BlogchatterA2Z ~ Of Practice School, Placements and PCA

When I started drafting my posts for BlogchatterA2A, “P” was the alphabet that gave me the least amount of trouble. For what else will “P” stand for in BITS Pilani …

BlogchatterA2Z ~ OASIS

OASIS, even thinking about this word brings a smile to my face. BITS Pilani was pretty isolated, and our lives were bound within the campus. Its distance from New Delhi …

Princess and Prejudice ~ Alisha Kay

Yuvarajakumari Jayshree Singh, princess of Devgarh and Dr Aryan Sharma bicker like cats and dogs. Aryan thinks Jayshree is a spoiled, entitled bratty princess while Jayshree thinks Aryan is a …

BlogchatterA2Z ~ Of Normalised Ranking, Nutan and Neem Flowers

As part of my post on the alphabet “B“, I had said I would try to explain the concept of Normalised Ranking in BITS Pilani. As you all know, I got admission …

BlogchatterA2Z ~ Of Meera Bhawan, Mess And Music Nights

The girls’ hostel of BITS Pilani is called Meera Bhawan. Meera Bhawan, or MB as it is popularly called, was initially built as a single two-storied structure. The style was …

BlogchatterA2Z ~ Of Lacha and Love

How can I write the A2Z of BITS Pilani and not write about lacha and love? Lacha is the BITSian slang for conversation. Lacha sessions meant staying up late with …

BlogchatterA2Z ~ Kiran Didi

It was almost eleven at night, my roomie and I were almost asleep when there was a knock on the door. It was a day scholar friend. She was spending …

BlogchatterA2Z ~ Jhankaar

To tell you the truth, dear reader, I was actually stumped about this alphabet. The only word I could think of, starting with “J” was junta, the BITSian slang for people/crowd. …

BlogchatterA2Z~ Of Insti, IC and IPC

BITS Pilani has a sprawling green campus. And lording over it all is the majestic academic block that we BITSian’s called Insti (short for Insititute). The Insti was divided into …

BlogchatterA2Z~ Of History, Hostels and Homesickness

BITS Pilani is one of India’s premier engineering colleges but do you know its history? Pilani is the native hamlet of the Birla family. Like most Marwari families from Rajasthan, …