Life @ IIT Madras Dated:08-02-10
There
are umpteen moments in my life, very few of them which can be expressed
in words. As an Youngster I always dreamt of being there and finally I
was. The feeling of being at IIT was certainly a cherish able one for
me. As far as infrastructure is concerned the Institute offers
incomparable amenities to its students. The institute in pursuit of
offering pollution free environment to members uses bicycles and battery
powered buses for commuting within the campus. It also offers excellent
facilities for sports, health care, shopping, banks etc within the
campus.
Our
activities in Hostel start from waking up the morning, food in the
mess, sports in the quadrangles, hanging out in the common rooms. The
parties at night, the last-minute studying. Late shows in Chennai
theaters and on computers. Different
types of movies that students watch and books that students read! Card
games and carrom matches. Music in the hostels. The OAT movies. Contacts
with the opposite sex. Food in dhaba and Night canteens. And events
like The inter-hostel competitions. Celebrations of festivals. Hostel
night, the toast and the roast. Elections and hostel secretary posts.
Ragging in the hostels. Finally ending up with Adieu, Fare well Parties, Institute Day, the app season Placements and Convocation the final.) Here I am briefing out my IIT journey
The
charm of IIT life lies in the hostel life, First Day at IIT Madras was
over with the Room Allotment, setting up my room, meeting new friends
and the first week was full of Orientation Programmes. At first
Introductions were very interesting. Soon had the Ragging Sessions we
call them as Interactive sessions in our lingo. The famous dialogue by
the seniors that every fresher gets used to ,is “Put Intro da.......”
the ragging sessions of IIT Madras were unique, focusing perhaps
cerebral humility rather than the physical humiliation , that kind of
intellectual ragging finally results to a creative nickname to the
fresher. Ragging lets an unwilling IItian towards sports, cultural
activities And came to that we are going to have a Fresher’s party.
This was the First party for any fresher!! So there were no boundaries
for my imagination at that point. But soon I realized the real
difference in the celebrations. I bet u guys u can never find such type
of parties in any college!!
Extracurricular
activities of the students rock the campus-Students Activities Center
popularly known as SAC is the hub for all the Major Indoor Activities.
It is also a Venue for the IIT madras Convocation.
Fresher’s party
is something one creates a strong bond among students and associates
with college. I had no clue or rather not expected it at IIT in such a
pompous fashion. What we really got in the party was simply amazing. I
could see no Faculty member in the hall and that was really amazing. To
escape from the Ragging sessions I used to go for the Dance practice
saying that I gonna perform for the fresher’s party and that’s how I
made it finally for the day and that’s my first performance in my life
After the declaration of Mr & Ms. Freshers and a small
‘nick-name’ game. However our seniors were so s good we were all well
received and they treated us as bunnies and had fun with us , we had
almost the entire student community on the dance floor. Later seniors
left us and eyed on gals for the ragging sessions, looking at the
senior’s frustration I could understand the Scarcity of Gals at IITs and
we finally got back to the hostel at around two in the morning.
Celebrating
Festivals in IIT Madras, like Holi- awesome gathering and finally
having shower in the Besant Nagar shore( Elliots Beach) nearby the
Campus.
Diwali at
IIT Madras was a riotous mix of lights, sound and danger, that only the
inspirited guys who went home for the 3-day holiday missed. Every
hostelite received crackers (we get them from our hostel’s student
budget), and much of this money was used to purchase crackers and
sweets.
Every Monday We used to have Extra Moral Lectures (EML)
by Erudite Persons. Lectures were simply over whelming with clarity of
thought and speech. Citing numerous examples, quotes and excerpts from
books, lectures was greatly inspiring, to say the least. They drive home
the importance of hard work and excellence and also urged us towards
life. I believe that many of the Lectures inspired me and made a strong
mark on my character. One thing that any good college does to you is to
bring you in contact with great personalities, people who have made a
mark in their fields. Learnt a lot from them and their experiences.
Inspiration is self-motivating and we need them a lot.
When
it comes to 'Out Door' sports, there were Inter - IIT sports meet,
Fresher’s tournaments, cricket tournament and Gerhard Fischer &
Kokila Rajaiah Tournament (GFKR).The recreational facilities like Music
Club, Astronomy Club, and Hiking Club etc make students learn a lot
beyond academics. Traditional
hostel rivalries, and particular expressions thereof were properly
maintained during festivals, elections, Schroeter, Tech-Soc, Lit-Soc and
sports activities. Sangam ground and the activities there.
The
festivals like SAARANG and SHAASTRA celebrated every year provide
students a chance to explore their creative and technological skills. In
addition to these major festivals there were Department Technical
Festivals. All the money required for the organization of these events
are sourced from sponsors of the event. The institute remains closed
during these festivals to allow better participation of the students.
Students from other colleges are also invited to participate in the
various events of the festival. This is an Awesome chance for every
IITian to have a festival. Although all IITs have different set of
events for their festivals, there are usually a set of literary events
(like extempore speech and debate), fashion shows and art-related events
(like dramatics, singing, and instrumentals).every one of us used to
roam all through the day and night in search of the posh posh quality
products!
