About Me — Viraj Mahajan

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For all that is true and real to me, it aches my heart to glaring at a blank screen only to talk about myself. Isn’t that the hardest thing that one has to talk about? I mean, I can easily talk about my dogs — trust me, I can talk about my dogs for hours and hours and will never get tired of it. I can talk about the recent movie that I watched, and will explain everything about it! From story to screenplay, direction, performance, production value, to any creative/technical part! I can talk about anything. But why is it so hard to talk about myself and introduce myself to the world out here?

Why am I so scared just to introduce myself here?

Why does it feel like I have joined a new school and I am sitting between two strangers on a wooden bench and the class teacher is asking all the new joiners to stand up and talk about themselves?

Teacher: What’s your name?

Me (with stammer): mmm My name is Viraj.

Teacher: Where are you from, Viraj?

Me (with sweating palms, shivering legs, and a hiccup in my throat): mmm, I am from here!

Trust me, I pointed to the left when I said this to that teacher!