2010:

Dropped out of engineering, no goals in life, no future. And the worst part was, I didn't give a damn about my future. Life was just going on me sitting in home, mentally unstable. I was devoid of confidence to restart my engineering, fully depressed. My family supported me a lot in this period. They tried to motivate me to continue engineering, but to no avail. Finally I made the decision to quit it and do BCOM from local college nearby my village. I had already wasted a lot of money given by my brother and didn't want to waste anymore.. So, in July 2010 I took admission in BCOM with minimum fees.

2013..

Completed BCOM with being the college topper. Although, I knew those marks don't mean anything in real life. “Being from a local college, not properly skilled in computer, who would give me a job ?” Were my thoughts.

With these thoughts in mind I started preparing for Bank exams. Initially it was really difficult, especially the Quantitiave aptitude section. But with time my performance increased.

2015:

Got selected in Punjab National Bank as a Clerk. I accepted the success with mixed feelings. Because I always wanted to be an officer. But something was better than nothing. Joined PNB, and left it within 6 months. I couldn't see my future in that job. Again, in home, nothing to do, but with better financial conditions and lot of plans in mind.

2016:

Spent 6 months studying and cracked SBI PO. Joined SBI. Finally life was much better placed than it was at the turn of the decade.

2019:

Left SBI to RBI as assistant as the decade comes to an end. A job that provides mental stability, a place that forces you to change your perception about life and a life that is much more sorted.

I wouldn't say, my life is perfect. But it's better than it was at the beginning of the decade. A job at Central Bank of the Country, your name on the nameplate of a house in Mumbai, enough money to spend, friends to die for and family that is finally somewhat happy and proud. It is much more than what I could have asked from life at the beginning of period. I can say it has been a redemption of a sort rather than an achievement.

At the cusp of a new decade, a new world , a world that is much more clearer.

Thank you

-Nikhil Deshpande