SUJI:
A life that was MNR
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Introduction
- Let’s
begin at the very beginning. But where do I exactly start, I really don’t
know. Perhaps, because this is no story that has a beginning or an end. This is
life, a life that was MNR. One might just call it four years, but these were no
ordinary years as ... Read on
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The Choice
Landing in the
Land
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Registration
- There is one
process that stresses you to the yield point once every semester and that is
the long and weary process of registration. It makes you fill in your name,
your address etc., etc., and etc. countless number of times. Well, since
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Orientation
- “Look
at your third buttons and march forward”, commanded one of the lethal looking
seniors on the orientation day. Everyone was asked to wish “Good Morning” to
whomever they saw on the way, no matter the extent to which our morning was
being bad. All of us were looking at
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The Hostels
- 5 Boys’ hostel, 2
Girls’ hostel and a PG hostel – eight in all; how can one forget the place
that ‘s been one’s home for a span of 4 years. 69, 208, 179, 198 – might just
sound numbers, but that’s how I defined my whereabouts during my stay
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A Tryst with Tagore
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often wondered why the freshers’ hostel was called Tagore. One conclusion that
I drew was that just as the great man had so many varied talents, so were those
of the first year inmates – the freshers which ranged from
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The Messy Mess
- ‘Rajma,
kofta, kadhi’ – royal dishes at your service. Seven different dishes on the
seven different days of the week be it breakfast, lunch or dinner time – might
sound just fantastic for the mouth to salivate if you had the heart to ...
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The Classes
- The first class, I remember,
was of Graphics in the Drawing Hall. The first few days were interesting but
then on it seemed again to be a daily routine with Maths, Physics and Chemistry.
Only the brand was of engineering – just old wine in new bottle. Sometimes, I
felt ... Read on
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Test & Examinations
- One of the plus points of being
at MNR was that you were assured of having a regular semester with examinations
at a proper time. The pre decided exam dates would only change if there was a
natural calamity. Although you had proper tests, in my opinion, these tests
tested more of ... Read on
Hawapani
Ragging
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Power and Pani
- Two P’s – Power & Pani
– go together in MNR. If the first ‘P’ vanishes, the other one soon follows. In
recent years, the power situation has really been grim. All this is due to the
use of old transformer, improper wiring, and theft of power. Imagine how your
room on a hot summer becomes ... Read
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Plus Points
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Games & Sports
- I was, and still am, no doubt,
absolutely zero a sports. But the case was no good in the MNR scenario. For
instance, localites used to occupy and play in the open green space more than
monerecons. The favorite games however remained the same
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Technomania
- Come January, and
it’s cricket mania that takes over. It’s a strange phenomenon that grips
everyone-without exception. A heady mixture of high voltage cricketing action
under the lights, in the basketball court, matches won by the skin of the
teeth and intense crowd involvement
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Poetic Version
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The City of Allahabad
- Allahabad is one of India’s
oldest cities and therefore one of the dirtiest and unplanned. It is situated at
the confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati ...
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Bid Adieu