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explain my not working for so many years. Guruji left
his body on 31 st May 2007, and it was after his
Mahasamadhi that I finally decided to work. When I
stepped out into the world I realized I needed to
upgrade my skills. I studied further and worked under
an architect for a while before I started working on my
own. I setup my own company and built a team of
workers. Not having any work experience, I started off
with small projects like one room renovations, and
slowly built up a reputation. Wanting to further add to
my skills, I trained under a landscape architect in
Hyderabad, who appreciated my work so much that he
offered me partnership in all his projects. Today, with
Guruji's grace, my resume is a couple of pages long.

It was my first major project where I was to
landscape the office of the Chief Information
Commissioner at Hyderabad. I was given just a week to
prepare the plans and was told that my design will be
one among a few others and that the board will finally
decide and choose one. In a hurry to complete my plan
on time I made a major mistake of showing a double
road as single. The architect of the building had
proposed that the officers will be dropped off at the
entrance and the cars will take a 'U'-turn and go out
the same way. This plan was already approved. I
instead gave a single road and after dropping officers at
the entrance; showed a back gate where the cars would
go out from and get parked. I sent my drawings to
Hyderabad on the very day of the meeting and while

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