Work Culture

Ten years ago, on an October afternoon, a bunch of kids fresh out of engineering college were bundled into a bus, and asked to report at the Tech Mahindra (then Mahindra British Telecom) Chandivali office. We reached Mumbai late, greeted by the heavy rains that this city is so famous for. It was after office hours, and our point of contact from admin had left for the day. Drenched, confused, and tired, we struggled for the next couple of hours figuring out what the hell we were supposed to do. But none of us complained. We were busy making new friends, gulping down vada pavs, laughing at the absurdity of the situation.. everyone a little too excited to actually be in the city that never sleeps.

I've said this before, and I'll say it again - if you haven't lived in Mumbai, you don't know what "work culture" means.

Thump Thump and Bump...

A little sparrow flew into my life once,
Well, not flew, exactly... she just nosedived,
Thump, thump, and bump.

Lost, hurt, and confused, she fit in my palm,
I fell for her barely audible nasal chirp that day,
And promised love.

Yes, like an idiot, I promised love,
My commitment, my attention, my time,
To a sparrow.

But sparrows don't eat from spoons,
One day, she found herself again...
And flew away.

And all I was left with was a song,
A song that still plays in my heart today,
Thump, thump, and bump.