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College, Malls and Dreams

 

I lived in Dwarka, New Delhi for 3 years, from 2013 to 2016, for my college education. I rented a bed in a paying guest accommodation in Dwarka Sector 13 and would travel to Dwarka Sector 9 six days a week. This was my first time living away from home and it took me a while to get used to the independent lifestyle. Things became better when I made a few good friends in college and formed a good social circle. After the college classes, some of us would want to hang out and to find a decent place, we would visit all the malls around looking for a dining establishment where we could sit and relax for hours on end. My friends and I must have visited over 4 malls in a week but found none of them to be operational. We did spot a few food joints but the rush of customers would force us to leave the establishments after our meals. We wished and hoped that someone would build a fully-operational Mall in Dwarka for us but it just did not happen in the three years of our college lives.

My friends and I were forced to travel all the way to Tagore Garden to visit the grand Pacific Mall but it was not something we could opt for on a daily basis. Once, we got talking to a mall employee and jokingly asked them to launch a Pacific Mall in Dwarka. I am recalling this today because I was unexpectedly in Dwarka yesterday and got to know that Pacific Group has launched a Pacific Mall in the sub-city! The mall has a proper food court and an extremely affordable restaurant... I mean this is great but why did the mall not pop up when we were whining and begging for such an establishment?! Will no one ever know how much we begged for an extremely affordable Restaurant in Dwarka?

I guess I will need to be happy for the college kids who can take advantage of this mall and its offerings. Now, they have a perfect place to visit after their college classes and for occasional celebrations. I would actually be delighted to see college kids loitering around in the food court - working on assignments, eating food, having conversations and sharing laughs. This was what I dreamt of doing but if others can live my old dream now, it would make me as happy as it would have made me years ago.

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