Winters are here, but 'thand' kahan hai !!!!
This is the month of December. This has usually been the time in last 23 years when i used to be loaded with woolen clothes. The first 12 years in vast sands of Rajasthan where nights used to be bordering on other extremes of what a day would offer you. A temperature of 40 degree in the daytime and 1 degree in night was very frequent in winters in the same place on the same day. So i wud be switching between the T-Shirts in the day to warm jackets in the night. The next 10 years in the concrete jungles of Delhi, where the variation was not so high but still gud enuf to force u to stuff woolens to survive.But here in Ahmedabad the climate is very moderate. The temperature hv rarely touched even 10 degrees even though Delhi is literally freezing. Last weekend when i went to Delhi for the convocation, i cud literally feel the difference. Even after a couple of sweaters i was literally shivering. as i mentioned tht i attended the marriage of a friend's sister n even though i was complaining vocally tht i dont like 'shaadis' in small banquet halls, i prefer them in big tents and pandaals, internally i was still happy tht i was relieved of facing tht harsh chill during the night in the open.
So when my mom enquires about how is the climate out here, i casually reply that i am roaming around the campus in T-Shirts and shorts, she gets really angry. and as usual she cannot find a bigger idiot than me in this world. I dare not tell her that the ceiling fan in the room is still working fine. when my 'friend' calls up, n i sheepishly tell her of the situation here, she says that i am the most careless guy she has ever seen, then i start wondering about the number of guys she have 'seen' till now.
IIMA has really got sum diversity. On one hand we have the north Indians like us who have already been hardened by the winters n r really enjoying the moderate temperature here. On the other hand we wud find the 'idlis' or the south indians who wud be shivering with cold and taking all kind of precaution. So it is not very uncommon to find two friends walking together, with one walking nonchalantly in a loose cotton T-Shirt and other loaded with a couple of sweaters and jackets, shivering along the path.
But even this mild cold is having its affects on me. I m sleeping a lot these days, earlier i used to doze off during the lectures. but now this situation does not arises. I find it really difficult to carry myself even to the morning clases. as a result i hv started missing my morning classes. n i need to be careful..... authorities here can tolerate everything but the 'academic indiscipline' n not attending classes is considered a very serious offence, at least in the first year.
tring...tring... the cell phone rings..... its again mom on the other side.....I need to put on the sweater n.... need to switch off this rickety fan before she hears krrrrrrrr.....
posted by amit @ 3:35 AM
19 Comments:
can we swap..i dont like winters :(
brrr...i just looovee these winters!!!
infact u know , i think a warm rajai on a cold winter morning is..is..like the bestest thing ever!!!!
But exam time mein..i have get outta the bed early..so like its real bad abhi...but then i just loooovvveeee winters!!!
ha ha.. ham saare north indian engg. jaanvar ek jaise hote hain..
par jinko khud thand lagti hai they feel baaki sab bhi thand se marr rahe hain...
Damn I miss winter! :(
Yeh Singapore bhi na... jaake equator ke oopar baitha hai... winter kahan se hoga! :(
@ ships : i luuuuv winters....i m ready fr swapping, if u r 'ínterested'( no double meaning here)
@ ruchi : arre sitting at home in razai n eating gazar ka halwa n aaloo ki pakodi is the best u can demand for. mine exams r too starting from monday..... but then i wud be hving a week long vacations...
@ ze exaggeratorr : yeah north indian ko pahchaanane ka yeh bhi ek tareeka hai.... n i m not exaggerating !!!!!
@ sayesha : arre equator ke upar baithogi to thand kaise lagegi.... n howz the climate there. i wud soon send u sum pics of 'thand'in delhi once i go there next week, so tht u wud realise wht u r missing there
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amit, all the best for your exams!
as they say, in the iim lingo.
Crack macha de!!
u are missing classes....seems u want to come back home very soon.
by the way who is that caring "friend"
and abt winters,dnt 4get ur condition even when there is little cold so bttr keep urself properly covered-atleast till u come to delhi.
I miss the thand of any city in India yaar... yahan toh kabhi winter nahin hoga :(
Lagta hai I have to get outta here and go to a cold place, at least for new year's! :D
hey man , I am back!
Though the placement season is hotting up here, the temperature is going southwards. How's life at ur end?
Do visit my blog and leave ur comments for my most recent post which was long overdue.
@ sridhar : welcome to the blogosphere dude.... enjoy blogging..... Best of luck from my side
@ ruchi : crack to macha doon, but going by my prepn levels, i m afraid tht these exams just mujhe hi crack na kar de
btw u r learning IIMA lingo fast.... gussshow(gud show)....;)
@ atul : after these enduring 2 terms, i just cant afford to come back home early. n regarding the 'friend',, dont worry i m coming back home in a couple of days and then we wud hv a lot to talk about
@ sayesha : yeah, go to sum cold location to enjoy wht u r missing now.... but apni dilli ki sardi ki to baat hi alag hai..... u heard the song ' dilli ki sardi'.....?
@deb : kahan kho gaye the bhai....left ur blog orphaned fr a long time..... chalo best of luck for the placements...me too currently busy with exams which r going to start tomorrow
Hufufufufufff.f...
I'm dying of cold! and you're saying thand kaha hai!!!
winter in Calcutta is at its peak point..
Sardi ke majje aa rahe hai....
it's not that cold but still it's colder than usual winter of Calcuta
Belated merry Christmas...
Cya ya,
Rajesh
SaCreD MaTriX
There's a song called Dilli ki sardi??? Is it as yucky as sarkaaye leyo khatiya jada lagey? :S
@ Illiterate Sneha : arre aap kahan par ho ? if u r not in north india, then probably u dont know what 'thand' actually means in India..... n if u r based in north india, then ur cribs r really genuine
@ rajesh : u r here after a long interval.... kahan kho gaye bhai ..... sardi ki wajah se kahan dubak gaye
@ sayesha : yeah there is a song called 'Dilli ki sardi'.... n it is not as yuckky as' sarkai lo khatiya'..... but amrita arora does sizzle in this song
well ur cetainly on ur way back home bt then i was talking abt 'academic indiscipline' .as u had said that a guy had been expelled,so the next name might be....
Tell me about it. My roomie is from Agra and I'm from Calcutta. So while he roams around in a t-shirt and shorts, I've got a warm vest, a shirt AND a jacket on when I go to sleep.
And yes, he too does threaten me with the 'I-feel-like-putting-on-the-fan' line. I've been responding with the 'I'll-pour-3-buckets-of-water-on-you' line.
So far, it's been successful.
Sahi hai man !
same here too.
Its great temp here.
More so i am going to Tirupati for new year. ( pretty spiritual start for a new year ;)
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