I am officially a graduate! Yes, I am finally a Commerce graduate from what is widely regarded as India's best undergraduate college for Commerce. The Shri Ram College of Commerce has given me a lot in the last three years. It doesn't help that the years seem to have gone by in a blur!
I remember, the first day I officially stepped into college for my college orientation on the 15th July, 2008. At the steps to the College auditorium with my father (who, mind you, was returning to his alma mater several years later! Hope it was a proud moment for him!), I happened to meet a rather bushy eyebrowed and extremely helpful senior(who was to become the most important person in college and my mentor and role model in more ways than one!). A boring monologue by our rather sincere prinicipal ( whose office was to become an oft visited spot for me in final year) was followed by a visit to our new classrooms!(they were new by all standards, owing to generous donations by our politically and economically endowed alumnae). I still remember vividly being the rather hyper active, over excited
18 year old, making the much unasked for introductions and trying to strike a rapport with my classmates. Most of the people I met on these first two days of college were to become my closest friends!
I remember, the first day I officially stepped into college for my college orientation on the 15th July, 2008. At the steps to the College auditorium with my father (who, mind you, was returning to his alma mater several years later! Hope it was a proud moment for him!), I happened to meet a rather bushy eyebrowed and extremely helpful senior(who was to become the most important person in college and my mentor and role model in more ways than one!). A boring monologue by our rather sincere prinicipal ( whose office was to become an oft visited spot for me in final year) was followed by a visit to our new classrooms!(they were new by all standards, owing to generous donations by our politically and economically endowed alumnae). I still remember vividly being the rather hyper active, over excited
18 year old, making the much unasked for introductions and trying to strike a rapport with my classmates. Most of the people I met on these first two days of college were to become my closest friends!
Soon after, within a week of joining College came the much awaited orientations for society inductions. Now, I have this rather ridiculous habit, of wanting to do everything I probably can. Obviously, even College was an opportunity not to be lost and I soon found myself auditioning an inducted into the College Dramatics and Debating Societies. At the same time, I also got involved with AIESEC Delhi University. This gave me the most challenging two months of college, trying to juggle my time among all three, especially with the rather strong headed heads of the Big D Societies (Varanjot Kaur and Urvashi Gupta) giving me the most difficult time ever! As if this wasn't enough, I soon found myself starting my own band, Bridge To Elsewhere. [in dphoto below, you see the original lineup of the band, B2E : From L-R - Nikhil Maira, Siddharth Vij, Shrey Gupta, Vibhu Galhotra, Arjun Chaudhury(Upper White) and Arnav Chaudhury (lower White). This photo was taken for a newspaper appearance which coincided with our first ever performance at the Lady Shri Ram College for Women on the 8th November, 2008 ( Shivika's birthday).]
( the legacy of which continues today thanks to the drummer and my very dear friend, Nikhil Maira). You'd think I was pushing myself to the limit already, but wait a minute, did I mention that I was spending three and a half hours commuting between home and college everyday (because I let go of the opportunity to take up the Boys Hostel which my father managed to get me admitted to with some difficulty)?
I soon found myself letting go ( with much persuading by myself), one by one, of the College Debating and Dramatics Societies( given that the 2 Ds were somethings I had done extensively at the School level) and continuing only with my band
& AIESEC Delhi University's Corporate Sector.I have fond memories of my time spent in AIESEC, mainly because it has given me some of my closest friends. The year and a half spent with AIESEC was challenging. I found myself picking up the responsibility of Project Head for the Corporate Sector which meant I had to manage a team of about 6 people and service about 8 clients as a part of this group. I managed to come out just fine at the end of the year long term as Project Head in the Corporate Sector. It was rewarding since I managed to achieve my own personal goals and our team was recognised for being the best functioning and most high performing Corporate Sector in AIESEC India. But then, the Project Head term and more about Second year will come under Chapter 2- Sophomore Year.
The picture above shows five people. To the extreme left, is the Silent Bystander(me) with Aditya, Ridhi, Rashi and Prapti from left to right. These are some of my closest friends even though they're all atleast a year older than me. They've mentored me and taught me a lot! The picture below is a mixed bag of some of the members of the Corporate Sector of AIESEC DU in 2009. This picture is taken at the DU November Local Congress. This conference has fond memories for various reasons, one of them being that I was recognised as the Best Delegate at the conference. Read on for more about College life in the 2nd Year!
& AIESEC Delhi University's Corporate Sector.I have fond memories of my time spent in AIESEC, mainly because it has given me some of my closest friends. The year and a half spent with AIESEC was challenging. I found myself picking up the responsibility of Project Head for the Corporate Sector which meant I had to manage a team of about 6 people and service about 8 clients as a part of this group. I managed to come out just fine at the end of the year long term as Project Head in the Corporate Sector. It was rewarding since I managed to achieve my own personal goals and our team was recognised for being the best functioning and most high performing Corporate Sector in AIESEC India. But then, the Project Head term and more about Second year will come under Chapter 2- Sophomore Year.
The picture above shows five people. To the extreme left, is the Silent Bystander(me) with Aditya, Ridhi, Rashi and Prapti from left to right. These are some of my closest friends even though they're all atleast a year older than me. They've mentored me and taught me a lot! The picture below is a mixed bag of some of the members of the Corporate Sector of AIESEC DU in 2009. This picture is taken at the DU November Local Congress. This conference has fond memories for various reasons, one of them being that I was recognised as the Best Delegate at the conference. Read on for more about College life in the 2nd Year!