Thursday 1 September 2011

10 years away from Kolkata...

I relocated to Hyderabad on this day 10 years ago. Not out of choice, but the fact that Joy moved there. While leaving Calcutta (the renaming of the city happened after I left) I was sure that I will be back in 2 to 3 years. 10 years have gone by, I moved from Hyderabad to Mumbai, and I see no sign of moving back to Kolkata any time soon.

Working at All India radio, compering shows, teaching music in an international school, getting into Voice and Accent training, later advancing to soft skills and various other aspects of corporate training... I had a good variety of things to do. I also sang and played with a band called 'A Band With No Name'! 

Hyderabad gave me a lot, but took away a lot more. I could never connect with that city. I never loved that city. But I have to admit that most of my friends live in Hyderabad. And, it's for them I will visit the city whenever I can.

3 comments:

deeps said...

life is like that
we never know whats in store for us :)

Unknown said...

Hey next time u plan a trip to Hyd, please do come over. We would love to have ull home. :) Somehow Hyd has grown on me...n Joy n I consider it home.

chandrimawrites said...

@Suchandra Sure I will! I gotta to eat some of the exotic food you 2 cook ;)