Life Update

(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 burden by engaging in tutoring, evaluation, and content creation in Vijayanagar. While the money helped, my spirit often felt bruised. A quiet ache started to grow—a yearning for something more stable, more meaningful.

Kannada literature was my optional subject, a deep connection I nurtured through an MA from KSOU. More than a qualification, it became an emotional anchor. Later, I worked as an adjunct Kannada faculty member in a deemed university for 1.5 years—a chapter that brought dignity and quiet pride.

This love for Kannada led me to participate in various Kannada conventions, and many of my articles have been published in literary compilations. Used to take online classes for KSOU MA students for their KSET and UGC NET exams. These moments reaffirmed my identity when exams could not. MA from KSOU gave me many friends of different genre, discussing literature to taking classes was a beautiful experience.

Then came a bold step: an MBA in Finance and HR from the University of Mysore. This new perspective helped me clear AC SAAD prelims, UPSC EPFO prelims, and understand the financial world better. Still, a sense of incompleteness lingered.

Later, When I pursued an MSc in Data Science, it opened the door to a full-time lecturer role in a PU College as a computer science teacher. That classroom became my temple. When students scored 100s, 99s, 98s—I felt something I hadn't in years: fulfillment. Their success felt like my own. Thanks to Principal, collegues, students and management of Parikrma Junior College(PHF) in this regard.

This journey has not just been academic or professional—it has been deeply moral and emotional. There were long spells of loneliness, nights where silence felt louder than sound, days where no one truly understood the weight I carried. Mental fatigue took its toll. My health too, at times. 

In those dark corners, it was my friends in Bengaluru and my old friends from different places of my journey, who stood by me. While family supported me from afar, it was these friends who became my family in the city —helping me survive not just the exams, but the life in between. (Difficult to name, however they know whom I am referring to)

I may have collected degrees—not for prestige, but to keep going, to stay mentally active, and not fall into despair. Education, to me, was therapy.

Now, after years of walking with bruised feet and a hopeful heart, I have been selected for two Karnataka government Group C jobs. Tomorrow, on May 12th, I join one of them. I may not have reached the summit I once imagined, but I have found peace in the climb.

And today, I say goodbye to Chandra Layout. This place, once just an address, became more than my hometown itself. It was here that I cried, dreamed, struggled, healed. Every lane carries a memory. Leaving feels like leaving a part of me behind. My heart is heavy.

This story isn’t about exams or degrees—it’s about quiet endurance, staying strong when things got heavy, and moving forward even when the path felt lonely.

Even if success doesn't come, this story shows that it’s okay. Not every journey makes us better people—but it does make us real. We learn, we endure, and somehow, we keep going—and that in itself means something.

I may not have achieved everything, but I have lived through everything. And today, I stand—not as someone who conquered—but as someone who endured, evolved, and emerged with contentment.

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