A journey to Kharagpur (kgp) is an experience in itself .You can never predict how you would reach there. It took me 26 hours , 3 vehicles and loads of patience to reach ,a journey which could have been completed in 22 hours! Things, got much rapture as I was traveling first time alone..in my life ,without my parents .But , I experienced a very good gesture my mum-dad 'n' sis gave .It felt ,as if , nothing is as precious to me in this world than them , and vice-versa. I can't forget ,how my dad came to me and gave a gentleman handshake ,saying words ,which I wanted him to repeat again n again. Feels gr8 ..even today ,thinking about it.
This experience added more sensitiveness , responsibility n huuuge love n care for my parents, in me. Wow...! This world is just so good . Coming back to motion , my teammate n friend 'Su' , her grandpa 'the guardian' , and me 'the survivor' reached kgp at 2.30 am on 1 feb '06 , after such a long and interesting journey.
First thing I did after getting down to kgp , was to see that damn longest railway station in the world, lengthening 889 m. But , I did'nt found it that long, disappointing enough. Loading our luggage's we walked out from the station , curiously looking for Kshitij banners & people. Finally , to our site one banner found .By the then ,one collie predicted we'r here for Kshitij Fest and apparently helped us .
Rave it up! Well , as the entire world talks about IITIANs. Like, how are they, what are they made up of and what makes them so unique in all. So, we were also keen to have a look of an IITIAN, and analyze things. As, we reached outside some 4-5 guys were there, smoking ,very interestingly. And ,talking loudly in electro and gangsta style. Enuf to be eye-cache's ! Walking step-by-step we reached them, asking for help. Suddenly , a gentleman appears from somewhere and attended us .He was the first iitian I ever saw in person . Su n I were so amazed ,that we blinked seeing each other for a minute, seeing this iitian . It sounds silly but..it was like, some new kind of human species is known to us , who are blessed with amazing intellectual wealth.
This gentleman deserves to be mentioned here , and applauded for sure. ' Harsh Vijay Singh' , thats the guy. A chauvinistic male, who is very very hardworking , courageous , chivalrous, sensible ,sharp, intelligent, courageous etc.. He is extreme of all , believes in action embodied in one's effort is the real key to one's success as well as happiness . A complete educationist . Wide and complete knowledge on any subject. A very enthusiastic debater. Always , with a new practical ideology ,which a normal human can't even think of. Great leadership & communication skills. Has very justifiable point of view . A hard nut to crack. I even felt he 's good in boxing . So, was scared a bit from him .My conversation with him was very less but one thing I can say about him ,he's the 'Unique Human' .And I am glad to know someone like this and learning so much. Summing up , the pride which he posses in his work , inspires others , to give their best shots in life. Wishing him a great luck for his future. Therefore, meeting with Harsh gave us an idea, like how iitians are !
Leaving the hippiedom , as he instructed we hired a taxi to IIT Campus ,b'cuz no transportation was available for free ,as promised earlier,due to some bus strikes. I just can't forget to mention , that spectacular view of one of the best universities in the world we went to. 'The IIT'. Going there , makes one realize , India is a rich country where, there is all prosperity enough money to feed poor , rockin' literacy ratio, equality in all countrymen , kool infrastructure, no power crisis ,love and respect of each other , safety for all. I guess , IITs have not only given best mind to India but has also helped the country taking pride & honor.
Reaching the destination , we went for our registration to Vikram Shila (V.S) at 3.30 am tat day. Man, I was \ am never so active at this hour of the day , in my life. But there , I was very enthusiastic & excited. Well , a queue of participants was found , hence we spent some time chatting with others. There were some flocks of girls from Andhra Pradesh , Bihar & Jharkhand . They too were in high tempo. Apparently , a spirit of inventiveness , in-built , in us ,to pass on time. Here 's one for u all , a girl from Hyd -Techie college cracked this joke , she asserts ,' hey look gurls, an iitian ! what a smart one..' , all gals turned around in a microsecond ,asking 'where..where..???' .Urvashi says,' In registration counter' , ..only 2 guys,one sounds to be very sleepy n other face is not viewable, leaving behind me and 'Su' gals marched to see that 'Smart one' ..huh !! Wanna know who is that?? He was the finance head ..busy collecting Rs100 from one and everyone...and gals trying to make eye contact with him, so that some concession are allowed to them. To luck, the finance head tried understanding girl's intentions to fetch him , said ," Mam , this Rs.100 are refundable" . The upshot is , it was just for 'tafri' and fun sake , no finance worries were there.
While , when Su and I went to him for registration , I pinched Su telling , ' Abbe finance head DOG hai ' ,
Su: ' dikh toh nahi raha'
Me: ' Idiot..net friend hai mera',
Sneha: ' Ab concession ka matlab nahi '
Laughs!! Laughs!!...
The later part will be continued in next post...with more laughs and sensitiveness..!!
8 comments:
hu called the finance head a "dog"...he's my one of the fav. jnrs
neway kgp is all different xperience...nowhr u'll find tht culture n life:)
And you once told me that you cant write...I dint know you used to lie ;-) Excellent piece...Drama element is there, excitement and emotions, humour and information...a complete piece...well written.
@ Vampire : Why don't u name that finance head here..:p otherwise how wud i know..u know him!
well..true yar..it was gr8!
@ Swap: huh! me lie..?? no yar..its just less than prize winning write up..isn't:p
Both of u thx..for such an effusive praise.
nice post .. well, but IITians are not super-normal being as u have tried to depict; agreed there is a hyper-craze of getting into IIT, but still almost all of IIT-entrant are absolutely normal human being; typical guyz next door.
And most of the guyz you would have encountered at techfest would be choosen few with an edge on communication skill
@Subhash: Thanks a lot for u r wonderful feedback. I agree to what u said ,but what I expeinced in kgp and ktg gave me a new sight n I want to respect tat always..
n i know tat guy personally too,coz he is a gud frnd now..but u know what?? He talks very less..!! now what u can say..its all the spirt of kshtij tat makes u like tat.
A thankyou note [:)] for visiting and commenting!
Yaar.......the IITians are not such a species to be described in such a way....they are another indivduals with justa single difference that is they have worked in different way to reach the success ladder.and the other lies to the enviorment only....till the time they are in IIT.u can distinguish them...once they are out....they seems to be a bit different.........lekin i wud say that ki haan if u feel that they are so different.so try that formula in yur life and u wud be the same in a transition process....I think I m too correct and make a person understand my words.so only taht is needed.so please apply taht u will see the differnce!
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