Swapnil Agarwal : The Backbone

I know this has been quite a long wait for all of you, but then you can’t control the uncontrollable. So here I am writing about the one and only Swapnil, who was chosen by Maaji to be the next Bakri. Was I surprised at the choice, not really!

I was thinking of an apt title to be given to Swapnil, when I was suggested one by Poddar. And here it is: The Backbone. Wondering what does it signify? Let me explain you.

Well, she is like the backbone of the most powerful gang of our class: The Amar Mahal gang. Everyone is so close to her and that includes Maaji, Appu and the rest of the class. Her company is cherished and enjoyed by most and her ‘Always Smiling, Always Happy’ attitude to life makes her a popular gal to hang out with.

And not only that, another reason which led to the title being selected was that she has been the backbone for mbataknonsense. She is the one who keeps commenting, starts interesting (sometimes outrageous, with too much of masala) conversations and just keeps the site going. She is the most frequent visitor and hence the title Backbone fits in really nicely in this context as well.

I hope this clears the reasons for the title. I just may as well start using it now, instead of Swapnil. Lolz

Think of the Backbone and you have her 2 idiosyncrasies in mind, which are:

When a topic is being discussed and some solution needs to be found out, she suggests in a typical manner:

‘Yadi Hum Aisa Karen Toh’ with Yadi as her favourite word.

Another one is when she is having a fun conversation and wants to show aggression, she says:

‘Ek Chata Laga Doongi’

These idiosyncrasies can help you in easily finding the Backbone, even in a huge crowd.

Moving on, the Backbone can be really rude at times to people without really caring about them. She also loves making fun of others and can be stubborn at times too. Well, I would be honest enough to say that I have been at the receiving end a few times. But then, she can’t go to sleep without solving the problems with her friends.

As she herself says: ‘After being rude, I realize after sometime and then I don’t feel shy or weird in saying sorry.’ So after all, it is not that bad as she makes up sooner rather than later, accepting her mistake.

She likes being surrounded by people who have a good sense of humour. And a good sense of humour is the first thing that gets her attracted towards a person. Hmm, that is interesting. So perhaps now I realize why she has never interacted with me nicely. Lolz

She gets attached to people quite fast, once she starts interacting with them. She also tends to trust people easily, almost too easily at times for her own comfort. This is something she needs to look at closely and see that it does not turn out to be her Achilles heel later in life.

The Backbone has this habit of asking a lot of stupid questions at various times, which sound a bit irritating. I remember a few she has asked in class. But then, she laughs herself after such questions and everyone laughs with her. So, it sometimes turns out be bit of a pleasant little break amidst a boring lecture, though not everytime.

One more thing I have been told is that she is a complete foodie. Well, that doesn’t surprise me one bit looking at her health. Just kidding.

After all I have said, one feeling is unanimous for her. Everyone I have consulted has said one thing which is common:

‘She is a very nice person at heart and she is extremely caring’

And this is something which I think is the most important trait in a person. Finding people good at heart is not the easiest thing to do. To have the Backbone as one of them in our class is something we should be happy about.

Well, that was all about Swapnil, the Backbone. And Swapnil, I may have misjudged you previously by the very little interaction we may have had, but after getting to know about you so much more from others, I have a change of mind. Hope to interact with you a lot more in times to come.

P.S: My sincere thanks to Meenal, Poddar, Zalak, Swati, Thanvi and also you Swapnil for helping me out with this post.