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| Shivaji University |
There is a very huge library named as Khardekar Wachnalay just near the main admin building.
It’s an Old building
which with lot of ample space for students for studies; approximate 200 benches
that is what I had heard. Students come early in the morning at 6:00am to catch
a place to sit in the library. By 7:00am its almost like pack house.
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| Khardekar Library |
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| Totally Pack Library |
When in 3rd year I tried studying there couple of times but it wasn’t my cup of tea. It’s a complete silence zone (Pin drop silence) U cant even talk, if u want you can only whisper that too at the lowest pitch. No talking on mobile etc. lot of rules to follow. I had a friend Abhijeet Kadam who stayed near me & was a frequent member of Library. As he insisted I should also study in Library, I accompanied him for couple of days.
He used to go early in the morning & used to reserve a seat for me as well. I usually joined him @ 9 or 10am. After the entry in Library, I used to keep my Bag at the table & go out for a cup of tea. The break was more than an hour. After Tea again at library for studies. As there were lots of known faces in the library, often someone used to ask out for a cup of tea & there were again Tea-breaks in studies. So there were more Tea, refreshments breaks than Studies. This was helping completing the syllabus.
Once day I planned to go early
morning before Abhi could reach. I was very happy to see some spares seats for
the first time as I enter the library. I kept my bag on a chair & sat on
another. For the first time I did some serious studies in the Library. I guess
the boy on the opposite of table was sleeping as he was laying his head down on
his folded hand on table.
After a while Abhi arrived. Immediately the Tea was
due. We went out & returned after half an hour. Abhi went to washroom while
I came upstairs to our table. The Library was totally packed. Usually its pack
during the engineering exams whereas on the other time of the year it’s totally
empty. As I approached my table, I saw the boy on the opposite of table was
still Sleeping. I thought why people come to library if they want to sleep. I
opened my notes to read & intentionally kicked the table to check if he was
sleeping. He woke up because if the jerk. I dint believe he was sleeping so
long. He couldn't even open his eyes. He just looked up at me & again went
to sleep. I can’t study watching someone sleeping in front of me so I again
made some movements & tried to disturb him.
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| You can see this Often in Library |
He woke up & folded his hands
& slept on the chair. The picture I saw next was horrifying. His saliva was
pouring from his mouth onto his shirt. It was just disgusting. I again kicked
the table to wake him up. He did nothing just, rubbed the saliva by his hands
& went to sleep mode again. Looking at this disgusting scene I packed my Bag
& came out of the Library, that was the end of Library for me. As I told
Abhi the entire scene, he said this happens every day as Students study day
& night don’t look at them, just focus on your studies, but to study in so
much silence was not what I had been doing since school days.
In last year of Engineering I
started Group Studies. Our term of Group studies was little different that usual
way. We were all together 6 friends. Myself, Nitin, Sudhir, Pravin, Rakesh
& Shailesh. Our way of study was very simple & also effective (but effect
was only limited to us).
We sat together in a group with
one common subject at a time, one person used to read notes & remaining
listen, the one who knows the correct answer will explain the basis &
terminology. This had turned out to be very effective for us as learning from
listening is very much useful than reading & remembering it yourself. So
this was our new style of study. We generally sit for studies at any location
in University & that too from Sunrise
to Sunset all day long
Once it was a Saturday & we
were seating in the main garden in front of main building near famous Shivaji
Maharaj Statue.
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| We were seating near the Bushes & you can see white dots are the Concrete Bench |
It was around 4pm in the
afternoon, I asked Sudhir to bring some potato chips for me as I had Fast.
College time is like all try to run away from bill for tea & refreshment not
because they don’t have money just to have fun with friends. U know how college
days are we somehow have to manage our expenses.
The good thing @ that specific
garden location was, it’s circular in shape with road on the periphery & Concrete
benches at certain distance.
Along with the studies we used to
watch who was doing what, something for entertainment.
I again insisted Sudhir to bring
Chips. As is mentioned earlier there are Concrete benches around the periphery
of the road around circular garden.
Many of the benches were occupied.
There were students, couples, children’s etc. One particular bench was been occupied
by a couple. So Sudhir saw the same & said go & talk to the girl &
I will buy u chips. Bet is some serious business in college days.
And all agreed as soon as Sudhir
said so. I said you should also pay for the tea for all then. He was OK with
it.
Now the problem for me was how to
talk to a girl who is seating with a Boy (who can be her Boyfriend).
I thought for a while, by the
time all had started teasing me, just a word with the girl & I can’t do it.
After sometime I put on my Shoes & went to the Bench were the Couple was
seated. All were quite looking at what I m going to do.
Before going to the Girl, I
noticed that she was wearing a Pinkish Red color Shirt & Blue Jeans which
my chance for a conversation because I was also wearing Similar color
combination i.e. Red T-Shirt & Standard Blue jeans (which every college
student has). I went near the Bench & turned back to see my friends, all of
them were on there Toes. I looked ahead & went near the Bench.
I was dam nervous @ what I m
doing coz if things turned out wrong then I might have a scene over there. But
any how I went ahead & said "EXCUSE ME....Can I have a word with
you...?”
The Girl was pretty shocked being
approached by a Boy when she was already seating with someone beside her. I
dint even bothered looking at the Boy......"Just 2 Minutes, hats all I
need..?"
The Boy stood up & questioned
"Whats the matter...?”
I said "I want to talk to
the Girl for a minute..."
(When you have friends on your
side, you are full of courage & remember Darr ke aage jeet he)
The Girl asked the boy to sit
& said..."Yes tell me, what’s the matter...!!!!"
Now was my chance to start the
conversation & win the bet. This is what I told her...
"Hi Myself Nilesh,,,I m pursuing
last year of Engineering (Engineering student puts an impression, not always
but sometime (J)),I
do come here daily, for studies....you might have seen me (Just to hyperbole).We
are 5-6 friends who study together, Sometime we Sit in this Garden or some
times at Various departments but somewhere in Shivaji university ( Actually I
was just buying time, so that I can at least talk for more than 2 minutes with
her)
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| Thats me in same Red-Blue Combination (Ganpati Special) |
Believe me the reason for me to
come & talk to you was the Color combination of our dress; you see m
wearing Red T-shirt & Blue jeans, what my friends said to me,
(I showed a finger to my friends,
All started looking here & there & behaved as if they dint know me)
This is the odd combination Red
& Blue, so we had a bet this morning, if I see someone wearing such similar
combination, I will shake hands with that person & you are wearing similar
combination of Red & Blue. Believe me I have never ever wait for someone,
they way I have wait today for this combination. So I was very happy to see
you, so here I m just to shake hands with you so that I will win the bet or
else I have to wait for another person with similar combination which I don’t
think will happen today".
Well that was the longest Lie I
had ever told anyone on face, but thank God the Girl believed me & had a
long smile on her face. She said this Bet often happens with all friends, She
stood up & so did her friend (Who was curiously listening to every sentence
what I was saying) & Shake hands with me.
I asked her to wave hands to my
friends, which she did & my friends were like,,,,, Ziklais re tu,,,!!!
I thanked both of them &
returned back....Sudhir who was watching the entire scene immediately said with
a Smile "Chala Canteen la, Bhavacha Upvaas astoy aaj...!”
The remaining day went in the
discussion, what I said to the Girl. All I can say is Some lies are worth it
& most importantly:
Good Times + Crazy Friends =
Amazing Memories
Way to go nil...
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