The 1st Semester had just begun and classes were becoming a routine. "Professors" like Veena Naik and Chaudary(AKC) were intensifying the chemistry between us and them. No one can forget that Veena Naik always used to mention "roti ka aataa" (dough) atleast once in every lecture, she missed he kitchen in the classroom! And AKC was the epitome of moral values and boredom. The dryness of Borde's lecture was balanced by Shivangi Ruparel's class. Legend has it that she was asked out by "some1" in comps dept.
These lecturers woke up the animal sleeping in most of the students. Most of them quickly learned the art of imitating cat, dog, owl and other species effectively. As the lecturer would turn to the board, the humans turned into the animals and off started the barking, mewing and scary screaming. It stopped at once when the lecturer turned to us. This was how we paid back those goons!! We were and are proud of it. We resisted tyranny and oppression.
One day we had a few seniors in our class canvassing for "INFRA" (which would supposedly change our life and be a highlight on our resume). I don't understand how, being amongst a bunch of losers, transferring benches and furniture to and fro and enjoying some free vada pav, was going to help me now and ever!! Anyway, they inquired for class representative (CR)! I looked back from the first bench. I saw Sahil and his long hair, Nikunj and group upto some mischief, Saket with Pandey concentrating into books and Varun besides me in silence.We had appointed no CR yet..and who would..this was no school. Suddenly, we found a thin, short student claim, " I WILL BE THE CR".
No one knew this guy. Who does this kind of thing, like a self proclaimed hero! But since there was no one else to challenge, he anointed himself as the class CR. Although it seemed a pretty stupid thing to do, it was one of the first defining moments of our journey. We had a leader, a figure to look forward to ( he could have been passed as one of the tiniest person in the class). The children felt safe!!!
शशिकांत Shashikant ( No one calls him that, some don't know who is Shashikant) was our CR. His ministers were Boni and Nishit. His popularity rose exponentially and the barking, mewing was replaced by .....CR CR and then clap! clap ! clap!! It was amazing and genius. I never thought I'd miss this insanity, but I do!
Once in BEE lecture:
Hetal Doshi: " So you have to submit this assignment on next Wednesday, alright??"
CR rises and says, "Ma'am, we already have an assignment to submit that week, won't be possible to submit two in a week".
I thought ( so did many ), "Huh!! Which assignment do we already have?? Did I miss something??".
Hetal Doshi: " Ok, then next to next Wednesday you submit it."
CR: " Ma'm, but we an assignment that week also, all other Profs have lined up then assignments for us!".
I thought again, confused," How did I miss noticing 2 assignments!! Shame on me, I sit on first bench!.
Hetal Doshi: " Uff!! Ok submit it at after a month".
CR responsibly agreed. He had won his bargain.
Later I went to him and asked, " Abbe ..kaunsa do assignments hai re?? ". He replied, "Koi assignment nahi, ye to aise hi delay karna k liye. Sab aish karo! ".
Our respect for our leader increased.
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