The road less taken - a journey with douches and jerks!

Never knew things would fly so fast here in Bengaluru, not that I hate when time flies, but it did seem too fast. Now I am going to use the most common phrase mentioning this year as "Roller Coaster" ride, met new folks, some I liked, some I din't. For the ones who are on the evil list, no offence folks, that's who I am, if I like a person I make sure I do everything to be the reason for their smile, even if that involves cracking a joke on myself, just anything.

If anyone of you see your name in this blog entry, then you have at some point of time made a mark in my life

Uddipan Dutta - Pocket sized dynamite. My Brother from far North East. A glorified jerk with a heart, a combination I thought would never exist. Green revolution and global warming enthusiast. He takes pride in pissing off people and zipping their mouth. Talks of finishing blood lines and family trees. Please advice caution.

Prateek Singhai - He is the epitome of humour, he himself does not know what it means to bring a smile on someone's face, and this guy does this on a regular basis. A passionate Indori, will do anything in exchange of 'sev parmal'.

Vineet Joseph Kumar - Evil, Pure Evil. This lad is good at politely saying how shameless and jobless you can be, which each one of you would gladly smile and accept as if he has just praised you. Has a knack of identifying stupidity at an alarming speed. Warning, Please don't piss him off, he has very low tolerance for stupidity !

Vikas Korjani - Can be irritating, but to say the least, he knows when to talk and what to talk. He has been there for me when i needed help. I will remember this!

Jatin Chaudhary - Well being the chairperson of Nawab Mukti Morcha, this guy can be a douche at times but he is good at saying "you suck" on the face, for which people thank him. On the other hand, he is the guy I would go to when I am confused and need genuine advice. He has been more like an elder brother I did not have.

Rahul Venkataramani - Yes, Mr. Maanik Baasha, well I do not know if I have a 'paandu kismat', but I was forced to be his alarm clock for a whole year. Apart from his disturbing sleep habits, we kind of share the same tastes in terms of music and literature interests. Top Guy!

Maninya - Not sure if I should say this, but what the hell. She knows her game, carries herself well and can be wicked. Has been a ray of hope to all the tambrahms who have taken the road less taken. If in future when machines rise against humans, we both are going to kick some serious metal butts. Because we both believe that the 'FORCE' is always with us! *hi 5*

Sangeetha - My initial impressions of her were that of an innocent and sweet girl. Well I was right about the sweetness, but definitely not innocent. She knows what being independent is all about. I was impressed!


Amrita Kaur - First impressions can always be wrong, and I was vindicated of this fact with this bindaas person. She is like the little sister I do not have. Good company, good critic and she makes this amazing bhel poori!

Sumit  - Our very own version of Peter Parker, there are very few on this planet whom he tolerates. Utters words that make sense in situations deemed as senseless.

Priyadarshini - The poor soul who has tolerated me for close to a year. Insanely down to earth and extremely good at sleeping. But on the bright side, a good friend!


P.S: If your names do not appear in this blog post, please do not be under the impression that you have made it to the other list. It's just that I am lazy a** ranter. For those who shall not be named, Winter is coming!

Thanks to the people mentioned above, I will always cherish my first year at IIIT Bangalore.

Disclaimer: Those who think I am no one to judge people let me make this very clear, this is my blog, my perception and my ideas. You would be mistaken if you thought you had a say in it!

Later,
Karthik Kunjithapatham

What do you know!

Everybody gets to be a dork at times!


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AARAMBH HAI PRACHAND!

For once I wished somebody knocked my hostel room door and said " Sir Loondry", the fact that weekends are awesome, but when you look at the pile of clothes that needed some cleaning, you really start to realize that, weekends can actually make you feel grumpy.

Coming to the point, the college is on high spirits after the end of the prep sem, well for a certain few like me, retest(s) loom, but for most of the gyanis, things to look forward are the SAC elections.

SAC, the CCA wing of IIIT B, is in search for dynamic personalities who can transform and inspire the rest of students to showcase what they are really made of. For one reason, if i started showcasing my talent, then i guess a certain dance industry existing in Bombay would have a problem with me.

