Home! The word's meaning seems to be undergoing a sea change for me with every passing day. When I was a student in Pune, home was where my whole world was. Not a day used to go by when I wouldn't think about home, when I wouldn't be in awe of Paul Simon's genius. Everything good in the world I knew, I would associate with home- my family, my friends and most importantly, my love. Things changed a tad when I shifted to a hostel during my post graduation days as I made a lot of good friends there, and experienced a lot of genuinely good moments.
Then I shifted to Delhi, and till date, regret the fact that I did. Because now I realise that Pune was a much better place than I ever gave it credit for. In hindsight, maybe I should have hung around in Pune for a while, I would have surely landed myself a decent opportunity. However, since there's no use in crying over spilt milk, I've tried to make the most of the opportunities available to me here, and do a certain extent, have been successful. In doing so, I've, at some level of consciousness, adapted myself to my surroundings almost seamlessly (almost being the operative word here). Undoubtedly, Delhi has got more going against it than for but comparatively superior infrastructure holds a charm for me in a way I never thought it would. For me, now, home is my tiny flat, filled with things which are essentially ME- rock music, Commando comics, Calvin and Hobbes strips, Louis L'Amour, sports and travel mags, freezer full of cold cuts, and last but not least- whisky, and single malts at that.
Hence, when I went home last week for a frenzied four day trip, I felt, for the first time in my life, that I did not belong there. Now I might be wrong, it might just be a temporary feeling, and for all you know, I might just decide to pack my bags here, go home and start a new restaurant chain (my burning ambition) but for all its shortcomings, I can't help but feel that my future is in Delhi. Sure the majority of the population is uncouth, traffic unruly and the weather extreme but I feel home is where one is comfortable, and I'm comfortable in Delhi right now.
Things might change.....things have changed!
Then I shifted to Delhi, and till date, regret the fact that I did. Because now I realise that Pune was a much better place than I ever gave it credit for. In hindsight, maybe I should have hung around in Pune for a while, I would have surely landed myself a decent opportunity. However, since there's no use in crying over spilt milk, I've tried to make the most of the opportunities available to me here, and do a certain extent, have been successful. In doing so, I've, at some level of consciousness, adapted myself to my surroundings almost seamlessly (almost being the operative word here). Undoubtedly, Delhi has got more going against it than for but comparatively superior infrastructure holds a charm for me in a way I never thought it would. For me, now, home is my tiny flat, filled with things which are essentially ME- rock music, Commando comics, Calvin and Hobbes strips, Louis L'Amour, sports and travel mags, freezer full of cold cuts, and last but not least- whisky, and single malts at that.
Hence, when I went home last week for a frenzied four day trip, I felt, for the first time in my life, that I did not belong there. Now I might be wrong, it might just be a temporary feeling, and for all you know, I might just decide to pack my bags here, go home and start a new restaurant chain (my burning ambition) but for all its shortcomings, I can't help but feel that my future is in Delhi. Sure the majority of the population is uncouth, traffic unruly and the weather extreme but I feel home is where one is comfortable, and I'm comfortable in Delhi right now.
Things might change.....things have changed!
2 comments:
Yay! After telling you about updating your blog, I seem to have come to a schreeching halt with mine. :P
I like this one a lot. I definitely agree that you made good friends in Pune. Your apartment sounds like fun. I will hopefully visit sometime (yeah, there is no need to actually invite me...I'll come anyway)
glad u liked it...thanks for pushing me on!
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