

and I was smiling.. coz I knew the reality.. how punctual they are.. I just asked them to wait and watch how punctual these people are.. :P

and I was right.. the person with whom we have to meet.. didn't show any sign of her arrival at all.. and rest other people from banks and all other places were there.. another HR persons were also there.. but they too came at 10.00.. yup.. they arrived only at 10.00 despite of giving 9.30 as the time to start.. well.. its still better than what I had faced earlier.. (most of you are not aware of the fact that I and my two more friends were made to wait for 5 hrs before the actual recruitment process started) :)


10.00 AM, Auditorium, HCLC office


they haven't started it yet.. they waited another 15 minutes before the HR who we were supposed to meet, arrived and took "attendance"... 2 candidates didn't join HCLC.. and HR were like.. "any specific reasons..??" and mates of those two people were like.. "umm.. ammmm.. maammmmmmmmm.. we don't know.." :)


finally.. account opening procedure at ICICI bank began at 10:30 and finished by 11:15.. and then we were offered our offer letter along with few anextures and code of ethics for which we were given 45 minutes to read and clear our doubts, if any. though we know.. what ever is written over there we have to sign it eventually.. so most of us didn't bother to read it thoroughly and just read first line of each page and signed at the dotted line..

Later on.. HR thought we are dumb enough not to know where to sign and she took us over to each page one by one again.. and told us where to sign.. what the hell she was thinking of us.. I don't know.. but "my Dear HR, we are all experienced and has completed MBA from good institutes so plz...don't tell us where to sign and how to sign.."

and after all this drama ends... HCLC ko purana daura pada.. misscommunication ka.. and unka time..time.. hamara time kuch nahi.. they made us wait for 1 hr before I went to our own Ms Sr.HR (names are not disclosed here..) .. and told her "I guess you forget the time you are supposed to address the batch.. we are waiting for more than an hour for you.."
and then she came and ask us to leave.. poor us and annoyed too.. x-(

Khair.. whatever happened happened.. after that when we were asked to give feedback.. the whole batch asked them to be punctual and they seem to take it more seriously.. and start coming on time.. address the batch on time.. and blah blah..


well friends.. since first day.. things seem to have improved.. or rather I should say..we have become habitual of its culture..
however, when it comes to interaction with senior people in the organization.. it is really fruitful and pleasant.. everything has started getting clear.. from HR policies to what we are going to do in organization...

In the end, I would say.. HCLC has no dearth of talent.. its just need to reframe its mindset a lil bit.. on which its working very diligently

till next time.. keep smiling :)

How I have been blackmailed to write

yup.. its true.. I have been blackmailed to write a new post as soon as possible.. and I was told that if I don't come up with a new post at earliest then I should be ready to face dire consequences... what are those dire consequences... will talk about it later in the post...

You people must have heard of various type of blackmails.. which includes.. threat to life.. kidnapping.. emotinal atyachar from near and dear ones.. another kind would be using "tears" to blackmail.. but my dear friends.. lemme tell u.. this one was none of above.. no emotional atyachar.. nothing.. but a type.. where that person simply asked me, with some "kiddo type" smileys which otherwise look like "angry face", to come up with something new or I should stop talking to that person...

Now a person like me who has got soft heart like a Kid... would surely get scared of these "Dhamkissss".. bacche ko toh koi bhi dara deta hai.. toh mein bhi dar gaya.. and started writing a new post..

But despite of being blackmailed.. I felt good.. that somehow few sane or insane people like my posts.. so they want me to write something new..more frequently.. its good.. isn't it.. ?? :P

Also.. that blackmailing would help me come out of writer's block.. yeah.. I know.. I have been using this term every now and then in my posts when I post something new after a long time.. but honestly speaking... there was so much that happened around me since my last post.. I just couldn't find words to describe those moments.. be it final exams of life.. (if I don't sit for civil services :P ) or be it last moment masti with friends.. or be it dancing wildly for the last time.. (in corporate u can't dance like that.. :P) or be it sad moments of saying good bye to someone who were closest to you in last two years.. all those moments.. all those things.. I just couldn't describe them in words...

Well... blackmailing always is not a bad thing.. as I always feel that normally persons who cares for you.. blackmail you for your good only.. (PS: I am not generalizing the statement.. its just an observation.. :)).. sometimes blackmailing from someone closer to u act as a motivating factor to do something which you were reluctant to do for a long time..

so, friends happy blackmailing to your near and dear ones.. ofcourse for their well being only.. :) till next time.. keep smiling.. :)

Afraid of Failures??

Failure...a word from which we all are afraid off...since our childhood till the time we will die.. we all are scared of failures.. we don't want to get fail in any of our endeavors in life.. we don't want anything wrong happen to us.. may be sometimes under pressure.. both societal..and family pressures..or may be because we all want good good things everywhere around us.. recently few questions baffled me.. why we were always told in our childhood.. work hard..don't get fail...'.. why during our primary and middle classes..we always used to see the person who scored less in the class with the hatred eyes.. why we were asked not to be in company of those who fails...why we always try to keep an option open... if not this.. then this.. took science.. just because all other streams are open after this.. can go to any place..did mechanical engineering... land in IT company why.. why not wait for mechanical company to turn up.. coz we afraid of not getting job later on.. well Why MBA ?? Why Not M.Tech.. just to be under bigger umbrella..?? now we are techno managers..?? we are open to almost any field..??. jack of all suites..?? or I should say.. we are afraid of getting beaten on our a****

have we ever thought of this..that not being failed or if I rephrase my words.. by keeping all options open.. we actually diminished our capabilities of trying something out of the box.. we actually.. don't like to try something new.. on a funny side.. most of us just don't propose to a girl.. just because we are afraid of being neglected.. or being getting slapped.. ;) .. or we are afraid that we will be humiliated by our friends.. :P ..

