ye dosti hum nahin .....
Hi ,
This article is about me and my friend circle in my college that is Kamla Nehru Institute Of Technology ,Sultanpur(U.P.).From the first year onwards I added my friends one by one ,unlike other people who got their group immediately .On the first day of my college when I was sitting in my room two guys entered with their luggage. One was short but well built and another one was long and hefty .As compared to them I was very thin but didn’t know that they will become very good friend of mine . From the first day both of them were in the eyes of the seniors and because of this I got introduced to some of the most famous seniors .First one was Abhishek Tyagi ,very stylish person from Modinagar(don’t ask me where is it ?) .Started his journey as a dancer in the college with some glimpse in Arts also .Every one started to call him Tyagi as it was very comfortable to call .Other one was Puneet Verma(I am still confuse where he was from) ,whom we called psycho as he used to got stuck at various places .Sharing the room no.F-12 with these guys was a very different experience as for the first time I was meeting the persons who were ambitious and talented but still childish in nature. I still remember the words of Puneet’s uncle who thought me somewhat responsible(although you will laugh if you look at the cadaverous structure of mine and the giant Puneet) “Beta! Please take care of yourself and your roommates ,specially Puneet as he is a fresher just coming out of school ” .I hardly made my face grave as I was laughing inside just to imagine Puneet wearing nickers,shirt and tie with school bag on his back . Our room was one of the senior’s hub as me, Tyagi and Puneet were the part of the cultural as well as arts council .We used to wake-up for the whole night working on the posters and notices, while all seniors sitting around us having fun and calling other first year guys from their rooms for ragging .
Tyagi had a very good dressing sense and puneet had brought a big suitcase full of new designer clothes ,some of which suits the 60’s and 70’s hero dresses. I was totally dumb about all these things and they were the persons who taught me that looking good is also one of the part of life .During our FETE(small festival) we all were dressed in new clothes because that was the first time we got a chance to throw our uniforms back in the cupboards . Tyagi was confident of getting a rose from a girl and Puneet was nervous in every dress .Finally he chose the worst dress he had .Even me and Tyagi,both of us were forcing him to wear a new jacket he had .In the fete Puneet felt to wear the same and came back and wore it .Meanwhile Tyagi gave a rose to our batch mate girl(though the target was different) and Puneet was forced to give a rose to a senior girl .I was just enjoying the different stalls and new dishes .I saw one of my batch mates wondering here and there with a girl called Shweta who was not willing for it .I got a treat from that guy not to tease him for his first date of his life . After this FETE life kept on going with the same pace .And one day while going to mess I saw one poster declaring the Song and Dance competition. Puneet and Tyagi started preparing for this competition that was after one month .That time our room was a dance practice club as from the afternoon till late night only one thing was there in our minds-Dance. Both guys worked really hard for it but could not get a prize .But one person from our year got the second prize in singing competition .He was Prateek Mohan and that was first time I recognized him as a unique personality . After coming back from this competition Puneet promised that he will become Secretary of the cultural council one day .He also declared Tyagi as the future arts club secretary and me as the future literary council secretary .Although till the end of the first year I knew that I would not .
First year was the witness, not only of our friendship but there was one more trio of Dil Chahta Hai.They were Don(nick named Ayush Garg),Sachin and Alankar.They were like true friends and every one in our year was a fan of their brotherhood .We used to look at them and promised that we will carry on our friendship like this .
Mean while in our branch there was a person who used to answer every question asked by the teachers and that also sitting on the first bench.We were very irritated by his studies and voice but once he came in our fraternity he forgot all these things .He was called Amit Singh Bhadauria (known as Bhaddo ),who was my studies mate .Now when we had reshaped him in a bakaith (a fun loving person) ,he started looking at the girls that ended in some funny events(When one of the girls rejected his new year card) .He was as good as in football(and other sports also) as in literary skills .We all fought with each other on various issues(that includes use of physical strength on some occassions).specially Puneet had a lot of fights with Tyagi.
We all had very different mind set-up but from the beginning me and Tyagi at least knew that irony has played its game.
