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Here come my 24 facts and 1 Lie, after being long overdue and adding to the banter that has begun since yesterday, Thanks to Boo, for spicing it up again. I find it quite apt also to post it at this intriguing moment. So here are some facts about me that, even through so much of my blah blah, I had never let out on any forum.

Let’s start chronologically…

1. I am considered a god sent child as I was born exactly after 8 years from the day my eldest sister was born, as my Family’s Guru Ji had predicted. (I know…I haven’t shown any signs of being miraculous yet.)
2. I was possessed by a ‘Spirit’ when I was 3 years old and an ‘Ojha’ (Exorcist) had to be called to flee the spirit off me. I remember my Mom telling me that I beat the hell out of that Ojha with his own broom. (Now don’t get scared…it happened in the remotest of the villages of India, where anything unusual gets related to spirits.)
3. I lost my ability to walk since the vein carrying the impure blood from my right leg to the heart used to squeeze in size on its own. A nylon tube had to be inserted in that vein to prevent it from squeezing. I still have the scar on my thighs.
4. I crawled underneath the fence of my kindergarten school and ran away on the first day of my schooling. I did not know the way back home and got lost. My neighbour found me wandering and crying in the school uniform in a distant street and brought me back home. I got heavily thrashed that day by mom.
5. When in class 5^th, my cousin brought 2 original Casio watches for me from U.S.A. and I wore them both to the school. I got about 20 slaps from my English Teacher Ms. Ruchira Bhowmick that day and she made a good mockery of me in front of the whole class. That was the turning point of my academic career, as that was the day I decided to prove to everyone that I am not dumb and I can beat everyone at studies. I was amongst the top 3 toppers that year in all the sections of Class 5 and was also appointed the House Captain of one of the Houses at the Junior Wing of my school.
6. I was awarded the Most Disciplined Student and All Round Best Student in the Sub-Junior Group (Class 6-9) and was considered an Ideal Student by all the teachers of my school.
7. I was squish-squashed to a plump when I was in class X^th by some hooligans of my age only for my bicycle. I was somehow able to save my cycle and rush back home. I had a busted head and I cried like a sissy. After that, my Dad spent an entire week with me (The longest interaction I have ever had with my Dad). That was the period of my transformation – from a sissy, into a Man.
8. When I rejoined the School in Class XI^th, I was again made the Captain of My House for the entire school, based on my past record (by the way…I had also scored 90% in my C.B.S.E. board examinations). All hell broke loose after that, as I become one of the most mischievous students on board. Within that year, I earned around 5 demerits and uncountable punishments. All the Teachers were shocked by the changes I had incurred. I became the Ideal Student in the eyes of all the students now.
9. My Section was an All Boy’s class (the only exception in a co-ed school) and the unity and cohesiveness we had made all the neighbouring sections envious and the junior sections inspired. We were looked upon by the school administration very cautiously as we had the ability to influence the entire school. 5 out of 6 House Captains, School Secretaries, Vice Captains, Vice Head Boy and Prefects, all in all 16 of the Student Council Members were in my section alone. And we made the school run.
10. The time spent in School during my XI^th and XII^th, are the best days of my life till date. No worries. Pure Fun. Awesome Friends. Awesome Reputation. If given a chance I would love to live and re-live those years, in the exact same fashion, over and over again.
11. School life also gave me two most precious Gifts/Treasures which I am going to savour the whole life. I got two friends/brothers/guides – Abhimanyu and Chandra Mohan. People whom I trust blindfolded.
12. I had a criminal record of Article 307 IPC of “Attempt to Murder” case. I was only acquitted when my sister was appointed the District Magistrate of my city. It was a serious blot on me and my family. But it had incurred only because I could not accept any insult on my Dad. I was sent to stay with My Guru Ji to curb my anger after that and that one week of stay metamorphosed my life like anything.
13. I was ragged for 9 hours straight on the very first day of landing at my engineering college. I danced – OK. I made an ass of myself – OK. I stripped – OK. I was made to write the Lab Manuals of my seniors – Bad, Very Bad.
14. Once a strong supporter of No Smoking Campaign, thanks to my another set of cacheable friends I became a prolific smoker and drinker in the second year of Engineering. From there on…what not.
15. During my 5^th Semester, I did not attend a single class of one of the subjects (Manufacturing Process – I) and had 96% attendance in it, and also somehow managed to get an ‘A’. Now, how cool is that??
16. I was suspended from College for thrashing up a junior, who was also my school junior. However, I could convince him to take back his allegations and was saved from a semester back. In fact, I was allowed to appear in the examination even though I did not attend classes for 3 months. Those were the most awesome vacations. My Family didn’t even come to know .
17. I lost one of my dearest friends in a stupid bike race, because of my absolute stupidity. I will never be able to forgive myself for that. I cannot shelve out any more details. Makes me very guilty and feel very bad about myself.
18. I was rejected by 7 other companies before being selected by Satyam. By the time Satyam arrived in my campus, I had given up hopes of being hired; however the very next day of being hired by Satyam, I was also hired by Eicher Motors. This put me in the greatest of dilemmas.
19. I never wrote a single word of my Final Year Project. I did not even know of the topic till the date of viva. My Project partner did everything and gladly let me have the grades. I will always love him for that.
20. I shaved off my head on the last of my Engineering exams to commemorate me being crowned as an Engineer. And to my surprise 2 more of my friends joined me in my madness. Also, that is the reason I had that amazing picture of me on my ID card.
21. On my last drive home from College, I covered a distance of 135kms in 100 mins, at an average speed of 82 Km/Hr on the roads of Jharkhand.
22. I did not smoke for 40 days of the break I had before joining Satyam. That was the longest spell of no smokes in my lungs.
23. No matter what, I consider Satyam as a boon to me. It gave me everything I am proud of today.
24. I am very thankful to myself for having put a bet to date the Love of my life within 2 days, in a drinking session against my HRs in a Satyam outing. I absolutely Love myself for that, as that one bet made my life so awesomely beautiful.
25. I do not have the whims and wits to reflect and critique my own actions, hence I enjoy making fun of myself, which is often utilised against me and seldom appreciated. And somehow, the MoTA clan gives me that comfort to express myself to the completeness I always wanted to. Hence, these uninhibited expressions of truth, which an iota of people know.

This was my tryst with destiny or truth and lies, as the chain is supposed to be. I raise the bet from here on. No offense Boo Sire!! But, I will donate Rs 1000 ($ 20) to Wikipedia, in anybody’s name who guesses the lie here. And I pass the baton on to the new bee Lakshmi(apologies for calling you a new bee, but couldn’t refrain because of the circumstance). Let’s see what surprise you can bomb us with. Love you all. Waiting for your guesses.

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