How I failed in Engineering!

Being a 'Bandh', I had the opportunity to interact with a person who sells Panipuri- Bhel-Shevpuri...He's from other state. He didn't knew his age, but had an election card which said dob-1988, he said he got it with a randomly chosen date. He has a Std.X passing certificate, which he got after paying at school. He didn't get his marriage registered. His daughter was born at home, is 2yrs old now. He hasn't got her birth certificate till now. On a good day, he earns(profits) around 1k per day. This week was low with around 0.4k per day. He wants his daughter to get educated.

A distant learning diploma student came with his mother to ask for help in clearing some subjects. He was too shy to speak- introverted what we say these days. He couldn't talk to female teachers, needs guidance, but isn't possible to get in a 'so called urban' but actually rural Goregaon.

Does your work help these two people directly? We should seriously start thinking if the direction we're leading is correct. Our education probably failed to inculcate 'introspection'.

All these years, we've been brought up hypocritically, made hypocrits and selfish.

I happened to watch an episode of a Marathi serial- 'Kamla'(ETV Marathi), coincidentally today. It wonderfully expressed social problems like girls being sold, reporters being harassed, how innocent people turn into terrorists, several others, which we actually are still failing at addressing.

Trust me, at some times, the line dividing good and bad is fine, at sone times wrong things are clearly visible. We're failing at sowing deeply the ethics and morals society should have.

We aim at a project with getting a patent, publication, work which somehow will make a good impact, but an impact on ourselves. Research's aim basically was helping society.

You know what I feel bad about the most, that inspite of staying here for last 5yrs, I couldn't teach farmers how to use roller or ball bearings in their charts, I couldn't teach autorickshaw drivers to lubricate some parts periodically, I couldn't insist a roadside mechanic to open engine in a clean room, I couldn't tell people here that we need to dispose waste oil, we need to dispose village's waste which is piling up outside the village.

No one else is going to come. We are the society we blame. Be the change.

We need to change our motos- "Shivaji janmava pan shejarcha gharat".

That distinction in your graduation, XII, X, your publications, your patents are useful only if you serve the people.
When I get stipend, I need to use it cautiously because it comes from the tax taken from the people, I need to pay it back. Its a loan I take for lifetime and repay as a service.

And yes I'm a hypocrite because I'm not doing this. I'm corrupt and lazy, because I know I'm not delivering what I should be.

No offense, but when I should be studying alternative energy sources, sustainable energy sources, energy conservation, sustainable growth, humanities, etc, I'm studying refrigeration-airconditioning and further happens to be my favourite. Subjects many a times depend on person projecting it more than what that subject actually is. PR. A teacher with better PR seems better.

Life- d way I love it!

Everyone loves small parts of their lives, which usually are so small, that they remain undisclosed. Probably, because everyone feels that those crazy moments are so small, if shared, people would laugh at it. Except a certain long lasting close friends or relationships, these small moments remain secret for most of our lives. But, these are the moments which make our life worth living.

I too love a lot of small things. Every morning, as soon as I get up, I send an inspirational msg (broadcast on whatsapp) to about 240 people. I get different kinds of replies from different people. At least a few people wish me morning. This has been for almost 8 months now. A positive start to every morning!

Each time I go to college, I help someone waiting for an auto/bus, and drop that person at college or next auto stand. The smile I get back in return is worth watching. For its been almost 5 yrs at Dr.BATU-Lonere-Goregaon now, I've helped a considerable number of people now, and the smile they give, inspite of not knowing me, when we cross each other anytime in market or traveling at times, is inspiring. Its a proof that humanity still exists. And I love when unknown people smile, 'acquaintances' smile. I just don't remember all their intros we've had during a 4-5mins ride. But, their joyful faces will always remain in my heart. When I travel early mornings, and someone sees me from a distance, they have joy in their eyes, that they don't have to wait any longer, their wait is over! Probably, I was born to help them take a step towards their destiny.

I smile at each person I see, and for those I know, I utter 'Hi' or 'Morning'. I know I disturb their thought process, but I know most of them are tensed, and I just love distracting them for a few moments as they smile back in return. Probably, for those few moments, they forget how tensed they were and after all, life isn't actually meant to be lived so seriously! At least not in the early mornings! Believe me, I still don't know what happens in their mind, what they think after I smile, but they do smile back....and I love it. I love people who look straight into eyes and smile. Those smiles are like, 'I love you too, have a great day, all they best', all positive feelings zipped into a package called 'smile'.

Although I'm a student, considering the time I've spent at Dr.BATU, people have probably started misinterpreting me as a 'faculty'. And its fun. I just love it. Although I've told them that I'm still a student, but people refuse saying that I'm no more a B.Tech student. This does increase responsibilities, but I love it.
I love to help people. Whenever you are in a problem, or when you solve a problem, the problem occurs larger than it actually is. All you need is a different perspective to solve it. Obstacles aren't large, its our way of thinking which blocks us from reaching our goal. For all such people, I give my time, and help in small ways I can, all I get in return is their happiness. I love when people smile, when people are happy, and when I am a small reason amongst all their reasons, nothing excites me so much!
Often, I travel BATU-Panvel on my bike, drive all alone. Its a wonderful time to be with myself. No one to tell what to do, to influence decisions, to do anything rather. 100% things I do are what I know what I should do. Its a fantastic time. No one else has got any right over my thoughts. Its good to have complete control over your own thoughts. Its great being just you, no one else. Being all alone, being yourself.
Had these small things not been in my life, it would have been difficult living these 23yrs! Hope you enjoy your small things, be grateful, live and prosper the way you want to!!