[The Raven]

..... contd

Series of events since the XLRI results in Feb 2004.

Feb 15 : Wrote CAT re-exam.

Feb 21 : XAT Interview - A dream interview.

Mar 06 : Joined Pagalguy

Mar 07 : All CAT results out. Got call from IIM-K

Mar 15 : I reject onsite offer in hope of XL convert

Apr 01 : I am the fool of the day with dream interview bringing
nightmare results.

Apr 14 : IIM-K interview. Average GD, Average PI.

May 01 : Reject onsite offer again in hope of converting K.

May 10 : Final results. I am not in first list.

May 15 : Reject onsite offer for a third time, in hope of K second list

May 22 : K second list out. I am not there. Still hope for a call after start of session

Jun 30 : K session has started. No call. End of my MBS plans for the year.

Now the important part. Key learnings.

1. Be clear on career goals.
a. Do not have more than 1 goal.
b. Remain commited to your goal during interview period.
c. You can always change after you are selected.

2. During the exam, do not get excited if you are performing way
beyond expectation.

3. In CAT quant, do not guess. Murphy is waiting.

4. Avoid any reference to philosophy during interviews.
a. Philosopshy means different things to different people.
b. It is a vast area and you can be asked anything.
c. Philosophers seldom agree. So if the panel has a philosopher,
you are in trouble.
d. Philosphy is a personal thing. And it is better not to expose
it to attack by the panel.

5. Conform to the current society's standard of ethics in replies to
questions on ethics.
a. Professors are usually idealists.
b. They want to produce both effecient and ethical managers.

6. If you do not know the answer to a question, admit it. Do not try to guess.

7. During the interviw period, keep a positive feeling about your employer.
a. Negative feeling against employer is viewed as negative against you.
b. If you keep a negative feeling and lie in direct questions, you
may unintentionally say something against your employer in
indirect questions.
c. Highlight learnings from the work experience during the introduction.

8. Do not waste introduction time talking about thinsg that do
not reveal positive information about you to the panel
in the context of MBA admission.

9. Even if the GD gets boring, be enthusiastic.

10. Good CAT score matters. With 97 percentile and 77 in Quant, do
not be too hopeful.

11. Beware of real cool XL interviews. Most cool XL interviews result
in non selction.
....... To be contd.

[Abhishek Jha]

I think cracking CAT is not only about slogging good number of hours. Practise is definitely at the core of the activity but the most vital thing is to deliver big on the D day(jo jita wahi sikandar).


The best thing is to enjoy CAT preparation, not getting obsessed of it.

Finally hard work always pay off and as saying goes " It pours when it rains", so guys keep the tempo , all of you deserving souls will be rewarded.

Bye,
abhishek

[mole_in_hole]

Hi Guyz, :neutral:
I am confounded in this perplexing situation. First the facts:
--> Fresher engineering (IIT)
--> Calls in CAT'05 --->A,C,L,K,I
The sad part is i could convert only Indore. To be true i had never considered Indore and had always thought that i would convert A,C or L definitely.

I just wanted to know whether it is justified in your opininion to take another try at CAT to get ABC. I already have a good job at a sales & markting US based consultancy firm, ZS Associates at hand.

Also though i have only done a couple of courses in Marketing and one in Finance i had always believed that Finance could be the thing for me.
So if i go ahead with the marketing job and give CAT again say after 2 years would a transition from Marketing to Finance profile be viable or is it going to be difficult??
Or shud i jump into IIMI and get a taste of finance right away.

I know that cracking CAT again after some years will be a helluva job. Waddya guyz say, should i take-up IIMI or work in Marketing for some time hoping that the work-ex will be advantageous to me and will help me know more about what i want to do in life!!!

As for the job, its a CTC 6.5 package, so money isnt an issue i guess. Wud appreciate your advice.

Thanks for helping out

[anupam will return]

The story of an average guy who dared to dream BIG!

I was never interested in CAT.. In my engineering days at IIIT-C, I always aspired to be an IT nerd or should I say programming Geek! I’d my eyes on GRE. The trend then was work under a set of distinguished Proffs.. take GRE when you are fully prepared , apply to the US Universities and then get a big chunk off your expenses using those coveted recommendations. My target was no different! But what drove me to CAT ?
I found some of my classmates glued to IMS/TIME material right there in the 2nd year .. Holla !!! what was that.. and what exactly is CAT ?
One of them replied.. you dunno CAT ? ( with a big frown in his face! ) CAT’s supposed to be an extremely tough exam( realized later.. CAT’s nothing but an extremely hyped test! ).. you crack it and you make your way to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Managements.. wow.. sounds attractive but why the hell should I pursue it ? Afterall.. I always wanted to become an IT nerd!

