Hmmm...finally suppu gets her laptop...poha for me is on d way...and watching the marathon live...i just miss being in mumbai and being a part of marathon...its live on doordarshan...its a perfect environment for me to start unleashing the yatra experiences...I feel as motivated and inspired as I was from d idea of the yatra...the commentator just said that this a salute to the spirit of mumbai after 26th November terrorist attacks...our yatra was a tribute to the spirit of India...WOOOOOOW it was....yeah i know everyone wants to know about it....how it was when 450 ppl stay TOGETHER for 18 dayz....Just loved it....
How all this happened....It was a bit mellowed down day for me....I was waiting to meet one of my frndz for the last six months....one of my best frndz albeit wid a difference....and becoz of some problems i was almost sure that we are not going to meet....(in place of poha paratha aa gaya....anywys m used to uncertainities and I have learned to enjoy it...uncertainities are packaged surprises..loved it paratha wid dum aloo and next time there will be a jagritiyatra team fancily decked up in the marathon...its a deal) okies back to blogging...so i was a bit upset...my frnd chintan aka chin2 called up....I have always admired this guy for his spirit....We are not two frndz who share some gr8 frndship but we share some of the aspirations of making some difference to this society....And I know we will do it one day.... So whenever he comes across something gud he makes it a point to share it wid his friendz....So Chin2 called me up it was as usual a 3-4 min call...he told me there is a Jagriti Yatra around India 13 cities 18 days 350 ppl...It was like gimme the site...which forms I need to fill up...I will be online u come online....My Internet was not working...so off to the nearest cafe....chin2 sent his form as a format to look at what kind of questions and what kinda answers....I will post it for u guyz....U have to read it....I will post mine as well....So it was 29th November 2008... As I was filling up the form..I just thought jo bhi hain sach sach likh de....agar tujhe bulana rehega toh bula lenge.... As I was filling up the form...I got a call frm my frnd...I was totally lost in filling up the form...When he called up..I was like you also fill up this form and I started telling him about Jagritiyatra...Anywyz he is the last one on the earth to understand these things...I hope he does not read this blog...He could hardly understand anything and I was waiting for the past 6 months to meet him and now when he was calling me I was interested more in telling him about yatra..But thats how this idea of the yatra was...I always dreamt of some one who knew India wud take me around my country... To go across the rivers across the bridges across the fields...meet unusual people unusual indians....Indianz are unusual....sacchi....so dis was my chance I didnt want to miss it....Anywys for those of u who want to know whether we met or not we met....:) So I just filled up the form clicked submit...30th Nov was the last day to submit the form....I had done it...Hardly did I knew that my form was not submitted properly....And yes the age group was 18-25...I was 26...And Oracle I have joined recently....How will they react...18 dayz holiday...and 32,000 Rs Sponsorship....how in d world are u going to get selected...and on the top of it get the sponsorship....too much....but thats suppu for u....If she thinks its possible means its possible...
Rehana called up....A lazy sunday morning for her...So m alwyz updated wid all d happenings in mumbai...Yeah my phone bills have started touching 5K...tooo much you wud say...yeah its too much...So back to my TJY....My form was not submitted properly but then I had to be a part of this yatra....The dates got extended for the form submission....And i filled up the form again on 6th of Dec....And in a couple of dayz got the mail that I am selected...Yeah they selected me inspite of having no enterpreneurship experience.....And I got the sponsorship also....So I was in for the Yatra...But how to get the leaves.... 20 dayz of leave...its not a joke...
I wrote a mail to Kalyan, hez one of the best managers... You have complete freedom to try your options....So i wrote a mail to Kalyan...giving links to previous Azad Bharat Rail Yatra Videoz and Jagritiyatra Inaugaration Videoz....explaining whats jagritiyatra and why i shld not miss it...In these times of recession and that too as a trainer in Oracle...its not easy for him too....He wrote a short and sweet mail to me...
"Dear Supriya,
I have no objection. Please apply leave for the said period and inform the scheduling team about your absence.You are the best judge of your destiny.However, I definitely wish you a very safe , enjoyable and enriching national odyssey.
Regards,
kalyan"
Yup it was true....Only you are the best judge of your destiny....So yipeeee....All problems solved...I got leave, I got sponsorship...So In for the yatra....
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