THE LIFE THAT WAS- PART 2

Let's throw some light on some of the people around me. In no particular order. 

Starting with Tippa Kota Venkata Nagendra Varma

Varma baba on the right

He was a person we did not figure out and we still have our doubts. He did not like partying, he did not like moving in crowded places, he did not attend birthday parties and the like. He liked going to one place in the world and that was home. He changed, thankfully, in the 4 years(some people might debate that). He's troubled me immensely making me walk him to his home, losing my notebooks :P and some other stuff. However, I should thank him for a lot of my marks. People recognize this guy in Kukatpally while he's walking the roads. Everyone just somehow knows Varma- in college, in Kukatpally, in the department. He's one famous chap. This guy lives for Electronics and is a self-prophesied baba. One of the nicest people around. Hope he does great with his MS and works for Intel one day.

Akshay, 

The only picture I have with Akshay

First things first, my competition when it comes to laziness. Oh my god, we compounded the laziness at the room. It's in some sort of drunk slumber by now . Well anyway, great guy, crazy about cars and Formula 1. Sticks to his point-of-view no matter what and yes, Jaguar is Tata Jaguar now or was it Indian? :P.. From the late night discussions to the sessions of mad laughter discussing beanshaw were more than just epic. Satyawati and her daughter love you, her daughter in particular. She'll definitely miss you once you move out! :P We both must have contribute a lot to Nizam's business through our Biryani nights. The curry point man will miss us too. Well, all that was fun indeed. I abandoned the room around my CAT exam and I hope you're doing a good job maintaining the pride and aura that place possesses. Oh, lord, the aura, killed me for 3 years. We had some differences in the beginning but eventually I think we were like brothers as Badi Mummy used to say. We've had some kick ass time and I'll really miss the times we had in that god-forsaken kiln of a room.

Seth ji,

How he dragged me to veg restaurants for 4 years

 a.k.a Vivek Rank-A, as the name suggests, a lot of 'Vivek' and a lot of 'Rank' associated with this guy. Topper so far and will be most certainly after the result for the final sem are declared, this guy was born with a brain that memorized like a computer. He even knew where the full stops and the commas were, this freak. Talked to him a hell lot during the 4 years about everything in life, had crazy debates with him that became a feature of our 2nd year. Also, I'm thankful to god that this fellow grew some weight, if only a couple of grams since he first came to college. A Jain Marwadi, he's a proper businessman and helped us immensely during the goa trip. Again, a big thank you to him for all the knowledge you imparted to me, that helped me with the aggregate.

Vinay Kumar,

Morning beauties

My CAT buddy, didn't know him that well untill the first year but soon bonded with him over football and Table Tennis. This guy was a part of a number of debates. I found out that he was going for CAT and that helped our cause. Learnt a lot together, laughed a lot together, wrote AIMCATS and laughed off single digits scores sometimes. The pain of getting low scores was alleviated by your company. Had a few fights as well, trivial ones, on the football field mostly :P. This guy is eternall hungy, both for food as well as knowledge. Wants to eat everything that's out there and wants to learn everything that's out there. Inquisitive being. Things intrigue him. I've seen his progress in the last 4 years and it has been nothing short of phenomenal. An eternal traveler, he travels from Vanasthalipuram to any and every part of Hyderabad. Give him his favt bus and a couple of hours and he'll get there.Learnt a lot from him, mainly probability. Thanks a lot for that :P



Manchikanti Naga Praneeth,

A rare picture with Praneeth

 or MN Praneeth(I know a lot of Praneeths), well this guy is Vivek's brother when it comes to Academics. Another topper, more like the silent killer. He doesn't give away much, but had the distinction of writing more than 6 answers in almost every exam paper(7 in PTSP, when we all had barely written 2 and were praying to pass). If I'll remember him for something, it'll be that content look on his face after walking out of the exam hall with the dialogue "6 perfect likha" after every exam. He toned it down and wrote 5 answers eventually towards the last few sems after realizing that he may have pissed off some correctors after not getting the desired marks, even after writing a perfect paper. A very quiet and decent guy, probably the most patient amongst us all. Thankful to him as well for a lot of marks before mid exams.

SrinivasSugamanchi,

Phone in hand, in every picture

 The first guy I met in my Engineering and the funny part is that he thought I was a foreigner(he still does). He's a very nice guy, always telling us to keep our expectations low. It would be a hard task describing him because I never really wondered what kind of a person he was, he was just there, never making a fuss. He has stories about his intermediate life that sadden us :P.. Strongly built, He loves to beat the shit out of Vivek and I love to see the show. Passionate about Cricket, he loves to keep talking of Tendulkar(I guess, his favt player). He's been responsible for a few injuries while playing football and he's slipped and fallen down innumerable times. He just loves falling down(so much so that he slipped while rain-dancing during our farewell and more or less sealed his reputation). Another nice guy, he's going to be a Net-Cracker soon, I wish him good luck with his career.

