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week before my SSB. Those 3 months had been absolutely fantastic for me.

They have changed my life! My confidence level is on a peak!

He prepared a plan for me and we got started. I followed every inch and full

stop of his instructions and methodology. Initially, it was difficult because of

my disorganised life and poor habits. But seeing the amount of benefit and

change in my approach towards challenges made me push harder.

Regular Interaction with Nehru Sir

I interacted, at times, with Nehru sir twice a day. I use to ask him that am I

bothering you too much sir? To which he replied,

“I feel very happy when my students bother me. It’s when they don’t bother me, that I

worry about them! “
This friendly and positive motivation helped me to stay connected with him

and this helped him in monitoring my progress regularly. I accepted my

shortcomings readily and worked hard to overcome them under his expert,

yet very simple guidance.

Encouraging Results

Owing to his guidance I got placed in TCS in Dec 2015. This boosted my

morale and helped rebuild my confidence which had taken a beating with

repeated ‘screening outs’ at SSB. I also had SSB in Dec 2015. Sir asked me to

leave it because I was not ready for it at that point of time. I did it trustfully

and got back to my studies and organised life.

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