Hos-tales

One night, four students were playing till late night and could not study for the test which was scheduled for the next day.

The MI rock show took place in the SAC amphitheater, and the sound check would go on for what felt like hours (especially for the headlining bands). 

There used to be, and maybe there still is, a quota for foreign students. The IITs used to attract students from all over the global south.

Jimy Uranwala and Sapnon Ki Rani

I could hardly believe my ears when I heard someone in my hostel wing strumming his guitar and practising singing “Mere Sapnon ki Rani, kab aayegi tu,” that popular song from the movie Aradhana. We were familiar with Jimy’s repertoire of English pop songs but Hindi songs were not his cup of tea. We all gathered near his room to hear him practice and he told us he will be singing this song at the campus festival.

This reminds me of the time we were taking part in a NCC parade opposite the Main Building. Jimy wore his hair long in keeping with the style adopted by pop music singers of that era.

I always recall the eclectic collection of professors from all over India who taught us various subjects during our years at IITB.