Santy's Blog

In February, I and Pinakee were in Delhi for my friend's wedding. Long three years and finally he got married to his friend. Now that was on 22nd February, 2008 and I was to return to Bhubaneswar on 25th. The next day was cool and I moved to Pinakee's cousin's place. 24th February, 2008 a Sunday was a cool morning. Also a hectic one. I left for my uncle's place in East Delhi (Shahdara). I had a good time there and then he took me out to the Delhi Metro station. I must say that experiencing the Delhi Metro is awesome. It is certainly going to become the Lifeline of Delhi, once it covers the whole of Delhi. We took the train from Shahdara and changed trains at Kashmere Gate which acts as a junction for the Red Line 1 (Shahdara - Rithala) and Yellow Line 2 (Viswa Vidyala - Central Secretariat) lines. From there we set out for the Central Secretariat. When we came out of the Metro Station, uncle detailed the buildings nearby. Facing the Central Secretariat to my right was R...

Last week I was at for my SSB interview for commission in the Indian Army. Well I was Not Recommended for 2nd straight time, but this is not about the interview. That is going to come in a later post. What I want to talk about is the mentality of the Indian common man, and quite frankly of an Army officer. All is about Job Satisfaction. It's been more than 60 years we got independence, but the Indian mindset has still not changed. It still is some 40 years backward. Coming straight to the point, I was interviewed by very senior officers in the Army, of the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and above. All of them asked me about my current job and the reason to join the Army. My answer was a simple "Personal ambition and passion". But somehow it wasn't taken. Everyone asked me about Job Satisfaction, was I satisfied with my job or not. The answer to that was a rude "I believe in satisfying the job, rather than seek job satisfaction". Frankly, in today's era job s...