HIDDEN GENIUSES ABOUND
When one gets to experience sheer brilliance right in front of one's own eyes, the effect is lasting. Today, I had the privilege to watch such brilliance unfold its unflappable layers. Well, here, I am not referring to orthodox brilliance. Rather, what I intend to write about is brilliance which lies hidden in the many nooks and corners of our country. The former category has always been the cynosure of all eyes. But the latter category, the ones to whom this piece is dedicated to have always been felt to their own ordinary fates. Don't they deserve to garner at least half of the praise and goodwill which their compatriots at the other end been bestowed with? I sincerely believe that all the more reasons exist to exemplify this hidden brilliance.
To cut the long story short, let me briefly narrate the circumstances which have compelled me to belt down this piece. Of late, I have had several issues with the functioning of my laptop and to find readily available solutions to the same, I have flocked to the CTC Computer Market near Paradise in Secunderabad and believe me, I have always returned with utmost satisfaction. Irritating loud noises were emanating from the laptop on a regular basis. I went up to Bhajan Lal who had repaired my charger for mere Rs. 150 sometime in 2010 (ever since, there has been no issue with it). He guided me to the fifth floor of one of the buildings in the market. What I was to witness from here on is nothing short of being termed as remarkable. The floor was divided into umpteen cabins (probably of the dimensions 5' * 5'). The cabin's space was put to such optimal use that even practicing economists can take lessons from them regarding the best utilisation of available resources. The moment I switched on my lapy, the mechanic Paras could identify the same and immediately said- "Sir, iska fan kharab hai...hazar rupaye lagenge...ek ghanta time lagega". Without digging for any second thoughts, I allowed him to operate on the system. In the next 40 minutes or so, I saw him segregate the lapy into its various peripherals. He finally took out the fan and explained me the reasons that had led to the generation of noises. Paras also deals in used laptops. In fact, among the many systems that he had up for sale, one was exactly of the same model as that of mine. Having masterfully separated the fan from that piece, he replaced the same in mine. He tightened the screws and my lapy was back- back with a BANG !!! It was not an ordinary BANG though! It was the consequence of the precision of the mechanic, who at most would have attended an ITI course or so. The speed and accuracy with which he undertook the complete exercise left me bewildered !! (For that matter, any educated modern day person would have felt the same way as I did).
This is just one instance of brilliance. There must be thousands like Paras who are left behind everyday. I am wondering what guys like Paras could be up to if they are provided with the desired platform. Perhaps, he can learn and improvise even further. Also, there can be many more Parases if his expertise trickles down !!! The youth can lead to more income generation...living-standards can rise and consequently, deserving brilliance can get its due recognition.....!!!!
