Lush
green lawns, the cool breeze, the fragrance of Maggi - all tended to pull me
out from the never ending series of back-to-back lectures. But lo and behold! I
was always found sitting in the middle of a jam packed classroom trying to
steal a glance at the messy blackboard with my watery, sleepy eyes!! I tried to
recollect my emotions on the 21st of July, 2011. That was the very
day I had felt blessed and had absolutely nothing on my mind. However, since
the announcement of approaching examinations were made, only one thought, “DATESHEET
IS OUT”, hovered over my tension-struck mind 24x7.
Suddenly,
college had become an entirely new place with the ever amiable lawns having tranformed into hell adorned with students heel-bent to complete their
assignments. The canteen tables were strewn with books and assignments and not
to forget the library shelves where we couldn’t find a single place to deposit our
heavy bags.
The
only people who seemed happy at that excruciating point of time were the much
honored “Xeroxwale bhaiyyas” who had
appeared to develop halos.
From
8:40a.m. to 2:10p.m., there was not a single break. I say that once the day had
started there was no looking back. Oh!! Did I forget to mention the tutorials
after 2:10p.m.???
I
say how blessed my seniors are who basked in the bliss of the annual system. Most
of them had already headed to their respective hometowns for the unofficial
Diwali break even after the formal announcement of the date sheet of their “internal”
examinations, whereas my classmates sat exasperated giving second thoughts to
the “tatkal” railway tickets that
fluttered in their hands.
How
I wish I had enrolled into college an year earlier!! But there was not enough
time for even giving a thought to the thoughts swirling in my mind then. We the
“DU-wallahs” had entered into a tumultuous
“RACE AGAINST TIME”. It was high time to complete the assignments, notes,
practical files and study too. Dear Lord!! Wasn’t that a lot of work to do??
Now
with the announcement of the results, I can feel my shuddering heart beating like a wild rhythm and my mind burning with anticipation for I barely remember
what I wrote in my answer sheets and don’t know what to expect. I have my
fingers crossed. Good luck to you all and yeah to me as well…
Ciao
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Ritu Garg is a first year student pursuing Mathematics Hons. from the prestigious Hans Raj College.
