Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Sumit Dwivedi

My next friend in the section of 'Gehri Dosti' is Sumit Dwivedi.

Statutory Warning:
This post might actually block your grey matter !!

Sumit is one friend of mine who everybody eagerly wanted to know about. But why??? Is he a prodigy or simply a misjudged IDIOT (Idiot now has a better meaning). Can totally catch you by surprise and makes sure that he himself is also assailed. He can dumbfound you by the preciseness of his preachings and at the same time your grey matter can indulge in a race against time to comprehend his illusions.

He has an answer to every question he is being asked and can answer even those questions which are unasked. The reason for which nobody knows or maybe nobody tries to understand. He is full of cliches and it is difficult to make out where his head and legs actually are.

Can come up with brain shattering theories and then dissolves the tadka of realism into it by saying 'Tumhari Kasam' to whoever he is interacting giving goosebumps to that poor guy!!!

One of his theory was so vituperative that it could have forced Amitabh Bachchan to commit suicide!!! Amitabh should be thanking Sumit for not making the theory at a public platform or else we would never have seen Amitabh acting in Paa.

An unconventional guy with uncanny looks and zany humour......but he is fun!!! Can have people around him in splits at the drop of a hat and has a sky towering self opinion. All said and done he is a good guy with no reservations. He can cook also and cooks pretty well.

No post about Sumit can ever be complete without mentioning about Rishabh. Well... Rishabh is Sumit's friend, philosopher, guide and all other similar phrases put together. The reason for this generosity????? Well, you will have to ask either Sumit or Rishabh. Kyun Rishabh???

His biggest strength is his bizzarity. It can actually catch you unawares and sometimes on the wrong foot. But most of the time he would have done it inadvertendly. At times he can rub you the wrong way but then will also amend it.

Has big dreams in his eyes and the will in his heart to cut across all hurdles that life may throw his way.

So Dost!! Good Luck to you in all your future endeavors.

Hint about my next friend:

The biggest hint that I can give is 'MICROSOFT EXCEL'

Monday, December 21, 2009

Karan Lokwani

My next friend in the section of 'Gehri Dosti' is Karan Lokwani.

If reincarnation actually exists then I am sure Che is reborn as Karan Lokwani. Both of them were instrumental in creating revolutions in their own right. Che initiated guerilla warfare on actual battle field and Karan made our entire college into a real time battle field.

I don't need to mention what I am talking about. But for some uninitiated people, I am talking about Master of Disaster (I think the name is enough to send chills down the spines of many). Yeah he is the guy who enkindled the passion of counter strike in our college and that passion which was a flame in its nascency has now turned into a full fledged fire.

Karan comes across as a small town simpleton but as they say appearances are always deceptive. The moment he opens his mouth, people are left flabbergasted at the astounding intelligence which seldom leaves people not bewildered!! A computer genius who has an incredible knowledge about the various complexities associated with any aspect of computers. During the first and the second semesters, he was the busiest soul during the IT exams when the entire hostel used to hustle and bustle into his room to get their doubts clarified. I was also a beneficiary.

Karan is a total video game freak and can play any game under the sun with equal excellence. He is a Champion Counter Strike player. For him Counter Strike is a way of life. He taught the entire hostel what CS was all about. He was the guy who had told me to try my hand at sniper if i am not able to get an aim. And Karan, it was because of that advice I am still stuck with sniper or Thak Thak as many people refer it to.

In the second semester, the situation had become so bad that even if we had exams at 10 in the morning we would be playing Counter Strike till atleast 6. We knew we would be screwing our exams but there are some things in life where profit or loss is not measured and CS was one of them. He had organized the Counter Strike tournament in our college which was a riproaring success. It was the first time that a CS tournament was organized in our college and it was possible due to the all out efforts put in by Karan.

He is an ennoble guy and his favorite song is 'Ya Ali Rehem Ali, Ya Ali'...... He has an assuaging smile which would break all the shackles of concern and misery. A magnanimous guy with tranquilizing mannerisms which would make any person interacting with him feel important. He is one guy whom people would love to confide all their huggers muggers and feel palliated that it would stay that way.

He is one guy whom maximum people in the college would start to miss after a couple of months as his popularity cuts across all the sections and genders of our college.

I am sure that I would never ever get to play CS once I finish my MBA and everytime I think about CS, I would invariably end up missing my friend Karan badly, very badly!!!

So Dost!! Good Luck to you in all your future endeavors.

Hint about my next friend:

Tumhari Kasam Hum Sach Keh Rahe Hain.......Kyun Rishabh???

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Siddharth Jaithaliya

My next friend in the section of 'Gehri Dosti' is Siddharth Jaithaliya.

If there is one guy in our college who rose like a phoenix, then it is undoubtedly my friend Siddharth or Sid which we lovingly address him as.

He is one guy who is a perfect blend of unprecedented intelligence and humour. He can send people into splits even in the most adverse situations and can also give them jitters in the most pleasant situations. This is Sid for you.

He takes time to open up with people but once he reaches a level of comfort with people then he is like a house on fire. There cannot be even a moment when you can get bored in his company. He is a complete genuine person with no put ons.