The trio of me,Puneet and Tyagi got separated in the second year .We landed up finally in different rooms but had something in common and that was eagerness to prove ourselves and that also in all the fields .Because of them I also started to know my capabilities and till the end of year my achievement was to win prizes in all the 5 councils .All we three were normal in studies and Puneet started to discover some other good friends .I think so that was the lowest level of our friendship ,but here I met one guy as a roommate who proved to be a patient listener and a person who matched my frequency level in thinking .He was Nitin Anand from Mathura. Very down to earth person but he always liked the company of girls .I was introduced to a lot of girls because of him and he was the person who was responsible to take me to walk up to girl’s hostel.We used to talk a lot about every aspect of life and after dinner walk was our favorite time to do this thing .This was the first time when me Nitin , Tyagi and Puneet performed all together in a dance competition .We lost that competition because of our ambitious plan but that brought us even more closer .
Second year showed us one more truth of life as Don had an altercation with other two guys . .Now he was very alone .It was not so that he had no friends but he was searching for good friends and he met Puneet .
Third year was a different start and we started thinking seriously about our future and career . Bhaddo was my roommate as well as me and puneet were neighbors this time.Nitin and Tyagi were room partners .This year I met a girl called Bhavna .She was in my branch but we had very formal friendship . Tyagi met him in a dance performance and they became very good friends(or rather something else was cooking there ) .He used to tell us her qualities and me and Nitin always made fun of him .We always told him that you are in love with this girl but he always denied .Later I talked to her during our one train journey (that night me,Bhavna and Tyagi didn’t sleep ) and after it I realized that we had become very good friends .In this journey I discovered some different aspect and qualities of Bhavna other than that she was an awesome dancer. Now the circle was closing and we started to feel of camaraderie among ourselves .Oops I forgot to mention one name in the rapid speed .That is Ashwani Tyagi .He was the opener of our branch and one of the most intelligent people .He was the roommate of Nitin and Abhishek in third year and then Me and Ashwani became good friends .He was studious, stubborn and sometimes irritating (whenever he used to refuse to come to canteen with me and Nitin because he had to read some crap Millman electronics engineering book ).But that was OK at least some one was so good in studies .Puneet started to climb the steps of success in studies too .He was scoring marks 75% or above and everyone was surprised except we friends .
Third year was most important not in terms of studies and career but also friends .Now I got in touch with Prateek(the same guy who won the second prize in singing comptition) who was so simple and gentle that I could not believe. He was a very good singer (of course he still is ) and philosophical BABA .It was his nick name .He and Puneet were the joint secretary of the cultural council and that became one of the cord that brought us all together .This was the third year which gave us all a beautiful gift and that was our love .Puneet started to like a Shweta(same first year FETE girl because of which I got the treat) but she never gave a turn to his feelings . Tyagi and Bhavna followed the same path that me and Nitin thought of so no surprise from this side .Prateek suddenly gave us one shock by telling us about Shuchi .She was the most sought after girl in our batch and a lot of persons used to sigh heavily whenever she passed through the corridor. Tyagi also tried for her in the first year but of no use .(and me ,Puneet and Nitin pulled his leg for it continuously during our Engineering ).I also had a crush on her in second year but that lasted for one month as my another love football tournament got started .And Prateek was also not sure about her answer. Nitin like always had one or two girlfriends but not a serious case.Third year was a milestone for the friendship between Puneet and Don.They had a very different kind of chemistry .When ever I met them they laughed on every thing they saw. Seniors and juniors were the most funny people for them and I still feel poor for the seniors who were the victims of their jokes. You can see them in Dhaba in the hot noon of may and in the canteen in the cold nights of January .This temperature variation of one degree Celsius to 48 degree Celsius could neither molten nor freeze their laughs
Third year was so complex that each and every thing is quite clear in my mind .Bhavna was facing some problems from a guy called Ayush Singhal as he was after her and was irritating her by calling or asking her to go out with him .She told us about it .It took sometime but finally me,Nitin and Ashwani got a solution of the problem .We all met in one restaurant and when Tyagi,Bhavna and Singhal sat down face to face then everything was clear like a crystal .Meanwhile there was no response from Shweta to Puneet and that was causing a lot changes in him .He was trying to change himself in order to fit in the eye frame of Shweta (you wouldn’t believe as she was 5 feet and Puneet was 6 feet touching ).Me and Abhishek tried our best in order to persuade him not to start smoking and alcohol but he didn’t listen to us .I was feeling guilty of myself as I could not forget Puneet’s Uncle’s words.But I couldn’t help it .Prateek was feeling insecure as one of our senior was getting closer to Shuchi and Prateek was no where in the scene .Third year was about to end but no one was sure where to land up finally .I ,Puneet ,Bhaddo , Tyagi started preparing for the MBA exams and Ashwani,Nitin and Bhavna were looking forward for the core engineering sectors. And when every one was serious about his career I was still hearing the thundering sound of don’s laughs in the midnights .And then all of a sudden something happened that no one could believe.
