These lines from भगवद गीता - अध्याय २ - पद ४७, enlighten us towards Samarpan, translating to:
“You have the right to work only, but never to its fruits. Let not the fruits of action be your motive, nor let your attachment be to inaction.”
I do remind myself of the above lines all the time.
But while this is said, the universal power that holds all the actions also ensures that your work pays you off in the manner you really deserve.
Recently L&T concluded its first RISE awards to recognize the efforts of employees towards their unique contribution to their work field. It was a grand award ceremony held online (owing to restrictions due to COVID-19) and telecast live on YouTube.
Awards were given in various categories across various groups of L&T.
This article is not for my award, not for the event. This is written to express that you can do it, no matter how hard it is, if you really want to do it.
I was awarded for “DigiTech of The Year”. My small efforts towards various digital initiatives were recognized by the award committee. I have described these initiatives in my earlier article, titled small-apps-big-difference. Various creations are also displayed in the “PORTFOLIO” section of this website.
Here, in this article, the journey towards this achievement is narrated.
It took almost 15 years to surface on its own. It all began in the year 2005–2006 with a need and then slowly began to be my hobby. These were the days of my engineering college years.
As a student of Electrical Engineering, software was not the subject or the interest part. That year, we were selected as part of the organizing committee of a national-level technical event, which was held at our college every year by the department of Electrical Engineering. We were volunteers for the event and were assigned the task of marketing and getting participation for the event.
The easiest way was to have a website for the event and to get registration online through a website. The only problem was who will make the website for us and how much would it cost. The collection of money from various companies and investors was flowing in but was not enough to spend on website outsourcing. We had a few months before the event but had not raised enough funds to spend for a website.
The other way among us was to do it by ourselves. What we did was that we decided to learn and make it by ourselves. And then started the marathon efforts of learning an entirely new thing away from our Electrical Engineering. Libraries, books, magazines, internet articles, and tutorials were the ways adopted. By dedicated efforts, the day came when we launched our own self-made website for the event. It was an achievement to create something unique from scratch for the first time.
The process dragged me to a hidden interest inside me and gave me a new hobby. I started learning more out of interest alongside my regular Electrical Engineering degree.
Days passed and we graduated and separated, but one thing kept us connected was this nick of a hobby. Few years later, those humble self-taught roots paved the way for recognition at a corporate scale.
From,
Samarpan