Friday, 17 May 2013

Last day in Nagpur

Finally the day comes, I am leaving Nagpur tonight. Never thought this day would come. That too when this city is adjudged as best to live this year.
Sorry friends did not keep my promise to meet you before leaving.. (Viraj, Lokesh & Pravin)
I think if one is not born and brought up in ones native place, then this day would come. No issues as I and UTK devised the way to come back at some point. Also I am glad that my accent is pure ;), no regional flavors involved, and I hope I will be able to preserve same now being a south-indian.
I felled in love with Nagpur on first sight. It was the summer vacation after 10th class. I along with my friends came to marriage at Trimurthi Nagar. For the first time I was out from our defence colony about 200 KM from Nagpur. Though I had been to Guntur and Hyderabad with parents in school days, but exploring city Nagpur was memorizing experience. After lunch took a walk to VNIT as Ravi has to collect some forms. Shewalkar residence was just pillars then. It was the first time I remembered seeing flyover :-) I was totally in love with this city with clean wide roads, greenery and flowers, covered drains, woo it was then I wished to come here for graduation. After junior college when all ALL my friends went to Ramtek I alone came to Nagpur. This was really tough decision to live away from family and also friends, but thanks to Dad who supported my decision and motivated; also Kirti aunty helped me decide for Raisoni. And that's how I made it to Nagpur.
Then wonderful four years of college, my parents too came to Nagpur for brief stay after retirement, and life was wonderful for me. But it wasn't home for them so they left, so now our new home is Hyderabad. A beginning from tomorrow..

1 comment:

  1. I think it would be the same story with me too.
    -Srihari Rao

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