Retrospect.............

In retrospect everything in life seems funny to me .Including all the painfull and at that time devastating things.So may be this period of my life will also seem funny after a couple of years ??
Ah that will be the time to write.
I still remember my college in Haldwani where i did my Bsc from.The first day i joine d, i was shocked , there were close to 3oo students in Bsc ZBC.300.If all came the class would be jampacked.Luclkily , even half didnt use to come.So i picked a register and sat in the class and learned about Algae in the first lecture.All the following incidents are real and believe me are nt made up.

The chemistry teacher came to class with a Big notebook and wrote even the date wrong.When we all laughed he said since you know kindly correct.He gave a example and got confused himself and again consulted his big register.More laughter.

Out of the 5 units of Botany, we were only taught Algae,Algae, and and more Algae.Yaar ye aagey kyon nahi badta hai?I asked my friend.His Phd was on this algae only and he doesnt knows any other unit.Even at the end of year he will teach alagae.
What man, dont joke.
Wanna bet?
I lost the bet , even at the end of year he was again teaching, Algae.

In practical exams the Chemistry assistant used to take money fr identifying the salts.

During the final exams we got to know, suddenly the course has been changed.Actually it was changed 2 years ago but no bodywas aware of it.After frantic search for the book , we got it 2 days before the paper.

In Zoology there was a favourite question ,Digestive system of Unio.I had mugged that up.In exams it was the digestive system of Pila.I just changed the heading from unio to pila and passed.After all dont both of them digest food?????

Once i was waiting to purchase my exams form.The clerk said its now 2 o clock, so i wont give it to u.I said ok and was going back.Just then i saw another guy came and take the form.I asked the Clerk y not to me.He siad:
That guys my friend .So i gave it to him and i wont to you.Do whatever u want.
I lost my temper.............
A long heated discussion(with ample swear words,threats to physical harm,actual confrontation) followed at the end of which not only me but 15 -20 students around there got the forms.But i was not happy.So much energy lost because of this small incident??
That incident calmed me a lot.

In my final year i had a serious problem.I had only 53% from my 2 years and i needed 60%minimum from all 3 years.Tht meant i needed around 70% in final year.That meant nearly topping college.
I mugged madly all irritating diagrams and charts and all.That year i studied like hell.

I will forever remeber my Chemical practical viva exam all my life .It used to be held in a group of four and 4-5 examiners sitting , questioning and enjoying humilating you.We were called alphabetically 4 at a time. When we got there, they were all laughing.The last of the girls was having her viva:
In middle of the Lab, there was a married girl,with a pippette in front of her.
Tell us whats it in frnt of you?
Sir....Sir................Sir/..............Silence.
Tell beta, dont be afraid, say its a beaker.
Sir its a beaker.

Laughter all around.

No no no beta its a burette,say it correctly.

Sir Sir Sir .......................................
say naa
its a burette

Its a burette sir...
Outroar of laughter.

Beta why did u take chemistry?How will u pass?Tell me the name of any one of ur teachers.
She answered correctly and was allowed to leave.

Then amongst laughter we 4 were called.

Whats that in front of you?
All said pipette.But my voice had a hard anger.
They turned to me
Tell me its spelling and its use and its type.
I replied angrily correctly.From then on we were discussing the electronic shells of carbon and its valency and all.
In the end they said good go.
I got 42 out of 50 in that viva highest i ever got in Bsc viva.

In my written , i wrote 20 pages where only 4 would suffice, i made elaborate diagrams, charts and got near my goal.My final Bsc % is 59.9%. 11 Marks short of whats required of a 3 year first division.
So what do u learn from this?That create a buffer of marks and then enjoy.In my Msc i got GPA of 8 in first sem and let it fall.It didnt fall beyond 7.5.

In pantnagar, you are under one Teacher whos your advisor.He/She is the master of your fate.Everything depends on him .Your courses,your thesis, your submission date,your future.
My advisor used to ask me everytime that she used to catch me after a gap.
So tell me what are your achievements in this period?
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Playing Table tennis till 2 AM,Watching3 movies in a night,Driving a motorbike on a highway with no headlights,Sleeping whole of sunday,Reading novels no one ever read from the liabrary(really i was the first person to issue some books in 35 years)..................................................

Sure could not tell her all that.

But i really lived my life in Pantnagar.More about it some time.