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Tuesday 8 November 2011

The Speaking Freshman



“Ab ham sabhi bahut haste hain”
Indeed. But laughter is an understatement. It’s rather a bunch of teenaged specimens from some psycho-analysis laboratory bursting out in a hysteric outrage of insane emotions. Quite a heavy line, but trust me the laughter is more “khatarnaak” than this.

But it’s good that we are laughing, at least it takes away the tension associated with EE111 assignments. EE 111 Assignments are epic, the first stage involves people slogging in their respective rooms for understanding what is being asked, after 10 hours or so, the second stage commences with everyone shifting their bases to one odd room chosen totally randomly (Yes, we do put in those 6 hours for IC 102) and have ourselves indulging in group studies. It doesn’t take really long for the third stage to begin; actually there is no predefined boundary. The group discussions proceed to babel of confused frustrated minds, and i mean that quite literally, visit a EE freshie wing the night before the submission and you ought to get the feel of a fish market. But by the end of the third stage, we have completed what was asked for, the assignment, and realise the power of unity (making good citizens it seems). Next day we go for the quiz just to realise to our unprovoked dismay that we know nothing at all. - “Bhool gaya sab kuch, yaad nahi ab kuch.”

“Man, its too risky to go this way” – exclaims a friend while we enter the gg building, still sceptical on the probability of getting pooped upon. But even this exclamation has a sense of overjoyed belongingness associated with it; i mean who doesn’t enjoy birds having a nice time pooping on themJ. After the ordeal of crossing audaciously,  we bask in its glory. The department of electrical engineering, that’s what sets us apart (i mean who has all the birds welcoming them with a white carpet!), and synchronises us in a harmony of individual minds flocking together.

“My name is Manjunath, and i am not a madrasi”-touche! I take the privilege to write a few lines for our revered IC 102 professor Manjunath D. I was about to begin my daily struggle with probability now, and thought it better to put down some words for this course. Probability couldn’t be better, to hypothesise would be to bore if it weren’t for the chalks sacrificed for the betterment of the class. IC102 has been a very linear ride for us. The state of not understanding anything coupled with the state of what-to-do-I-am-getting-no-marks, have proven to be as painless as possible. Mr. Seldon M Ross would make a perfect sadist, for his not including the answers for the textual exercises. But whatever it may be, IC 102 has been an interesting experience of its own. (Do you agree? Yes/no/don’t know/don’t care!!)
                                                                                                    
“Mera Naam Aditya hai, aur mai Vidyut abhiyantriki ka vidyarthi hoon” (my name is Aditya and I am a student of electrical engineering). And so begun our introduction with sophomores of our batch. I had got the Kashmir(the upper shelf) view in the small pigeon hole rooms of H2 and my introduction had begun the cascade of falling intro dominoes. With random sentences and their derivations, with guys having a nice flirting in Kashmir and the regular Gali fights, the introduction was fun for everyone. It really helped do one thing for sure, opened up a communication corridor with our seniors. (But one thing I wanna urge to the main building is to let these sophomores teach every freshmen the FREQUENCY TIME GRPAHS officially, as IC 666 probably!)


I don’t know but with the first semester nearing its end, I feel as new as I was five months ago, yet there is a sense of complacence which sets in with every passing day. A sense of being at home.
Thank you Iit Bombay.

Ever Euphoric
Aditya Shankar.

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