He is an extremely gutty kinda guy who loves to trailblaze the least travelled routes. It is this trait of his that led to a revolution in the quizzing industry of India.

His website www.quizometer.com is the plank on which he revoultionalized online quizzing into a trend. His website registered highest ever clicks for a quizzing website in India. The website is now a hot property amomgst the best quizzers of the country. He has alliances with several topshot corporates of India like Timex and Financial Technologies who feel esteemed to be associated with quizometer.

He recently organized the 'Quiz Bowl', which led to heavy weights like Acer, Red Bull etc scurrying to be associated with it. All the major corporates of India participated in that show which was hosted by by Mitesh Agarwal - India's No.1 quizzer. Cognizant were the proud winners of this meticulous competition.

He even has a blog which gives you an absolute insight into the Indian Retail Industry. His blog is used by many renowned academicians all over the country to drive their research.

His life is full of cliches. He believes not studying for the exams is the secret of getting more marks!! His CGPA justifies this empirical cliche of his. So his sleeping hours remain the same or increase once exams are round the corner.

His philosophy in life is 'If things go your way then have fun and if things do not go your way then increase your fun' I am one of the beneficiary of this philosophy. Once you are in his company, you feel that life is almost perfect and is bereft of all sorrows.

So Dost!! Good Luck to you in all your future endeavors.

Hint about my next friend:

Some relationships do not have a name!!

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Gaurav Malhotra

My next friend in the section of 'Gehri Dosti' is Gaurav Malhotra

Probably the most famous Gaurav amongst the pleothera of Gauravs we have in our college. If this still does not ring a bell, then I have another technique. Just say that 'Bikes are bakwaas', the only guy who comes out to kill you is Gaurav Malhotra.

He is a synonym with fun, frolic and masti and after seeing him I totally believed in the proverb 'Appearances are deceptive'. Because one look at him and he gives you an impression of a particular bespectacled nerdy chocolaty boy whose cheeks girls would love to squeeze and say 'Cho Chweet'

But he is no so. He is an 'ammmaaazzing' person with even more amazing traits. He is got probably the best physique in college and shamelessly loves to flaunt it but he is not gay!! He can be soft spoken at times and at the same time blow away your eardrums. He has a golden heart which is akin to a spotless mirror.

Has been through unimaginable ups and downs all his life but has emerged even stronger despite facing tremendous adversities. Swimming against the tide is his forte. Loves life in the faster lane and carries a devil-may-care attitude up his sleeve.

He has been a scholarship holder throughout his MBA stint and is destined for better things.

Now coming to his core competency. Well...he can romance even a stick. I have never seen Delhi becoming Gurgaon by afternoon and again Gurgaon becoming Noida by evening!! The people who know him might have guessed what I am talking about??? Hahaha; Gaurav, that was the heights!!!

And finally let me talk about his girlfriend(s)...........BIKES. Totally bonkers about bikes. Can talk about them with every intricate detail from morning till noon, from noon till evening, from evening till night and from night till the next morning. He can tell a bike's model just by listening to its voice. Inshallah one day he too would become a proud owner of one of those sexy bikes he is bonkers about.

All said and done, its been a roller coaster ride with you buddy and I hope that this friendship just lasts forever...........

So Dost!! Good Luck to you in all your future endeavors.

Hint about my next friend:

1) Probably the only entrepreneur of our college.
2) I call him 'Pali ka Rajkumar'

Friday, December 11, 2009

Arjun Mimani

My next friend in the section of 'Gehri Dosti' is Arjun Mimani.

Well......Arjun has been my flatmate for almost two years now. So I think I have the liberty to informally write about him.

When we initially met, the first thing he asked me was whether I drink or smoke??? (BTW my reply was negative). This set the ball rolling for a two year journey with him. A well groomed and tidy guy who has a stickling for humour. He is very calm and composed even in drastic haphazard situations.

Never feels bad for anything and takes everything in his stride. One trait which we share in common is to take life as it comes and not keep unnecessarily worrying about things.

I would also like to reveal his worst kept secret; He can't ride a bike!!

He was the first person who taught me accounts in my freshman year (I would not like to elaborate on that!!!)

He values all his friends a lot, that is why he always has a bulging group of friends. He is absolutely honest in all his interactions with everyone. It is not that he is a geeky kinda person. When it comes to having fun, he is unprecedented.

The real Arjun appears whenever there is a birthday party. He brings with him all the vigour and energy which has now become a kind of hallmark of him. Just his presence in any birthday party would take that party to altogether a new horizon. His presence marks the doom for any cake as the cake might have felt, 'Yaar Arjun Aagaya!!' He is the always the first one to start the birthday proceedings but has that knack of getting away from the hell that breaks loose thereafter, unscathed.

Another aspect of him are his deoderants. Any brand's deoderant that Arjun uses increases that brand's market share by atleast 2% because of the amount of deoderant he applies.(That does not mean that he does not have a bath!! He baths daily). Because when he applies them, its fragrance lingers in our flat for hours.

