reflections ...

its really nice to think during the week that there is a weekend to look forward to ... a weekend to sleep to ur heart's content .. a weekend to indulge in your favourite activities without ever having to worry about the proximity of a class test or the approaching of a deadline ...

kgp life is essentially incomplete without any of these things ... the burning of midnight oil in anticipation of the upcoming assignment submission ... the "loaded" hours of group study a few hours before the midsem examination ... the incessant bhaating sessions ... this is what kgp life really is ...

however it is not difficult to believe that the campus life in kgp was even more "hoo haa" before the widespread arrival of computers ... the students used to really revel in those years ... with Chhedi's , arun's and golc being among the more favoured haunts ... of course i am only conjecturing - speculating ... the real picture must have been far different and much better ...

now one has to just visit the campus to get an idea of the effect that computers have had on the IITians ...

scholar's avenue lies deserted in the eerie light of the blinking street lamps ....
the corridors inside the halls are empty ....
people are all inside their rooms glued to the computer screens ... the clattering of keyboards a mute testimony to the changing attitude of students ...

people say a lot of things about the plus-points of technology ... how easy our life has become because of the boon of technology ... how difficult it would have been otherwise ... how the world has become a small place ... communication being revolutionized by satellite technology ...

but when one comes to examine the situation more closely they would notice the paradox ... technology is actually taking people farther and farther from themselves ... at present we would rather rely on tools like chatting and mailing to communicate with each other ... rather than meet someone face-to-face ...

have these changes really been for the better ??? or are we only deceiving ourselves ???

time will be the best judge ...