Our
Cultural Festival Saarang will be held annually in the third week of
Januaryevery year. Preparations for this starts a month earlier by
students. It is host to around 50,000 students over the f 4-5 days that
it runs. Every evening has a 'pro-show', which refers to a professional
music artist or band act. The Saarang Main Quiz has a reputation of
being the only one of its sort. It starts at 11 PM and continues until 6
AM (sunrise), and is held in an open-air theatre (OAT). When students
are not competing or watching others compete, they are often found
partying to loud music, or simply relaxing in the beautiful campus of
IIT Madras, which is set inside a national forest reserve.
:OAT
I
made some of the most wonderful friends and thoroughly enjoyed the
first year of my stay at IIT. Needless to say, being regular meant that
studies were also going well and that gave an added impetus to
everything around me. My first Year went all with the Masti, enjoying
each and every moment. Seeing everything for the first time lets
everyone to enjoy the essence .soon Realized the effect of Over masti .
In
the second year when we were allotted new rooms and then started
attending classes in our department. It was then, that the true meaning
of engineering dawned upon me and I began to relish and enjoy the
numerous new things that I learnt in the classrooms and in the campus.
Of course, I participated in the ragging (interactive ) sessions and a
host of extra curricular activities and was amazed at the opportunities
of self-growth that they offered. I enjoyed the real opportunity that
has shown me the hidden talent in maself. Life was indeed on an upswing
during y 2nd year.
Thereafter
3rd year, things got more and more hectic with the academic load
increasing by leaps and bounds. I still cherish some of the sleepless
nights which we spent copying (Cog) the Assignments. In fact our gang
of 7 members has invented a new strategy for copying the assignments and
appearing for the exams. Worst phase in my academic life and the most
cherishable phase is my 3rd year in IIT M.
Today,
I stand at the crux of a new life, of a new world wherein I took a job
and work. It is difficult to believe, but my student life has ended (for
the time being at least!). The last five years have seen a lot of
changes in me… I have grown both as an individual – within myself as
well as a social being. IIT Madras has not only given me the knowledge
required and shown me the way to start my career; it has also
contributed tremendously in my personal growth.
The
hostel nite is the NIGHT OF THE YEAR. It can be called as a fare well
party to the Passing out seniors in each and every hostel. It is the
real time of the year when all the Rgs, Muggus, studs, arbit junta all
come out of the rooms and participate in a night of fun, frolic and
camaraderie. No effort is spared to make the occasion a grand affair.
Especially Most of the work will be done by 1st year and 2nd
year students. A theme is chosen and the event centers on that. My
hostel theme was Casino when I last witnessed. The highlight of the
hostel nite would be presence of girls in the usually barren hostel and
of course the food. Most of the Guys celebrate the Nite only for the
sake of Gals. Discos held in that nite will be at peak level. And the
videos which show the creativity of seniors and showoff all the talents
and characteristics of each and every senior. I believe that this nite
is the only best occasion for the juniors to bid farewell to Graduating
seniors. Finally the nite ends with the toast and Roasts
IITM Lingo- Any
IITian would recall his memories once he hear any of these words. For
Example if someone asked an IITian how he fared an exam ,don't expect a
lengthy, detailed analysis....He has either "crashed" or not -as simple
as that ....Our lingo stands out as a wonderful example of concision.
Here is a list of some of our other hall of fames=
Aaa!?, Converts a sentence to a question when added at the end
After you = to reserve a position in a queue
Arbit = more gen than gen.
arey mama = an expression to attract somebody's attention
bogs = toilets.
bulb = go dumb on something.
cash = to be successful in life. opposite of cup.
Chumma = Simply,
crash = to sleep.
crib = to complain.
Cog = Copy
Cup= U grade or failing also refers to a failure.
Despo = Desparate
Enthu = Enthusiasm
Extra = portion of the daily Hostel meal that has separate price
Fart = pointless chatter
freak out = enjoying one self to the core.
Funda = Abbrev of fundamentals.
give up(adj) = worrsht.
god = a contender for stud.
grub = food.
gumbal = refer junta.
hajjar = any number greater than 2.
hi funda = an exclamation appreciating any idea/concept.
junta = any number of ppl greater than 2.
level = rather subtle word referring to capabilities
max = post intensifier.
Machan= any friend
ob = obvious
pack = stop it.
pain = what you experience when you do something disheartening.
peace = relief.
pseud = something hi-funda,
put eetz = a phrase inspired by the Just Do It attitude.
ra,da = universal suffixes. pack da, dont pill ra etc.
RG = to thulp by using unfair means.
rodded = to get rodded.. it happens when you write exams in IIT.
Pondy = pornographic !!!!
slisha = poetic slightly.
stud ra babu = usually used on someone who has cashed in life.
thulp = extremely widely connotative word - from physically
beat to mentally exhaust with everything in between.
worrsht = beyond worst. way, way beyond.
zuk = zuk puts. cup. zero.
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