Childhood
A simple and shy boy who opens up only to his friends, few friends and later to his sister. Somewhat sincere in studies and kind of introverted. I rarely talked with girls as I am shy. I was afraid to talk with teachers and the boys from other classes. I never participated in extracurricular activities in my school days, not a single one. But I was good at Academics and that was the only criteria where I got some attention, I still can guarantee that not a single teacher would remember me.
I loved going villages. I loved to stay in villages for months, doing my little contribution in farming, and most of the time wandering small forests or climbing hills nearby. I never missed any chances to travel with my father, destinations never mattered to me. As someone has said, Journey is more beautiful than the destination.
high school
Mental stress was racking up and society gave me the ‘matured’ tag which sets out many expectations from me. Let me tell you clearly that I came across the term ‘ignore the society’ in my graduation life, till then I was a part of that same society.
I loved Oceans and was very fascinated about Space. After a typical search on google I cottoned on to Marine & Aeronautical Engineering which needed IIT level coaching. I started with IIT classes but I sensed that this is not my cup of tea. So switched to normal CET classes.
Again swayed by the society in the belief that there are good jobs abroad with big paychecks in the Computer field. There is always a set out example in society based on perfect society standards, by looking at which many people fall for it. They suppress their inner voice and get into the rat race.
Graduation
I was away from my home in a fast-paced city, ‘Pune’. Got admitted to SKN College of Engineering and hostel life commenced. As roommates, I had three friends and subsequently mushroomed. We got warned by the warden for making noise on the day one itself.
Moreover, I had a new friend circle in college from different parts of the state/country. The first year started with a dread to get good marks. As being shy and introverted, it was difficult for me to get through, to talk with girls, communicate with teachers. But with good company, I got charged up to come out of my caterpillar skin.
I and a few friends understood that this is the time we will crave to go back after passing out of college. The college had purposely created fear in us so that we stick to the structure and to get many students placed on campus. Still, many teachers were pushing themselves to make their students well educated, not well trained. They made students think about innovation, entrepreneurship. The book was there just to teach us the history and antiquated technologies.
Transformation
I am a forever confused person which leads me to have numerous erratic decisions. I was never into one thing thoroughly. Just to learn some basics, I joined a class for CPP and till the date, I haven’t even collected my certificate for that paid course. As semesters passed by, my interest in coding faded but web development drew my attention. I found web development as a way to convey my imagination in a visual form. But after a few months, I digress again.
It was a short trip where it all changed. I went to Panshet (a place near Pune) with my friends. I shot some videos on my iPhone. Later I found software in Macbook for video editing. So I matched some footage with music and applied several effects. The output was quite good and appreciated by my friends. That’s it! I started a YouTube channel and made many videos about our trips, which were admired by my friends as they were tied to our memories. I overlooked my engineering and was drowned in this field of work. I did some freelancing work where I was able to make some money in college time itself, which made me think of video editing professionally.
I was never fascinated by a basic computer job where your creativity is confined and I wasn’t an expert coder who can incur a creative coding job. So I decided not to go for placements but my parents insisted me to take one, as they were worried about me losing the educational track.
So I tried for Amazon Call Center, believing that if get selected, my parents would not allow me to work as it is hectic with less pay (no offense). I thought it would be an easy task for me but I was wrong and I got rejected. hehe
love life
Not my thing, yet..
on my way
I have always preferred to develop skills before applying for any kind of job. I got selected as a video editor in my second interview with a decent salary in that field. It wasn’t easy for a fresher to have that much package in a completely different field without any certification course in that particular field, I consider myself lucky. My journey began in this field professionally. I started to gather knowledge in this field as much as I can. Let it be acting, camera handling, cinematography, composing, editing, communication with clients. I believe that learning never ends.
I still am on my way of achieving my dreams (ilahi) yet enjoying every moment of my life that even if I am dying today, I would be satisfied.