The Amazing Place

257, Krishna hostel, IIT Madras. I write this as I bid adieu to IIT Madras in a couple of days. I came here 2 years back. Back then I was all confused. I thought everyone around me were smarter than me. I started asking myself whether I was really smart enough to be at IIT. This place looked so alien to me. Each day I heard so many languages here, I used to get totally lost in them. But studying here has always been my dream. Perhaps this kept me going all these days. Two years later on the other end of the tunnel it’s a different story altogether. I have got a few smart friends who made me smarter than I used to be a couple of years earlier. Now I can proudly say 'I Belong here'.
I just love this amazing place.

I guess all smart people take the adage “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” seriously. There are many things which I think will stay in my memory forever. The most memorable of them are the birthdays. No one in my class I guess will ever forget the bumps they got. As someone said “Never ever miss an IIT Holi”, I never missed one either. Holi is the one festival which makes you a kid again no matter what you are. Lots of memories made.
I fear missing this amazing place.

May be I can never do night outs again playing ‘least count’ and ‘bluff’ with the geeks of communication systems. The tranquil roads, chirping birds, the ever naughty monkeys, the white blackbucks with V shaped horns , the fun we had late nights at ccd, the hostel nights, the dc++, raju gari seminars, ravi’s one-liners, samrat advices, the cricket matches, the badminton we played, freshie and farwell parties,
I will treasure the memories of this amazing place.

I loved every bit of my stay at this amazing place. I owe a great part of it to my friends. I know a great journey awaits them. Wishing all the success

Signing off
P Sarath Kumar
257, Krishna Hostel
IIT Madras.