Celebrate Life...!

At our ancestral house in Tezpur, every year during the Durga Puja, we will invariably find Pinku da, quietly watching the evening Aarti, from the far end, wearing a neat attire. An opportunity to stand beside him and share all my adventures of last one year is what I look forward to. An acknowledgement, a smile or a word of compliment from him, makes me super happy. So, every puja I always used to look up for those rare moments. Pinku da, was probably the first person in my life whom I started admiring. When I was around 8-9 years old, he was the captain of the Kolibari Cricket Club and during those days my only goal in life, was to earn a place in KCC team, even if it is the 12 th  man. So, I always try to do good deeds, so that I can be in good books of Pinku da. He was like a walking encyclopedia of the world news. In absence of google or internet, our only window to interesting facts happening across the world was through Pinku da. After the practice sessions are over, Pinku d...

"A lambu, ettna jada khana khata hai, phir  v cross country race may 431 position atta hai’ .…It was hard to escape from the witty humour of Mr. B K Sonowal sir!  But that’s when I realized only jada khana is not enough to be a champion in our school, you need to have the josh and confidence to overcome all odds.  Within one month of joining Sainik School Goalpara I wrote more than a dozen letters to my parents, sometime drawing my tear full face, requesting them to take me away from the school.  For one month I cried, I played sports. Again I cried, I played sports. But after two months I only played sports and never cried again. My friends and their friendship became everything for me. After reaching class VIII, I suddenly found my jumping and hitting ability improved.  I wondered how I could improve so quickly just by practicing  few minutes a day. Later, I found the answer to my sudden improvement lies in our “Reading room” (the big dormitories where ju...