MAMPI

Mampi is the nickname of the niece of a close friend of mine. I met her for the first time in my friend's house, where I stayed overnight before proceeding for a trip to Kashmir.Somehow I succeeded in drawing her out and got her cell phone number.At  that time also she was very shy and looked like an introvert.

 I didnot like a young ,lovable girl to be an introvert. But I could not do much since there were a lot of people in my friend's house, her sisters and family who were so friendly that it seemed like they welcomed me into their family.Even now,I feel like one of them.It is a very nice feeling.

 Since ,I myself have been an introvert for long formative years in my career. A bit of bullying and a feeling that I was shunned by everyone and my average looks,a pimple scarred face  with a bit of partially jutting front teeth did not help the scenario much.And a sudden exposure to Bengali language was also a problem.Since birth and in my school days,I could only speak English,Tamil and a bit of Hindi.

 In  college everyone was mainly speaking in Bengali and I was lonely and isolated but for a friend who was Malayalee. But the two of us decided to overcome these obstacles and started learning Bengali bit by bit. I used to try to read advertisements,read books and ask everyone what word meant which! It was more difficult in Medical college ,but I overcame my difficulties with the help of one or two friends of mine. https://binged.it/2ONpNsQ
"We shall overcome,We shall overcome,
We shall overcome, some day.
Oh, deep in my heart,I do believe
We shall overcome, some day."
And then there was no looking back.I had a partial Dermabrasion on my face, I corrected my teeth with braces and tried to make friends all the while coping with my studies.After becoming a doctor,I tried to cope up with my patients,  with a bit of strictness ,with a dose of scolding and lots of love and attention.Right from my training period to my service life as a doctor ,I became popular among my patients. 
Once I started doing successful surgeries I became more and more popular. Gradually I  became more and more comfortable with friends too ,but still I was an introvert among the public.But not among the patients,Thank god.Slowly I became capable of handling crowds successfully.Once I was confident that I could handle crowds, and during the length of my career as a surgical specialist in a government hospital I gradually overcame my introvertness for good.Now I am a private practitioner and contented with my friends and public.
So I felt bad that such a lovely girl was so shy in the days of "Durgas and Saraswatis" of the modern world who challenge the whole world with their prowess.


Well our lovely Mampi helped this"masi" in a time most needed. I was writing a blog on Durga puja and suddenly I was reminded of her.They had this "Bonedi bari" durga puja in their house.So I called her and asked her to take photos and videos of the puja, the rituals and immersion ceremony .Mampi's mother was a great help in telling me about the rituals of Durga puja in their house. 
But it was Mampi who supplied all the beautiful photos and videos.Just to help out a "masi" she had just seen once.





And I could only thank Mampi for her great and valuable contribution. Mampi,  I came out of being shy and introvert.I feels very nice now. So develop your talents and qualities, be bold but give due respect to elders.But prove to yourself and the world that you are "Shakti" or pure power.

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