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Why Me?

Swamiye... Saranam Ayyappa"... Veeramani was singing in ucha sthayi* (Higher pitch) inside the ipod that was connected to Raju’s ears. But Raju was so overwhelmed by his thoughts that neither the song nor the spirit of the song could go beyond the ears to his heart or mind. Raju, as you would have guessed by now, is a typical IT professional, with whom many of you can easily relate to. Slogging round the clock during weekdays and ending up weakened during weekends. Adding to his woes is the travel time to office. His office is located at Mahindra City and hence Raju would have to spend at least around 1.5 hours in a (s)train journey to reach his office. Most of the time Raju uses the travelling time to finish off his quota for sleep that day as he seldom gets enough time to sleep at his home sweet home. Raju is working in a critical project for a US client and he is required to support the client during the American morning hours and then since he is a “senior” resource i