Couple of month back(its couple already !) one night i see a very interesting update on Facebook Agnels batch of 93, some one had taken initiative to create a whatsapp group to enable all batch mates to interact with each other.
I immediately got myself and friends whose number I had added to this group and was pleasantly surprised to see so many kids already enrolled. Only class I guess we enrolled with pleasure :)
It was like a cacophony initially, the famous ones, the infamous ones, the scholars, the last benchers, the invisible ones (Me tops that list), the Funny ones, the sarcastic ones, the ones with the worst luck, the romeos, the divas, the then zero now hero, the introverts, the chatter boxes, the sports champs, the singers, the dancers, the Netas, the abhinetas, the scapegoats, the real sports and the chidkus (not so sport) all together and it felt like school all over again.
Interesting was to see some people changed so much and some were just the same, We are such a diverse group with many years of zero or minimal contact, vastly different life experiences, nature, mindset, philosophies, backgrounds, attitude, geographical boundaries..( I could go on but my vocabulary and imagination is running short) so yes the essence of what I am trying to say here is the magnitude of diversity is stupendous and yet we are united by the emotion called school.
I am sure you all will agree that School does not stand for a building, it stands for a huge sea of emotions. The first full marks, the first red mark, the first pat on the back, the first slap on the face, the first hug from a friend, the first smack from a not so good friend, the first chalk you threw at a girl, the first chappal (slipper) she threw back at you, the first day you bunk, the first day you wished you never missed (Your crush's ka bday), the first school trip, the hopefully only farewell party (Fail karnein ka only bright point - Dou dou farewell party .. yes not very puny .. but goes na with the flow :p), the first dream of a career, the realization of different career, the first tiffin sharing, the first tiffin dhaaping (flicking off of the tiffin box), the first blank call, the call phone call, the first birthday dress, the first uniform you thought you looked smart in, the first disaster called hair style, the first one you thought you got it right (only to know it was a catastrophe), the first pang of jealousy, the first burst of forgiveness, the first PJ, the first PJ on you, the first song you learnt during christmas carols, the first parody you made with friends, the first movie with friends, the first Adult movie with friends (:P I am sure all yes all of you did it ) the first cuss word you learned, the first cuss word you taught your sibling, the first tiffin you made for yourself, the first tiffin you claimed to have made for yourself, your first partner, your first partner of the opposite sex, you first lab partner, you first library partner (If anyone had any.. still there is time to make one), the first meeting you had at home to get your family meet your school friends, the first meeting you had at your friends house for the same, the first time you copied, the first time someone copied from you (yes very proud moment for many !) the first time .. I could go on but I am going to stop here and gonna ask my batch mates of 93 to post more firsts..
Super happy to reunite with all you guys I knew from ages, and to meet so many new ones and old ones which have now become a new and improved version of themselves and so just too perfect to change..
But cant end without making some mentions..
Gabbar urf Smita tops my list.. She was always the scholar without airs in our shivalik gang.. Now she is an adorable yummy mummy, techie and greatest power house of witty nonsense 24 X7
Sam urf Sameera .. the favorite in the group along with Smita.. Both these girls have solid fan following ..
She is so funny and full of positive energy that I wait for appearance online to bring in a smile
Without these two lovely ladies our group would loose all its Pun n spunk..
Go Girls
Then comes the very important members that are the backbone of any group
The Sports.. They are the ones that are inspiration for real sad PJs, Puns etc and keep the banter light hearted .. the stress busters, the rockstars, the show stoppers and the show starters too :)
The list is thankfully a long one in this group
Bhatia .. sirf Naam hi kaafi hain
Bhatia .. sirf Naam hi kaafi hain
Yags Urf list is too long (Guys here can update)
Sunil urf ... too many to remember
Sunil urf ... too many to remember
Molly .. Sorry Molloy
Nangu Pungu Dingu number 1 urf Murgi urf Mallu urf Vivek
Uncle urf Chasmis urf Sudhir
Nangu Pungu Dingu number 2 urf Stuff urf tattoo man urf Daya urf others I dont know yet
KP urf brian adams urf master chef urf storyteller
The Foodies.. who keep the group hungry for more :)
The bongs are the toppers here
Sandip
Sourja
Deepalok
Yours truely
The Veggie brigade
Sallil (tera name first)
Deepali - master chef number 2
The twinkling stars.. they come and go and yet they leave a very bright light behind..
Shamli
Vinisha
Ritu
Shikha
Smitha Paul
Saurabh
Vishal
(Too bad the admins have become twinkling stars.. we need more participation)
Very Important Group - the party organizers
Mayur the biggest and the best (literally)
Venky the ever enthusiastic
Janaki the chief and strict account head
Latest active entrant is Mahen as vinisha rightly put the ceo and sutradhar off late :)
Special Mention for the Chupa Rustam Most ROMANTIC .. Rahul Kanavi
Cant believe you were or rather are so Filmi .. Maybe you too should write a book on your love story.. lots more interesting it was than Two states for sure !
Latest active entrant is Mahen as vinisha rightly put the ceo and sutradhar off late :)
Special Mention for the Chupa Rustam Most ROMANTIC .. Rahul Kanavi
Cant believe you were or rather are so Filmi .. Maybe you too should write a book on your love story.. lots more interesting it was than Two states for sure !
Phew I could go on and on.. shortly will be adding pics to this post ..
Love you guys .. You really made me smile real hard and loud and inspired me enough to start writing my blog back
Muah... how well decribed all our rantings online :P I'd like to mention a few more prominent and active names... Sudhir who seems to have become Uncle for the group and Mahen the CEO... who tend to bring in the most hits :P
ReplyDeleteI walked past my old primary school today, it's the place I stopped going to when I was eleven.
ReplyDeleteIt's similar to how it was but it's not the same. They've replaced the windows, built a new classroom and taken out the shed.
These little pieces of school that existed in my head are gone. They don't exist in the real world, only in my mind. The reality is a building with new windows and a paranoid metal fence. And it means nothing to me. The picture in my head means everything.
Pretty soon everything changes. The years go by and the buildings fall apart and everyone looks twenty years older. And a while after that the buildings are gone and the people are too.
And you capture this image of life and you keep it in your mind because it's the only thing that's real even though it doesn't exist at all.
Enjoy your reunions while you can and good luck with your rejuvenated blog!
Thanks Paul S. I loved your post here. What you say is actually so true. Have not been inside my school past 20 years though I stay 10 minutes away.. For sure will go there some day soon to see if I feel the same. Things for sure would have changed :)
DeleteThanks Vinisha .. have added Mahen.. Sudhir was already there
ReplyDeleteRahul Kanavi .. Requesting special permission for your love story post here .. its really funny and romantic
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