Poornapradnya Pandurangi

Hubli, Karnataka se nikla tha main.

Wahan sab set tha. Ghar, log, language, comfort. Life predictable thi.

Ahmedabad jaana decision kam, jhatka zyada tha. PGDM in Quantitative Finance. Suna toh cool laga.

Andar se? Thoda darr. Thoda excitement. Thoda “dekhte hain kya hota hai”.

Pehle semester ne ego seedha kar diya.

Numbers romantic nahi hote. Wo seedha muh pe bolte hain. Ya toh samjho, ya phir side ho jao.

Rigour matlab rigour. Attendance, assignments, quizzes, pressure. Yahan “chalega” culture nahi tha.

Phir pata nahi kaise, main sirf class ka student nahi raha. Union elections aaye aur logon ne mujhe President bana diya. Hubli ka banda, Ahmedabad mein leadership role. Din mein finance, shaam ko meetings. Beech mein expectations.

Phir body ne bola bas.

Do baar health ne literally brake laga diya. Hospital, weakness, doubt. Woh type ka doubt jahan aadmi quietly sochta hai, “kya zaroorat thi?”

Par wahi phase mein kuch shift hua.

Finance ne calculation sikhaya.

Leadership ne responsibility sikhayi.

Health ne limits sikhayi.

Placement season mein sab strong dikhte hain. Andar se sab same hote hain. Comparison, anxiety, overthinking.

Aur phir Mumbai.

Interactive Brokers. Trading world. Fast decisions. Real pressure.

Tab samjha journey degree se zyada thi.

Hubli se Ahmedabad jaana sirf city change nahi tha. Mindset change tha.

NBS ne mujhe topper nahi banaya.

Mujhe tougher banaya.

Life straight line mein nahi chalti. Aur honestly, accha hi hai.

Baaki kahani baith ke sunayenge.

~ PP