Engineering Dreams & Parental Pressure
Nikhil's life was set—NIT seat, hostel room, campus Wi-Fi.
Except he hated engineering.
He loved sketching sneakers. He doodled during lectures. In labs, he drew on circuit boards.
His parents said, “Beta, bas degree le lo. Then do what you want.”
So he did. Four years, a decent CGPA, and not a single moment of joy.
On graduation day, while others updated LinkedIn, Nikhil wrote a letter—not to a company, but to his parents.
“Dear Amma and Appa, I did this for you. Now let me do something for me.”
He enrolled in a design school.
Finally, the sketches had a future