LAST DAYS........

The pain of parting, yet the thrill of a new beginning,
A dream accomplished, yet millions more to accomplish…
These were the thoughts as I entered the gates of one of the best technical institutes of the country as a young, immature 18year old. The view of the old Insti Building lit by the August moon, the Main Insti Building which has shaped some of the finest personalities of India, the 2.2 Km Scholars Avenue adorned by the various Halls of Residence on both sides were enough to make me take pride in my accomplishment and look forward to my next four years stay at IIT Kharagpur.
On my first day, as I walked through the hallowed corridors of S.N.Hall with hesitant steps, lost among a myriad of girls from different parts of the country, I met my batchmates and seniors, who would become my ‘friend, philosopher and guide’ within a few days. The ‘Unconventional’ welcome we received from our seniors, working day and night wiring diyas, being a part of each and every dramatics event-be it Hindi, English, Bengali or Choreography, campaigning for friends during elections were some of the highlights of my first year at S.N. Hall. Through all these, I met new people, made new friends, learnt new things and imbibed new qualities.

Come second year, and suddenly I found myself addressed as a senior. SF, Inter IIT, Inter Halls, Elections, EE Department-priorities were redefined and timetables set haywire. The day I joined the SF Team as a member in my second year was one of the most defining moments of my stay here. 6 months of endless meetings, niteouts, treats, the calling queues at RK and KAT booths, the never ending calling lists and trips to different parts of the country…and then 4 days of revelry, of stars from home and abroad, of people from all over India, of a plethora of events and of a fest which Kgp has celebrated since its inception. Inter-IIT was another wonderful experience-going to Mumbai, playing for my insti and meeting new people. Although we couldn’t manage a podium finish, the memories of this extravaganza will stay with me throughout my life.

As with almost everybody in KGP, my stay here was shaped by my hall. Living away from home for the first time in my life, S.N.Hall became my second home. Surrounded by friends 24X7, discovering a new family in my wingies, being involved in a host of events throughout the year-my hall has given me some of the best moments of my life, taught me to believe in myself and explore new paths, and unravelled hitherto unknown talent in dramatics (never mind the language), fine (and allied) arts, basketball, diya wiring, rangoli….the list would never end. The euphoria of Inter Hall wins and the pain of losing, the tempo shouts, wiring diyas for an entire month and then the spectacular sight of thousands of diyas lighting up simultaneously, living in the suffocating common room for 7 days straight and watching the 400 square feet rangoli come to life….sweet memories unique to Kgp. The twin wins in Illu and Rangoli in my final year is one of my best memories of Kgp.

KGP has given me my best friend, awesome wingies, the coolest Bhaiyya and amazing depmates. KGP is about Akriti, Sneha, Sheetal and Heena….the bestest friends ever. Its about a narcissist cutie and singer, a multitalented beauty, a health conscious foodie and awesum cook, and the sensational Deepika. Chandipur, Kolkata, VIBGYOR, 70s heroines, treats at TP, PD, Park, LS, Birthday Parties at Hall and VGSOM, JCB, Billoos, Sahara, Cheddis, Tikka the summer months and placement season…memories that will stay with us and make us smile forever. KGP is about cooking food in the room, 5 people eating from 1 plate, the entire wing living in one room, spending an entire afternoon searching for clothes to wear for a 3 hour treat, the entire wing sharing everything from clothes and accessories to buckets and brooms, gtalking each other although we live right next to each other, religiously visiting the Xerox shop before every exam, rakhi, friendship day n valentines day, boyfriends, niteouts for no reason, dance parties, movies, photo-sessions, 2.2, and ofcourse BigB ().

Kgp is also about my bestest friend ever, of going to BigB three times in 10 days with him for no reason, of painting T-shirts just to make his wish come true, of making his next 10 birthdays special, of making elaborate sorry cards to make him happy again, of eating from the same plate and with the same spoon, of brand new SIM cards just to talk to him throughout the day (and night), of RDC, GolB, Church and the wish granting temple, of studying together through phone and gtalk, of taking the same subjects, of always being on the phone, of smiling and crying together. It’s also about someone going all out to make me happy, of someone never sleeping before me because I am scared of the dark, of someone always walking on my rightside, of someone gifting me a teddy, of someone who would wait the whole night just to talk to me, of someone who believes in me always, of someone who’s never bored of listening to me, of someone who always saves his chocolates for me and of the one whos always there for me. Thanx buddy, you are the most awesome person I have ever met.

