Note that all names are fictional :)
Scene 1. Act 1.
Location: Rajagiri "SCHOOL" of Engineering and Tech , Kochi
Occasion: Abhiyanthriki '08 or '09. Who cares. So called Inter-college fest.
Security: Who are you? Where are u from? You can't go in!
Me: I've come for an event. This is my college ID.
Sec : No, but you can't go in today. I've got orders
Rajagirian friend: They are with me . You can let them in.
Sec: No No! Nahin ho sakta! Mujhe orders mila hain! chale jaao!
What follows? We stand outside waiting for our participation certificates to be delivered at the gates. Hospitality , I say.
Scene 2. Act 1.
Location: Amrita "SCHOOL" of Engineering and Tech or whatever , Those hills near CBE.
Occasion: Sem End . Vacation start. Me and V out to pick our friend up.
Sec: Yes? You're not parents. You can't go in.
V: We need to pick him up. His parents can't come. So we came.
Sec: No, But I can't let students in .
V: The sem is over. It's take him back home. There are luggages too.
Sec: No chance . It's not possible . Ask your friend to call.
* Insert desperate messaging. My friend calls up the sec *
Bullu: I'm Bullu. s5 cse. Please let them in. They came to pick me up.
Sec: No . Ask permission from your warden. Ask him to call here and tell that u've got permission.
* 10 minutes pass by . Phone rings at sec *
Warden: Let Bullu's friends in.
Sec: Sir.
Sec( calling us out) : You may go in. Collect a signed letter from warden when you return.
* Insert the godly abuses from me and V*
Scene 3. Act 1.
Location:Main Gates, Nehru College of Engineering and Research(God knows on what!) Centre , PIMP-adi.
Occassion: Bloom ,Ver 7.0 "INTER COLLEGIATE" fest. Me and J went to participate and watch.
Sec: Do you have a pass?
Me: Yes (shows a 50 re pass issued by our friend).
Sec: These are coupons. I asked for a pass.
Me and friend exchanges looks.
Me: Our friend studies here. STK , S5 IT.
Sec: Ask her to bring pass
Me: But then what about this? What is this?
Sec: This is just a coupon. Not pass.
* WTF. Phone calls . She's not in a position to come. Sends someone else *
New guy: They are my friends . Can you let them in.
Sec: PASS? Do u have a PASS?
New guy: No.
*He exits. We still wait. 45 minutes pass by*
J: Isnt this an inter college fest? Why not letting us in then?
Sec: No no! Pass! Pass!
*Mutters abuses in low voice. STK's mom comes.
Sec: Do you have a pass?
Aunt: No. My daughter studies here. STK S5 IT. She is performing . Came to see that.
Sec: No! PASS! PASS!!!!
Aunt drops the plan and decides to try the other gate when the sec suddenly gets this sudden change of mind and lets her in.
Aunt: Those kids are with us. Let them in too.
Sec: No, Thats not possible. They need a pass.
J tries frantically. No hopes. Gets pissed and bugged . Shouts , Abuses. Takes the car, turns it around .. and we return home .
Well, They say we learn from experiences. So , Screw me for not having learnt from two that these privately run engineering colleges are out to achieve the "most disciplined" status . Wonder if putting stick to the arses of 20 year olds paves way to creating ENGINEERS or not. What was worse ? The inmates of the abaddon were themselves pleading their way to the security staff to let them go out to eat. LoL. They call it a "FEST". :) .. One thing these fests have done to me : It's made me fall mad in love with my college, where I am a part of the system , where I stand to have a say and not just the PROs and security guards. For that type of education, I could just sit home and get monitored by my parents.
Ok so what's the point I'm trying to make?
1. Never EVER attend the fests of a private run engg. college.They are just meant to be the respite day for the inmates .
2. Never tell a guy from a govt. college, if you are from a private one, that life is so much fun out there. FUN is something you are never gonna see.
3. To those fucking retards who are running these instis, if you ever read this, It's not one of your god forsaken colleges that have sponsored the education of the people sitting at the helm of organisations like ISRO, HPCL , BPCL, RBI etc. It is OURS. So, throw off the attitude.
4. You wanna see what a fest is like? Welcome to the real ones - Where? Yes, in those colleges which have a "college" atleast in their name . For us , "Athithi Devo Bhava"
5. To those parents who try to show off that their daughters/sons are studying in one of these instis, Get a LIFE! You have just sent your children to walk down the ladder of life.
6. Rules they say are meant to be broken , but boy.. They aren't. Not in these places atleast. :)
- VIKAS PLAKKOT
