Durga Puja is a big thing back in Kolkata. My parents always used to buy me clothes from local shops due to unavailability of malls or supermarkets in the area we used to live. It was in 2008 when a renowned mall opened up near our place. I still remember the first time we went there to shop and we went straight to Pantaloons and were flabbergasted by the range of products. Not a year has passed till then when I have not bought my clothes from Pantaloons.
I have always been an introvert my entire life which makes it quite difficult for me to make new friends. I used to be academically quite strong back in school and so, people used to know me which made it slightly easier to make friends and talk with them on different things. But once school got over and I got admitted in college, it was an entirely different situation. I still remember my first day in college. It was the day of induction and I was surrounded with people who were strangers back then. They were interacting amongst themselves trying to know each other and make friends. And here I was, occupying the cornermost seat in the last bench, trying to talk but not knowing how to start. I came back home that day and told my mother about this and expressed my frustration regarding the same. My parents were really supportive and they helped me a lot through this. They consoled me and told me to initiate a conversation with anyone without thinking about the outcome. They said that no one is going to judge me for anything I say. It was difficult at first but eventually I was able to open up with people in my department and made quite a few friends in the process. This induced a lot of confidence within me which helped me later on as well as I got selected in the cricket and table tennis teams of my department as well as of my college which further helped me open up and be comfortable among people. Those whom I had labelled as strangers on my first day at college had become my friends and what made me even more content was that they considered me a close friend as well.
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Rahul Roy
A calm guy wanting to be a successful business manager.
Nicely written.
19 Jul 2019, 10.15 AM
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Well penned down!
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Nice Article
19 Jul 2019, 01.59 PM
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A pleasure to read!
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Nice flow of writing! Keep up.
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It was a very insightful read. Well done.
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A Good Read..
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well written
19 Jul 2019, 10.01 PM
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Rahul Roy - Current MBA Student of PGP - 2019-21 Batch at Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi. Loves to play football, loves photography and music
Well articulated
20 Jul 2019, 12.37 PM
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Great article.
20 Jul 2019, 12.40 PM
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Great minds produce great art forms. You are a live example for this saying. Well done!
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Nicely written!!
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Deep Shikha is a first year student of the MBA program at the Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi. Coming from the humble city of Jamshedpur, she is one of the many dreamers who wishes to make it big.
Well written
20 Jul 2019, 12.52 PM
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When not reading or writing, I can be found in a gym.
great work!
20 Jul 2019, 12.53 PM
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My name is Siddharth Kumar and I am thankful to Aditya Birla Group to give me an opportunity to express my story of getting into IIM Ranchi.I am a huge football fan and am always looking forward to learn and experience new things in life.
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20 Jul 2019, 12.54 PM
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Self believer
Well written
20 Jul 2019, 12.55 PM
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Pursuing MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ranchi, batch of 2019-21.
Very well written
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Well written!!!
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Latika Bhutani MBA 2021 IIM Ranchi
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I LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. I LOVE TO LISTEN MUSIC TOO.
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A young outlier who seeks purpose to his life. Also someone who binge-watches movies and shows at every opportunity he gets.
well put
20 Jul 2019, 01.18 PM
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Ambivert with a happy-go-lucky attitude and a taste in writing prose-poetry during my free hours!
Good job!
20 Jul 2019, 01.23 PM
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I am Thanshali Narzary , Aged 24 , I love to watch anime , play football and i love to travel.
Good work
20 Jul 2019, 01.23 PM
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No matter how big or small the problem is, I always treat all issues as an opportunity to learn something new and prepare myself to deal with upcoming challenges tactfully and give best of my performance.
Well written
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Arun G R Pursuing MBA at IIM, Ranchi (2019-21)
Well written!
20 Jul 2019, 01.27 PM
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Great work !!
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articulated amazingly
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Good one
20 Jul 2019, 01.58 PM
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Aritra Chatterjee is an MBA student of IIM Ranchi with 3 years of work experience in PwC. Aritra likes to read and watch football in his free time.
Nice Article!
20 Jul 2019, 02.21 PM