Additional Essay

I’ve played an active role in the translation workshop conducted in the 11^th standard and a key role in creating our team newsletters during my 8^th standard. In addition to that I’ve contributed articles for our newsletter during 12^th. I had one of my articles published in the Times of India Rajkot Plus. I update my blogs. I’ve earned a reputation of an expert author on ezinearticles.com. I am an admin of two groups on Facebook namely ‘Delving deep into the essence’ and ‘the profound papyrus project’.  The former deals with general awareness and a few short quotes that I’ve penned down while the latter talks of saving the stationery and in turn the environment. The agitation named ‘The profound papyrus project’ was a personal initiative started and ended in 9^th. I made a group which gave presentations about this project in lower grades. We collaborated with school library to collect old books and to reuse and recycle them. The papyrus project taught me to deal and interact with many people. I am interact servant (community service).

I’m a computer nerd and I love to explore new daunting problems that pop all around me. Whether it’s an issue on my system or in my neighborhood, friends, and family and sometimes in the school, I wage a wanton war fraught with aggression until I defeat my foe – the ‘problem’. I’ve devoured comptia A+ 701-702 book back in 9^th and have read in chunks from ‘Data Communications and Networking - Behrouz A. Forouzan’. Apart from the syllabus I’ve explored Java as much as I could and have tried to implement the newly acquired concepts and skills in the programs that I have built. I would pursue daunting external certifications like A+, Network+, Security+, CASP, OCA, OCP, CEH, LPT, CISO etc. along with my college courses, which obviously is a redoubting adventure!

Apart from computers I love being in the vicinity of nature. Since my childhood I’ve been visiting Gir and Abu. The real adventure lies in standing face to face with the king of jungle, exploring the thick canopies and wading your way through the violently gurgling waters which fortunately I have accomplished. I’ve also been to Piroturn and Betdwarka.

I’m teaching English to my sister (and also help her friend) who happens to live in a remote village named Limbdi. Every night over Facebook messenger (audio calls) we interact in English. We cover various lessons, reading, listening, and grammar. I’m using ICSE books and other grammar material that I’ve collected from various sources. She has no background in that pathetic village and I don’t want to leave her in that gloom where she is surely doomed! The whole and sole purpose of my life is to elevate her. It is a very interesting job as when your love materializes the effervescence thus felt is sublime! ‘Nothing’ is more important for me than her!

I like to explore a given topic on my own rather than having to follow a stringent course streamlined for me. The liberty to break your bones and then rise is a remarkable experience that makes you a hundred times stronger than what you would have been were you to follow a ready-made path. Independent research and quest that makes me think thrives me the most. 

Literary pursuits (reading, writing) give me a sense of gratification. Osho and swami Vivekananda have struck me the most. I’ve read swami vivekanad’s books. I’ve read books by Osho such as Dhammapad, from darkness to light, from sex to super consciousness, from misery to enlightenment and many more excerpts and Hindi lectures. It has been an integral part of my life.  It gives peace and joy. Neville Goddard and Abraham hicks have uplifted me in my momentous days. They have made me endure through the hardships that would have otherwise shattered me. Spirituality attracts me. I spend my free time in their pursuit!