Full Circle at SIBM - Anugya Punetha
The campus is abuzz with the arrival of the batch of 2008.
Frantic activity on the second floor and canteen, groups huddled together working to meet a deadline, girls struggling in their sarees, guys desperate to loosen their ties, crowds on the third floor, and crowds in room number 4.
The wifi may not have yet been overwhelmed with their laptops, but in every other imaginable place, there is suddenly a queue – a queue at the water cooler, a queue at NCC to buy various addictive products (er, we’re referring to tea and coffee), a queue to go up the stairs, and another to come down, and the worst of all…there’s even a queue in the loo during breaks!
It’s deja-vu for all of us.
One year ago, this was precisely the scene, only that we were the actors, and our awesome seniors were the spectators, watching us explore the surroundings, getting used to the schedules, to the rules, and to ourselves. We couldn’t wait to outshine everyone else, to make ourselves seen and heard. Dreams, expectations, excellence and achievements were high on our priority lists.
Soon followed the friendships and feuds, the studies and the games and the disillusionments and the new dreams, the jargon and the mind numbing facts. The insti shaped us, became our second home. Slowly, but surely we saw what we meant when we proclaimed ‘SIBM is a student run institute.’
And just when we became best friends with our seniors, it was time for them to leave.
And now, suddenly, we’re no more the newly inducted ‘juniors.’ We have now become the seniors - the experienced crowd, who will have to provide all the solutions, help the new batch find its place in the sun and be their friends as well. A two-fold change has occurred – not only have we moved from being juniors, we are also expected to take the places that have been left vacant by the previous batch – difficult roles to play to a batch whose average age is higher than some of our oldest people.
Nevertheless, the bonds will be made. There is a lot of madness that is yet to follow, to help develop these relationships. There may not always be method in this madness, but it is guaranteed madness for the next two years!
Welcome to SIBM!
Frantic activity on the second floor and canteen, groups huddled together working to meet a deadline, girls struggling in their sarees, guys desperate to loosen their ties, crowds on the third floor, and crowds in room number 4.
The wifi may not have yet been overwhelmed with their laptops, but in every other imaginable place, there is suddenly a queue – a queue at the water cooler, a queue at NCC to buy various addictive products (er, we’re referring to tea and coffee), a queue to go up the stairs, and another to come down, and the worst of all…there’s even a queue in the loo during breaks!
It’s deja-vu for all of us.
One year ago, this was precisely the scene, only that we were the actors, and our awesome seniors were the spectators, watching us explore the surroundings, getting used to the schedules, to the rules, and to ourselves. We couldn’t wait to outshine everyone else, to make ourselves seen and heard. Dreams, expectations, excellence and achievements were high on our priority lists.
Soon followed the friendships and feuds, the studies and the games and the disillusionments and the new dreams, the jargon and the mind numbing facts. The insti shaped us, became our second home. Slowly, but surely we saw what we meant when we proclaimed ‘SIBM is a student run institute.’
And just when we became best friends with our seniors, it was time for them to leave.
And now, suddenly, we’re no more the newly inducted ‘juniors.’ We have now become the seniors - the experienced crowd, who will have to provide all the solutions, help the new batch find its place in the sun and be their friends as well. A two-fold change has occurred – not only have we moved from being juniors, we are also expected to take the places that have been left vacant by the previous batch – difficult roles to play to a batch whose average age is higher than some of our oldest people.
Nevertheless, the bonds will be made. There is a lot of madness that is yet to follow, to help develop these relationships. There may not always be method in this madness, but it is guaranteed madness for the next two years!
Welcome to SIBM!
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