In the best interests of the students, I would personally like to recommend a certain Jatin Chaudhary. Many would ask on why a vote should be directed on someone without knowing about an individual's caliber towards decision making and leadership qualities. Many remained puzzled on who would be the ideal candidate, and started browsing every face and ask, is he/she the one?

Few individuals came to a conclusion that it is important to search for the candidates, a special body was needed which can identify the chosen ones, so that the responsibility of SAC falls in good hands.

The need for a dynamic leader looked imminent, the fellowship of the individuals was named as Nawab Mukti Morcha whose only goal was to search for a leader. The fellowship spent a lot of time thinking in the loo on who would actually lead by example, and one fine thursday morning, all the committee members had come up with one name, none other than, our dada, Jatin Chaudhary.

On friday night, NMM proudly announced Jatin as the party leader, the unofficial statistics confirmed that Jatin has a stiff competition to face, but we were confident and we always cheered, "YES...HE CAN!".

NMM party workers welcome everyone to join them in their occasional slogan chants

"Nawab mukti morcha...aaahooo...aaahooo(300 style)"

Jatin's and NMM's party pillars

1. Banish the groupism based on regional backgrounds
2. Prateek and Vikas Chacha's music classes for all
3. Birthday cakes are for eating, holi colors are for playing
4. No obscure* display pics on fb/twitter/myspace/orkut
5. Ban on aandu pandu status updates like "going to take a crap" or "going to sleep" on social networking media

* - (meaning no Sheila, sachin, rajni kanth, kung fu panda, rahul gandhi, balakrishna, Inspector Daya, ACP Pradyumn ,etc)

NMM followers now know who deserves a place in SAC, and now its time for you to decide if Jatin deserves a spot or not, I leave the decision to you!

In the end, I leave you with your ideal candidate Jatin, feel free to stop and interact with him, SAC member or not, he is always a leader and we love our dada.

P.S: Doing laundry on sunday is a very bad idea!

later

Karthik Kunjithapatham

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P.S: If you find the above article offensive, all I have to say is, I really don't care!

Disclaimer

All the credit should be directed towards the original author which is not me.

The above article is work of lolblog.co.uk author rat_attack.

Gangs of IIIT Bangalore - Part 1

My first ever post from my new base and it has nothing to do about how my past 3 weeks went here at IIIT Bangalore.

Ever been in a situation where you stand with your mouth wide open and your insides scream "WTF"?

The above line quite sums it up on my stay so far here at IIIT Bangalore.

Enough on the bad stuff, coming to the good stuff, it is the people around you that make this place quite special. Agreed that it is still very early and judging is not going to help anyone, but so what, at least I am quite content with the company I have here, and I guess most of you wouldbe feeling quite same.

Talking about an open secret within the premises, there are two major gangs operating

The Northies

• Always seen in smaller groups, but found at every corner of the campus
• Known for their “bade dil wala” attitude
• Always crib about missing momos or parathey wali galli in chandini chowk
• Dal chawal and achaar is a must for every meal
• Prefer samosa for breakfast over other breakfast options

The Southies

• Always flock together
• Known for their "always there to help!" attitude
• Tend to gulp down a lot of filter kaapi
• No sambar, no meals!
• Prefer Masala Dosa for breakfast over other breakfast options

Still a long way to go and a lot many to meet, which is good because every person is different in their own ways.

P.S - No offense intended guys, just an observation. More to come soon, this time covering the central, western and eastern gangs, though a minority, but always with a shout!

later

Karthik Kunjithapatham

All is well, I guess...

Good day folks, Bangalore looks quite a happening place despite its congested roads and reckless volvos scrapping me everytime I take the bike on the road.

Gearing up for a new tomorrow, I am not nervous but at the same time, I ain't excited either. Maybe this is because it has something to do with my mind occupied on things beyond my control. I guess my mind wants to change certain things in the past, not sure about I can do that now, but I hoped someone would do it for me, I guess this is not just my time.

How much can you count on someone?

The answer is quite simple, there will always be someone you can count on, and its YOU and no one else. This is the place where in if you do not think that it is not you but someone else, get your head straight, you cannot count on someone else to be there for you all the time.

Even the best of the best friends can sometime stutter and leave you to fend for yourself alone, then that is the moment you wished you had been familiar to something like this.

Count on yourself, it helps!

Later!