In the prime of change.

When the festive spirit dies, the exam fever kicks in! Within a month all schools and colleges would

 be commencing "preparatory" examinations for the upcoming board examinations(if you didn't 

know, it is one of the "turning points " in our lives and for all those who have already turned without

 feeling an iota of difference then probably you are  too cool for that or one of the most 

impressive impostors of our times) and to showcase our improved mindset as a progressive nation, a 

new fad has dawned upon our motherland's greatest thinkers(or businessmen);'What after 12th? fairs'.

Here,  the answer is pretty obvious(Apologies if this remark sounds retrograde) that it is 

pretty much Engineering(A universally known hierachy: IITs,NITs,Renowned local colleges.),The 

Medical Sciences(I guess AIIMS, KIMS,KMC and then(thinking) never mind!!), Commerce(),The 

pure sciences(IISc,IIITs,TIFR).But, just in case one's family happens to stumble upon and tumble into 

one of these fairs(you know, just for a weekend outing!) then you would spot  a lot of euphoric kids 

swarming and  an equally confused lot of rueful parents (wishing that The Eternal Sunshine Of The 

Spotless Mind concept was true) but that doesn't go to say that there aren't any families supporting  

the "quirky" derailment of their children's ambitions but the point is such families would  most  

probably not attend such fairs in the first place. So, basically such events( although with a good 

intention) turn out to be a hurricane showstopper in the educational dailies, a roller-coaster ride for 

most of the patrons and a true game changer for a few.

So, what exactly is the loophole in this entire idea? Well, as a person who has been through that 

phase, I personally feel that such events should be held a long way before the "turning point" and not 

at a point where you have turned 180 degrees and there is fire if you turn back and a seemingly 

innocuous whirlpool if you turn ahead or one should be well equipped with asbestos and a Battleship 

before one begins the Turn!!. So, the next time you hear about one if these fairs, look back, think 

ahead and  decide for the present.

Good luck to all!(Age no bar)