About Me — Vemu Nikhil. A University student who accidentally…
By: Nikhil Vemu
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About Me — Vemu Nikhil

Little Intro:

Hey Everyone! I’m Vemu Nikhil, a University student and an NCC Cadet. I live in a Town of name Mancherial in Telangana, India.

I am a 19 year old guy currently studying B.Tech third year in Vellore Institute of Technology, also called VIT University, Vellore.

Childhood:

Since my childhood, I used to be very curious, about everything. Be it animals, birds, trees, vehicles, electronics, chemicals… Whenever I come across something interesting, I immediately wanted to Google it, and know more about it.

I still remember that day when my uncle gifted me an Electronics kit, after knowing my interest on them. I made Water & Fire alarms, LED Patterns and showed it off to every guest who visited my house. I’m grateful to myself I didn’t leave that curiosity off like many did.

Me reading my favourite Story Books

The most unfortunate habit I made in my childhood was Nail-biting, which troubled me for 14 years. Due to that, I developed Inferiority complex, low self-esteem, lower self-confidence. You could read my article about this, if you’re interested.

I was a boring, weak, nerdy kid in my childhood, which made me scapegoat for everyone and gave me very bad experiences in my school. I was very shy even to stand up for myself. One day, I got ashamed of myself and wanted to do something to become like an ideal teenage kid. Active, healthy, and lively.

From then, I started exercising and started building up my body. It deserves to be noted that I only do calisthenics (Body-weight exercises). I never had the taste of protein supplements, and have never been to gym. I believe they disrupt my natural God-given physique.

University Life:

Days passed, and I joined University. That was the first time I went to such a cosmopolitan and diverse place. There were people from different cultures, religions, and languages. In the starting days, I felt nervous seeing people who weren’t from my place.

Slowly and steadily, I improved my speaking skills, body-language, and made friends and became one among them. I involved in many co-curricular activities and contests. In one way, my University helped me gain a lot of exposure to many people and situations. I learnt how to cope and adjust to circumstances.

A Group selfie with my friends

Since I joined University, I started meditating too. To be precise, it’s Heartfulness Meditation, a non-profit organisation which provides people simple methods of Meditation. It really helped me relax, bust anxiety and anger, and made me understand the purpose of life. It serves in 130 countries. It’s free of cost and can be done from the comfort of your own home. Please comment if you want to know more about this. I’d be happy to help you.

My best decision — Joining NCC (National Cadet Corps):

I still remember the date when I joined NCC. It was 21st June, 2018.

NCC is basically a Youth Development Movement that gives interested youth Basic Military, Arms Training, and All-round development with a sense of Duty, Moral values, Commitment, Dedication, and Accountability, so they become able Leaders and useful citizens of the country.

I used to observe NCC Cadets and their Parades near my place and in movies too. I used to admire them a lot. But that was the first time I got a chance to join and become one among them. I didn’t want to lose the chance. I immediately gave my name, passed the physical tests needed, and became a Proud NCC Cadet.

On the Republic Day of 2019 with Anshumaan Singh, my NCC buddy. Psst…It’s a real Army tank which you see behind us.

Becoming an NCC Cadet would be easy for many, but continuing there isn’t so. We had to wake up at 4:30 AM. Then jog, run, exercise, perform parade, undergo punishments for mistakes and many more. I’ve attended some Training Camps too. It made me Fitter, endurable, and adventurous.

Most importantly it earned me respect among my peers, family, neighbours, and relatives. It made me stand out among my peers. Whenever I say to someone I’m in NCC, they exclaim, “You’re in NCC? Wow!”

Me in Perfect Parade uniform

I’m still an NCC Cadet currently. I hold B certificate right now. Next year, I would be getting the highest C Certificate, which would be the grand completion of NCC.

NCC is the only place where a common man could fire a real gun, without a license.

How I started writing on Medium:

It was lockdown and I was just doing some Online courses. One day, I read an Article by my friend Aman Ansuman Mohanty about his views about the current pandemic. It was good.

Since my childhood I used to get many thoughts and ideas, but I got no one to share them with. I thought Medium would be the best way to jot down my ideas, views, and thoughts. Firstly, I wrote an Article about How I felt when I quitted Social Media, and it was liked by many. I was delighted. Everything I wanted to share with people, I typed on Medium, and people were liking it! I gained expertise with experience.

Writing on Medium improved my vocabulary, reading and writing skills. I started using these words in my Daily life too. Most importantly, writing on Medium added a feather to my cap. But… I never thought I’d write blogs in my life.

Conclusion:

That’s it for the ‘About Me’ Article, where I humbly presented myself to all the Medium audience over there, and let my followers and readers get a better introduction about me, and know who I am exactly. Thanks for reading!

I thank Quy Ma for providing me this great opportunity of publishing this Article in his esteemed publication.

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Email me on: nikhilvemu@gmail.com