From silent stares to a shared coffee: How I rediscovered a lost love from decades ago | – Times of India
In the year 1991, a fresh B.Com graduate with dreams bigger than his pocket, that’s me, found himself at the crossroads of life. With nothing much to do, and pushed by the well-meaning advice of family and relatives, I stumbled into the world of Chartered Accountancy. An articleship at a reputed CA firm in Connaught Place was my first taste of the professional world.“I promise you, it’s a respectable profession,” my uncle had declared with a conviction that almost had me convinced. Almost.CA, as I discovered rather quickly, was not my cup of tea. The numbers danced, the laws tangled, and the audits… oh, the audits were like labyrinths I couldn’t wait to escape. Yet, there I was, spending three long years auditing various companies, one of which was a travel agency that, unbeknownst to me, ...