June 2007. A simple picture taken by my sister, who clearly didn’t think much about the fact that I was in my nightwear.
I was in my second year of Articleship then, preparing for my CA Final due in November 2008. I still remember this desk, the countless hours spent, practising Accounts from MPV Sir’s textbook.
Right in front of me, I had my name written with CA prefixed “CA Aditi Rungta”.
It was a dream back then. A dream I chased every single day, without really knowing what life beyond it would look like...
You can spot a tiny Samsung phone on the desk - such a novelty in those days! I had put away this phone for 3 complete months before exams, so that I wouldn’t get distracted. I see my unrimmed glasses, and a drawer full of papers and a few secret letters that were never meant to be found.
It was a hell of a time we lived in. I used to feel, how would I ever get out of that ‘Chakravyuh’..
I anyway did. In November 2008. First attempt. 400 marks. Set-off in both groups.✨
We are told not to look back too much, to keep moving forward. But moments like these remind you… it was all worth it. Every bit of those student days, mixed with confusion, relationships and fear of the unknown.
Well.. I think she did well. I am proud of that girl 🫶
PS. To my friends and family who patiently stood by the crazy anxious me during those days, thank you! You meant more than you will ever know. 🧡
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