By SUNDAR SETHURAMAN
The name Technopark has made its occasional cameo in conversations throughout my life. In my childhood, I remember being told about it as a place where software professionals work & make pots of money. Being a “computer engineer” was one’s passport for finer things in life. I too harbored a desire to become one until I realized that anything to do with technology is Greek & Latin for me. Later my heart swelled with pride on learning the many well-known facts about Technopark.
Therefore, when I got an opportunity to visit Technopark I lapped it up with both my hands. It was like going out on a date with a damsel whom one wished but never expected to meet. I reached there by 10 filled a form explaining the purpose of my visit at the entrance & took a leisurely walk to the park center building where I had to go. On the way, I will for a stop moment here &there to gape at some building or the other. There were lush green trees on both the sides & lampposts there reminded me of the tastefully designed ones at kowdiar.The walk until park center was a bit exhausting for my obese frame & I was dying for a glass of water. I went straight to a coffee shop near park center & asked for a bottle of water though it was not available the lady there was kind enough to give a glass of one of course for free. A couple of techies were sipping their coffee &giggling at each other’s jokes .Everyone seemed to be absorbed in their own world. After my work at park center I went to TBIC the incubation center at Technopark & managed to meet a senior official of an incubatee company who was all praises for T-BIC .Soon it was time for lunch & I went to the Thejaswini building, which has the largest food court in the state. It was the first time I was having food at a place that had multiple restaurants under a single roof & where one gets everything from daal chawal to domino’s pizza. I settled for a simple thali that was tasty & priced reasonably.
Post-lunch I went to the balcony at the food court, which gives a 360-degree view of the city. Trivandrum looked like a dense forest with buildings here & there I could even catch a glimpse of the sea from the balcony. My work was over by the evening & I ended my visit to Technopark with a cup of delicious cold coffee from the very same woman who offered me a glass of water in the morning. It was sheer joy to visit Technopark & for a moment, I thought I could have become a “computer engineer”.