Kgp is also about Niraj, DebC, Rathi, Akriti, Manish, Romil, Avinash, Bhaiyya, Vikas, Mishra, Raghav, Dadhich, Somani, Sheva, Aritra, Sneha, Mona, Krit and Rajat. Blessed by mummy, papa and bhaiyya, this small but happy ‘close-knitted Instru parivar’ is one of the most amazing branches in the insti-we set our own rules, and decide our own deadlines. Not even the fact that we belong to the most dreaded department in the insti can make us attend classes or submit assignments or start studying two days before an exam. Shankarpur, Birthday Treats, Hall Days….we enjoyed all these and many more during our four-year stay here.
KGP is also about the seniors that were and the juniors that are. I have been lucky to have some great seniors and equally amazing juniors, with whom I have lived, worked and learnt.

Today, as I near the end of my four year stay here, I realise that I have been lucky to come and stay here, and experience these four years. There have been both happy and sad moments, easy-going and difficult times, but through all these we have all stood together and leaned on each other, providing solace and support. My four year transform has equipped me to face the future, come what may, given me friends for life and memories to keep me going throughout my life. As I leave Kgp to explore new fields, I will miss my wingies, friends, juniors, dep mates, SF, Inter IIT, Illu, Rangoli, GC but above all, I will miss KGP…the place which has given me all these and much more…..

Reminiscenes of the bygone era....

Some for 12 years ,some for 8 years and some for less............but everyone having 1 thing in common......we all loved and very dearly loved St Marys Convent and.........each other

Through those long years I never realised how much each one of you,dear frends, meant to me.......its only when we parted did the realisation dawn upon me that we can never again be the smiling blooming buds of St Marys tied together by the threads of friendship, a friendship so strong that time and tide also bow before it.

Krishangi(Pahi)----Miss Nataunki one of the most innocent and hyper energetic girls the world has ever seen.........like a little girl overflowing with energy and having a unique curiosity for anything and everything.You could always see her jumping and running around,with a smile permanently pasted on her face.

Nabhaswat(Poppy)-calm and quiet on the outside..........its only frends who know the real Poppy:).She has always been the perfect lady.She was one of the few girls in class who actually did their Work Experience assignments on their own (it included stitching handkerchiefs and then graduating to making cushion covers,table cloths..............aagh).But she was also a perfect prankster.......and the perennial Ballloo(our Maths Sir)bugger.She and pahi made a perfect pair...........what do u say about class 10 girls pulling each others hair and slapping one another......Oh My God

Then comes Arzin or Deli(actually its dahlia)...the sweet and sensible flower in a bunch of rowdies.Long legs,manicured fingers,prim and proper dress,sweet voice and an awesum friend .....dats Arzin for us,:)
If ever we wanted to know anything about anybody.........we alwayz go to this one special(very special) girl,,,NEedhi(or Needz) born with an amazing aptitude for being in touch with anyone and everyone,Needhi is everyone s favourite girl.Cool and funky,caring and daring.........you cant help liking her.And if ever you are in any trouble ,Needhi is alayz dere for you.......a friend so idle..those of her kind are read about only in literatures
And then there s Miss Universe....or Lona-the Eternal Beauty.You look at her and are forced to say "God She s beautiful-I mean very beautiful".Me and Lona share a special bond---we were both subjected to Miss Jeans benevolence(in miss Jeans words)It included having to compile the biodata of three batches of students....each batch of 170-180 students:(.But inspite of having so many virtues[:)] she has always been level headed and very down to earth
Dixita.....Miss Long Hair The first thing you notice about her is her hair.As far as I can remember her hair has alawys been long.long and still longer.A fun lover and a wonderful person to stay around with........
Angela.....Remember the kabaddi match in which you literally picked me up and threw me out of the arena....my god that was scary........:) Shes rough shes tough but inside shes as innocent as a new born kid and gifted with a golden heart...
Julie-the"Philiip" girl........an amazing athlete and a national basky player....one of the most talented girl in our group...
Reema,Pratiksha,Spandana,Neelanjana..........amazing friends ,each special in her own way......
And ffinally one very very special friend..........what can you say about a girl who has been your friend for 16 years(considering we are only 19 yrs old now)....a friend who probably knows you better than you know yourself..... has seen you grow from a kindergarten kid to a IIT student,knows all your viices and still sticks by you through thick and thin,is ready to sacrifice and do anything for you,is more concerned about your well being than hers.........Words fall short to describe you dear Joey(she shares this name with my sister).......she is the best gift god has given me till date.Even today when the heart yearns for solace,the fingers automatically dials her number........
Jeans stories ,Balloos english(ishtadishtics.....means statistics),Headys moral science classes,Miss Ruma s dramatics ,Miss Prarthana s yawns,Miss Hasna s manicured fingers,Miss Devahuti s backgrounds.......Remember the breaks .....the chain-chain games,lock and key,kho-kho ,kabaddi ,basky,volley.........the house tempo,bunking classes(we entered the class through the door and then jumped out through the windows(they didnt hav grills:P),the Slam book incident and the Amsoi picnic and the bus ride,the teachers dayz ,childrens dayz ,Gratitude Days and Christmas celebration...........so many memories ,so many moments
People say you are lucky if you have one true friend..........then we must be the luckiest people in this world since we had so many .Now that we are no more together,its only memories that tie us together.Its been four years since we parted ways but even today the reminiscenes of those dayz bring joy to the heart and a quiet smile to the lips...........
When the heart feels lonely and yearns for company ,and tears overflow the eyes, the memories of those moments overpower me......for I knew no loneliness and tears with you guys around. Distance separates us today,we have made new and wonderful friends but you guys hold a special place in the heart.Miss you guys tremendously and love u alll.........

