Gaurav Purwar

If you are not a celebrity, then the only special day when you get attention of the universe is your birthday. Every year I keep waiting for this day to feel special and to figure out people with whom I need to maintain relations in future. Sounds selfish? Ok, I am but the thing that matters to me is their effort. I don't mind if you wish me a belated happy birthday. I believe, instead of putting efforts in all directions, it's better to concentrate it in one particular direction. And this way every year I made my special list. And what about those whom I wanted on that special list, but they didn't wish me? So I personally remind them that it's my Birthday. It's 11:40 pm now. Just 20 minutes remaining before this beautiful day ends. This time, it's ending as a memorable birthday for me. I accomplished many achievements on this day. And this could be a reason that I want to frame memory of this day so that someday when I feel low then I can re-live this moment...

Have you ever wonder for an instance of a time you are full of resources and then all of sudden you left empty. Since my last post, it has been a long time and today I'm getting a kick to write again. In the past few months, I failed in maintaining this streak. I am not sure exactly what went wrong there. Whether it was my workload or the lack of motivation but I am sure it cannot be the content. There was a time, I was fully charged and filled with contents. I was motivated cause I had a group of people who cherish my attempt of writing this blog. I will not say they are my huge fans, but yeah they are mostly my well-wishers. My stories mostly surround them and we together get a chance to deep dive inside those memories. There is also a group of people who keep correcting me over my silly grammatical mistakes. And I really appreciate their patience and support, cause a good governing body requires feedbacks. Late night is one of the most comforting time zones of my day. I st...

It is a Sunday eve. I have my final project presentation pending, which is scheduled for the upcoming Tuesday. After attending my sister's marriage reception, I am on the way back to my college. Usually, on weekends if you are boarding a bus for Noida, from Kanpur ISBT, then believe me you will definitely experience a heavy crowd. And in case if you don't have a reservation, then it is really tough to get a vacant seat on any AC bus. Well, this time I don't have any escape plan so for the worst scenario I am mentally prepared to board an Ordinary bus, cause right now I have a do or die situation. Somehow that day it happened differently. The knowledge which I have for the weekend and Kanpur ISBT, it actually contrasts that day. Without wasting a single minute I boarded the first bus in the queue of AC buses which were heading to Noida. With a sigh of relief... I achieved the toughest task so easily. Then I memorized all pending items which I need to do before reach...

It was my Diwali holiday. After years, this time I took a long leave from my work, and I decided to spend time with my family. In the morning, I was back from the Varanasi trip with my family. And tomorrow morning I will be returning for New Delhi. I was totally exhausted, so I decided to spend a full day enjoying and resting. Usually, when I feel exhausted, I love to do work that I love a lot. Like, watching Harry Potter or sleeping. So, I decided to watch the Harry Potter series while resting on my mother's lap. Everything is going as per expectations. So I planned my further schedule. I planned to get dinner by 8 pm, then will be sleep by 10 pm listening to my favorite songs, later around 4 am I will be getting ready and pack my bag at that time. Finally by 5 am I will leave my home for the railway station with Auto-walle-Bhaiya, where I will board the train which is at a sharp 6. When I went to have dinner, I received a message from my colleague regarding a change in th...

In the aspect of a large population and connectivity, Kanpur owns one of the five central railway stations of India. The Kanpur Central connects major cities in India and yes India's capital too. Based on the increased demand for connectivity to New Delhi, on September 1st, 2002 Nothern Central Railway introduced a non-stop train, Shramshakti Express, between New Delhi and Kanpur. Since then this train is known as a night-rider of this route. However, to be in the busiest Delhi-Howrah route, there are already many other trains connecting Kanpur to New Delhi still, this train owes another level of a bond to every Kanpurist. __ What makes this train unique? Shramshakti express is a non-stop superfast train and preferred by common people, VVIPs, and ministers due to its punctuality, timing, and safety. The train equipped with RPF guards and with zero stoppage, for 410 km, anyone doesn't need to be worried about their luggage. And many times, you might witness yourself rea...

Kanpur... This city is the place where I grew up. This city does have so many memories and so many people whom I really wish to have by my side all the time. If anyone asks me to give a speech about my native place, then believe me I can speak at least an hour without hesitation. Okie, coming back to this post, so here I'll share a couple of interesting facts about Kanpur which are known to a very few people. __ Kanpur? Is this only an ordinary city? No... no... no... This is not true. A few people are aware that Kanpur is established on March 24, 1803, which came into limelight during the Munity of 1857, led by Nana Sahib. After this, it became one of the favorite spots of Britishers, and they invested a lot in the development of this city. With the time,  this city witnessed several industries, basically leather and textile industry, and a railway route connecting East to West and North to South of British India. After these rapid developments, by 1900s Kanpur was known...