Right since the
age of 5, I knew what I had to do. Pick up a sport, and screw it. It was not
all that complex. Hard work, dedication, talent and a couple more possessions,
blended together to perfection. Anyways, skipping the immaterial part of what happened
in the next 13 yrs, let’s talk straight. At present, I’m 18, a national level tennis
player, and a 1st year student at IIT Roorkee.
IIT? Well, even
I can’t make out how exactly have things unfolded for me, but certainly all is
well. I thought my tennis would die down once I stepped in IITR, but I was
forced to reconsider my thoughts after experiencing the level of sports at this
place.
Last year,
the 47th edition of the Inter IIT Sports Meet, the most prestigious
event of its kind, was held at IIT Kharagpur in December 2011. The preparations
for it started right after the 46th one. Literally! For the new
comers, selections fired up vigorously, scrutinising anyone and everyone, to
get the best of the best. It took 4 months of thorough examination, along with
a camp conducted exclusively for the probable students, before our fate was
decided. Thank God, I was in.