My NDA dreams still disturb me…


I always wanted to be in the Airforce…I knew being the only child of my parents I would be discouraged .. but what the heck.. I decided to take extreme steps..
When I’was in my 11th standard.. I purchased the NDA (National Defence Academy) form.. appeared for the test.. got selected.. was called for an SSB interview for the Indian Airforce at Dehradun… went there aced and got selected! And all these without caring to inform my parents!
Gosh.. when the final call letter came.. I got the bashing of my life! And for the first time in my life I cried………… this is what I wanted to be …

Coming back to CAT.. In our third year of engineering we had to do a summer internship in an organization. I’d offers from PriceWaterHouseCoopers and Tata Consultancy Service Ltd ( well wasn’t an Ltd then).. and was very sure to do it from PWC. But one of my pals comes to my room one lovely evening and tells me.. “Heya…. Ditch PWC.. we’r gonna go to IIM A!!!”
My reply : “IIM A.. pagal hai kya ? wat’s me supposed to gain from there.. me need corporate exposure and not IIM expo..”

Somehow this pal of mine convinces me to ditch the corporate offers and join him. So here we go..come june 03 and we’r on our way to the Mecca of Mgmt !

All it takes is just 2 months…. no more…


I still remember my first reactions when I stood right in front of IIM A .. the reaction of a “wow” in my lips and an “awe” in my belly..
The next two months were breath taking. Me and my pal were put up in one of the dorms of IIMA.The work load was extreme to say the least.. but fun never deserted us.. I took my time to make a lot of wonderful acquaintances there… I saw people running with sandwiches clubbed in their mouths and hands in their zips.. trying to zip the last thing before entering the classrooms..
Aw.. what was this ?
“We’ve a surprise test now.. will catch u later” was the reaction!
Me was dumbfounded.. the next 15-20 days.. I made it sure to take some time out of my work and observe the life of an MBA grad.. and the results were tempting!

The two months at IIM A were good enough to motivate me.. for CAT. Now, since I’d to do something filmy..
I went to a rock ( they call it the CEO’s rock primarily because most of the IIM A junta sit there and sip tea ) .. touched the rock and promised to crack CAT! (To be very specific I promised to return to IIM A .. only this time as a PGP student… )

My first MOCK …. Quant + DI are my strengths!


Motivated.. I returned to IIIT-C.. this time with a determination to crack CAT. Now what’s the first thing to do.. take some material and start over ? Nah.. lemme follow what IMS asks us to do..
So.. one fine Sunday morning I set off for the nearest IMS center to take the preliminary test. The test was modeled on the pattern of CAT 2002, and I spent 1 hour doing Quantitative Aptitude and the next 1 hour with DI/LR J
“2 hours up.. now Students please calculate your scores and let us know .. please note at this stage even if it’s a 20 you should be glad “ was the call ..
10-13 took the test and their score hovered around the 15-25 mark. I calculated my score.. it was an encouraging 44.75 ( with a negative marking of 0.25 ).. “Wow” remarked the counselor.. did u take CAT before? “NO “ I said with a broad smile.. Oh boy.. was I to crack CAT without any preps ? J
The counselor asked my sectional breaks:
I replied : 23.50 in quants and 21.25 in DI.. The smile in her face trimmed down to a frown now.. “what about English ? “
“English”.. why the hell should I go for English when I can score in quants/Di ?
What followed was a hoard of laughter.. ( and it still rings ! ) Never ever had I felt so embarrassed! The counselor explained me.. in CAT you need to perform equally well in all three sections.. only then will you be eligible for the IIMs..

Afflicted and determined .. I returned home ..

[anupam will return]

CAT’03 : The prelude to my Cat expedition ..

