It has been just over a month since I arrived in India and the experience as always has been amazing. This time my experience also includes my work experience as an intern in a company providing retail solutions. I would not like to dwell on the exact nature of my work, nor shall I name the company in which I am interning. I have managed to work in .NET without many hassles and the credit for this goes entirely to my colleagues. They have patiently led me through what appeared to be a minefield at first, tolerating my irritating questions and pointless arguments. Once again, hats off to them for spending their time getting me up to scratch with .NET. My work is greatly challenging, yet I enjoy it as I have the opportunity to see if I can rise to this challenge. It is indeed a pleasure to rock up to work every morning, and at the close of day, I do feel satisfied in what I have accomplished.
Outside of my work, India provides experiences to savour every day. My month started off with attending my 2nd conference and the first in which I had presented some work. This achievement of mine was completely sidelined when India fell prey to terror once again on 26th November 2008. That day still remains entrenched in my mind to this day, even though it is 2009. In my opinion, Life is not a perfect filter, where a signal greater than the cut-off frequency does not pass. Although I remember those events vividly, I am determined to move forward, like many of my countrymen, especially those who were in Mumbai on that fateful night.
Post my travel to Mumbai, I had the opportunity to visit the South of India and see places such as Tirunelveli and Tiruchendur. These towns are costal towns. What is surprising about Tiruchendur is that despite having a temple and by extension a large township right on the edge of the shore, it was not affected at all by the Tsunami of 2006, whereas other costal cities and towns such as Cuddalore, Kanyakumari, Nagapattinam etc, were severely affected. Below are pictures showing how close the sea is to the town.
As can be seen there is no distance from the temple town to the beach.
The horizon, right from the edge of the beach
Yours trulyI also had an opportunity to undertake a 15 hour bus journey, courtesy State Express Transport Corporation (SETC), a Public Sector Undertaking by the Government of Tamil Nadu, from Tirunelveli to Tirupati. As I said earlier, India has a lot of experiences. I treasure this experience, yet I would not like to recollect it! Finally, my journey culminated in a train trip from Tirupati to Hyderabad, photos which are visible below.
The scenery on the way to Tirunelveli
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Indian Railways. 150 plus years of bringing people closerAll journeys, regardless of the mode of transportation have been extremely satisfying for the senses, and I am more of a believer in the adage that the "journey is more valuable than the destination". Back in Hyderabad, I have caught up with my cousins and have watched movies on a couple of occasions. Photos shall be posted only after I have their permission. All in all, the past month has been extremely fruitful, and I look forward to what the next month shall bring.
PS: I shall attempt to keep blogging more regularly from now on.
