Impact Influences...

I think, I was 9-10 years my 12 year old cousine spoke about the stupidity of prayers and God.
He introduced a set of arguments for the 'new' concept.
Also got introduced to some books by Prof. AT Kovoor. The impact of these were really huge on me.



I don't remember, when I started my interest in sports. Might be at the same age.
But, I clearly remember that I used to read only the sports page in the daily news paper.
It was mostly about cricket. That time, I had never seen cricket being played.
I loved reading about sports, especially cricket. Sunil Gavaskar was my idol.
Television came home when I was 12 years. This took my cricket interests to a new level.
I was not allowed to play cricket. May be, I used to be adicted to cricket, which forced my Dad to restrict me.


My grand father used to stay with us for many years and his communist thoughts and rational approach to things influenced me. More importantly, he was friends with most of the people around in the village and even today, I make friends with ease.


The most important thing about the accident, I had in 1990 is that I spent almost 4 months on bed and only on bed. This was huge at that time. My thought process changed for ever. May be I defined my own base during this period. Life took a turn for ever.


Karyavattom Campus was really the one most enriching experience in my life. All love affairs start with bit of rough touch. My days at Karyavattom campus started with tough ragging and a bit of resistance from my side. But, this definitely made me receptive to people and cultures. Two and a half years at Karyavattom was like a celebration. I am still in love with the campus...


Three years with IVL in Trivandrum Technopark was the door to corporate world and lasting influence with loads of friends and learning...


I met Sami during our ragging days at the hostel. He was like an alien to me. All new scheme of thought... Vibrant reactions... Sami of those days is still like a myth. Unknowingly he became my guide to thoughts beyond the normal bases.


Years later Jaggi Vasudev's smart discourses brings me back to where I really belong...