Nothing heightens the pleasure senses like ‘Memorable Memories’
and when Anita
tagged me for My
most memorable memento contest, I was dazed as well as flabbergasted because one i'm not someone who is comfortable in writing personal memory and moments and second I had to choose
one memento from the smallest of things that triggers my transportation to some
places so strange and so beautiful that they leave me speechless. Memories are a
gorgeous things. The small pieces of our past, are always safe in our memories
and tonight I have to open this box of chocolates to find out which of keepsake
tastes more honeyed tonight.
I looked in my closet and the 14 billion neurons firing at a speed of 450 miles per hour in my brain started searching for the keepsake that matters the most. Interplay of opposite how beautiful, isn’t it? The events in our lives happens in sequence in time. However, in their significance to ourselves, they find their own order, almost like a continuous thread of revelation. I look back at some of the things and go, I realized “In prospect or in contemplation” preciosity of keepsake has got nothing to do with dime gauge; rather the amount of earnest happiness it brings to me and way it has touched my life.
While pedestaling and pondering over things like Air India Rank and Bolt Awards trophy which I got in 2008 from then governor of Jharkhand Mr. Syed Sibtey Razi (yes it close to my heart because this was my first award on state level also got the experience of getting interviewed by the high court and supreme court judges)
Or the trophy that I got in 2012 for the best student volunteer
of the 99th Indian science Congress among the others 1500 student
volunteers that too from Mr. Ruskin bond. 99th science congress was
such a learning curve both on professional and personal note, when you got to
meet people like incumbent Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh, Nirupama
Rao, former president Dr. A. P. J Abdul Kalam , people and scientist from over
the globe and 20 Nobel laureates (and also interacted with 4 them personally).
It’s still the grandest affair of my life.
Or other stuff like newspaper cuttings whenever my name was published (I still have no idea why my mother cut out those article and keeps it after getting it laminated), watches, cards etc, I finally narrowed down my choice to this beautiful Notebook which was given to me as a gift because this has completely transformed me and refilled my life with the spark and self-believe in me.
It’s has its own story subtle yet omnipresent. Family members
always supports you and encourages you, but there are hardly few other people
around who do the same, and when back in 2011 I started to write, I was mocked
and people used to laugh at the things I used to write . While it was hurtful, but I continued to
write. But as you know things turn out differently. I too started to believe
that I writes a naught and was giving up. I didn’t wrote much in 2012 except 6 or 7
post that too out of frustration, when suddenly this always encouraging friend
of mine gave me this notepad which has note addressed to “Mr Writer”. I was awesome
struck because I’m not that qualified to have that tag, but one thing that tag
did was; it reignited the spark within me to not just write but to try harder
to write something that will do justification to that tag (hopefully one day i will). You matters as much as the things that matters to you, so I took a break
started reading a lot and again stated blogging seriously from March 2013, with
only one thing in mind even if I writes a naught I will make sure that my
naught captures the essence of readers mind and heart. I have no idea how successful
I have become in doing so but what I know is, that one believe shown in me have
transformed not only me Tangled Vibes too. It reached 82000 pageviews from
12000 pageviews within the span of one year. Some post which I writes under
category Dairy
somehow brings the best out of me and in terms of pageviews too. Last one titled
valentine day
postcard and before that titled you and i collide
was such that it was viewed more than 1500 times in a single day.
Concluding is not something that I do, as far as the
river flow, but as far this keepsake things goes this notebook will always be
the keepsake that will matter to me the most because like limericks of childhood, an indelible story dwell within the depth of this notebook.
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P.S – For all of you who always reads my blog no matters how
badly I write, Thank you J
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"This post is my entry for the ‘My Most Memorable Memento’ contest conducted by My Yatra Diary travel blog and Indian Coupons."
I tag :-
Ananya N
Meera
Bushra M
Sheethal
Ekta
Wow! Great to know about your achievements! And this notebook is indeed precious of the lot.
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet post. Reminded me of my own sweet memories of receiving awards... Thank you for the tag Ankur :)
ReplyDeleteThank you :) thats nice :)
DeleteOH MY GOD !
ReplyDeleteAnkur its so good to know about ur achievements, cant just call them mementos.
SO proud of you.....
Keeping Rocking da !
Thank you :) feeling blessed :))
Deleteooh congratulations :D memorable indeed :D
ReplyDeleteThank you :) yeah :)
DeleteWow! Great to know about this. Congrats and may you add some more in the future! :)
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks a lot for the tag.... Will do it asap! :)
Woow Ankur ! i never knew all this about you ! was a wonderful post ! Good to know that you have been appreciate for your work by such esteem personality ! wish you best wishes and congratulation for such a achievement !
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteWow wow! You're so talented. Good to know more about you. :) All the best Ankur.
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
Deletewow.. Mashaallah! some wonderful moments to cherish.. :) thanks for the tag Ankur but i wish I have received some prize to share with you all :(
ReplyDeleteits really good to know about your achievements. Wishes for more..more.. and more :D
yeah .. u have so many in your showcase :) Thank you :)
DeleteHey this is such a sweet touching post! Congrats for ur awards n hey...so many readers love ur blog...so dats an award in itself!:-) keep writing n keep getting better Ankur! :-D
ReplyDeleteyeah thats an awards itself :) Thank you :)
DeleteAnkur, Wonderful to know of all your achievements. Yes, each of those trophies & awards is so precious. But, great choice of the memento, Mr.Writer! The notebook is really great :)
ReplyDeleteEven my mom took great pride in my published articles :)
Thanks for responding to my tag.
Best wishes to you for the contest :)
Thank you for tagging :) .. thank you :)
DeleteThat was quite awesome Mr writer :) .. Congratulations ! liked the choice of your memento .. that seems precious.. and believe me you write quite well .. haven't read much except some from category dairy and you have managed to pull of some brilliancy there while writing for her :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much saumya :) keep visiting :)
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