WIPRO, the IT sector leading company visited our campus and Tyagi, Puneet, Bhaddo and Prateek booked there seat as a software engineer .It was like a dream come true and there was a season of enthusiasm .I could not qualify for this company as they kicked me out in the HR round .I was depressed but hopeful also .I went back to Dehradun keeping in mind to do something in my life .
Final year was a different experience as some of us had job and some were still searching it .But first thing was Room allocation as we all were going to live alone this time .Our final year room distribution was depended on the 5th semester marks and we all were just finger crossed to get rooms close to each and other and in the same wing .The most awaited day came and when we chose our room ,it was like some divine power was guiding us all to same direction .It was strange to get the same wing as well as rooms so close to each other .Me, Nitin, Tyagi, Prateek, Puneet, Bhaddo, Ashwani all got rooms side by side .Surprisingly don’s thundering laughter were vibrating the walls of our wing as he also got the room in our wing.
Being the Joint Secretary previous year, Puneet was desperate to be the Secretary of the Cultural Council .But some politics in the college environment showed the another bad face of life when he could not ,even when he was the most deserving candidate for this post. Puneet started to believe in the destiny as this was the second time he was finding himself helpless and unable to achieve for which he was waiting from a long time.And on the other hand Tyagi become the secretary of the PFAC(art club) even when he was not dying for it .At least someone of us from first year room mate was fulfilling his promises.
It was a hard time to work for the job and in the month of October, luck favored me and I got my job with Infosys although with the lowest package in the college . It was a mixed feeling because of two reasons .First one was for Bhavna as she was crying continuously not to be selected in the written. And the second was being the only person selected in this company from our friend circle, so was feeling lonely also .
And suddenly there came the opportunity to show the real talent that was desperate to come out at any time .IIT Kanpur was organizing the Cultural festival. This was something we all were waiting eagerly .And being in final year it was our chance to participate in this festival .But Bhavna was feeling quite lonely and dejected .She had to ,because she was feeling the sand slipping from her hands .And here Tyagi was feeling the same thing for her. Both of them had a beautiful pair of dancing but Bhavna was not ready to go. She was feeling still guilty to not to clear the written test .Somehow we all persuaded her to go there.Nitin was participating in skit ,Prateek in Song and Puneet in dance. Since I had to go to home for some work I was not there to see it all .But while going to home I was doubtful about the success of our college as we had never performed like this before. Still I was crossed finger and was hoping for the best.
When I returned from home there was an atmosphere of joy. Tyagi told me that his arts team has won some of the prizes, he and Bhavna got the second prize in duet dance competition (though Nitin was telling me that there were only three teams),One musical drama directed by Tyagi and Bhavna got the First prize .It was something really good although the skit in which Nitin worked proved to be a fiasco as all the actors forgot their dialogues on stage and Puneet could not qualify for the second round. I went to Prateek’s room to ask him about the song competition as he was the best singer .But he was very angry and sad ,rather to say irritated .He told me that the cultural secretary removed his name from the list last day because he supported Puneet for secretary post .That whole day we spent cursing the politics of our college and the persons responsible for that .Meanwhile when I asked Puneet about the tour, He was very enthusiastic .He told me that Shweta was there with the arts team and he spent a lot time with her .This time I felt how mush important place this girl has taken in my friend’s heart .
