Friends - Thought me how

In my life, more than anybody else friends have shaped my career. Here are some of the noteworthy friends

1> Belov a.k.a Prashant Pathak - We studied together in Jabalpur and then he went to Jabalpur where as I headed for Indore. Belov lives in Bhopal with his family and is in touch with me even today.

2> Rakesh Soni - The savior as far as my post graduation is concerned, he lives in Indore. We studied BSc and MCM (Actually he only studied) together. I keep calling him every now and then just to keep in touch. Rakesh I still remember your number (0731 - 2473072).

3> Roopesh Kaushik - Roopesh was a great friend of mine when I did my 12th standard in Indore. We were the left outs of the class as we struggled throughout the year but we got together well. I met him recently in a train to Nizamuddin, he is going to pursue his career in Indian Economics.

4> Chintu a.k.a Ankit Munjal - Chintu was a student of mine, I used to teach him all subjects when he was in his 9th class. He was my neighbor when we first came to Indore and was a great support. I got him a part time job in PMS India which he did for sometime. He manages his father's business so he is keeping busy nowadays.

5> Kedar - Kedar comes from a middle class family and is a relative of Chintu. I got introduced to him through Chintu and I also took tuitions for Kedar. Kedar this year managed to clear exam for management exam and is now going to pursue his MBA degree. I managed to get a job for Kedar in PMS India and he is still working there.

6> Santy a.k.a Santosh Yadav - Yes this is the same Santosh Yadav who was working with me in the call center. I got a job for Santosh in PMS India and he works with Kedar in the role for which I was recruited.

7> Nettai a.k.a Ashok - Ashok worked with me in PMS India for a year and then he went to Chennai to join his family. We had a great time together and he is working as a Project Manager in I-Flex solutions, Chennai now.

8> Chdha a.k.a. Veerpal Singh Chdha - Chdha too was working with me in PMS India for a year before he went to US to join Boston computers. He still works in US and is married to a Punjabi girl there only. He works for CA now.

9> Venky a.k.a C.N. Venkatesh - Venky was working with me in PMS India for a year, he is not in Singapore working for citicorp. Venky, Chdha, Ashok and myself were a gang at that time in PMS India.

10> Elumalai - Elumalai was from Kanchipuram and he was weak in Hindi, I used to hang out with him and help him with getting a hang of the language. He works for EDS, Chennai.

11> Suku a.k.a Suman Kumar - Suman was with me in CSC for nearly two years, he is now with Wipro, Pune and is my room mate now :-(. He was the one who told me how to blog and inspired me to write my heart out.

12> Nags a.k.a Nagarajan Karuppiah - Nags works for CSC and we were together with Suman, Sam and Lu for nearly 2 years. Nags likes Basketball but doesn't know the rules, it's OK. His hobbies include Basketball, Dandiya and he has a soft heart for...let me finish...Kids.

13> Sam a.k.a Bright Sam - Sam was a part of the gang at CSC. He hails from "Marthandam" near "Nagarcoeil". He is good at running and has deadly biceps.

14> LU a.k.a Sreenivasulu Chenupati - Lu is like a fatherly figure in CSC. He completes our gang at CSC and heads it too. Lu is known for his umpiring and being steady always, I mean even after few drinks.

15> Manish Yadav - Manish is from Indore and he works for CSC. He is like a Hindi pandit at CSC. We have travelled together to "Vaishneo Devi" and "Tirupathi". I had a great time with him.

16> Goti King a.k.a Ashok Kumar Tripathi - Goti King is known for his cheats. You can never rely on him but for friendship, he would go any further. He works with CSC as Administration Executive.

Without this bunch here, I would have just struggled and struggled throughout my life. Thanks you all for all that you have done.


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