14th November, the children’s day made me feel nostalgic. I have been wanting to post this blog since that day, but some how office work kept me busy enough to not even let me press the publish button. So finally, here it is.. after 10 days of delay.
Those were the best days of my life .. My Childhood 🙂
I was born and brought up in a small-town named Dharwad. This town, its environment, people and the culture are as sweet as the famous Dharwad Pedhas 😛 This place has a major impact on what i am today.
me
As a child, i was pampered to the max extent by my family (i sometimes wonder how i didnt end up being a spoilt brat.. oh no, dont tell me now that i am one!! ). One of the things that i really cherish is being in a joint family.. my granny, grandpa, uncles, aunts, cousins.. so many people. I just loved having all of them around. My uncles still complain about how i troubled them to act out all the bed time stories till 1 am!! The present generation is missing out on these things, i guess. Being in a huge family gives u a different perspective towards people, you can trust people a lot more easily, you tend to adopt to people more readily and most importantly, you know the importance of bonding. Continuing to narrate my hero(ine)ism as a child.. according to my parents, i used to narrate Ramayana/Mahabharata at the age of 2 years!! The most unusual thing was that i used to force my parents to buy me nailpolish ( yeee.. :|) at midnight at the age of 3. They say they have even woken up the local shopkeeper at midnight a couple of times to fulfill my desire :P. I agree i was annoying sometimes 😦
me @ the age of 5 years
Academically,my parents never pressurized me to study. I used to manage to top every exam held in school. My parents made sure that i was involved in music, dance, quizzes and dramatics too. Those innumerable Bharatnatyam performances at school, those evening quiz practice sessions, AIR recordings taught me to manage time much before i knew what “time management” was.
How can i talk of my childhood and not talk about my best pal? Snehi, my childhood friend, is a boon to my life. This girl was and is my BESSSSST friend. I cherish the memories of going to school riding a bicycle, chatting with her, our silly fights and the post-fight-sorry sessions, our long study sessions together and so many other simple small things. She is the one who accepted me with all my strengths and weaknesses. You see, very few people in your life can do that… She never hesitated to tell me on my face about my mistakes. At the same time, she never missed an opportunity to praise me when i did the right thing. Thanks Snehi for being such a good friend.
Some of my other fantasies:
- As a child, i wanted to be – a doctor, a scientist, an astronaut, a singer, an IAS officer!! But i love and am happy about what i am today – a software engineer
- I just loved Sonu Nigam like anyyyyything in my teens… he he 😉 Him getting married was my biggest heartbreak in those days 😛
- I studied in a convent school and i loved going to Sunday prayers, singing Christmas Carols and reading Bible at the school assembly. This has given me the chance to realize that every religion has its own beauty, its own principles and teachings that are applicable universally and are not limited to that religion alone.
I feel, the most special thing about being a child is the “hope” you have about life, about the world, about your future and about your dreams.
Find some more pics from my childhood here
Signing off,
Netra
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