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When I first stepped into the Mission Room, I was not sure how I would fit in. I had joined the team later than most and carried with me a quiet sense of doubt. Everyone else seemed to already know one another, while I was still trying to remember names and faces. But there was no time to stay with those thoughts. The District Collector’s Internship Programme (DCIP) was already in full swing with projects moving fast. Very quickly I was pulled into the pace. Since I had misse

I was chosen for the District Collector's Internship Programme (DCIP) in September 2020, during the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic. What began as a four-month internship has evolved into an ongoing journey, as I continue to support newer batches of interns to this day. During the initial phase, my work focused primarily on data management for the control room, requiring accuracy, attention to detail, and the ability to perform under pressure. These tasks laid the

Few of my friends experienced working with the District Collector earlier, and their stories fascinated me. Back in my school days, I was part of “Nammude Kozhikode” programs, which had already planted a spark of interest in understanding how things function behind the scenes. Being part of DCIP gave me an entirely new perspective. I began to see the inner workings of district administration—its strengths, its limitations, and the sheer effort that goes into making the “syste

Some stories arrive as words. Others arrive as numbers in a spreadsheet - quiet, waiting, until you learn how to hear their voices. The first time I walked through the gates of the District Collectorate of Kozhikode, the monsoon air was thick with the scent of wet earth. Rain clung to the mango trees outside, and the corridors echoed with the shuffle of files and the quiet urgency of government work. I thought I was stepping into a world of numbers, forms, and neatly typed re

Udyogjyothi. The name in itself felt heavy, maybe something that belonged in a government file. Little did I know that, it would become one of the most real, raw, and heartwarming experiences of my internship journey. I can still remember the day when I walked into a classroom for Udyog Jyothi. Half the students were drowsy, few were curious, and a couple of them didn’t even bother to look up. With an expected silence, I put forward my first question towards them: “What do yo

തികച്ചും വേറിട്ട വഴികളിൽ നിന്നും എത്തിച്ചേർന്ന് പിന്നീട് ഒരു കൂട്ടായി മാറിയ ഒരു കൂട്ടം മനുഷ്യരിൽ നിന്നാണ് DCIP യിലെ എന്റെ യാത്ര ആരംഭിക്കുന്നത്. കൃത്യമായി പറഞ്ഞാൽ എന്താണ് ഈ ഒരു യാത്ര കരുതി വെച്ചത് എന്ന് തുടക്കകാലത്ത് ഒരു സൂചനയും ഇല്ലായിരുന്നു. എന്നാൽ അധികനാൾ വേണ്ടി വന്നില്ല പുതിയ അനുഭവങ്ങളിലേക്ക് കൂടി ചേരുവാൻ. പരസ്പരം പരിചയപ്പെട്ടും പുതിയ ഇടങ്ങളിൽ സന്ദർശിച്ചും പരിപാടികൾ സംഘടിപ്പിച്ചും തീരാത്ത പ്രൊജക്റ്റ്‌ ചർച്ചകൾ നടത്തിയും അങ്ങനെ അങ്ങനെ നീളുന്നു.ഒരു പക്ഷെ DCIP എന്ന്  കേൾക്കുമ്