ಏಕಾಂಗಿ ಮನದ ನೂರೊಂದು ಕನಸುಗಳು

ನನ್ನೊಡನೆ‌‌ ನಾ ಕಳೆದು, ಮೌನ‌ ಮೇಲಾಗಿ, ಹೃದಯಯದ ಭಾರದಿ ಪದಗಳೆಲ್ಲ ಸಿಲುಕಿವೆ. ನೆನಪುಗಳ ರಾಶಿ ಎದೆಯನಾವರಿಸಿ, ಕನಸುಗಳರಮನೆಯೇ ನೆಲಕಚ್ಚಿದೆ. ಬಾಳಿನ ಪಯಣದಿ, ದಾರಿಗಳು ಕವಲೊಡೆದು, ಒಂದು ಮನದ ಬಯಕೆಯಾಸೆಗೆ ಪಯಣವೇ ದಿಕ್ಕು ತಪ್ಪಿದೆ. ನಂಬಿಕೆಯ ದೀಪವು, ಮಸುಕಾಗಿ ನಿಂತು, ಇಂದಿನ ನೋವಿಗೆ,  ನಾಳೆ ಉತ್ತರವಿರಬಹುದೆಂದು,  ಕಾದು ಕುಳಿತಿದೆ.

(This is just an ordinary story of how my life unfolded— just something I felt like sharing.) I hail from a small village near Davangere. My early education shaped me in the calm of my hometown and later in Shivamogga. The turning point began at Alva’s PU College, followed by my Bachelor of Engineering at NIE, Mysore. After graduation, I stood at a fork in the road: take up a job or chase the dream of civil services. On August 15, 2017, I chose the latter, joining Universal Coaching Centre in Attiguppe, Bengaluru. From that day, life transformed into a long, winding path of preparation, hope, and hard lessons. Over the years, I attempted two UPSC mains, given one interview, wrote two KPSC KAS mains, the AC SAAD mains, CAPF, CSIR, and many other exams. Each attempt brought me closer, yet success remained like a glass ceiling—visible, tangible, but just out of reach. (Two mains results awaited.) Financially, my family stood by me like a pillar. Yet, I chose to ease their burd...