Love had been a very important part of our lives and I was smelling one more love story in the air. Bhaddo had an inclination for our branch topper Prachi. She was an introvert girl .Bhaddo started talking to her in third year (that also on my mobile),but in final year he started to see a perfect girl in Prachi .He did a lot for her,but that was not just for love but friendship also .Unfortunately Prachi had another liking in our branch .But the way she departed from bhaddo was pathetic. She stopped talking to bhaddo because of no reasons and started dating another guy .She didn’t give him any chance to say anything .Bhaddo had pain in his heart that was seen in his eyes but never said anything to Prachi. Probably he had reached at that point in his love where the faults of the person you love looks like the merits and when you start to find your mistakes when somebody else is responsible for it.
Seventh semester was on the peak and we got news that our college was also going to organize one cultural and one sports festival .Since cultural council pundits believed in their intellectual talents we thought its better to be away from cultural fest. So we concentrated on the sports fest . Tyagi had to go for cultural fest as his arts team had to participate in it .Still me and Tyagi looked after the arts banner and poster department for the sports fest .Prateek and Puneet were working for the movie show(Al-Fresco) for the sports fest .Believing the leadership qualities of don our sports secretary gave him the Medical-TakeCare committee .It was a mountain of responsibilities for him but he accepted it .After all he was the don .Bhavna,Ashwani and Nitin were busy in their gate exam preparations and Bhaddo was football captain .So every one was busy with his or her work when we were about to depart from each other after two months .
Finally we organized sports fest in a grand manner .Al-fresco was a huge hit and Puneet and Prateek again proved their talent in front of the intellects of the cultural council .Even don’s committee was working fine although don was sleeping till 11am in his bed and usually had one or two drops of beer in the night . Tyagi’s art team was also performing well .Bhaddo’s team lost in the semis but he was happy with team performance and annoyed with the referees .Nitin enjoyed the whole fest and also performed in the cultural fest when the intellects knew they are going to be screwed.Ashwani was made the athletics captain in absence of any worthy candidate (some people say that he runs in replay motion in 200 meters race as every one overtakes him ) but he was awesome in managerial skills .He organized all the athletic events like a B-School graduate and even our sports secretary was surprised .Only person who was not happy during this time was Bhavna.
She was not sad for the job or any other thing .She was worried about our friend circle and specially Tyagi.She wanted more time from Tyagi and he was very busy because of the fests. She was feeling insecure as there was no way after which she will meet any one of us . Tyagi was trying to sooth her pain but was unable to take out some time .Finally they sort out one solution by performing in the cultural night .It was a beautiful dance and the glittering diamond in the eyes of Bhavna were fading away the colorful lights spread across the ground.And there was Prateek,the best singer of our college standing like an ordinary viewer .But he was happy to be not the part of this colorful politics. His happiness was lying somewhere else and his eyes were searching only one person .Shuchi didn’t touch any work in the cultural fest like us .Since she was a good singer like Prateek ,he got an opportunity to be close to her .He asked her to sing a song with him ,and she said yes.They practiced two three times but again politics played its game and the intellects didn’t allow him to sing and some other junior sung the song .
Not so much time was left after these fests .Ashwani got the interview call from NTPC and we were sure he will go through it .Nitin and Bhavna started planning for IES coaching .And here was the chance of Don. This time he clicked and cleared the BirlaSoft company .Again a celebration time for us .
Now the time to depart had come .Like every other college and institution it was the time to write the emotions for each other .But it was as if we were unable to say something about each other in words .We had come far from where we were in the start .
Every one of us came in this college with some dreams, expectation, hopes, responsibility and curiosity. Now after four years, every mind had got its own concept and every heart had a different colored string to attach him with others .It was really amazing to get friends like Don from final year and friends like Puneet and Tyagi from first year .Now every one had a destination and way to achieve it .Some of us got our love in the place, some got it and some are still trying to achieve it. But after all it was like all of us were the different notes of music and finally we met to complete a beautiful song of friendship. We meet today also ,with same laughter ,same spirit, same complains about the girls and our relations with them ,same leg pulling jokes and remembering the night outs .Sun is like always and night is cold as it was ,we are with each other always hearing same song “Ab to aadat si hai mujhko aise …….”
