Ashag  in  his  own  words ...

A letter to the wing
-On The Last Day of my B.Tech"<

    Who Am I ??

    Atthi, AshaG, Ashtam - these are the words that ring in my ear when I think about my wingmates and my stay at IIT Kanpur. And several pictures float infront of my eyes - hyperpress sessions during birthdays, 'drinking' session during new year, Subandhu's birthday, KG's sudden attack that fine morning with a bucket of water, tash sessions and so on.... Memories of the four years at IIT kanpur will remain fresh in my memory.

    I still remember when I first came to the D-top wing, being shifted from a triple seater to CD's (CD ne bahut jugaar kar mujhe apne jaal mein... I mean apne room mein shift karaya). All new faces around, people who were already well acquainted with each other. And I being a timid, quiet person - felt uneasy and lonely. Slowly I started mixing with the people. Especially Hullas and Duggal were always very inspiring and friendly and I really enjoyed their spontaneity. What a delightful experience it was when our wing won the phatta championship during the second year!!

    Among all the friends in the wing, I will always remember Mayank the most. Although he is not among us now. However his memories are still very fresh in my memory. He was one of my closest friends. Did a lot of projects with him - a lot of night-outs, always enjoying his simple, yet intelligent self. Those tense moments in AI project, that philosophical discussion, that night out with phatta and TT - these memories often make me senti about him.

    The four years at IIT Kanpur has changed me a lot and taught me a lot. From the seedha-saada bachcha in the first year, I feel transformed to a much more different person (although my wing-mates will not have felt that too much). It is a pity that when asked about me, my friends seem to have no more to say than - chaapu hai studies mein, hawa aath, 9.8, schol..... I have often felt disgusted about being branded in this way. I may be seen as a disciplined, self-contained or studious guy, with some lack of wing-feeling/understanding bla, bla, bla.. But I am sure that this is only a tip of the iceberg of my personality and my self that people have seen. Inside is a normal person - a naughty, adventurous, friendly, helpful, freaky guy that most have not met. And it is sad that he never had a chance to show himself........ Ok now let me cut the crap - i have no wish to give KG a competition.

    Hope that when we meet after 25 years, all of us would have achieved great success and happiness in life. With these lines I would like to end and would leave it to you to figure out -"Who am I" and "What am I going to be".
 

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