THEORY OF COMMUNICATION

STRANGER_1:

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Name- Niyati Joshi Sex- Female Occupation- Student Place- Love. Sugar. Dough - Pune

It was my friend's birthday, I went to the cake shop for buying a cake, there while deciding what flavor to take I got confused, with me there was one more person who was puzzled. She was there to buy some sweets for her cousin, and by chance we both ordered the same cake and the situation got awkward. Then I offered her to buy it and she told me get it, then within 2-3 seconds I told the shopkeeper to get it packed for me and I thanked her and asked her what she is planning to buy, she shared her dilemma with me and then I suggested her to buy some cupcakes. After I finished talking to her I thought what if she had got it packed and what would I do in that situation.

STRANGER_2:

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Name- Amulya Agrawal Sex- Male Occupation- Student Place- O2 Lounge, Indore

While I was home for Diwali, my friends planned a small get to gather, as we were all together in town, after so many months. We went to a lounge, there I met Amulya who accompanied one of my friends. We had a discussion over his college and the place from where he belong to, he told me about his native place, he was from Bhopal, the city of lakes, he described the beauty of the city and its greenery and cleanliness, he told me about the Kaliasot dam, it is a huge water reservoir thought which water is supplied in all over Bhopal. I thought that even after living 300 kilometers away from Bhopal why I have not visited the city and why I am not familiar with its scenic beauty.

STRANGER_3:

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Name- Dhvani Maheshwari Sex- Female Occupation- Preparing for Competitive Examinations Place- FC road, Pune

I went to this grocery shop on FC road, where suddenly I came across my old college friend, which was a huge surprise for me. She introduced me to her friend, Dhvani, who was preparing for competitive exams from T.I.M.E. Institute, I asked her about the colleges which she was targeting and whether she was having any work experience or not, which is indeed very helpful in fetching a good college. She told me that she took a year's drop after her post-graduation and now she is preparing for competitive examinations and her target is IIMs and XLRI and other A grade B-schools. She told me how she got into preparing for MBA after doing her post graduation in Arts.

STRANGER_4:

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Name- Amanjeet Singh Sex- Male Occupation- Law Student Place- Friend's place

Once I went to a friend's place to have dinner, there I met his flat-mate, Aman, who was from Kota, Rajasthan. My friend introduced me to him and then we had a normal talk about his college and the places he have visited in Pune, especially the ones which serves delicious and scrumptious Italian dishes, he told me about places like Illusion, Le Plaisir etc. We gelled up together really well because of our love for food and even we decided that we would go to Mia Cucina for having food together. He did not only love to eat food but was also a great cook, as he mentioned. He told me about the dishes he had prepared and expressed his love and interest for cooking. He even enquired whether I cook or not, and I answered him "No, but I will try my hands at it soon."

STRANGER_5:

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Name- Vibhas Rajhans Sex- Male Occupation- Engineering Student Place- Euphony Fest, Indore

I went to Euphony Music fest, where different bands were performing and there rabbit murder show performing on the stage, the genre was Metallica and I saw the person who was on drums and performing extremely well. After his performance, I went back stage to appreciate and congratulate him his wonderful performance on stage. Then I asked him his name, his college and when is he going to perform next. He also asked my name and my college and assured me that he will surly invite me to his next performance.

STRANGER_6:

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Name- Farookh Sex- Male Occupation- Worker at Central Coffee House, Indore Place- Indore

We often go to CCH for the delicious coffee it serves, there Farookh serves coffee and supports his brother for their earnings. I asked him what did he do everyday apart from helping his brother. He answered that he was in the first year his college. Then I enquired him about the ingredients which his brother puts while making the coffee, and he answered that it's a secret and he will not disclose it. We paid him for the coffee and left the shop.

STRANGER_7:

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Name- Vineet Singh Sex- Male Occupation- Student Place- Pune Airport

While travelling to Indore my flight got delayed by 20 minutes and there I did not have anything to do so I was this guy reading newspaper. I asked him whether I could have the newspaper or not. He offered me the paper and then while I was reading the newspaper I came across the new regarding Make In India, while reading the same he asked me about the new and we had a discussion over the topic. He told me difference between Made In India and Make In India. we got so engrossed in the topic that we did not know where our 20 minutes go.

STRANGER_8:

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Name- Akshita Sancheti Sex- Female Occupation- Student Place- Pune Airport

I talked to the person sitting next to me in the flight, she was in the flight travelling to Bangalore, and was a student of Christ University, Bangalore. She was doing MBA in Tourism. I asked about her hobbies and likes and dislikes. She told me that she loves to travel and exploring new places. She also told me that she loves to dance and she is a state level dancer and participates in various dance events which takes place in her college. I found her as a really lively and creative person.

STRANGER 9:

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Name- Amber Jaiswal Sex- Male Occupation- Entrepreneur Place- Indore

At my uncles place I met his friend Amber, who was an young entrepreneur, who was in the business of welding rods. I enquired him about his work and what he likes most about his business. He answered so smoothly that he likes being the owner of the business, as he always wanted to be an entrepreneur and making his dream come true. He liked everything about his work as it was his passion and this is what he wanted to do.

STRANGER 10:

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Name- Rubal Sodhi Sex- Male Occupation- Co-Owner Crazy Punjabi Dhaba Place- Indore, MP

Once I went to the Dhaba to have dinner there I met Rubal Sodhi for enquiring whether they do home delivery or not. He told me YES! and asked me about the feedback for his Dhaba and the food which they served. I gave my genuine feedback to him about the delicious food and amazing ambience. He told me that he is planning to expand his business and is going to open another branch of Dhaba near my locality. He asked about the business prospect there and seek my view regarding the same. We discussed about the location and the other factors. I suggested him few genuine changes that were needed in-order to expand his business in my locality.

