Congratulations everybody on being absorbed as Engineers / Executives. Also today is my last day in Bhopal & I am going to join Haridwar unit on 1st June. It has been a wonderful year I spent with u & I will always cherish every moment of it. From the “masti bhare din” of classes & rotation to horrifying workloads of March, we have seen it all.

It was a refreshing experience to be in a hostel after a gap of 2 years. Moreover it was better in the way that we didn’t have to mug up the books as in our college days. So what more do you want, a hostel life without books, with money and wonderful friends.

The Vodafone punch line “Change is good”, may not be always correct, but for me this change will be good. My home town is just 150 Km. from Haridwar and you all know the advantages of being closer to home. Moreover Haridwar is a nice place to live & fortunately paani to khoob hai vahan.

Just leave the water & I have all good memories of Bhopal. We went on some wonderful trips (Bhimbetka, Bhojpur, Mandu, Ujjain, Manali, Shimla and Bhedaghat Jabalpur), though I missed Pachmadhi & Sanchi.

Though Haridwar is not new to me, it will take some time to come up to a certain comfort level at the new workplace. I am going to join there in Fabrication planning. Amit is also in the same block, though he is in production.

Life will not be same again, much is going to change. Some of us have already changed our status from single to married, others will follow soon. Though I have no such immediate plans but you never know. Also I can’t say that Haridwar is my final destination, life has always other plans.

My best wishes for you and your family (kuchh log to family wale hain hi) … It will be my pleasure to welcome you at Haridwar. Gud bye friends … Gud bye Bhopal

तुम सोच रहे हो बस, बादल की उड़ानों तक,
मेरी तो निगाहें हैं सूरज के ठिकानों तक।

टूटे हुए ख़्वाबों की एक लम्बी कहानी है,
शीशे की हवेली से पत्थर के मकानों तक।

दिल आम नहीं करता अहसास की ख़ुशबू को,
बेकार ही लाए हम चाहत को ज़ुबानों तक।

लोबान का सौंधापन, चंदन की महक में है,
मंदिर का तरन्नुम है, मस्जिद की अज़ानों तक।

इक ऎसी अदालत है, जो रुह परखती है,
महदूद नहीं रहती वो सिर्फ़ बयानों तक।

हर वक़्त फ़िज़ाओं में, महसूस करोगे तुम,
मैं प्यार की ख़ुशबू हूँ, महकूंगा ज़मानों तक।

- आलोक श्रीवास्तव