Life after Gramya Manthan

ग्रामीय मंथन के बाद . . .

Contributor: Priyanshi Singhal

Since i have always been saying this that the real GM happens after we are back to our respective places and we find everything unreal or fake in the place where we live in. I didn't really feel like talking to anyone outside GM for weeks not because anyone didn't ask but because no-one would understand or we didn't know how to make others understand what we did in GM and on the other hand office was killing me and I thought I will just say I want to discontinue it and I can again meet the left GM people the next day but the pain was going office for the next seven days after GM i.e. from 26th Dec 2016 - 31st Dec 2016 . Each day went like torture, working in the silent mode, only waiting for Saturday . And then the last day happened and the thought what next. I had finally quit the Job. 

I roamed around the city- visiting Safai Vidyalaya , Manav Sadhna and ESI numerous times , where every corner of the place just gave a glimpse of GM. 

Next few days went in shifting from Ahmedabad to Bhopal/Gwalior . Con calls with the GM people about discussing the dates for Delhi travel .But it postponed each time due to trains getting late by 10-15hours.

But only if i knew it was postponing for the best . So that me and Sukhma visit the same time and we have the best time of our life .

Only 2-3 of them knew about our visit in Delhi but just after my first check in and number of people messaging me was enough to indicate that this time Delhi won't be same . Staying at the Richa's place and the home food to surprising Sukhma at Vedant's place. Sukhma asked for 1 hour to talk and so we had a circle about our lives and it is difficult to believe and also beautiful that we are together after 1 month and sharing , talking and having meal in a plate (GM Effect). I still couldn't believe that we for were sitting together after a month , that this reunion is happening so soon . 

Sitting together almost after a month and when we didn't know it would be so soon to be together.

Soon we had lunch at Vedant's place and a video call with Priyanka but then another real GM started when other people in Delhi called and asked us about where were we and if could meet and spend some time together for some to just saying Hi for some.

Because sharing meal became one important element of GM which we missed the most.

The video call with this girl because we finally end up with the dates most suitable for her and still she couldn't make it.

From talking for 2.5 hours with Mansi and all the gadgets kept aside to saying Hi to Havisha and Aryan at the metro station . This was the first day with GM family and already so much ad reline rush already .

Hours of GM talking after she was here and the day went without realizing.

Just to say Hi and some special people for a ice cream sandwich treat.

Second day started with early morning MCD school to shopping alone in SN. And then the time we all were excited for visiting YA office and people. Loads of conversations, Chocolate cake , chai, hugs , group hugs और अपनापन .

Walks and talks !

GM office- all of us together and the group hug!

I had to leave for Nizamuddin station after that and a call from Arnisha and we decided to meet at Nizamuddin Dargah. Honestly me and Arnisha never interacted that much during GM so I asked are you also coming to the station and her reply - हां सब ही चल रहे है ना. And all of them were coming to drop me at the station and then Vedant - एक KM ही तो है - Lets Walk guys. And we with numerous Bag packs and my trolley we did पदयात्रा and we discovered Ved had never been to a railway station or in train. We walked and talked and ate like crazy reaching early at the station and the hugs at the platform. And they didn't moved even after the train started and were just waving bye

Yes this is padyatra to Station and for Ved first time visit to railway Station.

This was the real GM for me that even after a month there was not a single thing that changed , even with the people i didn't interacted much during GM were so close.

So for people who always asked me what happens in GM and I never answered the question because I couldn't tell them but this is what happens in GM , in those 10 days , that the people we were strangers one day turned into more than the family to us . Delhi this time was no less than a home . 

दिल्ली इससे ज्यादा प्यारा और सुन्दर कभी नहीं रहा . मैत्री का असली मतलब तो अब समझ आया है .

Thank You YA for these people in my life .