STRANGER 11:

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Name- Charu Malviya Sex- Female Occupation- Management Student Place- Hotel Roopali, FC road, Pune

When my brother visited Pune to meet me, he was staying at his friend's place in Kondhwa. When he came to meet me at my college Charu accompanied him, he introduced me to her, we greeted each other and she told me that she was doing MBA from MIT, and asked the same from me. We had our lunch together at Hotel Roopali, and told me she was from my home town Indore, we were remembering the food and awesome places. And as we continued our talk we figured out that we had so many mutual friends and we were not strangers anymore.

STRANGER_12:

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Name- Manal Jain Sex- Male Occupation- Student Place- Fergusson College Campus

It was a usual day, and we went to canteen for breakfast. We ordered vadapav and tea, but the tea was not good it was having a smoky smell as if it was burnt. I complained about the same to the owner of the canteen, but instead of accepting it she was arguing back and was constantly refusing to accept it. She told us that we were conspiring against her. At the same time this guy Manal Jain came and complained about the same to the owner but again she refused and made fuzz out of the topic so we decided to leave the canteen. Manal and I had a discussion over there issue that she should have accepted her mistake and should have provided us with the money which we paid for the tea or should have changed it.

STRANGER_13:

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Name- Jatin Dave Sex- Male Occupation- Entrepreneur Place- Friend’s House

For completing assignment, I went to my friend's place, there I met his friend Jatin, who was there for some work, we had a talk in general about my college and the place where we belong to. He told me that I resemble one of his friend, Shefali. He was constantly addressing me as Shefali. Then he showed me Shefali's pictures and he was so damn right. Then he told me that not only we look alike but also we have many similarities in general, like her nature was the same, the way she talks resembles me. And more over it reminded him of old good time and what bond they use to share.

STRANGER_14:

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Name- Rahul Singhvi Sex- Male Occupation- Engineer Place- Pune Airport

While coming back from home to Pune, I met this really interesting guy. While we were having our boarding pass, we were asked to wait so that the passengers who were traveling to Delhi could get their pass and board their flight. While waiting in the lobby I initiated the conversation , he was reading about fashion and clothes. I thought he was and fashion student but all my concepts about him went wrong, when he told me that he was appearing for SSB Indian Naval. He was an engineer who did his graduation from SRM University from Chennai. We had a mature conversation about his preparations for the entrance he was appearing.

STRANGER_15:

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Name- Sonal Mittal Sex- Female Occupation- Post Graduate Student Place- Friend's PG, Pune

While waiting for my friend Shreya, at her PG, I saw a girl coming downstairs and enquired hr about Shreya. I did not have any idea that she was Shreya's room-mate. She let me know that Shreya was changing her clothes so she will take few more minutes. Will I was waiting for her, she asked me where I belong and we had talk on her being and studies. She was doing post graduation in MA from Gokhale Institute Of Economic.

STRANGER_16:

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Name- Ramchandra Sex- Male Occupation- Wada pav Shop Owner Place- Pune

One evening, we planned to have tea and wada pav, so we went to SB road to a small shop for the same. I find the owner very welcoming and serving food to others with happiness and with a smile, looking at his behavior I asked him some general questions like when did he start the shop and what keeps him making wada pav and serve people with immense happiness. He answered that when sees people having that 10 rupee wada pav which pacifies their hunger, it makes him happy and gives a reason to prepare wada pav and serve people.

STRANGER_17:

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Name- Ritobhash Ray Sex- Male Occupation- Student Place- Fergusson College Campus

After college hours we went to Sarang for cold drink and snacks, there I met an interesting guy who was my friend Bilal's friend and hostel mate. Bilal introduced me to him, at first I was fascinated on hearing his name as I did not got it. Then he explained me the meaning of his name, it was various seasons of India. He continued the conversation by complimenting me. He was student of 1st year B.Sc from Fergusson college.

STRANGER_18:

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Name- Pragya Shroti Sex- female Occupation- Student Place- FC Road, Pune

For my assignment of TOC I went to FC road to find a stranger. There I met Pragya, who is doing her graduation from Symbiosis, Pune. When I told her that in order to complete my assignment I need to talk to you, she got excited and was really very eager to answer my questions. I asked her about her hobbies, she was a swimming champion of her college and was also national level swimmer from her state. She was from Ahmadabad, Gujarat and was staying here in PG at Pandavnagar.

STRANGER_19:

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Name- Divya Khare Sex- Female Occupation- Student Place- FC Road, Pune

I met a girl at a photocopy shop, I saw that she was getting a few topics which I have in my course. Out of curiosity I asked her what she does, she replied that she was doing MBA from PUMBA. She was having her notes for management processes and they had same course for the

subject that we have. She said that she stays in PUMBA girl's hostel. I thanked her for the notes, we exchanged our contact for future, if needed and then she went away.

STRANGER_20:

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Name- Mrs. Sunanda Sex- Female Occupation- Social worker Place- FC Road, Pune

I met Mrs. Sunanda at the photocopy shop, while I was getting the notes photocopied, I saw her getting some pamphlets photocopied and out of curiosity I asked what were they, she answered with a smile on her face that those pamphlets were about seminar on women empowerment, which was going to happen that weekend at some foster home. I asked her about the details of the seminar, she gave me one pamphlet and other details and then I left for the hostel.