2010: 16yrs old. Just somehow passed the physics exam in Class XI.
2011: 17yrs old. A good result in boards with a glorious comeback in physics. Entry to KIIT. Met Susmit and Vikramjeet for the first time.
2012: 18 yrs old. Danced in freshers’ welcome. First solo performance after a long time. Srijani first introduced me to the world of K-pop and K-drama
2013: 19 yrs old. Met my first boyfriend. Started my first relationship. Started as a roommate of Pratibha.
2014: 20 yrs old. Got placed on Day 1.
2015: 21 yrs old. Rejected the first job offer and started my M.Tech life.
2016: 22 yrs old. Lost my grandfather. Broke up with my ex. Met the love of my life. Kyamelia slowly became my close friend from ‘just another girl next room’.
2017: 23 yrs old. Completed my M.Tech. Made friends with Shubhankar, Midday, Prabham, Chiru and Vineet. And lost the guy whom I love. In return, started writing poems.
2018: 24 yrs old. Couldn’t qualify GATE. Couldn’t qualify in various PhD exams. Started my career as a civil engineer in Kolkata. Lost my grandmother and a part of my family.
2019: 25 yrs old. Couldn’t qualify in the PhD exam in Pilani and lost my job. Lost my spirit forever. Started my first blog. Met Souvik, the brother who inspired me. And my friendship with Vikramjeet and Susmit is continuing to this date.
Summary: Life turned me from a naive girl to a lost woman in this decade. I enjoyed a highly promising life in the first half of the last decade. And the last half broke my wings and threw me on the ground.
But like Cinderella, I, Oindrila, am waiting for a fairy miracle to happen and this time I want to lose my shoe (instead of myself).
