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Life changed course

আমার কিছু কথা না বলাই থাকবে যদি না আমি গত কয়েকবছর আমার শারীরিক কিছু অসুবিধার কথা খুলে না বলি। যদিও আমি একজন English medium এ পড়া একজন student and although not a topper কিন্তু আমি খুব পড়াশুনো ও বই নিয়ে থাকতে ভালোবাসি। I have always loved reading books outside the syllabus. এটা মোটেই আমার জীবন কাহিনী নয়। This is a lesson, and not just an experience which I have acquired by spending my savings to become independent. আমার বাবা Mr Sasanka Sekhar Banerjee একজন professional এবং পেশায় engineer from Bata India Limited. 🍀. আমি মোটেই engineering পড়তে সক্ষম হয়নি। I lacked that stamina which an engineer must have to become an achiever or performer. কিন্তূ আমি একজন engineer বাবার সঙ্গেই বড় হয়ে শিখেছি। আমার কোনদিন কোনো ইচ্ছা হয়নি engineer হতে but I knew about Joint Entrance Examination and I also knew that to appear for JEE one must have good scores in Madhyamik Examination. My mother's sudden illness during my first Board Exams somewhat changed the course of my life. I had decided to work on my own and stand on my feet যাকে বাংলায় বললে শোনাবে নিজের পায়ে দাড়ানো।

My mum had a prolong illness and soon after Madhyamik Examination we as in my mum, my daddy and I went to Apollo Hospital down South in Chennai. That was my first journey to the Deccan plateau by Coromandel Express. The year was April, 1997. 

My uncle Mr Debasheish Chakraborty who was then  in the Indian Air Force was posted in Avadi, Madras (now Chennai after name change). 🌸We went to my uncle's house and then we went to Apollo Chennai for my mother who was then very ill 🤒 and had a serious weight loss after a prolong treatment for breast tumour. Finally, when she got a respite, we travelled very far for my mother's speedy recovery. First time, I had heard the name of Apollo Hospital where a lady doctor gave her Primerose tablets. I was too young 🌱 and I don't remember anything more than this except the fact that my uncle took us by car to Marina beach ⛱️ one of the beautiful beaches in Chennai just like Juhu beach in Mumbai. I have a snap by the side of the beach sidewalk. And my father, my uncle and I walked for a while on the beach ⌛ which was very far from the Indian Ocean 🌊 I remember we were walking and it was unusually dark 🌑 and the sea ⛵ was not within our vision, and we walked for three minutes but suddenly since it was very dark, we retreated and went back to the road dropping the idea of seeing the sea at night. Chennai weather is pleasant at night, although days are scorching 🥵. One of the city's best restaurants which serve South Indian dishes like Idly and Dosai is Shravana and we had the opportunity to have those delicacies. Good memories remind me of my uncle his family and then my sis and bro who were kids then. 

আমার জীবনের মোড় ঘোরালেন আমার মামা। যার বাড়িতে আমি summer 🌞 vacation কাটাতে গিয়ে আমার মায়ের চিকিৎসা করালাম. আমাকে খুব অসুস্থ দেখে আমার মামা আমাকে advise করেছিলেন Science 🧪 না পড়তে। হে had told me to study Arts. আমি তখনও Amar results হাতে পায়নি কিন্তু I was not really ready to accept what he had said since I too like every good student had dreamt to pursue a career in science. But my uncle had an advice to study Arts and read and write in English which would surely help me have a grasp on any subject that I would take up. I didn't believe what he had said because I was too young to believe him. But my parents considered the "mohabakyo" or as we say বেদবাক্য। My parents immediately gave in and decided to enroll me in Arts Section in a new school. My life had changed, and my life's course changed its path under the Sun and Moon 🌙 showering light in the place far away from my home city. I budged and followed their words after protests which were in vain. My mother made me change my mind, neither Science, nor Commerce, I chose myself to study Arts subjects ib my Plus two or Higher Secondary classes.