This article is about me and my friend circle in my college that is Kamla Nehru Institute Of Technology ,Sultanpur(U.P.).From the first year onwards I added my friends one by one ,unlike other people who got their group immediately .On the first day of my college when I was sitting in my room two guys entered with their luggage. One was short but well built and another one was long and hefty .As compared to them I was very thin but didn’t know that they will become very good friend of mine . From the first day both of them were in the eyes of the seniors and because of this I got introduced to some of the most famous seniors .First one was Abhishek Tyagi ,very stylish person from Modinagar(don’t ask me where is it ?) .Started his journey as a dancer in the college with some glimpse in Arts also .Every one started to call him Tyagi as it was very comfortable to call .Other one was Puneet Verma(I am still confuse where he was from) ,whom we called psycho as he used to got stuck at various places .Sharing the room no.F-12 with these guys was a very different experience as for the first time I was meeting the persons who were ambitious and talented but still childish in nature. I still remember the words of Puneet’s uncle who thought me somewhat responsible(although you will laugh if you look at the cadaverous structure of mine and the giant Puneet) “Beta! Please take care of yourself and your roommates ,specially Puneet as he is a fresher just coming out of school ” .I hardly made my face grave as I was laughing inside just to imagine Puneet wearing nickers,shirt and tie with school bag on his back . Our room was one of the senior’s hub as me, Tyagi and Puneet were the part of the cultural as well as arts council .We used to wake-up for the whole night working on the posters and notices, while all seniors sitting around us having fun and calling other first year guys from their rooms for ragging .
Tyagi had a very good dressing sense and puneet had brought a big suitcase full of new designer clothes ,some of which suits the 60’s and 70’s hero dresses. I was totally dumb about all these things and they were the persons who taught me that looking good is also one of the part of life .During our FETE(small festival) we all were dressed in new clothes because that was the first time we got a chance to throw our uniforms back in the cupboards . Tyagi was confident of getting a rose from a girl and Puneet was nervous in every dress .Finally he chose the worst dress he had .Even me and Tyagi,both of us were forcing him to wear a new jacket he had .In the fete Puneet felt to wear the same and came back and wore it .Meanwhile Tyagi gave a rose to our batch mate girl(though the target was different) and Puneet was forced to give a rose to a senior girl .I was just enjoying the different stalls and new dishes .I saw one of my batch mates wondering here and there with a girl called Shweta who was not willing for it .I got a treat from that guy not to tease him for his first date of his life . After this FETE life kept on going with the same pace .And one day while going to mess I saw one poster declaring the Song and Dance competition. Puneet and Tyagi started preparing for this competition that was after one month .That time our room was a dance practice club as from the afternoon till late night only one thing was there in our minds-Dance. Both guys worked really hard for it but could not get a prize .But one person from our year got the second prize in singing competition .He was Prateek Mohan and that was first time I recognized him as a unique personality . After coming back from this competition Puneet promised that he will become Secretary of the cultural council one day .He also declared Tyagi as the future arts club secretary and me as the future literary council secretary .Although till the end of the first year I knew that I would not .
First year was the witness, not only of our friendship but there was one more trio of Dil Chahta Hai.They were Don(nick named Ayush Garg),Sachin and Alankar.They were like true friends and every one in our year was a fan of their brotherhood .We used to look at them and promised that we will carry on our friendship like this .
Mean while in our branch there was a person who used to answer every question asked by the teachers and that also sitting on the first bench.We were very irritated by his studies and voice but once he came in our fraternity he forgot all these things .He was called Amit Singh Bhadauria (known as Bhaddo ),who was my studies mate .Now when we had reshaped him in a bakaith (a fun loving person) ,he started looking at the girls that ended in some funny events(When one of the girls rejected his new year card) .He was as good as in football(and other sports also) as in literary skills .We all fought with each other on various issues(that includes use of physical strength on some occassions).specially Puneet had a lot of fights with Tyagi.
We all had very different mind set-up but from the beginning me and Tyagi at least knew that irony has played its game.
