Nisha Advani's Blog

“Life is a journey, not a destination.” This all too famous quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson has been so callously exploited over time, that it is now almost a cliché. My intention here is not to dwell on the philosophies that have been handed down over the ages; I’m just trying to connect a few dots that occurred at various points in time and in retrospect, turned out to be a journey that I now believe was destined. The journey that I unknowingly embarked upon in my childhood culminated in a destination that I never thought was reachable, primarily because I was oblivious of the journey itself. But was this the destination? Or was it the start of a new journey? The Ignition : St. Mary’s School, Class 7 - the first Spelling Bee Competition held in our school and one of my first attempts at pushing a team I led over to the victory line. I had managed to spell correctly all but one word, shot out to me by the host, Mrs. Ritu Nathani, to help my team bag the 1 st spot in the competitio...

Spice Jet has been in turmoil. Blame it on bad business strategy or extraneous factors, the ultimate impact is felt down the chain – to the passenger who books a ticket. The Entrepreneurship Development Cell, a student organization of Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune, annually hosts a summit Vishwapreneur which has been growing steadily with each passing edition. This year we decided to kick start the event with a panel discussion featuring 5 entrepreneurs, to be moderated by the Managing Trustee of Vishwakarma Institutes, Mr. Bharat Agarwal himself. A much awaited session, it was set to be high profile from the word Go. That is until Spice Jet flew in, or didn’t. Exactly a week before the event on Saturday, I got a call from the convener. Since I had been mentoring him over the past month, I didn’t make much of it. “Umm, Nisha di, we have a problem. Bharat sir won’t be able to make it next Saturday. His flight has been cancelled.” “What?” I said, “Wh...

I had been toying with the idea of starting my blog since quite a while to document my random musings, to bestow life to those evanescent thoughts that flit through my head all day and partially (I admit with utmost humility :-)  ) because I had been previously conferred with generous praise about my writing on numerous occasions which naturally kindled the spark. However, there is an inherent inertia that needs to be overcome to plunge from the realm of thought into the sea of action. How many times have you thought about doing something but never actually got down to doing it? Whether it’s pursuing a forgotten hobby, reconnecting with a distant friend or trying out that new workout regime, our mind has a tendency to give us daily feeds that, if actually implemented, would perhaps  present us with a more fulfilling experience of going about our mundane daily routines.  BUT...here's the catch! We only go as far as thinking.  Some of the more determined souls ...