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Trupti Paikaray

Drama Inspirational

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Trupti Paikaray

Drama Inspirational

Story of a Village Boy

Story of a Village Boy

5 mins
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Anant is little upset as something from past has blasted today. Past is like a scar, it reminds you of the whole incident. Still, he can't believe that Lagna was taking his interview on behalf of N.B TV for media coverage. She must have forgotten everything, but Ananta will never forget what has happened five years back. Today, he might be a top grade administrative officer, a district magistrate and the best selling author, a novelist, poet and maybe a popular face on Television and other media platforms, but five years back he was nothing but a zero.


Lagna was his classmate while studying B.Tech. A friendship started from the college library, they became best friends, though there was a huge difference between them. Lagna was from a rich family, a smart modern English speaking girl who has grown up with all the luxury and lived a lavish lifestyle. She is grown up in a metropolitan city. But, Anant was a very poor guy from a remote village. His father was working as daily wage labour and mother was cooking in several families to support his family. They are five siblings and Anant is the youngest son. Since, he was a bright student his father wanted him to complete higher studies for which he got financial support from the M.L.A of the area for which he became able to study Engineering. However, due to his family background he had a very limited friend circle.


Bonding with Lagna was a coincidence. Once, Lagna was in the library and that day she was in a hurry that she dropped her ATM there and seeing it Anant picked it up and rushed after Lagna to give it to her. From that day, Lagna started talking to Anant and they became good friends. They started spending enough time with each other in college library, canteen and nearby restaurants. Anant fell in love with Lagna, but couldn't tell her. His attitude and behaviour changed which she couldn't understand. If he doesn't meet Lagna one day, he becomes crazy like anything. Seeing his strange behaviour Lagna understood everything and from that day she started avoiding Anant. For Ananta this separation was unbearable, he turned mad, spent sleepless nights, behaved so strangely. He started following Lagna everywhere only to see her, get a glimpse of her, and when she knew about this started plotting to insult him in public. 


Once, Anant reached in the canteen following Lagna and wanted to say her something, but Lagna in front of all friends, seniors and juniors started shouting at him saying "you village boy, how dared you to think about this and how did you forget your status that you are from such a poor family and you can't speak a word in English. Have you looked at what you wear? Even the servants in my house wear better clothes than you". Everyone started laughing at him and he couldn't tolerate all this and was deeply shocked.


After this incident, his condition became worst, and he didn't eat, or sleep properly, went to a state of depression. One day, he was trying to commit suicide while the hostel warden saw and saved him and also informed his parents. Then his father came and took Anant with

him to the village. In between six months passed but no improvement in his condition and his parents tried to convince him to go back to his college. But, when he heard about that college he behaved strangely. He didn't go back and discontinued his studies. It took one year everything to be normal.


After a lot of counselling by his family members, relatives and villagers there was a change in him. He got over the trauma and started behaving normally. His childhood friend Shyam helped him a lot and convinced him to join a local college to continue his graduation taking Economics Honours. Finally, Anant joined a local college and continued his studies. He was a bright student from the beginning and he did hard labour and became college the topper. Everyone in his college as well as in the village was happy with his performance which motivated him to start preparing for civil services.


Anant left no stone unturned preparing for the exam and cracked the IAS exam. He was the first one from his district to get IAS. Hence, all were so happy for him. After training, he joined as a most sincere officer. After that, he has never looked back, and due to his sincere and innovative way of working, he got promotion after promotion and in a very young age joined as a district magistrate. Due to his restless service for the poor and downtrodden people he became a role model and a popular figure day by day. His passion for writing turned him into a writer, best selling author, and novelist. Media people always run behind him to take his interviews and he has become a public figure now. Time flies in a wink.


But, today he was invited as a chief guest to inaugurate a model school which was built by the support of the district administration. As it is the first model school in the district, all the media representatives were present to take his interview. However, Lagna on behalf of N.B TV was present to take his interview. As she was new in this sector, she didn't know much about Mr Ananth Kumar. When she entered the chief guest's cabin with his team for the interview she was shocked and couldn't believe her eyes that she is going to take Anant's interview.


That unsmart, poor village boy whom she had insulted once like anything because his fault was he dared to love a smart and rich girl like her. Anant couldn't believe that Lagna will take his interview. However, his profession has taught him to be bold, courageous and to be polite. He was silent like a meditative monk. He did not allow his inner feelings and emotions to be reflected on his face. Lagna wanted to talk to him personally, but very nicely and professionally he changed the topic and discussed the work only as if he doesn't know Lagna. But, Lagna was really hurt and her eyes were filled with tears thinking about her past behaviour and how badly he has insulted Anant in public. After that Lagna has tried several times to contact Anant, but every time he has avoided her. This time, Ananta has better understood his status and position and he doesn't want to commit any mistake again like before.



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