28 August 2013

Why study English

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2013/08/why-teach-english.html
This vindicates our decision to do English major. For me, it was studying something that I enjoyed rather than something that I would have to cram up or would be a drudgery like any of the science subjects. Of course, it earned me some derision from hostel mates who did the "real" and "intelligent" courses of study.

27 August 2013

Alumni celebrations

The day after the melee.
Road in front of Heber
Tree stump at Heber captured by an amateur (me)
The nostalgia of being in front of Selaiyur Hall
Our first MA classroom
Classroom was in a state of disorder
Tree opposite our usual gutter. Gutters lack depth now.
Prem and his friends.
Programmes going on inside Anderson Hall.
Oru college kumari.
Skinny Francis (behind Miller) has put on a lot of weight. So have we all 
My son Ashwin sings a song for Prem, just as we were leaving.
My kids making acquaintance with Arul.
One last photo before I depart.

Most of these pictures have appeared on Facebook, and most of you would have seen them. Anyway, since our blog needs some activity, let me put them here too.
I was there only on Sunday for about 2 hrs, so I am not qualified to comment on the 2-day event. I hope Prem will jot down his experiences.
I am told the first day was fabulous, and all had fun sitting in the gutters ;) I got to meet Griz & Miller, Prem & Venky, Meena & Janardhan and their kid, and a few other faces I could recognise. Prem did the service of taking me around a part of the campus, including Heber Hall and chapel which I had never seen when I was studying there. I also had the privilege of travelling (upto the pavilion from Thomas's) in Venky's limousine ;) And thank you, Prem, for gifting me a copy of The History of MCC, though you made me carry yours and Venky's copies in penance!
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Roshin.