VIT through my Eyes

May,2008- i happened to stumble upon two of my Friends' conversation about them applying in VIT. My world came crashing in,as 'we' had thought that we would apply to places together,do our masters together.I had only a week in hand to get the aplication form..but when the day came to send the filled in form,i was faced with a double bandh..everything was uncertain..The day came when the selection list was published..and I was called for the interview..I thanked my stars.
June,2008- Went to Vellore for the interview.over two days in train,studying for the interview,me and Pounami..so much of anticipation..
The day came,ranks were given..lucky to scrape through..chose Biomedical Genetics over Microbio..could see my dream of carying on with Cancer taking shape.
July,2008- 7th july our 1st sem classes start.i get my room in Syu Ki block,a 6bedded one,my rum mates-Pounami,Divya,Harika,Chandrika,Ipshita..it took me almost a sem to befriend people..i was still reviving from the shock I had got..
1st sem was about studies-a great biochem professor,a horrible notes savvy cel bio lecturer,and I was introduced into a world of colors!(we had to use colored pens for drawing!)
1st sem was also about the spooky block..i remember those frightened sleepless nights,i remember being homesick,i remember crying to return home..then all of a sudden the sem came to an end..
December,2008- 2nd sem classes started..slowly I started making frnds,we formed the 1st benchers group- AACID- Avipsa(the serious one),Anila(the bubbly one),Charu(the crackpot),Ipshi(the cute one) and me!we rocked-boring classes,a pj loving lecturer,asignments,seminars..Meanwhle we moved into Ida Scudder block,E-106..started gelling with Chandu further..movie nights,gossips together,room was fun!
June,2009- had to come back early from the vacations for the cancer genetics classes of Dr.Hande!! those were fun days,food at special mess,chitchats,group seminars and the hi-tech CAT!
July,2009- 3rd sem and the best of all!we did maximum fun..conferences,seminars,lecture series..and ofcourse Gravitas!our biobusiness plan(Alchemist),Superevolution,guessing the killer-we had a brainstorming session..Stats class,the sleepy DG classes(Avi's gems were a saviour),a scholarship,SHAH's b'day bash,Chandu and me shifting to another room,E406,our photosesions,having the time of our lives..satisfyng!
Then,the day of farewell came,suddenly everything came to a standstill..Tears,best wishes,embraces,hugs..time to depart.
December,2009- 6months project at IICB.
March,2010- midreview time..we were meeting up after a long time..memories came rushing back..lovely time together..
June,2010- final review..friends reassemble together for the final time-last stay at hostel,hostel food,late night chats,studying together-everything came to an end..
VIT has been a life changing experience-lots of positivity in it. I have grown here mentally and earned many- great lifelong friends,some life lasting experiences with awesome scientists the world over,b'day bashes,a movie bank..and loads more..
There have been some setbacks,but when does it not happen..love it or hate it,you simply can't ignore it! VIT was really a place to be-amazing campus,great atmosphere,genuinely great hostel life..got everything here!

Would proudly like to say- 'Once a VITian,always a VITian'!

wish could have turned back time..

The Plight of Fear

Fear always makes one vulnerable..but the greatest fear in my life has been that of losing.I have lost to many things-to people,to fate,to time and above all to Death..
I always believed I was a v.strong girl,who has matured earlier than apprehended..but when I lost some precious people,i could feel the fear gripping over..i could sense the vulnerability seeping in..from a brave and confident girl,i was transformed into a shaky,nervous female..I was losing my identity.
I have lost a lot,so much so that at one point i had started to remain aloof from people so that i don't become attached to them..i adopted that perception to avoid the notion of estranged loved ones.
But I am Human and i couldn't keep my emotions veiled..i started trusting again,started involving.I saw happy days only for them to be torn apart by pangs of agony.The biggest blow was delivered by People,whom i loved more than my life..They left me perhaps for greener pastures..Fate betrayed me further-building up a skyscraper of hope and then mulling it down by a 8.5 magnitude earth quake..
Death by far has given me the greatest of shocks..it has captured my concience like no one else!after losing so many dear ones to its merciless wrath,that too those whom no one expected to,my senses are on constant vigilance.
Im always awry of when and whom it will strike..every little move that my loved ones make,makes me shudder,throws me in a whirlpool of thoughts..every night i close my eyes praying that the next morning let me see them hale and hearty..
This fear has captivated my soul,its waiting for me to be taken to the gallows..till then it keeps on bulgeoing..I too am waiting..hopefully some day i will be able to plan an escape from its cocoon..and fly away into the clouds,cheery and happy to be Fearless again!