The Sky Ship and the White Marble
Yesterday, seeing some FB posts suddenly triggered a flashback. Years ago... after finishing my computer studies, and realizing that teaching or startups wouldn't work out for an average Malayali like me, I boarded the train to this city. It would be more accurate to say that my father put me on that train... Carrying a computer—the remains of my failed startup attempt—on my head, I got off at Kalasipalyam. It was freezing cold. In those days, this city was cold even at 12 noon. I stayed with my brother-in-law. His younger brother was there too. They understood the sorrow of an unemployed young man, so they even gave me a separate room. Once they left for work, it was just me and an old Ericsson mobile phone with a 'tail' (antenna)... which only worked occasionally. I would take it and go to browsing centers. I remember 'JobStreet' was the site used to hunt for jobs back then. Nights turned into days, and days into nights, but nothing happened. That was when Relianc...