Charu's Blog

Do you ever just feel like there is a dead-end sign inside your brain which is not letting your mind pour itself out the way you'd want it to? No matter how hard you try, you are simply not able to put your thoughts to words. Writer's block is a big hurdle for someone who writes or blogs regularly, but for an "occasional" blogger, it is nothing less than a curse. It is not easy getting back in your blogger flow once you've been out of touch for a while. I personally go through this quite often - a couple of times a month, on an average. So here are a few tweaks I have come across to overcome a serious case of Writer's block - some are tried and tested, some I am saving for my next dry spell. 1. Write on paper. Seriously, go old-fashioned. Pick up a pen and a sheet of paper or a notebook - and start writing. Sometimes, you see, a keyboard just doesn't do it. 2. Invest. This is in continuation with point number 1. Go out and buy something to scribbl...

It was exactly 4 months back. 18th June, 2017 - The day I left my home of twenty three and a half years (basically, all my life) and headed for a new one. I left my home for a job. My first job, to be precise. I knew where I was going to be for the next 20 days. But post that, I had no clue about where my fate would take me. I am going to spare you the details and names of the cities here, since this post is not about logistics, it is about feelings. So as my alarm went off at 6 AM on the 18th of June, I had no idea how or what to feel. Which also explains why I am writing this now, 4 months later - because now I have a clearer picture of how I felt back then, which - when described in one word - would be "overwhelmed". To elaborate, oh well... Firstly, being an introvert, I was a bit upset with all the attention I was getting from friends, family and acquaintances. It took me a while to accept this, but it is an honest statement. Secondly, I was scared. Scared of all ...

This is the place that many 17 year old students in India dream to end up in. We have all heard stories about this place from our seniors, relatives and friends - stories so pleasant that one can't help but wonder - is life in Delhi University really that amazing? DU, the heart of Delhi, is a university that is extremely difficult to get into, but even more difficult to get out of - mentally, that is. Established in 1922, the university started with a small number of institutes, and currently boasts a network covering 77 institutes and over 200,000 students. The university admits the most elite but diverse groups of students from all over the country, and has given us many notable alumni - Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and our very own Prime Minister Narendra Modi. So back in 2012, when I got an opportunity to study in this prestigious university, I gladly took it. I had the chance to study in the older and more popular campus of the university - North campus. Needless t...

So I appeared for the last exam of my MBA, yesterday. And now I have 2 weeks to spare before I enter the corporate world. So while I do that, I would like to look back at these 2 years, to simply go through what I have learnt. Here is a short list of the many, many lessons MBA has taught me. 1. You need to work with people you don't like: In the first week of MBA, our seniors divided us into teams, or committees, based on our talents and skills. We were teamed up with people we barely knew, and as we realized over time, people we barely liked. And we had to work with them, organize events with them. This was difficult at times, of course, but it was probably the biggest lesson I have learnt over these 2 years. You can't always choose who you work with, let alone like them. And you have to make things work. Isn't that what professionalism is all about? 2. The art of giving interviews: When I was looking for an internship in my first year, I had to appear...