Chai, Samosas and the batch of 1982 BHU-ITs

Over a 100 plus ex-BHU-ITians descended in Varanasi, some braved the roads, other took the trains and still others came by air. Some with family and some without. All eager to meet their batchmates after 25 years.


25-Dec-2008 Christmas in Kashi


A contingent of 'n' people left their hotels for a la BHU. The buses could not take the main streets of Varanasi and had to take route via DLW and soon arrived into Lanka - greeted by the tring-tring of the rickshawallas, the incessant honking of the motor vehicles and of course the aroma of samosas and kachori on the road side, the tea vendors overboiling their tea to kill any kind of bugs. Groups of people huddled around the chaiwalla cupping the kullad and having hot chai and warming themselves on a cold Christmas morning.

Thus began our silver jubilee journey in Kashi......


Seeing the main gate took me back 25 years, there were goosebumps on my forearms. Some good and some not so good memories came to me - only to be shaken by the sudden braking of the bus which halted strategically in front of WH (Women's Hostel)









Going by the number of hugging incidents we had since 24th Dec 2007 we could have easily broken any previous Guiness record for hugging.















Chera yaad hai lekin naam yaad nahi araha hai!!!!!
The Name tags help resolve a lot of memory lapses and saved a lot of embarassment, thanks to organisers and volunteers (Thats Keshav not a post card vendor)




Chaos at Birla Mandir

There were more photographers than the number of people being photographed.

And dont forget there were some first time visitors to Birla Mandir

We then proceeded for lunch at Morvi...........

Visit to the Hostels, Chai at the nukkad....
Each of us parted ways to look at our hostels - of special interest to me was the Dhanrajgiri where i started and the final year hostel - Visveshwaraya - nothing seems to have changed - its all frozen in time......however there are fewer cycles and Wifi in hostels...that at times works...and note Ragging is punishable - the guys don't have to visit Birla temple as often as we had to do to avoid ragging...

























The chai at the Rajputana nukaad still tastes the same....and the Sada Panwa costs Rs 2.00




While the guys were having a good time the ladies too made friends and were enjoying themselves......