I’d enrolled for the IMS Simcats that year. Since I started preparing on August ’03, I’d very little time to go through the basics. Honestly speaking I touched nothing of quant/di.. the only thing which I worked on RCs.. and a bit of vocabulary/grammar.
I never performed excellently in my mocks.. but I was consistent.. I usually hovered around the 97th-98th percentile and could clear the cutoffs only on 2 occasions out of 8! (thanx to a section they call verbal ability! )
Then comes D-day and with it Goosebumps, henpicks, turkeysnippet J and what all..
The paper was given to us .. the first thing I did was to smell it! At 11:00 am sharp, the invigilator says “START”..
11:35 am and I’m still stuck with verbal ability.. would you believe it ? didn’t touch a single RC by then.. I could sense sweat everywhere..
12:00 pm done with verbal ability and 1 RC ( so much for English & reading speed.. ).. with 1 hour left I’d two sections but the best part was.. they were my strengths..
12:30 pm done with DI – attempted 26 questions.
1:00 pm done with quants – attempted 25 questions.
I quickly checked my attempts : 26 + 25 + 32 (English) = 83 attempts!
With a feeling not so good.. I made my way back to my hostel.. was disappointed for not performing well in English.. As soon as I reached my common room.. someone came shouting : “CAT’03 stands cancelled .. thanx to Ranjit Don"

Pagalguy.com : another forum on the wall ?


I knew God won’t give me any better chance than this. Here I screw CAT and the test stands cancelled what more can I ask ?
I’d this habbit of surfing the net during my free time and on one such occasion I bumped into an interesting forum named www.pagalguy.com The name struck me.. !!! pagalguy.. hey sounds cool.. maybe some resemblance.. let me check this..
And what do I find there..with some 400-500 odd members, here we have an MBA forum which discusses almost everything under the sun! whoa.. that’s my cake!
I found Gods like philiptj (100%iler), puneet(100%iler) and many more posting in this forum. Now, I needed to jump in .. so what’s the first thing… well create an ID and register..
So here goes .. my first id on pg.com : vision_mission
I used to spend most of my time reading about how pagalguy.com was created..(thanx to Alwyn J ), CAT’03 scores, strategies. Slowly I started getting involved into a lovely community .. It was so much fun.. take a mock.. post your scores/analysis.. and the interaction was of high quality..
Then we had wonderful threads where we usually had heated discussions.. PG.com was a part of life now….

CAT’03 : the retake..

“I may fail once.. now that God’s given me an opportunity.. let me make best use of it.”
These were the words I said to myself when I entered the exam hall.
11:00 am sharp we start answering.. I discover quants/di was tougher .. while English looked the same!
11:25 still stuck with verbal ability.. what the hell.. was I going to repeat the same performance again ?
….. “YES” I did! .. repeated the same performance.. 11:55 pm done with English ( full VA and 2 RCs! ) L
with just 65 minutes at hand .. somehow I made hay of the other two sections. My attempts : 21 (quants ) + 27(di) + 34(English) = 82 and another performance to crib!
As soon as I left the exam hall.. I could hear people shouting.. “Me attempted 105.. arrey me 110.. and so on”..I knew I hadn’t done well!
With a lot of courage I calculated my score later that evening :
Quants: 14
Di : 21
English : 14.33
Net : 49.33 L
All coaching institutes came up with their analysis with cutoffs at a strict 58+ for atleast 1 IIM ( IMS went to extremes declaring 78+ for atleast 1 IIM call J )

That night I wept.. all my aspiration were going down and to add to my woes.. I was so confident that I had skipped the placements at my institute.

SP Jain & MDI to the rescue..

97.33 (99.40 in DI,96 in quants and 78 in English)was bad.. I mean pretty bad considering I’d my eyes on the IIMs. However I got calls from MDI and SP Jain. I attended the interviews since I’d applied to them. I was elated to know that I could make it to the merit lists of SP & MDI. J
For a few moments I let go my IIM aspirations.. 1st attempt at CAT and I could get into 2 of the best institutes in the country.. wasn’t it an achievement ?
That evening.. I called my pals at IIM A and informed them of my results. They were happy but one of them said this : “Good.. but don’t u think you can give CAT another short.. ? Remember your promise..”
I soon realized my promise.. all my joy was out in seconds.. I knew I’d a mission to accomplish …

anupam will return : boy.. what a strange Id ?

