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Aspirations of an Indian millennial -By Aryama from Women's College Calcutta

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Aspirations of an Indian millennial -By Aryama from Women's College Calcutta

If you are an Indian millennial like me, here is an account of my aspirations and thoughts, which can be inspirational for some.

Tring… Tring… Tring…

The sound of the alarm made me jolt. It took one minute twenty seconds for me to regain my consciousness.

“Oh no! It’s 7:30 am already? I also had to sleep…”

I dragged myself to freshen up. Reluctantly, I started preparing for the day. But my mind was still lost in the Gryffindor common room in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the place where I had been last night.

That was a glimpse of a normal day in my life. This is how I grew up. Books have always been my best friend and reading has always been my hobby. Sometimes I would cry with Hazel Grace over Augustus Water’s death while sometimes I found solace in the letters addressed to Holly from Gerry. Each time Professor Langdon was out solving a mystery in either The Capitol or in The Louvre, I too would be accompanying him. Sherlock hasn’t got only Dr. Watson; I’ve been his secret assistant in every case too. I’ve learnt about the experiments of Dr. David Eagleman. I’ve been to other planets with Professor Shonku. I’ve walked over the green fields and through the villages with Rabindranath Tagore, Sharadindu Bandapadhyay and Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay.

I come from a middle-class Indian Bengali family. We might not be financially rich per se but we are culturally very rich. My family has instilled in me the values and virtues to uphold the integrity of this Nation. These values have given my aspirations a proper, majestic shape that helps me strive for it, to live on. These dreams have made me a better person in life. And so, as is our generation is rightly known as the “Pillar of the Future”, I can confidently say that I am eligible to carry forward the aspirations of my forefathers.

I’ve been taught that Motherland comes first. Slowly and gradually, as I began to discover my India, I fell in love with her. I understood what gave those freedom fighters the will and determination to die for their country. It is not just the National Anthem which gives me goosebumps; calling myself an Indian makes me proud. That is how I aspired to do something for my country.

I want to represent my country in front of the whole world. I want everybody to know how beautiful and incredible India is. I want to represent my Nation, to be the voice of my Nation. I want the world to see my India through me. I want to be the representative of the World’s largest democracy and give voice to all the 1.3 billion Indians in a World Forum. The identity as an Indian mattered more to more.

Then I read about other countries. I travelled beyond the boundaries of India. The thought that intrigues me is that if I have grown up to care about my country so much, is it the case with people of other nations too? I want to learn about other countries and their people and culture. I want to travel to those lands. I want to discover more about everything. I want to share with them my culture. I want to learn about their way of life. I want to exchange the good values in both our cultures so that we all improve as individuals.

Suddenly it is not a planet to me anymore- Earth is like a School to me where the continents are different classes and the countries are different sections. I see a potential friend in every country. I want to find out the good habits of my ‘schoolmates’ and want to imbibe them. I want to teach a few things to my other ‘classmates’ which I think would make them a better individual. It gives me immense pleasure to be able to connect with others, to learn new things.

I also want to learn more from Mother Nature. I want to gain knowledge from Nature so that I can help others with the same knowledge. I want to be accessible to people. I do not want any kind of hindrance to deter the way to success and happiness between two Homo sapiens. I want to be of help as much as possible.

Hence, I aspire to be a good human being who doesn’t see the differences between humans as an inhibitor but as an opportunity for everybody to improve. And in order to be able to do that, I would like to pursue a diplomatic career.

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Edited by

Aryama Bhattacharya - Womens College Calcutta

She is currently pursuing her Undergraduate degree in Political Science from Women’s College, Calcutta, affiliated to Calcutta University. She is proficient in Bengali, English and Hindi and loves to hoard knowledge. She has a passion for writing and has been maintaining diaries since her schooldays. Recitation and singing are her favorite hobbies.

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