Harshika, a telecom course pass out, makes it to Evalueserve in Gurgaon. Her throughly focussed attitude of looking atcthe setbacks as challenges helped her sail through with flying colours
Harshika Phatak-better known as fauji ki beti-now is Evalueserve’s fauji as this telecom pass out girl from a city college got the nod from the Gurgaon- based company in the final round. A graduate from SRES College of Engineering , Savitribai Phule Pune University, Harshika’s mantra to success was adaptability, punctuality and discipline which she inculcated from her own family. There have been many hurdles, especially during her college campaign, and there were always those who criticised her, but Harshika did not take them as setbacks but challenges, which attitude was her main weapon and led her in her path to success.
“I pursued my bachelor degree of engineering from SRES College of Engineering, Savitribai Phule Pune University. Yes, it was a real dream come true for me as I am now placed in Evalueserve, Gurgaon. Many of us say ‘it is my dream to be with this company or that’, but for me it was a reality. I had a dream that I got a placement in Gurgaon, but did not know which company. I even told my friends that I was going to Gurgaon three days before the battery test, the interview. And that dream of mine came true after the final round of my interview when my name was called out first in the last round. To begin one’s career close to the capital city was a sought after placement for me. It’s a beginning, I have a long way to go, and for me the sky is the limit.
When Evalueserve came into the scene, I was both hopeful and apprehensive. It was a placement anyone from the field of technology would love to start their career with. There was a fear factor too. The fear was initial, but as I had already been through a few such processes I could be spontaneous.
I look forward for a good beginning with my tenure with the firm, my work there should speak louder than my words. Yes, it is a learning process, I will take each step forward in learning more things.
When one asks me what tested my mettle, it was my perseverance, dedication, concentration, sincerity, and above all the hunger to know more, gain knowledge. I am sure anybody with these qualities will be successful in their life and become someone to acknowledge by all.
Challenge is what makes someone stronger, taking setback as the challenge. There have been instances where my own friends did speak ill of me. In the beginning I would be upset, but after some thought, I said to myself, why not prove that what they were saying about me was wrong? And it was this that took a U-turn in my life and since then I have taken all criticism as challenges. And today, I thank all those people who talked ill about me, as I have been able to meet their challenge.
I come from a fauji (defence) family, and as it is often said, I belong to India and India belongs to me-that's what an Indian Air Force brat can say. Yes, it was my family that helped me move head in the right direction, and I am sure will keep me moving.
There were no setbacks during my school days, filled with happy memories of attendance, homework, class teachers, and many more, I am proud to say that I was one of the toppers, and later in the college I was the first lady vice president with distinction in graduation.
Being from a defence background family, the sense of adaptability, punctuality and discipline helped me in a big way. Above all it helped me face problems with my head held high. ‘Fauji ki beti ho’ wala dialogue always brings miracles. This was the mantra my mother, (Sheela) and father (PR Pathak) drilled me with, not forgetting my younger brother (Nikunj) who has been my best critique. He corrected me whenever I was wrong, despite being younger than me. Nikunj never took things what his didi (me) said, for granted. He has been and will be the greatest support on earth for me. ‘Leaving the child to do what he/ she feels good about will do wonders’ has been the motto of my parents, I would say they are the best examples of selfless love. Everything I did, whatever I wanted, they gave me freedom all through. Their blind trust never allowed me to do anything which would hurt them, and their being proud of me takes me to cloud nine
"When one asks me what tested my mettle, it was my perseverance, dedication, concentration, sincerity, and above all the hunger to know more, gain knowledge. I am sure anybody with these qualities will be successful in life"
By Joe Williams