The trio of me,Puneet and Tyagi got separated in the second year .We landed up finally in different rooms but had something in common and that was eagerness to prove ourselves and that also in all the fields .Because of them I also started to know my capabilities and till the end of year my achievement was to win prizes in all the 5 councils .All we three were normal in studies and Puneet started to discover some other good friends .I think so that was the lowest level of our friendship ,but here I met one guy as a roommate who proved to be a patient listener and a person who matched my frequency level in thinking .He was Nitin Anand from Mathura. Very down to earth person but he always liked the company of girls .I was introduced to a lot of girls because of him and he was the person who was responsible to take me to walk up to girl’s hostel.We used to talk a lot about every aspect of life and after dinner walk was our favorite time to do this thing .This was the first time when me Nitin , Tyagi and Puneet performed all together in a dance competition .We lost that competition because of our ambitious plan but that brought us even more closer .
Second year showed us one more truth of life as Don had an altercation with other two guys . .Now he was very alone .It was not so that he had no friends but he was searching for good friends and he met Puneet .
Third year was a different start and we started thinking seriously about our future and career . Bhaddo was my roommate as well as me and puneet were neighbors this time.Nitin and Tyagi were room partners .This year I met a girl called Bhavna .She was in my branch but we had very formal friendship . Tyagi met him in a dance performance and they became very good friends(or rather something else was cooking there ) .He used to tell us her qualities and me and Nitin always made fun of him .We always told him that you are in love with this girl but he always denied .Later I talked to her during our one train journey (that night me,Bhavna and Tyagi didn’t sleep ) and after it I realized that we had become very good friends .In this journey I discovered some different aspect and qualities of Bhavna other than that she was an awesome dancer. Now the circle was closing and we started to feel of camaraderie among ourselves .Oops I forgot to mention one name in the rapid speed .That is Ashwani Tyagi .He was the opener of our branch and one of the most intelligent people .He was the roommate of Nitin and Abhishek in third year and then Me and Ashwani became good friends .He was studious, stubborn and sometimes irritating (whenever he used to refuse to come to canteen with me and Nitin because he had to read some crap Millman electronics engineering book ).But that was OK at least some one was so good in studies .Puneet started to climb the steps of success in studies too .He was scoring marks 75% or above and everyone was surprised except we friends .
Third year was most important not in terms of studies and career but also friends .Now I got in touch with Prateek(the same guy who won the second prize in singing comptition) who was so simple and gentle that I could not believe. He was a very good singer (of course he still is ) and philosophical BABA .It was his nick name .He and Puneet were the joint secretary of the cultural council and that became one of the cord that brought us all together .This was the third year which gave us all a beautiful gift and that was our love .Puneet started to like a Shweta(same first year FETE girl because of which I got the treat) but she never gave a turn to his feelings . Tyagi and Bhavna followed the same path that me and Nitin thought of so no surprise from this side .Prateek suddenly gave us one shock by telling us about Shuchi .She was the most sought after girl in our batch and a lot of persons used to sigh heavily whenever she passed through the corridor. Tyagi also tried for her in the first year but of no use .(and me ,Puneet and Nitin pulled his leg for it continuously during our Engineering ).I also had a crush on her in second year but that lasted for one month as my another love football tournament got started .And Prateek was also not sure about her answer. Nitin like always had one or two girlfriends but not a serious case.Third year was a milestone for the friendship between Puneet and Don.They had a very different kind of chemistry .When ever I met them they laughed on every thing they saw. Seniors and juniors were the most funny people for them and I still feel poor for the seniors who were the victims of their jokes. You can see them in Dhaba in the hot noon of may and in the canteen in the cold nights of January .This temperature variation of one degree Celsius to 48 degree Celsius could neither molten nor freeze their laughs
Third year was so complex that each and every thing is quite clear in my mind .Bhavna was facing some problems from a guy called Ayush Singhal as he was after her and was irritating her by calling or asking her to go out with him .She told us about it .It took sometime but finally me,Nitin and Ashwani got a solution of the problem .We all met in one restaurant and when Tyagi,Bhavna and Singhal sat down face to face then everything was clear like a crystal .Meanwhile there was no response from Shweta to Puneet and that was causing a lot changes in him .He was trying to change himself in order to fit in the eye frame of Shweta (you wouldn’t believe as she was 5 feet and Puneet was 6 feet touching ).Me and Abhishek tried our best in order to persuade him not to start smoking and alcohol but he didn’t listen to us .I was feeling guilty of myself as I could not forget Puneet’s Uncle’s words.But I couldn’t help it .Prateek was feeling insecure as one of our senior was getting closer to Shuchi and Prateek was no where in the scene .Third year was about to end but no one was sure where to land up finally .I ,Puneet ,Bhaddo , Tyagi started preparing for the MBA exams and Ashwani,Nitin and Bhavna were looking forward for the core engineering sectors. And when every one was serious about his career I was still hearing the thundering sound of don’s laughs in the midnights .And then all of a sudden something happened that no one could believe.
