"Koi baat nahi..it's your first day. But always remember the aim with which you have joined here.", I touched her feet and left with my physics book along with me. I was already late and it was raining heavily and I got a bus only twenty minutes after my class began.
My Encounters With The Prettiest Eyes is a coming-of-age novel based on true events from two transformative years of my life.
Set between B.S. College and AOS Academy of Science, the story follows Tanish as he navigates academic pressure, friendships, expectations, and the uncertainties of growing up. Along the way, he forms close bonds with five friends whom he fondly calls his "Five Gems"—Sanjana, Lizz, Naira, Kavya, and Ramesh.
While each of them leaves a lasting impact on his journey, Naira and Sanjana gradually become the emotional center of the story. Through moments of joy, misunderstandings, attachment, loss, and personal growth, these relationships shape the person Tanish eventually becomes.
What begins as a story about friendship slowly turns into a reflection on the reality that not every bond is meant to last. Some people stay. Some leave and return, yet never truly come back. And some, despite our best efforts, were never meant to remain in our lives at all.
At its heart, the novel explores friendship, attachments, expectations, heartbreak, and the challenge of moving forward when the people who once meant everything become memories.
Based On True Events, this is the story of two years that changed my life forever.
My Own Life