Congrats Swapnil.....

I got to know today that one group member of our friends, Swapnil Dharmadhikari started his own company in Pune. He did his MBA from SP Jain Institute of management.
http://www.splashgain.com/Home.htm

I felt too happy on hearing this news and my dreams of starting something on my own came back to my mind. We used to discuss our plans to start something of our own around 4 years back sitting on the banks of Khadakwasla lake. We had a big group of friends from SP college. To name the group here are the members.

1. Vipul Mehta - Did IIT Bombay, BTech, MTech dual degree and now doing a PhD in US
2. Anurag KulKarni - Did MBBS from JJ Grant and now doing his PhD in UK.
3. Swapnil Dharmadhikari - MBA SP Jain Singapore and Dubai.
4. Siddharth Nag - IIM Kozikode. MBA
5. Shantanu Nalge - MTech IISC Banglore
6. Ashwin Rao - MS, IIT Delhi
7. Anant Kulkarni - MS in Chemical Engineering, Germany.
8. Shreekant Kumbhar - MBA Sinhgad college Pune
9. Mrunal Gawade - MS, University Of California at Santa Cruz.
10. Kiran Kulkarni - MCS Pune.
11. Parimal Bembalkar - BE, Pune.

So all of us did something useful after spending some time in industry like say 1 or 2,3 years. I feel fortunate that we had this big group and we still keep in touch with eachother. Each of us draw inspiration from one another. The best thing that Sir ParshuramBhau college did for us was to get all of us together. Most of us except Siddharth and Ashwin from above group were hostelites. We spent two years together. I have some of the best memories from 11th, 12th. I have my greatest memories of Pune from 11th 12th. But when I take a look back at my Undergraduate BE (Engineering days) I do not feel the same as I feel about my 11th 12th days. I feel a kind of suffocation that I faced in my engineering. I did not make great friends in Engieering except a handful. I felt I never got close to any body from my engineering days except these few. I never feel attached to most of the friends from engineering barring a very few. I wonder why is it so? I really do not get any answer. I feel where did the four years of my life go by? I try hard remembering things in engineering but i do not recall memories. This is strange.

I am glad that I have these friends to cherish and the way we stay together. I am glad that I have some of the best memories of my life.

I am happy for Swapnil and I am really excited and this has brought a new enthusiasm in my life. I feel very strongly that I should return to India as soon as possible. Be with my friends. Do good work. I am feeling a kind of suffocation in US. I am still searching what I want to do. I know I can not do all the things though I want to do them. I know I have my limitations...

Congrats Swapnil. You have make us proud. Ways to go and new horizons to conquer...

-Mrunal