Reflections

Relationships are the foundation of an enjoyable life. People who give importance to relationships, invest time in every beautiful relationship they share, and cherish the relationships, are the ones who truly understand the beauty of life. One such relationship nurtured by many people is that of a mentor and a mentee. But, the beauty of this relationship is often misunderstood. The definition of mentorship emphasizes that this relationship is primarily for career advancement. But, this is just one part of the relationship. Mentorship is for holistic growth and development of an individual. To understand the relationship between mentor and mentee one just needs to understand the relationship between Lord Krishna and   Arjuna in the epic Mahabharatha.   Our beloved Krishna is an ideal mentor to his protégé Arjun. He is Arjuna’s friend in whom Arjuna confided his deepest secrets, and his fears. He is Arjuna’s teacher when he taught him the Gita in the battlefield of Kurukshe...

Year 1997 Place College Canteen in Pune The director of the colleges questions a first year student why she is missing her lecture and sitting in the canteen, to which she replies between sobs that she missed her lecture to read the letter sent from home by her family members. The soft hearted director melts and excuses the student immediately.  Handwritten letters were the lifeline of millions of people across the world till phones took over our lives. One among the millions was me, the student who bunked class probably just once to read the letters sent from home. These letters were never from only one person but would be a fat envelope which would contain letters written by my grandfather, mother, cousins, uncle and close friends, all of who would write and hand it over to my mother to courier it to me to my hostel address in Pune. The medley of emotions I would experience on receiving the envelope and reading the letters cannot me described in words. "Sandeshe aate hain "...