From that historical day in the year 1997, when Jorn Barger coined the term ‘blog’, it has been almost 9 years since then & blogging has not looked back. To say that its rise has been upwards would infact be a great understatement as indeed blogging has moved by leaps & bounds in this modern era. Sky is the limit as it is not restricted by boundaries, cultures, traditions etc. And so it is rather obvious that there should be a day dedicated to the next revolution in Internet publishing. Hence, today ,i.e, 31 August is officially celebrated around the world as blog day…Besides the ‘blog’ day itself the ever escalating heights & growing popularity of the blog is evident from many facts with manuals on ‘how to write blogs’ starting as early as 2001. Moreover blogs have gained increasing...

Yes its been a long time since my last post & an exciting one too. Since during this hiatus I have experienced varying frequencies of emotions, ranging from a state of absolute delirium to supreme ecstasy. And its been a fascinating journey for sure which has seen me shuttling between dehradun & patiala. For what started with initial disappointment & agony of not clearing the written test of infosys & then failing at the final frontier (the doomed HR interview) of TCS, soon took a U turn as a feeling of euphoria & immense satisfaction prevailed all over me when I finally got placed in Cognizant Technologies. There were just four words to describe this out of the world feeling: “I have done it”! As I have also been preparing for the “CAT” (with due respect) all along, my...