Those who have stayed in Patel hall, would invariably recall the long list of restrictions that one had to observe during the introduction period, when you first set feet into the Hall in the second year. One of them was not to go home during the weekends. However, there was this guy, who dared to [...]
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To Come or Already Gone?
Toiling through the school days, one always dreams of a life free from all sorts of anxieties and apprehensions. During those days it appeared that if only those exams and classes and home-works were not there, there was nothing else that could have acted as an encumbrance in the pursuit to such a carefree life. [...]
Eclipse Brings Light
A small and unheard village has suddenly been in news and has been the center of attention amongst all the astronomers and other enthusiasts of the world. Ever since it was discovered that the Total Solar Eclipse of 22 July, one of the rare celestial occurrences, would be best viewed from the village, people have [...]
End of the Era
It is widely supposed that life goes on in a phasewise manner with one phase coming after another, bringing something new with it. So although each phase has a significance of its own, once it is passed, it is confined to the obcurities of some distant memories and imaginations. But this phase of my life [...]
Its all about the Dynasty!
The sorry state of affairs that the Bharatiya Janta Party finds itself in at the moment is in many ways a refelection of the past. Ten years ago, it was the same party that led by Atal Behari Vajpayee had come to power for a second term after leading a successful campaign to evict the [...]
Adios Patel
As I come to the end of it, that is the stay in the Patel Hall of Residence, I must say that instead of getting emotional, I am getting rather retrospective — about all these days, the vastly satisfying and enriching experience that this stay has been. And as I look back, I definitely have [...]
Oscar Glory!
Well, the debate will keep raging on – Was Slumdog worth the hype and all the awards. Yes, undoubtedly there have been better films made in Bollywood itself. And of course, A R Rahman has composed many many memorable soulful numbers over the years and Jai Ho might just be one of them. And more [...]
