My attitude towards IIT Madras, where I studied between 2000 and 2004, has changed significantly over the last couple of years, from mildly negative to heavily positive
This is so relatable. One of my recurring nightmares used to be that I'm back in my hostel room somehow but someone else has moved in (obviously) and he has locked the room. I'm standing outside and staring inside through the window. Pretty mild as far as nightmares go but psychologically disturbing. My attitude has had a similar shift recently mostly since I joined the entrepreneurs group and visited insi for our reunion but still a ways to go. On a lighter note, when you said diarrhea and water problems, I thought for sure you would be Mandakite.😆 During our reunion, we came to know that mandak is no longer the way it used to be. Perhaps because of that or because of my changing attitude, I don't get that nightmare anymore.
Lovely piece.
This is so relatable. One of my recurring nightmares used to be that I'm back in my hostel room somehow but someone else has moved in (obviously) and he has locked the room. I'm standing outside and staring inside through the window. Pretty mild as far as nightmares go but psychologically disturbing. My attitude has had a similar shift recently mostly since I joined the entrepreneurs group and visited insi for our reunion but still a ways to go. On a lighter note, when you said diarrhea and water problems, I thought for sure you would be Mandakite.😆 During our reunion, we came to know that mandak is no longer the way it used to be. Perhaps because of that or because of my changing attitude, I don't get that nightmare anymore.
you mandakites consistently overestimate the quality of life in other hostels, it seems!
the only things I remember that set Mandak apart (in my time - 2000-4) were:
1. annual flooding
2. one bad bout of jaundice (in 2001 i think) that hit the entire hostel
now, Mandak has been rebuilt but apparently it still floods!
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