Of mothers, Tuscany, values and freedom

September 11, 2015 05:04 pm | Updated 05:04 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram

Akhil T. Ravi, Software engineer

Akhil T. Ravi, Software engineer

ASHWIN THOMAS V.

Engineer, 24

What is your most prized possession?

A gift that my mother gave me for my tenth birthday.

If you were granted a wish, what would it be?

To meet the acting legends alive today.

Your biggest fear?

The thought that happiness is so transient.

What does happiness mean to you?

A state of mind that you achieve if you strive for it.

If you could, what would you undo?

Nothing at this point of time.

RUDRA CHANDRAN

Law student, 20

What is your most prized possession?

My mother. She means everything to me.

If you were granted a wish, what would it be?

To visit Tuscany, Italy alone.

Your biggest fear?

I am an agoraphobic. I fear getting lost in a crowd.

What does happiness mean to you?

Reading books after taking a shower on a rainy day.

If you could, what would you undo?

I don’t want to undo anything. There is no point in regretting after taking a decision.

AKHIL T. RAVI

Engineer, 26

What is your most prized possession?

The values I have, my family, friends, relatives and my ethics.

If you were granted a wish, what would it be?

I would like to be someone's wish, that is ‘Be a rainbow in someone’s cloud’.

Your biggest fear?

Being lonely in spite of being in crowd.

What does happiness mean to you?

Having the job I wanted, living a prosperous life, giving love and surprise to others and making them happy.

If you could, what would you undo?

I won’t change anything because everything I did in the past have made me what I am today and I love being myself.

SANAL SASIDHARAN

Filmmaker, 38

What is your most prized possession?

Not to have anything of that sort.

If you were granted a wish, what would it be?

To make films.

Your biggest fear?

When the right to expression is curtailed and the fear of losing freedom like a blot from the blue.

What does happiness mean to you?

To do what I enjoy.

If you could, what would you undo?

All the silly things I have done and might do in future.

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