In pursuit of my dream...

In pursuit of my dream…

Hey so yeah

I started dancing at the age of 5.

My mom had enrolled me in all the summer camps in UAE.

I joined the golden talent music center in Karama Dubai UAE and there I met my first dance instructor, Mr Ajith Singh. He helped me grow and brought out the dancer in me.

Then I was trained by Mr Vinod Sequeira founder of ocean kids in Dubai. He made a real difference in my life, training me with all basics.

He took me in his dance company team too and I performed more than 50 shows.

Then my life took a turn when I started taking part in many competitions.

I lost many of them but never gave up.

Finally, when I started getting placed in a few or even getting to the finals, gave me some kind of satisfaction and happiness. Just before coming back to Mangalore I took part in the Boogie Woogie international dance contest held in Dubai and out of 400 participants I was selected in the top 10. It was my first milestone.

Finally, when I came to India for my studies, I first took part in the Saroj Khan dance competition and did not expect to win it. I just gave it a try and surprisingly I won it.

That was another amazing memory in my dance journey.

I continued my training, practicing and performing at college programs, weddings, corporate shows, parties, sangeeth ceremonies and wherever I got an opportunity.

During college days I met two wonderful buddies Nicky and Leonel. We gelled really well and connected through our dance.

We performed so many shows together and always tried out competitions everywhere.

We had our wins and losses too. Finally, we decided to take part in a reality show Dance plus.

We auditioned for Danceplus 2 and got through the first 3 rounds and reached the culling round but we could not get through the 4th round.

We were devastated. We lost hope. It was really sad. We didn’t know what to do.

So, we waited. Never gave up and trained ourselves observing the show. We then decided to try next year again. we did. We practiced 12 hours a day together. Mostly during the night. Our coordination got so strong and we just started creating amazing choreographies and sequences. It was a very different feeling of strength, power, victory.

We cleared all the rounds in Danceplus 3 and when the trophy in the show turned from purple to green. That changed our lives. We were in tears. The news of getting into top 12 was not digested for a week. It was a dream come true!!! We enjoyed the entire journey. It was something so magical that cannot be described in words. I still remember each and every moment of it.

Performing in front of the legend Remo D’Souza and idols Shakti Mohan, Punit Pathak and Dharmesh sir was so spectacular. Raghav was the cherry on the cake of the show.

We got to meet amazing dancers and people. It was a very magical experience. Nostalgia played a very big part of my life.

Yes…. this is my dance journey till now. It will continue as the hard work will still go on. More things to achieve. More shows to take place. More hearts to win and many more ways to learn something new every day. They say hard work is the key to success. I say hard work is the only key to success.

Impact of global pandemic on the youth

20/06/2020 No Comments

Youth are the growth factor for any country. They form a large portion of the population. India is one of countries where youth are in abundance. But due to the outbreak of Coronavirus, life has come to a standstill. Lockdown has damaged the economy and its adverse effects are felt by our youth. The unemployment rate is increasing at a jaw dropping rate. In the past three months youth of every country across the globe have lost their jobs. Companies have laid off a huge number of employees to cut down the costs and sustain in the market. Lots of youth who have retained their jobs despite facing huge pay cuts in salaries. Some of them have availed loans for various purposes. Many of them have taken up EMI schemes. But due to the Coronavirus they have lost their livelihood. They are not able to pay the loans and pay interest. For some, the situation is so dire that it has led them to commit suicide. Depression has taken deep roots in their life also affecting their loved ones.

The Awakening

19/06/2020 No Comments

I am Namita. (name changed) I lost my father when I was 18. I have a brother who is elder to me. I have completed my teacher training program and worked in School as a teacher. After a few years of experience, members of my family forced me to get married. In April 2018 I tied the knot with the person chosen by my family. In the beginning, life was very pleasant and smooth going. We went out in the evenings, had food outside, met friends and relatives. I felt very happy and thanked my mother for choosing the right person for life. As days passed, my husband started behaving strangely and showing his real character. but I did not change my attitude towards him. I tolerated everything and I lived with him. Then one fine day, like bolt from the blue, I got a call from a lady that my husband has an extramarital relationship with her for the last 7 years. Then I was shocked and felt very bad but even then I did not change my attitude and I loved him sincerely despite the fact which I was told on the telephone and continued to live with him. Then he started punishing me with physical torture as well as mental torture. I told him that I was pregnant thinking with this news he would stop torturing me but it was different. He tortured me more and more and I had a miscarriage. But in spite of all these atrocities I stayed with him and continued working in the school After some time, he forced me to leave the job but begged him to allow me to continue in the school. But again he started to give a lot of mental and physical torture to me. Then finally I decided to resign and came back to my mother. I did not lose heart nor did I worry about my past. I then decided to stand on my own legs with Education “the greatest asset” my parents had given me. I thought to myself why I should waste my life for a person who has no feelings, it is not worth it. I got a good job in a school and continuing as a teacher, enjoying with little children, forgetting all my past, dedicating my life to these children who are the future of our country. Thank you Secret Sharz for providing some space for persons like me to share all our problems with full confidence.

Relationships

18/06/2020 No Comments

I was about 15 years old when I got into my first one sided relationship. It was not a great one. The girl got to know and she said it was not going to go anywhere. I used to lie a lot during this time.