There are different categories of people afraid of getting failed..

1. People who afraid of being 2nd... - This is the cream category of any group of people doing something in common... I know most of the persons.. who even cribs about getting second.. ya i know 'its worst to be at second place.. then at the last place.." but scared of that.. cribbing for that.. If i quote one of my friends when he was rejected in a company interview..then it would be a perfect example of people getting scared of being second.. in his words.. " yaar..tension ho jati hai.. mein hamesha pehli co. mein hi select ho jata hoon.. I always get selected in first company..".. well well well.. going for 2nd category...

2. People who afraid of being last... - This is the most common category.. and we all must have experience fear of this.. last is very bad.. no one think last is good.. even I am afraid of being last.. even in last mid sem exam when I got second lowest marks..I thanked god..that I didn't score last.. and I don't know what difference it could make.. anyways... going to last and third category..

3. People who afraid of getting failed continuously.. - well.. this category is very rarerly seen.. coz.. most of the people I have seen in this category don't care about what's happening around.. they just enjoy their life like that.. only few persons have that potential to keep on trying until they ultimately reach what they want to achieve.. but as I say.. they are really very rare..

Sometimes I feel.. that getting failed is not bad... its even good which gives u one instance that teaches u that one can't get everything you desired of.. or even u worked for.. and believe me.. success follows failure.. and success means more when comes after a failure..

PS: I am not saying that getting failed is utmost necessary.. or one should not try to keep options open.. but one should at least try to get what he has longed for.. what he has in his mind for years.. what makes him feel better.. what he proudly can speak of for rest of his life.. just a try in the direction that fascinates you........

before concluding the blog.. I would like to extend my thanks to my very good friend.. discussion with whom led me to write on this topic.. after a long gap... till next time.. bbye.. :)

Afraid of Failures??

Failure...a word from which we all are afraid off...since our childhood till the time we will die.. we all are scared of failures.. we don't want to get fail in any of our endeavors in life.. we don't want anything wrong happen to us.. may be sometimes under pressure.. both societal..and family pressures..or may be because we all want good good things everywhere around us.. recently few questions baffled me.. why we were always told in our childhood.. work hard..don't get fail...'.. why during our primary and middle classes..we always used to see the person who scored less in the class with the hatred eyes.. why we were asked not to be in company of those who fails...why we always try to keep an option open... if not this.. then this.. took science.. just because all other streams are open after this.. can go to any place..did mechanical engineering... land in IT company why.. why not wait for mechanical company to turn up.. coz we afraid of not getting job later on.. well Why MBA ?? Why Not M.Tech.. just to be under bigger umbrella..?? now we are techno managers..?? we are open to almost any field..??. jack of all suites..?? or I should say.. we are afraid of getting beaten on our a****

have we ever thought of this..that not being failed or if I rephrase my words.. by keeping all options open.. we actually diminished our capabilities of trying something out of the box.. we actually.. don't like to try something new.. on a funny side.. most of us just don't propose to a girl.. just because we are afraid of being neglected.. or being getting slapped.. ;) .. or we are afraid that we will be humiliated by our friends.. :P ..

There are different categories of people afraid of getting failed..

1. People who afraid of being 2nd... - This is the cream category of any group of people doing something in common... I know most of the persons.. who even cribs about getting second.. ya i know 'its worst to be at second place.. then at the last place.." but scared of that.. cribbing for that.. If i quote one of my friends when he was rejected in a company interview..then it would be a perfect example of people getting scared of being second.. in his words.. " yaar..tension ho jati hai.. mein hamesha pehli co. mein hi select ho jata hoon.. I always get selected in first company..".. well well well.. going for 2nd category...

2. People who afraid of being last... - This is the most common category.. and we all must have experience fear of this.. last is very bad.. no one think last is good.. even I am afraid of being last.. even in last mid sem exam when I got second lowest marks..I thanked god..that I didn't score last.. and I don't know what difference it could make.. anyways... going to last and third category..

3. People who afraid of getting failed continuously.. - well.. this category is very rarerly seen.. coz.. most of the people I have seen in this category don't care about what's happening around.. they just enjoy their life like that.. only few persons have that potential to keep on trying until they ultimately reach what they want to achieve.. but as I say.. they are really very rare..

Sometimes I feel.. that getting failed is not bad... its even good which gives u one instance that teaches u that one can't get everything you desired of.. or even u worked for.. and believe me.. success follows failure.. and success means more when comes after a failure..

PS: I am not saying that getting failed is utmost necessary.. or one should not try to keep options open.. but one should at least try to get what he has longed for.. what he has in his mind for years.. what makes him feel better.. what he proudly can speak of for rest of his life.. just a try in the direction that fascinates you........

before concluding the blog.. I would like to extend my thanks to my very good friend.. discussion with whom led me to write on this topic.. after a long gap... till next time.. bbye.. :)