Those days we had this points concept on PG wherein you could add colours/sparkles to your profile in exchange of points. The points were generally earned and we had some generous divas who actually donated them too..
One could also change his user id in exchange for 3000 points and this is exzctly what I did… Overnight vision_mission vowed to return for CAT’04.. this time as: anupam will return!
Final year in engineering , the first thing I’d to do was to get placed and then prepare for CAT. I needed a company which could offer me with a cool life .. after some analysis chose TCS J
I also felt the need to network, form study groups and go on with the preparation. Being in Calcutta I knew very few people from PG there. Most of my time I’d to be online on PG trying my hands at the quant threads/ verbal ability sections.
One day I come across Praveen Agarwal (whocarez) a Pgite.. preparing for CAT’04.. the platform was set..
I enrolled for the TIME AIMCATs this time. I felt the need to enroll for another Mock CAT series and hence enrolled for CL too.
Every Sunday we had AIMCATs and every Monday whocarez and I used to meet.. spend the next 3-4 hours analyzing the paper at Barista/CCD outlets… they issued us regular membership coupons for our cinematic visits! J
This group study thingie was working… My performance in the Mocks skyrocketed.. the first 8 AIMCATs.. I’d got into the top 100 on 6 occasions (and cleared the cutoffs everytime !)
Consistency is the key to success and I was proving it again and again!
18 mocks in TIME : I got into the top 100 on 11 occasions.
10 mocks in CL : I got outside the top 100 only once!

I was pretty sure I was going to make it BIG this time.. at nights I used to sleep and imagine the same Rock @IIM A.. I knew I was getting close to my dreams.

I was soon placed at TCS and had to go to Trivandrum for my initial learning program. 10 days into my training ( in October) .. and one night I get a call from my mother : My father’s ill and I would have to rush back home..

[anupam will return]

CAT’04: Turbulent times…


My father was serious but thanx to the almighty he was recovering on time. CAT had slipped out of my mind for some time ..
12th Nov.. I realized I’d to rush to Khozikode for my CAT.. afterall I’d spent two years preparing for it now .. 15th nov I make my way to the spice capital of India..

CAT’04 had this 1 and 2 markers which tested our on the spot judgement skills as well. I remember the day.. it was one of the worst days in my life..
I always thought DI and Quants were my strengths .. CAT’04 proved me wrong!
This time I completed my verbal ability in 20 minutes and went on to attack DI ( supposedly my strength! 99.40 in CAT’03) .. but alas! Whatz this DI.. I misread a 1-marker caselet in DI and spent 10 minutes there without attempting a single question. The pressure was mounting and I’d attempted a paltry 8-9 questions in 30 minutes.. I was sweating.. never ever in my life did I come under so much pressure in a comfort section. I cursed TIME/CL/IMS for not introducing me to such a pattern! But.. I had to attempt questions.. curses can come later on..
Jittered.. I moved to quants.. the relatively easy quants section helped me cool down my nerves.. Once quants was done I moved to RCs and this time completed 3 RCs in 25 minutes.. with just 10 minutes remaining.. I moved back to DI.. The next 10 minutes were nightmarish.. couldn’t think of a strategy to attempt the DI section.. “shame on me” .. these were the words under my breath..
1:00 pm : “STOP” was the call … I knew I’d come up with another award winning performance!


Pune gets a son.. I a family…

After my Initial learning program at TCS, I was asked to move to Pune. A new city, new friends,a new environment were all I needed for a recharge… I resolved to continue with the combined study group formula. With whocarez getting into IIM C, I knew this formulaz a sure success .. the need of the hour was some like minded people..

The first person whom I met in Pune was Sachin Kadam (Govi ) J. A guy who by appearance looked the academic types.. wow.. seems I’m gonna enjoy some serious gyan session now. Together we pen down the plan to form a study group. The way to find people would be through a Pune PG meet .I heard from Govi that Pune PG meets are usually dull with very few people turning up every time. We resolved to change things this time.. so the stage was set for the first ever Pune PG meet of 2005!
At the same time I got a PM from someone named Aarav (Rahul Sharma)..
“Aarav.. hmm.. who the hell’s he ? “.. I remember coming across so many Pgites but Aarav.. never heard an “A” of him before..
The Mystery shoots off when we meet.. here I was sitting in Barista with the legendary Ghulam (aka Aarav ) a person whom I respected ( and still do) for his moral/ethical values (not to mention his quants )
The first Pune PG meet was a big success and helped me get in touch with some really serious aspirants : Govi, itsrahul, Catalytic, Jackal,Subu, Aarav & me..
I got the family which I wanted! J

Way to CAT’05! Fun, frolic and a friendship to cherish..