WIPRO, the IT sector leading company visited our campus and Tyagi, Puneet, Bhaddo and Prateek booked there seat as a software engineer .It was like a dream come true and there was a season of enthusiasm .I could not qualify for this company as they kicked me out in the HR round .I was depressed but hopeful also .I went back to Dehradun keeping in mind to do something in my life .
Final year was a different experience as some of us had job and some were still searching it .But first thing was Room allocation as we all were going to live alone this time .Our final year room distribution was depended on the 5th semester marks and we all were just finger crossed to get rooms close to each and other and in the same wing .The most awaited day came and when we chose our room ,it was like some divine power was guiding us all to same direction .It was strange to get the same wing as well as rooms so close to each other .Me, Nitin, Tyagi, Prateek, Puneet, Bhaddo, Ashwani all got rooms side by side .Surprisingly don’s thundering laughter were vibrating the walls of our wing as he also got the room in our wing.
Being the Joint Secretary previous year, Puneet was desperate to be the Secretary of the Cultural Council .But some politics in the college environment showed the another bad face of life when he could not ,even when he was the most deserving candidate for this post. Puneet started to believe in the destiny as this was the second time he was finding himself helpless and unable to achieve for which he was waiting from a long time.And on the other hand Tyagi become the secretary of the PFAC(art club) even when he was not dying for it .At least someone of us from first year room mate was fulfilling his promises.
It was a hard time to work for the job and in the month of October, luck favored me and I got my job with Infosys although with the lowest package in the college . It was a mixed feeling because of two reasons .First one was for Bhavna as she was crying continuously not to be selected in the written. And the second was being the only person selected in this company from our friend circle, so was feeling lonely also .
And suddenly there came the opportunity to show the real talent that was desperate to come out at any time .IIT Kanpur was organizing the Cultural festival. This was something we all were waiting eagerly .And being in final year it was our chance to participate in this festival .But Bhavna was feeling quite lonely and dejected .She had to ,because she was feeling the sand slipping from her hands .And here Tyagi was feeling the same thing for her. Both of them had a beautiful pair of dancing but Bhavna was not ready to go. She was feeling still guilty to not to clear the written test .Somehow we all persuaded her to go there.Nitin was participating in skit ,Prateek in Song and Puneet in dance. Since I had to go to home for some work I was not there to see it all .But while going to home I was doubtful about the success of our college as we had never performed like this before. Still I was crossed finger and was hoping for the best.
When I returned from home there was an atmosphere of joy. Tyagi told me that his arts team has won some of the prizes, he and Bhavna got the second prize in duet dance competition (though Nitin was telling me that there were only three teams),One musical drama directed by Tyagi and Bhavna got the First prize .It was something really good although the skit in which Nitin worked proved to be a fiasco as all the actors forgot their dialogues on stage and Puneet could not qualify for the second round. I went to Prateek’s room to ask him about the song competition as he was the best singer .But he was very angry and sad ,rather to say irritated .He told me that the cultural secretary removed his name from the list last day because he supported Puneet for secretary post .That whole day we spent cursing the politics of our college and the persons responsible for that .Meanwhile when I asked Puneet about the tour, He was very enthusiastic .He told me that Shweta was there with the arts team and he spent a lot time with her .This time I felt how mush important place this girl has taken in my friend’s heart .
