The Nocturnals…

The boy’s hostel is a queer place. Come daylight and it slowly gets up to its feet, dragging itself to the new day, blinking at the stark sunlight that washes it. The more punctual inmates are rather with the times, early risers who have their daily habits tuned to clockwork precision. As the day grows [...]

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A salute to unquestioned support…

As you might have guessed, the placement session is on. Smartly dressed graduates are running helter-skelter from room to room, attending pre-placement talks, taking part in GD’s, crowding near notice boards to see who has been shortlisted, waiting anxiously outside rooms to get interviewed and then going back to their rooms, happy because they got [...]

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Sunday, Rain and studies…

Its raining cats and dogs outside. I’m in a mood to have a hot cup of coffee and maggie noodles. I remember when i used to come from college, soaked to the bone and would just dry myself, go to the kitchen, chop an onion, a tomato, a capsicum and a green chilly and make [...]

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When ego is greater than g force…

The cat is finally out of the bag. The split between the two ace Mclaren drivers is clear and what is delightfully surprising is the way team principal ron Dennis has handled the problem. By sticking to the team policy of fairness and equality, he has made it clear that the services of current [...]

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Dabbawalas…the essence of ‘Work is Worship’

I know I’m contributing after such a long time, but let bygones be bygones. Today is one of the most exhilirating days in my life as a student. We had a guest lecture today and the speakers were the president and general secretary of the Nutan Tiffin Box Suppliers Association or more commonly and [...]

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