It might be trivial to many, absurd to some and inconsequential to a few, but the 100th post for my blog “Unleashing Myself” is very special to me. These are little milestones that I have always cherished and this one was no less. A hundred articles that were posted by me over the last three months have helped me to understand myself even better. It has also given me confidence that I can express my opinions reasonably well in words. I have grown beyond just writing testimonials for my friends in orkut, and adding good captions to all the photographs that I have uploaded in my profile.
I had never written, for any purpose, so extensively before the creation of my blog. This was a major reason that in spite of the journey having its ups and downs, it was very satisfying indeed. During these 100 steps, if so I may call it, I have written about issues, which I have had strong and intense feelings for. I have talked about the most precious individuals in my life – Kuhu, and Maa; I have talked about how much I miss Baba who passed away two years back; I have talked about burning social issues; I have talked about the institution of marriage; I have talked about some very important behavioral aspects that any individual should develop; I have talked about sport; I have also expressed myself about some of the greatest souls that have done India proud over a period of time – Tagore, Ray and Kishore Kumar; I have penned two short stories on a romancing couple who are having a turbulent relationship; and last but not the least, I have expressed some things about myself as well – how I have managed to stay alone all this while, how much I miss Kolkata, how much I have enjoyed life at IIT, what is the vision that I have for my future and of course my experiences of bachelorhood and staying alone.
Usually I used to write one post per day for my blog, but there have been days when I have not been able to gather my thoughts and hence did not write anything. Kuhu has been a real inspiration for me during this period. In fact, she was the only one who used to give me daily feedback about the quality of my writing, the topics themselves and, of course, some additional comments that she might have had. There were a few topics that were suggested by her also. Along the way, I have received constructive feedback about my blog from quite a few people. I have really enjoyed all of that.
Through my blog, as I mentioned earlier, I have been able to express all my feelings that I might not have done through speech. I have always enjoyed writing and I have always tried to keep my posts simple and easy to understand. The intention has never been to show off my English vocabulary to the audience, but it has always been my endeavor to express a given idea in the most appropriate form thorough effective use of the language. I have always believed that the best way to capture interest of any reader is to use simple language so that people do not need a dictionary when they do read my posts. That is the best way to reach out to the masses. However, unknowingly sometimes, the language has been a bit esoteric, and I really apologize to all readers for that.
Quite a few optimistic well wishers have suggested to me that in the future, if I do get sacked from an engineering job, I can very well turn out to be a writer! Comparisons have been made to Chetan Bhagat, who is also one such individual who gave up a lucrative engineering-management career for his passion towards writing. Right now, I must say, that such contemplations are far fetched. However, I would definitely continue to pursue my interest in writing through my blog, and then take life from there. Hope that all respected elders, Kuhu, Maa and my friends would always stand by me and shower me with blessings, love and goodwill, as they have done till now, to help me continue on this sojourn.
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