Love had been a very important part of our lives and I was smelling one more love story in the air. Bhaddo had an inclination for our branch topper Prachi. She was an introvert girl .Bhaddo started talking to her in third year (that also on my mobile),but in final year he started to see a perfect girl in Prachi .He did a lot for her,but that was not just for love but friendship also .Unfortunately Prachi had another liking in our branch .But the way she departed from bhaddo was pathetic. She stopped talking to bhaddo because of no reasons and started dating another guy .She didn’t give him any chance to say anything .Bhaddo had pain in his heart that was seen in his eyes but never said anything to Prachi. Probably he had reached at that point in his love where the faults of the person you love looks like the merits and when you start to find your mistakes when somebody else is responsible for it.
Seventh semester was on the peak and we got news that our college was also going to organize one cultural and one sports festival .Since cultural council pundits believed in their intellectual talents we thought its better to be away from cultural fest. So we concentrated on the sports fest . Tyagi had to go for cultural fest as his arts team had to participate in it .Still me and Tyagi looked after the arts banner and poster department for the sports fest .Prateek and Puneet were working for the movie show(Al-Fresco) for the sports fest .Believing the leadership qualities of don our sports secretary gave him the Medical-TakeCare committee .It was a mountain of responsibilities for him but he accepted it .After all he was the don .Bhavna,Ashwani and Nitin were busy in their gate exam preparations and Bhaddo was football captain .So every one was busy with his or her work when we were about to depart from each other after two months .
Finally we organized sports fest in a grand manner .Al-fresco was a huge hit and Puneet and Prateek again proved their talent in front of the intellects of the cultural council .Even don’s committee was working fine although don was sleeping till 11am in his bed and usually had one or two drops of beer in the night . Tyagi’s art team was also performing well .Bhaddo’s team lost in the semis but he was happy with team performance and annoyed with the referees .Nitin enjoyed the whole fest and also performed in the cultural fest when the intellects knew they are going to be screwed.Ashwani was made the athletics captain in absence of any worthy candidate (some people say that he runs in replay motion in 200 meters race as every one overtakes him ) but he was awesome in managerial skills .He organized all the athletic events like a B-School graduate and even our sports secretary was surprised .Only person who was not happy during this time was Bhavna.
She was not sad for the job or any other thing .She was worried about our friend circle and specially Tyagi.She wanted more time from Tyagi and he was very busy because of the fests. She was feeling insecure as there was no way after which she will meet any one of us . Tyagi was trying to sooth her pain but was unable to take out some time .Finally they sort out one solution by performing in the cultural night .It was a beautiful dance and the glittering diamond in the eyes of Bhavna were fading away the colorful lights spread across the ground.And there was Prateek,the best singer of our college standing like an ordinary viewer .But he was happy to be not the part of this colorful politics. His happiness was lying somewhere else and his eyes were searching only one person .Shuchi didn’t touch any work in the cultural fest like us .Since she was a good singer like Prateek ,he got an opportunity to be close to her .He asked her to sing a song with him ,and she said yes.They practiced two three times but again politics played its game and the intellects didn’t allow him to sing and some other junior sung the song .
Not so much time was left after these fests .Ashwani got the interview call from NTPC and we were sure he will go through it .Nitin and Bhavna started planning for IES coaching .And here was the chance of Don. This time he clicked and cleared the BirlaSoft company .Again a celebration time for us .
Now the time to depart had come .Like every other college and institution it was the time to write the emotions for each other .But it was as if we were unable to say something about each other in words .We had come far from where we were in the start .
Every one of us came in this college with some dreams, expectation, hopes, responsibility and curiosity. Now after four years, every mind had got its own concept and every heart had a different colored string to attach him with others .It was really amazing to get friends like Don from final year and friends like Puneet and Tyagi from first year .Now every one had a destination and way to achieve it .Some of us got our love in the place, some got it and some are still trying to achieve it. But after all it was like all of us were the different notes of music and finally we met to complete a beautiful song of friendship. We meet today also ,with same laughter ,same spirit, same complains about the girls and our relations with them ,same leg pulling jokes and remembering the night outs .Sun is like always and night is cold as it was ,we are with each other always hearing same song “Ab to aadat si hai mujhko aise …….”
posted by Ashish at 2:58 AM
9 comments
