Jadavpur University--through the eyes of a non-student

Jadavpur University--the names only brings immense joy and whenever i hear its name i want to go there and hang out.


Yes,its a nice place to hang out.It has gardens,lakes,a nice bridge(which is now closed),playgrounds,lots of trees etc etc...i can go on forever.For the more non-scenic places there is the Lobby,department stairs and ledges and union rooms.All these places are perfect for a nice 'adda'.


Now the crowd...firstly the students.I was introdused to the J.U crowd thorugh a current student and im grateful to him for the rest of my life.The students are really welcoming and dont ignore you for being an outsider.I have mixed perfectly with students both younger and older than me.

Secondly the rest majority of the crowd are pass outs.They cannot leave the enigma of the J.U and keep coming back for more.They have their own groups and get along with the recent students too.I have friends in that batch too...icluding people aged 28,31 and even 40.

Then there are the guards...well they are a mixed breed.Some are out there to get you and others get along with everybody.I know some of them too.

And then there are the professors,non-teaching stuff and people living in the university campus.Well for the staff,as im not a student so i dont know them at all and thats the usual.From the staff quarters i know some of the fellows of my age who i can call my friends.This is my circle there.


And now the time passing.Well my main area of hanging out is the Lobby or the union room where i spend most of the time.At first there used to be pure 'adda' in Lobby.Then some games were brought in to pass the time.We started with dumb sharads,then antakshari and magnet,more recently and still continuing are the card game 29 and Ludo.

Then in the union room one can try his hands on the carrom or the table tennis.I suck big time in carrom but am somewhat ok in T.T.And i love playing it too.
In all the above activities,u can get tea to get along which is served right to you,wherever you are by the tea stall owners.


Well for other realxing and more enjoyable modes of hanging out may be having a beer or light booze in the department stairs.I have spent many a evening sitting beside the lake or on the bridge,smoked up and stoned at various degrees at various times and watch the evening grow into dying red dusk.It just feels awesome i tell you.the lake,trees,bridge all add up to the serenity.

There also a number of canteens where they serve lovely food at low prices.I sometimes eat here if i miss lunch at home.Well i guess theres nothing much to say about the canteens anymore i guess.

Also another very good thing about J.U is that u can attend the fest and other cultural programs of the departments without anyone stopping you for being an outsider.

I just love the spirit of J.U.Im very sad that it dosnt have my line of study i.e, commerce.Well but lets see i have a plan of getting into J.U in the PG course in english or comparative if i can get it.Well hoping for all the best.......

(well in this account the most of it is about the arts department where i frequent)

mediocre

Mediocre--I think this word brings fear to many hearts-fear of being mediocre.
I belong to this class too.But i guess im not ashamed of this status.I have been mediocre from birth.

I was born into a mediocre family,i have been mediocre in studies all my life,mediocre in sports,painting and in everything i guess.Well i guess im godd at somethings and suck big time in other things too.

Well the idea of staying in the middle,doin a bit more than the required has its own joys.Though im not satisfied at being mediocre at everything-like i wish i would put a little more effort in my studies and get better results.Well this thought dawned on me quite recently and i know i can do it if i try.
Lets see how my life goes,do i stay to be a mediocre or i get above it....only time will prove.

Time

I sit around,stoned,and see the time fly by....seconds become minutes,minutes becomes hour and hours into days.It all happens infront of my eyes...the world changes,relations being made and broken,lovers unite and break.....but nothing seems to bother me anymore.

Like time I seem to remain constant,always in my place.Though sometimes i do feel some emotions,thoughts and feelings buildilg up inside the deepesnt layers of my mind or heart...but they are too subtle to bother me or to get noticed.I feel too llethergic and lazy to take part in the activities of the world.

My day seems to dawn at noon and end at dawn.I dont know what im here for or my mission in life.I just hope everything falls in their correct place and i salil through them as sailing on calm waters.Music seems to keep me awake at the lonesome hours at the night.I always otherwise thry to be in company as much as possible.It is not that i will die if i dont have company but i like to keep myself involved in the conversations....

Well i dont wanna blabber any more...just wanted to write something,note some feelings down.