Planet-I is known in its peers for its huge batch strength. However, as they say, with a great size comes great variability… or so. Thus without any ado, I will introduce you to some of my friends who I feel are truly offbeat.
The one with whom I feel I should start with is 'the Monica Geller' of our class. She is an ultra organised and responsible one. We rely on her heavily while making plans in a group chat. When the others would be busy debating about the beautiful Russian stadiums, what possibly that could go wrong in the Himalayan Outbound Program, or what should we have for dinner since we are no eating at the mess, she would be doing the job that’s assigned to her. She won't even mind because she would have secretly planned it the day before. She would take care of a sick friend like a mother would for her child. Although sometimes she can be a bit annoying as she likes to be in control of everything and every situation. Yet ultimately she is the glue that holds all the pals together.
Next, let us meet our master procrastinator. He is the one who chills out till the deadline for submission comes. As soon as he realises only an hour is left until submission, over 30 to 40 tabs would fly open for the first 15 minutes while looking at 10 sources at once. He would be typing nearly 100 words per minute with one hand and having his coffee with the other. Thirty minutes through and his senses evolve into absorbing everything in his surroundings. His brainstorms for one hour straight and despite the time constraint he manages to get the work done perfectly anyway.
The third friend is 'the chatterbox' of our class, who tries to extend the discussion during class participation for too long either by asking too many questions or by answering every question and happily dominating every class participation if we let her. The rest of the class both loves and hates her; loved because the pressure is taken off everyone else and hated because she would speak too much at times which makes it difficult and incompetent for those who already struggle to contribute. Yet she actually makes a difficult subject quite interesting at times for other students.
The fourth and final batchmate in this list is 'Droopy' (the dog) of our batch. He is the one who hardly sleeps and comes to class with dark circles and droopy eyes. Probably because he would be working late nights on assignments and live projects or playing Dota, mostly the later. At times if anyone takes a look at him during class it is enough to make him or her equally drowsy. There are times when even the professor has resisted a yawn just looking at him. Sometimes we take it as our duty to force him to go to bed and make sure he finally gets a sound sleep for some hours.
All my batch mates are unique in their own way and I feel proud to be a part of this unique bunch of eager-to-learn but crazy people.
Which ABG company would you want to work for and why?
I would like to work for Aditya Birla Insulators. I was a summer intern at one of the plants of the company during my undergrad. The company comes under the conglomerate Aditya Birla Nuvo, which holds many manufacturing businesses under its umbrella. The plant that I was at produced both solid and hollow core post insulators, some as big as 15 feet tall. The plant has state-of-art facilities with some talented and pleasant people around. Probably it was the first place that introduced me to the concept of 5S methodology that I would come to read about 3-4 years later
- Soumya Sahoo