Pune PG meets became the routine of the day. Every week we had a PG meet with most of the regulars turning up and everytime we had this burst of newbies.. J who seldom came the next time!
The first All India PG meet was held in Essel World @ Mumbai. Pune was well represented by Manpreet, Aarav and me. It was a wonderful meet ! I met the likes of Allwyn(pagalguy), Apurv,Subu (urMad), Sowmya (Simba) amongst the biggies..
I made two new friends : Monil (reachmonil) and Rohit (estranged_gnrs)
I was impressed by Monil & Rohit ..their attitude.. positive to the core .. with a gleam of determination in their eyes I could feel these onez are for the big future!

Coming back to Pune, we had a meet after every MockCAT.. with Aarav’s home being the preferred destination.. thanx to his bachelorhood and location advantage J
Tied up by a hectic schedule, Sachin made it a point to pay us a visit whenever possible while itsrahul was at his very best with accuracy in mocks..Both Govi and itsrahul are very similar when it comes to demeanor.. the corporate types.. J
And it was fun.. studying at Aarav’s house till late in the evenings.. round that off with a movie and then back again.. it’s a full night out with INMO problems! J

Hyderabad chapter : A geek and a clown meets ..well.. another clown J


Office front my work load was increasing and I’d to sacrifice my appraisals for my CAT aspirations. I was soon shifted to a new assignment which required more than hard labor.
My new assignment forced me to land up in Hyderabad… Likewise my formula had to continue here too.. sooner or later I bump into a geek (Aditya aka HAHAHA) and a clown (anandv ) J..
It was a lot of learning from the two.. either it be attempting 5 RCs in 25 minutes or attempting MockCATs in 90 minutes! J Competition was something these two guys taught me.. not to forget those analysis sessions when all of a sudden the clown will crack the weirdest of PJs and bring down the mood of the discussion to more bearable levels J

CAT’05 : The grand finale..

I wasn’t more prepared this time.. realistically speaking.. I was more mentally strong this time.. I knew lady luck had been eluding me for quite sometime and if I remained patient and persevered .. my goal’s not far away..

The moment I saw it was a 90 question paper, I got this in my mind that the paper will be slightly tougher and the focus needs to be on accuracy.
I always started off with English (as this was not only my weakest section but also the section where I marked more number of bubbles in the least time), I gave some 42-45 mins to English and attempted questions worth 41 marks. I did have this feeling that I may not end up with a satisfactory score in this section but thanx to my pathetic accuracy (ended up with a net score of 17.66).. I decided the only way out for me was to attempt more number of questions.( People strong in english will surely come up with better methods of tackling this section )

Next, I come to my strength : Quantitative Aptitude. I realised I had more scoring oppurtunities in the 2 markers.. hence gave 20 minutes to the two markers and attempted 6 of them. The next 10 minutes were spent with the 1 markers where I attempted just 6 questions.
My net score in quants in 30 minutes was 15.33 (got one 2-marker wrong)

Now I'd 45 minutes in my hand .. I decided to move on to my next strong section : DI and LR .. but for a moment thought I needed a better score in english.. hence moved back to Verbal. With almost all questions answered in verbal, I found I hadn't answered the Derrida RC (my BIGGEST mistake!). I spent some 6-7 minutes on the Rc and to my horror found none of the questions answerable! I decided to mark one answer ( went for a blind fluke! #mistake number 2).

I realised I'd arnd 35-36 minutes left for DI.CAT'04 I was murdered in DI.. for a moment I thought I was going to repeat that performance yet again.
I again found that there were 1 markers and 2 markers present here.. ALthough 2-markers were more scoring..I decided to attempt the 1 markers first..( to gimme bits of confi).. spent some 10 minutes there and attempted questions worth 7 marks.Next, I moved to the 2 markers. Since I had 25 minutes left.. I first attacked the tennis caselet and finished it off in 10 minutes. Next I went to the Olympic caselet, spent some 3-4 odd minutes there.. but cudn't make much sense of it. For a moment.. I made up my mind to take my chances and so some guesswork.. but Holla! CAT'04 perpormance's haunted spirit stopped me from doing so. Next went to the UP/Bihar caselet and cracked it just in time.
My net score in DI was 15.33
I knew I’d not done as well as I wanted it to be..
Frustrated.. I wrote down a suicide note J .. a note which made me famous..
The response to that note was tremendous.. even today when I sit back and remember those days.. I get emotional..
2nd January,2006 - I end up with BLACKI… Alas lady luck smiles.. The results were declared at 12:00 am on 2nd jan.. I didn’t have the guts to check my results.. the man on mission – Aarav ( the man with golden lips ) informs me of my calls..
I was overjoyed, punched the air lile Brett Lee.. J but.. alas my joy was short lived .. most of my study mates (Aarav,Govi,Monil,rohit,.teesra.. cudn’t make it to the next stage)…

Next comes Vengeance..

