last day @NIT Surat

Well I was wondering what should be my next article on this blog…its been a really long time since I published anything on it…..There have been plenty of things which have occurred in these days. Sometimes being flooded with ideas is not an easy thing to handle.The most heartening of all was my last day at college…I had to leave a bit early as compared to the rest of the lot…and certainly wasn’t the easy thing….I remember my first day where I was feeling of all the college what made me choose this…it took me abt a semester to get acquainted(acclimatization in NIT,Surat is a daunting task)…ever since then things have never been the same. A kind of affection I had developed with the college…always longed to get back to it as the vacations drew nearer…and yeah the lecturers one person needs a special mention out here Prof B.B.Mistry used to tell us “I find tears in first yearites whom have come down here and the final yearites who are about to leave it”,I used to wonder then that why would a person be unhappy of completion of graduation and starting the journey of life .Now I think i am realizing what it takes to start a professional carrier. Well that’s a lot abt my past ,I do get a bit nostalgic at the very mention of it.

Last day of my college May 8th 2007.I had little knowledge of how things could go on this day. To be frank enough I was more bothered about my luggage. Well don’t laugh that was bothering me a lot. The most awaited tronix shirt made an appearance on that day and yeah we managed to get a treat from our lecturer. As per the traditions we had a get together of tronics ppl scheduled on that day ….high tea to be more precise. Yeah that was the least we could do for baring us all the time(many ppl wont agree to it).I had to run in between to catch hold of my parcel service.Things got better in the eve….I had missed my dinner..but I least had the knowledge that my class mates had planned of night out…I thought it might be interesting to give a go…The entire night was spent roaming around the bridges of Surat and yeah pav bhaji at a place near the station was the only delicacy we had that nite…The fresh breeze of air at the sardar bridge was really freshening (well some of us were engrossed in self conferencing..thought that this would be the best time to spend with themselves)….what better way to wail away time than play an antakshari…We were literarily torn apart as dawn got nearer…but yeah we were driven by great zeal ….Lots of sentiments u c …last day …u may never know u might have a chance to stay with ur mates this long in the future….and yeah finally at 6 ,me along with few others had to move there was yet another thing to be done …..hmmm keep guessing …I had to travel that day afternoon with terrible hangover….

http://picasaweb.google.com/shripad.k.kulkarni/CollegeBlues02

Uttarayan ...better known as the festival of kites

Well flying kites always used to be great fun during childhood....I used to think that my tryst with kites had got over until this uttarayan..What better than to spend an entire day flying kites.The sky strewn with kites is such u a great delight for the eyes.Had to struggle a lot to get my first kite flying.Atleast i am happy that i flew one..but ppl over here have a great knack they get it to flight in no time..hmm seriously practice makes man perfect for sure..One thing is to be appreciated that is the ppl attitude out here ..they will speend the entire day flying kites wont even bother abt the scorching heat ..reminding themselves that uttarayan comes only once a year, so make most of it..atleast the surati fun loving ppl ...who believe in a great weekend after the doldrums of week believe in enjoying the most come what may..Well had a great oppoertunity to learn the new terminologies ....

chagana....to get the kite in flight
phirki....the thing which holds the thread
Pech...the situation where in u cross over other kite and u have a kind of fight between the two kites
lapet...had a great fun shouting this word..when u happen to cut the opponents kite u shout it loud asking ur opponent to wind up his thread

I was thinking that ppl would slow down by the end of the day but i was taken up by a surprise as soon as it was dark around but ppl started using their white kites and we had a different plan altogether we flew the biggest of our kites ....then came the wonderful thing the lamps which definitely was a great delight to the eyes(tukkal)....Its basically a lamp made of paper and with a candle inside...Its really awesome when we find ten lamps like that suspended on the kite thtead..The kite was nowhere in scene all we could do is look at the arch made by the lamps hanging from the thread...

I am nearing the end of my days in the college and definitely the great time i had being part of Uttarayn is definitely nothing less than a treasure....

its year 2007!!!

yeah finally we witness the dawn of another year ...2007....Well time has come for the final sem of engg life and yeah few months down the line i ll be bidding bye to my college (NIT,Surat)...Time really flies by....Just cant imagine the way these 4 years have gone by....DOnt have much time now ll get back soon..............