❝ᒪOᐯᗴ?❜❜ 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦, 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔.
ѕнιναηց кαѕнуαρ • he is an engineer like every other middle class guy, working a nine to five job. His parents lives back in the village along with his little brother. for him life is a...
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11th March, 2014
I looked around my surroundings, the hustling city of dreams and high hopes, DELHI. I'm Shivang Kashyap, 20 years old and an engineer from a small village in Rajasthan.
I got a cab and I knew my destination... IIT Delhi is the dream of many students like me. Well, it's not my dream; rather, it's a need. My father, back in Rajasthan, is a ticket collector, and my mom is a gardener.
Growing up, my father only taught me one thing: 'Shiv, only engineering can make our life better', and since Papa used to repeat that a lot, it also got stuck in my mind, and I started believing it too. Maybe, hoping.
I never had any luxury in my childhood; we barely managed to survive, but still, papa worked overtime and got a loan for me. I wish to fulfill their wishes and make them proud of me.
I remember once, it was my 12th birthday, and I asked Papa to buy me a cake, but that was around a hundred rupees, which we couldn't afford, so instead, maa made me mithai rotis. That day, I decided to change everything.
6th July, 2019.
I got a job in a Government company, and my salary is thirty thousand; I'm so happy that I don't have any words to express it!
I called maa and told her about this, she was very very happy that I was able to hear her scream in Delhi as well, and as I passed my college now, I've rented a small apartment, it's not big, just a kitchen, living room and a small balcony, this is more than enough for me. I live alone anyway.
A few days ago, my friends asked me if I liked or loved someone; now, how can I tell them that I don't even have ten rupees to give my girlfriend a packet of chips? So yeah, I rather prefer being single. Also, all I want to focus on right now is a career and only a career. That's it.
27 November, 2022
It's been four years now and I've been doing this job. And oh lord, I swear this is so tiring, a typical nine-to-five job. I'm trying... trying everything, and yet I'm still in the same position with the same salary.
I've been sending 20 thousand back to Rajasthan to Maa and Papa and keeping 10 thousand to myself; in these four years, I was able to buy this small house, so I don't have to pay the rent anymore.
Yet, this money is still not enough, but I'm not getting any promotions or extra salary, and I'm trying for a new job, but it's Delhi, and it's hard to find a new job that is nearby and convenient.
In these four years, I've been getting more and more addicted to alcohol, cigarettes, and beers; it helps me keep myself sane. I'm losing interest in other things now, cuz they don't even matter.
In these years, I've made this small house a home with few plants outside, a small second-hand fridge, a bed which I made myself, and a small induction gas for cooking, of course.
Yet, without family, it's still a house, I remember when I used to come home from school, maa would kiss me on my forehead, and Papa would always make me laugh while I played with my small brother, Kartik.
Such beautiful days they were. Even now, it's beautiful indeed; I'm happy that I'm giving Maa and Papa a comfortable life, not a luxurious one, which I'm hoping for, but still, at least they're happy and comfortable.