Memories of SF08

6 months of meetings.....6 months of niteouts......n of course 6 months of TREATS and then 1 big success SF 2008......
It was so much fun working with so many friends that 6 months passed away in a whisker....
the endless meetings ,the thunderings of heads,the calling queues at RK n KAT booth,the never ending calling lists given every other day ,the calling updates and the the publi tours....
But when I look back at the awesum days spent with so many friends,its only nostalgia that fills my heart.....
Memory in like a child walking along a seashore. You never can tell what small pebble it will pick up and store away among its treasured things. ~Pierce Harris, Atlanta Journal

Akriti(the minutes girl n one of my best friends in KGP) n d other Sandy(incidentally she is more popular as sandy in the SF team)...........remember the every day 10 o clock bicycle trip to the gymkhana,the end less conversations ,the minutetest details we shared..........thanx yaar fr being dere alwayz when i needed you,for giving a patient ear to all my stupid loads n even trying to solve dem.....you people rock
Byre.......the sleeping beauty,a unique creation of god....can sleep netime,newhere n in ne position n absolutely crazy about trains-just by listening to a train,s signal he can tell its frequency(either I am totally train illiterate or he is god)......Aslam jumping aftr food in any treat n alwayz being dere to finish off mine n akritis food :). And then the Kshitij in SF.......my co attachee in Acco.......will never forget the awesum times we shared(dumpin n in the acco tent....)
Diplo with his ever diplomatic answrs(i guess the entire SF08 team will remember that great meetin when Swapnil was christened Diplo...)Kamal and Shekhar.......hamesha ready with fundoo answers...
the golden Sikka(the team knows why..[hehe....]),vadde s birthday n his sutta...kahin bhi sutta leke pahunch jata tha aur volu selection me .......(aage to tumko yaad hi hoga) and the awesum Mishra....congrats for becuming the GSec....I am sure you do full justice to this post
Phir aate hain PAN loop ke bare bare studs(in KGP linggo...)
the YO YO group......porno(pranav mathur) ,kama(for the ignorants its karan mathur),nemani the mimic......the SF entertainer with his excellent mimics of all- heads as well as members(waise ye bandiyon ko bohut respect karta hain isliye ek mile door rehta hain),sexy(as tawar says) n chunnnu,viz, suyash (bas dikhta hain bachcha jaisa).....waise tumhara treat abhi bhi due hain aur interst badhte jaa raha hain[:P]
golu-the most sincere membr in the team-yaar SF owes a lot to u,damani........golu ka thoda kam liya karo,n the two great friends nivi n prateek(vodaphone me bohut interested hain....) -the other GSec....you people seriosly rock
Will never forget the Gymkhana rooftop(for all the wrong reasons),the midnite mapping of Vikramshila grounds,the treats-the D... treats,JCB canteen,veggies,cheddis,GIH n the GRAND KAL TREAT....
And the totally unforgetable Shankarpur trip........bechara security guard abhi bhi sochta hain ki hum log Kal me Saraswati puja dekhne jaa rahe the.....(waise i would hav prefered jumping over the wall........)
poulami(oooppps.....sry Polo.....thanx for listening to all the crap which we told u ,even in the dead of the nite......n standing by ws all through the 6 months.......u r d best hall head we cud hav had) ,bhaati saab(how can i evr forget "members"),choubey da,tawar,gargi(the voda head),dora(my acco head),ravi(breezer peeke out ho jate the),kamble(immensely missed you during SF.......),goti , kishen(excel sheets ke huha fan......),ayan(according to ktj ye english me crash course kar ke aaye hain),gyanu,muraarka,poddar,tejasvi.........the awesum heads of Sf08.......hav seen very few people in dis world working with so much dedication n determination
Will never forget dese awesum moments spent with so many frends..........And Memory ..is the diary which we all carry about
Thank you people for making those 6 months so very special..........Thanx for everything