long time..
have been here for a month and a half now.. survived the hectic life, the loadsa notes n books to read, the quizzes in between, the sporadic xtracurrics, one mid term and a world war!!!
whats this world war thing..lemme tell u.. iimcians r just crazy abt it.. they say.. that in these 2 yrs the one thing u ll remember most is the World War.. n so far I agree.. it takes competition to the next level!!! Mid terms got over on Friday.. heaved a sigh of relief.. after weeks of long hrs of studies, we wud finally get well deserved rest, n all above sleep over the weekend.. Did I say Sleep!!!!:D:D:D.. wat was in store for us...was totally unbelieveable!!
k.. gettin to the nitty gritties a bit.. world war is a fight between the 3 hostels here.. OH(Old Hostel), WH (White Hostel)n NH (New Hostel)!! only the 1st yr junta in each participates.. each hostel has a theme.. n a leader.. the events r like raids, tyre raids, skits, march past, makin n puttin up banners, decoratin ur hostel as per ur theme, loads n loads of slogans, expletives, runnin arnd, filth etc etc!! and guess it goes without saying that it is a 24 hr thing.. the raids etc can take place anytime.. so literally.. no sleep for 2 days.. except those half n hrs naps in between...
firstly..for puttin up banners. u ve to compete with other hostels for vantage positions across the campus.. the positions r open frm 0200hrs on the 1st nite.. n get occupied by 0203 hrs.. well the judges come to check at 0530 hrs.. so ur supposed to hold fort for abt 3 n half hrs.. welll thats easier said than done.. i was there at the entrance of another hostel holdin 2 ropes tied to the pillars, a la jesus christ for 3n 1/2 hrs, amidst all the rain!!! :D..
the raids.. theres this fortress in each hostel.. it cud b the quadrangle or a terrace.. which u r supposed to guard.. round the clock (we raided other hostels at 0330hrs and 0445hrs)!!!..other teams cud raid anytime.. they come n make formations.. shout slogans.. typically 1234,
then.. ther is the baap of all.. the tyre raid!! n its not some small tyre.. its a tractor tyre weighing 300 kgs!! each hostel has to dig up a pit, put the tyre in and close the pit again turn by turn.. the other hostel then has to dig it out!! n while doing that.. absolutely anything can fall on u.. dirty water, tamatar, anda.. sambhar, dal, all type of sabzees..chicken curee.. all of which r upto a week old!! u have 3 teams working down.. the digging team, the supply chain and the tarpolin team.. I was part of the tarpolin.. the job was to hold a huge tarpolin above the diggers.. so that the filth above doesnt fall on them.. the secret while doin this for abt 3-4hrs is.. DONT SMELL YOURSELF!!! n btw..we dd it in record time..2hrs 29 mns!!! it was a perfect example of teamwork n coordination! for 2 and half hrs.. r opponents weer smiling.. shouting all kindsa bad things at us.. but then when we removed the cover.. they were all dumbfounded!!
on the last day.. u need to decorate ur hostel as per the theme.. n do a march past... our theme was knights templar.. n during the march past.. our leader actually sat on a horse!!!
well.. u ll b thinkin what crap.. then u ve to be here to feel it, believe it.. I mean whats at stake.. why do u have to stand all nite just holding a rope.. or why to give ur everything to just get a tyre out amidst all the shit!! well then there is something.. theres this sense of belonging.. of a team..a sense of pride!! ur tired n demotivativated.. n see ppl around.. n the kind of effort they r putting... thats enuf to get it all back!! 2 days.. day in n day out.. u do the most menial jobs.. for ur hostel!!! the kind of comraderie that develops after that is just amazing!!! u strech urself, both physically n mentally beyond the stretch of every imagination!! u just sit outside a hostel, waiting in anticipation for another hostel to raid!! at 3 in the morning!!
newez.. I cudnt last the entire stretch..beyond a pt.. ur body says no!! i fell asleep sunday at abt 5pm.. n woke up only at 9am the next day!!! :D
until the next edition..
this is Ritz.. signing off..
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