Just signed off 2008 in style… The year has been a mixed bag too much of turbulence than smooth sailing but the learning’s were much higher than what I learned in 27 years… Just thought I can blog my happy and hard moments…
Started the year in Style: Started 2008 in style with party in Taj Bangalore… Had great fun partying and it was a feel like I was flying high in life…
Trip to andamans: Made a vagabond type trip to andamans, didn’t know till 2.30 AM that I’m going to Andaman, just thought I needed a break @ 2.15 AM and booked my flight tickets to Port Blair & the flight was @ 7.30 AM… Just noticed after reaching air port that I didn’t do a hotel booking… My data card came handy and helped me to login to yatra and block a room… Got carried away by the lust green trees and green beaches from the plane… On landing got into the cab sent by the hotel… Even more thrilled to see lots of tamilians out there… For me Andaman has always been a forest kind of place and didn’t expect this much population… Then as usual made visits to Cellular jail and other spots out there… Then was simply walking on the streets around 12 mid night and was happy to see 2 folks talking in Tamil… Went to then and started enquiring about Port Blair and the friendship still continues with them… I think I must write a separate blog to share my Andaman experience which I’ll do it soon…
Problems in Agriya: This is the year the gap between me and aravind widened and the relationship broke altogether…
Loosing of relationships: This is the year where I has to loose couple of friendship and relationship…
Walking out of Agriya: This was an emotional and tough thing happened in my life… Still I can’t believe that I out of a company which I founded…
Periods of depression: Almost from April to June was under depression and was doing nothing other than staying @ home and watching movies… This was the tough times which I’d have ever faced in my life… I must thank Major & Balaji to help me come our of this depression…
People with me on tough times: I must take this opportunity to thank people to be with me in my troubled times… First I must thank Major who was giving me moral support and he had more confidence in me than myself, it was only after talking to him I want to fight back… I must thank Major, Samson, Murugesan, Balaji, Sriram, Bala(Both from Contus), my parents & sister, my chitappa, my mama & mami for being with me and help me to fight for my right back…
Fight back for my right: Then some time was spent in fighting to get back for my right from people in Agriya…
Finishing MBA: This was another thing which gave me confidence in life… All people who are my class mates are from top management from top companies… Their words of encouragement helped me a great deal… Also finishing my MBA was a great sign of relief as my mother wanted to finish this somehow :)…
Starting Cogzidel: At last by September Cogzidel was started and from then on it has been a new life… There are new challenges and new opportunities which I’m doing it on my own and have pleasure to do things which I love to do…
Must work on Cogzidel for years to come and make it a grand success and that I my main goal for the year 2009… With all this I’m signing off 2008 and wanted to close it the way I started… So, went to Taj Chennai and had a buffet dinner and signed off 2008 on a nice note…
AnandNataraj 
All the best bro / Hope 2009 brings success and cheers to your life
Keep fighting and working hard
cheers
Thank you very much mate… With all your support and blessings i can fight and work hard…
Touching post indeed.
Hope the people in agriya realize the whom they have lost
My blessings for cogdizel
Also I hope you have taken enough precautions while registering cogdizel such as making your wife or mom as the other director rather than a 3rd person as director
Also I guess you own atleast 95% of shares of cogdizel
Half brain
Hi, thank you very much… Yep very well i learned my lessons… Thank you once again…
Hi Anand:
All the time, I thought you sold your stakes at Agriya and you with Aravind started new venture Cogzidel. Shocked and surprised to know the real reason. I know how you and Aravind are from our cricket playing days and can’t believe that you both are not together now.
I know the pain of giving up the company which we found and more so, separating from dearest one. Not much as you would have faced, but I also experienced FST to be closed few years back and thankfully my freindship with Sobee and Pradessh always went stronger.In our case, we made some big strategic and marketing mistakes.
Anyways, good that you bounced back and kudos to your friends and your family. I know, you will always take a leaf out of your experience. There is always a good thing from a bad happening. Now, you know how to bring up another venture if your current successful venture shut down the doors on you. And I know you will always excel in your current and future ventures. You are inspiration to me, Sobee and Pradeesh in many ways where u are classic example of becoming a successful entrepreneur with little or no background at all.
Oops… I think I took too much of your blog comment space. Have lot to share/talk with you. Will try to meetup with you this week
All the best pal. Have a great year ahead.
Take care. Pls convey my NEW Year Wishes to your family and collegues
Regards,
Swami K
http://ksawme.blogspot.com
yes swami, it was indeed a tough time… but time has changed things and now i’ve learned my lessons and can come more stronger… Like you said no one can take the experience that i gained and that is comming in handy 🙂 thank you for words of support and encouragement…