The Epic Blog of Sarthak Goyal

22 July 2010.

A year and week before, on 16^th July 2009 I had the first taste of college life. Like most of the fuchaas (for those whose white hairs have started showing, fuchaas means college freshers ie the first year students), I was excited, having loads of expectations and at the same time nervous too. The college atmosphere was completely new to me. I remember how frustrated I was when no teachers were showing up for the lectures and being among new people, I had no clue what to do. Day 1 was so damm boring. It was so peculiar looking at seniors sitting around at various corners of the college or at metro station, or the teachers being so casual in their approach. It took me some time to adjust to the freedom that college life provides.

But today, it was completely different- I was no more a fachaa! On the first day of the II year, there wasn’t any expectation or nervousness, just some excitement of meeting up friends. Looking at the new freshers, I realized how much things have changed and it kinda made me laugh. I mean how they were all so properly dressed up, taking their each step with so much care. It’s going to take them few days to realize college is actually about being carefree. Nobody cares what you do or how you do. Its all about just being yourself. And they will realize it soon.

I came to college with full knowledge that there is not going to be any lecture, (afterall they are the teachers of Delhi University) but freshers, well they were just sitting in their classes waiting for anything to happen. You may infer that its because of the fear of ragging that they are not moving out. But in actual they don’t know what to do. (The most important thing that they will learn, and which I also did, a year ago is- How to do NOTHING). Infect, this is the very purpose (ie to do nothing) for which I went to college today.

At around 10, I reached the vishvidyalaya metro station. Apart from newly laid down footpath (thanks to Common wealth Games), everything was same- people running for the escalator, line on the exit, hoard of rikshewallas outside the station and of course, the hot chics! At college though, there were significant changes (again thanks to the Common wealth Funds which college received), the main entrance has been shifted, there was new administration and staff block, the canteen area was blocked, construction work was going everywhere and most significantly, there were ACs in our rooms (though I doubt if they will work).

Even at 10, there were only 2-3 of my classmates. (But I am sure, most of the freshers would have been sitting in their rooms right from 8:40!). Gradually others also arrived and for next three hours we did what we have mastered in doing during the first year- We did nothing! We roamed around from one place to another (the same way one surf the channels of TV!). We were sitting at the same place, often referred as “Jannat”, where we used to see our seniors sitting. And some freshers would pass from front of us, so anxious and perplexed. Then we had Maggie and Banta from the Maggie Point (I really don’t know what makes these two things so popular in north campus)

For fuchaas, this might be such a special day but for us, it was just another day at college minus the smsing and sleeping sessions (yes, that’s what a normal college person does during lectures!). In the next few days, they will learn so many things, like how important is the word attendance, how to use your cell during lectures, how to make excuses for being late, how to live with freedom and how not to be displaced from your career goal. (Actually, this is the time of the life to enjoy the most but this is also the most crucial time to make or break your career).

For us, the ex-freshers, the second year will hopefully make us more familiar with college life, with us finding more ways of doing Nothing!!

Disclaimer: The above mentioned views are purely of mine. Individual experiences may vary!

P.S.: Talking about ragging, I think with so much vigilance over it, in next few years the word ragging will be even stroked off from dictionary.

The super king of cricket has found his queen. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is now married to Sakshi Rawat. Bored with the naxalites attacks and inflating prices, this was some "real" news for our news channels.

Star News Exclusive: Ye wahi rikshaw hai jisme Dhoni aur Sakshi saath mein ghuma karte the.  (Rikshaw?? Where the hell are Dhoni's 22 bikes!!)

Dhoni aur Sakshi bachpan ke dost the aur aaj ye bachpan ke dost saat janamo ke saathi banane jaa rhe hai!! (bachpan ke dost?? They have an eight years age gap!! Which 12year old guy would have a 4year friend??)

Kya majboori thi Dhoni ki jo unhe aise achanak, chhup ke shaadi karni padi?? (u wanted Dhoni to give media time to find an 'aayesha siddique' for him too?)

Hazaaron ladkiyon ka dil todd Sakshi ke huye Mahi! (Now the girls would have realized what we guys felt on 12th April 2010 when Sania Mirza got married!)

Hindustantimes reports Dhoni's bride age 23 on page one and 21 on HTCITY --- intesresting.

What's next? Aajtak interviewing the Ghodi on which Mahi arrived!!

Even the source of 90% news ie Twitter is going crazy on Dhoni's marriage. Here are some of the best tweets

Sunilea: Dhoni will be happy .. Kal shaadi .. Aaj Bharat band .. Hum tumek kamre me band ho aur Bharat band ho ..

creatitwitty: Sakshi’s wedded name will be SMS Dhoni. Aircel, see a business idea there?

Is bharat Bandh in honor of MS Dhoni’s wedding?

rameshsrivats: Today’s news highlights – Dhoni’s Bandhgala and BJP’s Gala Bandh.

ACP Pradyuman :Muje dhoni ke Shaadi me kuch gadbad lagtha hai. "Daya" Dhoni ke bed room ka darwaaza thod do

d_v_patel : A positive effect of the Bharat Bandh is that news channels won't beam the same marriage pics of Dhoni again and again

So Dhoni met his wife in 2007. The same year he took his shirt off to expose a waxed chest after winning the t20 WC. Makes sense now...

Apart from this, you have from Bipasha to Sachin wishing him on Twitter. But I cant understand why are they congratulating through twitter when Mahi is actually not on twitter!

Enough mockery of Dhoni's marriage. Lets just hope their kids get to play with the World cup trophy!!