The Nerdy Traveller

"Travel opens your heart, broadens your mind, and fills your life with stories to tell" Best Trip: F.R.I.E.N.D.S' Visit to Gangtok and  Darjeeling, May 2016 I have travelled to 22 States and two Union Territories of India till now. I am going to give you a glimpse of the places I have visited with the best people of my life. Criterion: A state/UT is counted as covered if I have spent at least one night (12 am to 6 am) there. Without wasting more time with formalities and technicalities, let me walk you down through my memory lane. Hope you would love the virtual journey. INDEX State 1: Odisha (Mid 1990s) State 2: Chhattisgarh (2002) State 3: Andhra Pradesh (2010) State 4: Telangana (2010) State 5: West Bengal (2012) State 6: Bihar (2013) State 7:  Karnataka (2014) State 8:  Tamil Nadu (2014) UT 1:  Delhi (2014) State 9:  Jharkhand (2015) State 10:  Kerala (2015) State 11: Maharashtra (2015) State 12:  Sikkim (2016) State 13:  ...

A normal person spends most of his/her adult life in pursuing one or the profession. So, choosing the right career becomes very important. For most of us it is not so easy to decide which career he/she wants to be pursue 5 years, 10 years or 20 years down the line. Even if you know the sector in which you want to go, there are various factors still to consider for the right profession at the right organisation. With my limited experience and interaction with my friends and colleagues, I consider following four factors to be important while choosing a career: 1. Interest or Passion 2. Skillset and Knowledge 3. Work-Life Balance 4. Remuneration or Money The factors are not arranged in any particular order and may differ from person to person. Now, delving into each factor in detail: 1. Passion Everybody has some hobby. I am talking about the activity during which you are in flow; time becomes immaterial. Hours feel like a second. This is the thing you love the most. After getting a job, ...