[anupam will return]

The GD/PI journey :

It was sheer fun.. waking up at 5:30 in the morning .. strolling my way across Banjara hills and waiting for HAHAHA & his bike.. Aditya seldom came on time J ..
The two of us used to go for TIME classes @ Secunderabad.. attend 1 / 2 GD sessions and while returning we used to analyse our performances.. and that was good!

Refugee @ Mumbai!


Networking has a lot of merit and refugeeing at estranged_gnr’s place proved it right!
For all my 5 interviews I must admit I troubled Rohit and Vijay (teesra_banda) with food, internet and sleep J .. but Beers must have enjoyed those paranthaas.. not to mention Aryak!


“I thought Chicken pox affects only kids” says shrikanthk J ..
well I agree I’m an exception… heard just now.. kool’s the second exception! J
11th April,2006 : I rest in my hospital bed.. away from PG.com .. with every hour.. I grew restless.. results tomorrow ??? will my fate be sealed tomorrow..? Do I have the courage to contest for one more year ?
That night .. I get a phone call from Aarav.. a typical Rahul Sharma typo: “Hello Sir.. kya hala chaal hai ?” ..
I knew this was one guy who made me feel good for the first time in 3 years.. I knew he’d another mission..
“Man on a mission.. 12th april kal hai and you’r gonna lemme know my results .. no matter what happens.. good/bad.. ur calling me and informing me..”
Man on mission : Aye sir.. as you wish!

Redemption or .. The Return!


12th April,2006.. I still lay in my hospital cabin.. Aarav’s call wakes me up at 12:06 am..
“Congratulations Sir.. you’ve done it.. ! IIM C both PGDM & PGDCM”

I woke up.. was it a dream.. ? No.. it wasn’t .. my CAT journey ends.. I can’t believe it!
Joy and tears compound me.. another Brett Lee puncho..!!

Morning.. Aarav came up with the remaining results .. that of B, L , I and K.

My story with CAT comes to an abrupt end!.. but I shall post more pretty soon..


PGites whom I’ve not yet mentioned but owe a lot to :

Vahgar : For all the support you gave to me in torrid times.. you stood by me when it mattered the most!
Dr.Watson : Alas.. very few people would be lucky to have roomies like you. You sacrificed a lot for me.. still remember those days when I would be studying in my room and you would do everything in this world to make me comfortable.
Somneel : You just rock dude.. if I’ve learnt perseverance.. it’s from you.. now rock IIM C and Merryl Lynch!
estranged_gnrs : (I agree this onezs a repeatition!) Thanx for all those days when I was put up as a Refugee at your place.. you rock dude.. J
teesra_banda : My Indian Idol , a person who gets selected in IIM L thrice and rejects it thrice.. you are for the Big one Vijay.. Keep rocking!
Rest of PG.com : I still read my suicide note..a note which arguably made me famous on PG.com J.. I can never forget the amount of love and support you gave me.. you guys deserve the best in life! All the best..

-Vengeance (once named awr ..)
PGPM Batch of 2006-08,
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.

[MumBAi]

After reading ur post all I can say is........A W E S O M E !!

It makes an aspirant who is repeating the CAT to see things in positive aspect...


way to go!!!

[Aarav]

I feel fortunate to have met a person like Anupam who to me epitomises perseverance with enthusiasm. The only regret I have is that I had to break the news of his non-selection to IIM A.

Some things in life come with greater difficulty than the rest. And when someone like Anupam makes it big thru some struggle and wait, the story of success becomes inspirational.

[prathi_25]

@ anupam

and u say that I give gyaaan sessions?? .....
rest apart grt posts anupam..lots 2 learn from u..hope I'll join the league next year.. then I can give genuine gyan sessions!!:satisfie:

btw howz ur chicken pox..n whr r u ..in hyd or jamshedpur??