INDIAN LAW SOCIETY”S LAW COLLEGE… Looks a little intimidating on that huge curved gate… And then the NAAC accredited A+ college sign… the sense of responsibility weighs heavily on your shoulders as you realize you are the student of one of the best law colleges in India. But as you cross the gates and meet the crowd, the sense of responsibility evaporates faster than it came! You think you are here to meet the best minds in the country… and you realize that, apart from being the best, they are also the craziest minds in the country. Welcome to ILS... My college, my love, my home away from home!!!
In my earlier posts, you must have realized I was real scared of living in an entirely new city, in a hostel, with roommates and the whole drill of adjusting to altogether new surroundings. If only I had known it wasn’t going to be all that tough… Say hi to my world on Pune;
To Suramya, my roomie, my closest friend out there… she suffers from the Peter Pan syndrome. A teenager who has no intention of growing up. An immature, crazy, spontaneous kid. The girl who skipped lunch to be there for me, just for an intra college debate competition. My make-up artist cum hairdresser. The one person I can always count on!!!
To Tanvi, aka Bouncer, my other roomie. Who really needs a boyfriend. For emotional support… or maybe for showing off. I’m not sure… And I think, nor is she!!!
To Abhigyan, the most eccentric guy I ever met in my entire life… I saw people trying to convince others that they are god. But he’s the first character I saw who tries to convince people he’s a dog. Often misunderstood, rarely appreciated, he’s one gem of a person!!!
To Vividh, the so-called stud of the first year. Trust a thief, but never trust this guy’s mood. It swings faster than anything you have ever seen. He’s still oscillating in deciding how good a friend I am to him. But, nonetheless, we went together to the Fresher’s… and he made it memorable for me!!!
To Arnav, the gentle-giant. This 6’4” guy is nothing like the image of the tall, intimidating bully that springs to your mind. In fact, I never met a sweeter kid than him. He’s amazingly nice, fun-loving and helpful… cheers, dude… you rock!!!
To Vivek, aka the punching bag. Who’s so caring, that he came up at 10:30 to the railway station, just to see if I am fine… who gives me car rides, whenever I am homesick!!!
To Malekul Ashtar Imtiaz Shipchandler… Whose name’s longer than the great wall of China. Who’s all the way from Dubai. And who’s always full of wisecracks!!!
To Anmol, Ankit and Ravisha… who can miss out on anything on earth… but not the aalo paratha, special chai and butter paneer exclusive to the ILS canteen!!!
To Kamakshi, a true patriot, who really wants to do big for India… Rang De Basanti!!!
To Tanvi aka Savita Behen, the cute raisa, the volley ball champ Tanvi… who make a delightful group!!!
To Ria and Prapa… the Bong queens… with a lousy Hindi!!!
To Avait and Anuja… who vowed to make life hell for me… on facebook!!!
To the cute Ankita, the stunner Sherizaad, the singer Krishna, the fortune teller (and too often hand fractured) Abbas, the know-it-all Laxmi, the eco master Dipti, the sweet soft spoken Priya, the always together Soumya and Vidya, the journo Jasmine, the SRK freak Asavari and lots of others who make my classes bearable!!!
To Harshad, who batrayad and rejected my college in favour of NLU-D… dude, I still remember you, sitting on the first floor, on the balcony!!!
To everyone out here… who made life so much better… who cheered me up when I was homesick… who hid my bags when they thought I’ll pack them up and run away…
Last but not the least, to Niki, Pri n Sayali… you guys make my class cheerful… despite horrific history and endangering eco… you make me smile! You make my day!!!
Life is full of unexpected twists and turns… and surprises!!!
Hold that thought!