No write up about Arjun can be complete without mentioning his infatuation for video games. Be it Counter Strike, GTA, Virtual Villagers etc, he plays them all and plays them well. Infact very well!!

And finally, movies. No matter how big a hit a movie is or how big flop a movie is, he watches them all and watches them in theatres. There have been times when he has watched three movies in a single day. Phew!!

So Dost!! Good Luck to you in all your future endeavors.

Hint for my next friend:

'Busa is Ammmaaaazingg!!'

Monday, December 7, 2009

Rishabh Duseja

My second friend in the section of 'Gehri Dosti' is Rishabh Duseja.

Yeah he was my roomie for a week even before Harshit had come in. My first impression of him was of some reserved and sophisticated kinda guy but over the past two years almost, my pretensions about him took a severe beating. Hell!! he is damn fun. His witty one liners are a treat to the ears.

I still laugh at his quote '..........toh lanka mein kyun kooda?'. Hahaha. Very particular about cleanliness. You should visit his room and see his table and wardrobe to believe what I am actually writing. Learnt Counter Strike from Karan (more about him later) but now almost rivals him at it.

He always carries a tweeky smile on his face. His bike was the savior to many expeditions which we underwent over the past years. I guess he is a quick learner; Ask the people around him how fast he learnt Table Tennis. He was my doubles partner at Coliesium who lost the match because of my over confidence. His trusted aide and Man Friday is Sumit (again more about him later), who does not even breathe without asking Rishabh.

Researches for new games on the internet. He showed us how to play the feather game on the internet!!! (I hope you got what I meant). In his company life is always jolly.

And yeah, this might come as a shocker to many. Rishabh is ultra ultra religious, who goes to the temple every thursday and has even been to Shirdi recently. There is a small temple in his room too in which he worships daily.

Can be awfully sarcastic at times but is mostly quiet. When dragged into an argument, few people can overcome him.

He is a sincere soul whose company people feel extremely important and jovial.

So Dost!! Good Luck to you in all your future endeavors.

Hint for my next friend:

1) Mere cell par call kar
2) Yeh do fingers me se ek finger choose kar

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Harshit Agarwal

I am starting off my 'Gehri Dosti' section by writing about my roomie Harshit Agarwal.

Kahela tensun hai
Bhakh peeche se maar diya(In Counter Strike) etc etc etc


All these phrases leave me in continuous splits for at least an hour daily. Well I am gonna write about a simple boy from Basti.

A computer Engineer by profession, this boy is a total kid at heart. At times you would be surprised by his sheer innocence. He is a very straight forward kind of guy and indulges in full on masti.

I and him are always at loggerheads as to whether Basti(the place where he hails from is a village or a city). All my friends fondly call him BABA, but its only me who calls him by some other name. I am sure if he reads this post, he will surely understand what I am talking about. But I would not write all that here.

He sets his alarm to 7:15 AM, but finally wakes up at 8:00 AM to catch the 8:30 AM class. One of the few guys who accept me the way I am. His knowledge in computers is unparalleled. He is also a web designer. His website www.mba10.com is well known among the college fraternity.

I always tell him that you are too innocent to be living in Bangalore and that too I sometimes wonder how he survived in Bangalore for the past 4 years. He is a Computer Engineer grad from Ramaiah College-one of the best engineering colleges in India.

His favourite game at Amoeba is the dancing equipment on the second floor and now he has developed immense liking for bowling. He celebrates all his victories whole-heartedly no matter how big or how small his victories are.

He calls his antique bike his DULHAN. I always tease him that his bike is fit for museums and he retaliates, but its all fun and done in the right spirit.

Well..... I have talked a lot about this simple boy from Basti. But who is he?

He is my roomie-HARSHIT AGRAWAL-The best roomie anybody can expect.

Hint for my next friend:

My erstwhile roomie.

Friday, December 4, 2009

Ae Waqt Ruk Jaa..........



Ae Waqt Ruk Jaa.....
Tham Jaa, Theher Jaa.....
Waapas Zara Daud Peeche.....


Don't need to say that the above song lyric is from King's biggest hit ever - DDLJ.

This is the lyric I have been humming over the past few days...Reason: The feeling has sunk in that only 60 odd days remain for my MBA to get over and the beautiful journey through which I have sailed over the past year and a half would soon come to an end.

There were many ups and downs through my beautiful journey but had it not been for God's mercy, my family's love and support and my friends company, this journey would have been a path of thorns rather than a bed of roses. I have always thanked God and my family for always being with me but have not really done that to my lovely bunch of friends.

So over the next month I would be writing about all my friends who helped me traverse through my MBA journey, under the heading 'Gehri Dosti'; beginning from this Sunday. I would write about a friend of mine on every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday.

And everytime I write about one of my friends, I would give the hint of my other friend about whom I would be writing next. The order in which I write about my friends follow no sequence but random permutations.

So here it starts.........


Hint about the friend with whom I will be starting off 'Gehri Dosti':

Hint No. 1: Bhak Maar Diya
Hint No. 2: Karan, Mama Ki Gun Lekar De Mujhe