29/07/2025
Interview mein confidence tha, par andar se papa ka loan ka pressure tha — yeh line sirf ek sentence nahi, balki hazaaron middle-class bachon ki sachchai hai.
Woh ladka tie pehene, baalon mein gel laga ke interview dene gaya tha, lekin dimaag mein HR ke sawaalon se zyada papa ka EMI schedule chal raha tha. Upar se muskurana pada, andar se chaahat thi bas ek naukri ki, jisse papa ke kandhon ka bojh halka ho jaaye.
Resume mein likha tha “self-starter”, “motivated”, “team player” — par asli motivation toh tha ghar ki fridge ke upar rakha loan ka file, jo maa roz upar se uthakar pocha lagati thi. Interview room mein confidence fake nahi tha, par uske peeche jo reason tha, woh kisi ne nahi dekha.
Kisi ne yeh nahi poocha ki tumhara reason kya hai, sirf yeh poocha ki tumhara experience kya hai. Uske paas 2 internships thi, par asli experience tha struggle ka — power cut mein padhe hue dinon ka, dusre ke laptop se project banane ka, aur papa ke liye dusri chai banate waqt sochne ka ki agle mahine ki EMI kaise bharni hai.
Uska focus sirf job offer par nahi tha, us offer letter ke PDF pe tha jise ghar le jaake papa ke haathon mein dena tha.
Woh selection ka mail ek result nahi, ek rahat thi, jisme likha hota hai — “Ab tu sambhal le beta, main thak gaya hoon.”
Aur yeh kahani sirf uski nahi hai, har us ladke ki hai jiska sapna apna nahi, par ghar ka hota hai. Jo apne comfort zone ke bahar nahi, par family stress ke beech grow karta hai. Jo interview mein confident dikh kar bhi har raat silent mode pe rota hai, sirf is umeed mein ki ek din sab kuch better ho jaayega.
Toh jab agla banda interview dene aaye aur aankhon mein thodi si thakan ho, toh kabhi sochna zaroor — ho sakta hai uske andar bhi ek beta chhupa ho jo sirf job nahi, ek zimmedaari lene aaya ho