Pavan Kumar,

Pavan(white shirt) and I can't look good everytime :P

 Another guy whom I met a little late in my colg life, did not know much about him in the first year but talked a lot to him in the second year. Got to know of his interests which were many and one of his interests which involved too many :P [if you know what I mean ;)]. He's a rapper/poet/writer/singer and has made us proud with one of his rap. Sharing it would not be possible as it contains some really thought provoking lyrics. A very stylish guy, he keeps trying out clothes and keeps asking "Acha lagra kya?" and laughing all the same. Always learning vocab with Vinay, I still remember our bus rides and his longing for new words. Hope you'll become a dictionary in the years to come :D

Nithin Kumar and Nithin Kumar(Kale and Male, roll no. 17 and 18) - It was not possible for me to separate you people because only two G's can separate you both- God and Goa :P.
The first Nithin or C.R. as we fondly call him,

The only sane picture of us

man, this guy is a legend. If you had ever walked into our class and see a guy walking slowly with a phone stuck to his ear for a long time, that'd probably be him. He is my father when it comes to laziness. Always ready at the last instant, waking up for as late as I did, and laid-back, this guy is just the definition of "too cool about things".  He joined me for a part of my CAT expedition and I heard a number of stories about his life. A very nice guy, eternally hungry for kebabs and biryani.

The second Nithin,

The paash bwooys Volume 1

our very own 'bottu', famous for his artwork on the forehead in the first few years, strong person, always trying to have fun, bunking off, playing Table Tennis, enjoying most of the time. Inadvertently, I realized, you subliminally initiated a lot of our bunks to movies :P Famous with Devender sir and benefitting immensely from that, this guy managed a good score in Physics when we were left sulking in 60s. Nice guy but with a short temper, he's lost it a couple of times but he does come around eventually. Going for his MS abroad, hope you work in Intel too and land in the top 5% of the class like you did in your SOP( pun intended :P)

Shiva Kumar,

Goa and Shiva- A love story untold

 This guy is very organized in his head. He does things that he wants to do, irrespective of anything. Headstrong would be the word for him. Did not really talk to him as much as I did with others in these 4 years but he'll definitely leave a mark. Leading whenever required and coming from a background that he does, he's risen leaps and bounds from the boy he was in school(Yes I remember that story :P). Computer Networks expert, I'll see him around at Deloitte.

Hari "David" Krishna,

HARI- The floating David :P

 I call him David based on the Goa trip experience. As I did tell him, I had a few differences with him in the initial years but that vanished away in the years that followed. A fun guy to be around, he keeps joking all the time and I don't think I'll ever talk serious stuff with him(except for that 1 hour long talk in Goa). This guy keeps falling and having injuries and he's currently nursing a fractured finger. Big fan of Patha Hotel and Muntha masala(if that is what it is called) :P.

Dominic,

Dominic, just being himself

he deserves a special mention here as he's been writing exams with me for the past few years. If I said Nithin was cool, Dominic, sometimes would put Nithin to shame. Foreigners generally came 15 mins late to exams, Dominic beat them to it by coming as late as 30 mins sometimes. People completed their dinners and Dominic began his. Fun guy, never feels bad about anything. He is what he is, literally. Have had never-ending debates with this guy that never end because he doesn't budge from his point of view. I'll miss his amazing kicks while playing football(I hope you people get sarcasm :P).

Apart from these people are other people whom I've not talked to extensively but shared great memories with. The organizing of Business quiz with Azhar and Niloufar and also that lunch at Hotel Alpha, the millions of print outs of Bhandari sir's room with Pallavi, study and inspirational sessions with Akhila, labs with Hyma and Swapna, discussions with Raziya topper, that discussion with Ritu about some legends before freshers, Project with Nawaf, Varma and Karthik god, Sumanth and his meditation, time spent with the hostellers on particular days when I came to the hostel, Raj, Prem, Rahul, Meghnath, Bhargav, Maharshi, Shankar, Ramki, Sanath, PS, Dharma, Riyu and the gang. The other girls of our class too, Vishnu Priya, Nitya, Meghana, Bhavana, Anusha, Monika, Kranthi, Soumya, Tanveer, Tejaswini, Indraja, Soumya, Subhashini, Reshma, Shobha and all the people I may have just missed. All  my foreigner buddies Crystal, Amir, Ehsaan, Majid, Ismail, Ahmed, Mahmoud, Nawaf, Abdalla, Abdul, Hussam.

The Farewell

Also, all the friends from the various departments, juniors and parallels, the Street Cause team, the friends from my own department, there are so many of you, and I might miss some if I start naming you people. But I hope you all get the essence and understand that you have contributed to what I am today. It's time for me to leave college and move on to other things but I will miss this place. It has been a place that has taught me a lot of things. And I shall remember this place and the various people I met along this wonderful journey, deep within my heart. 

Some memorable moments

It was a life that was, and it was a life that was mine, 
and I shall cherish that life, carved within this rhyme! :')

Peace!