University Institute of Technology, Barkatullah University Campus, Bhopal

10th September, 2001, my first day in college, and Dinesh Agarwal sir came for the first lecture. I was amused why my other classmates were wearing some sort of a dress, the girls with bright red ribbons in their hairs and the guys had the same red coloured socks. Only after the first 2 lectures i realised why i wasn't dressed like them, because i belonged to the hostel and the others were either localites or people who chose not to live in the hostel and live elsewhere, either rented apartments or PG accomodation. Sometimes i wonder, how parents too had to bend in front of the seniors of the college, just to make sure their kid is safe and nothing out of place happens to their wards, strange case, unheard atleast in the place where i came from, a small town of Uttar Pradesh. Anyways, coming back to the college, after the 3rd lecture, we, the hostlers were told to come to the pharmacy department and stand with other seniors and stop the roads leading to the deaprtments, including our own for getting PCI recognition for the Department of Pharmacy, BU. While it was a source of entertainment for a few, i was already cursing as to why were we there, when we should be in college. But there was no answer, infact a group of 3rd year B.E. senior girls were passing and they wanted an introduction from the 1st year juniors at the hostel. Someone among us, may have tried to look how the seniors girls looked like, and another moment, we all heard this loud chorus, 'Eyes Down'. I was amused, a small town guy, and girls telling him to keep his eyes down, ha ha ha ha ha......

I will continue the story....an abend in Production is forcing me to call off for the day. Take care !!