Siddhartha Malani - When I reached my room in XIMB I was greeted with a bunk bed, and a roommate already sleeping in it. Yes, it was Malani. When I found out he was from Delhi, I thought it was going to be a tough year living with a Delhiite. But Siddhartha proved me wrong, he's a great roommate who has a bit of OCD for cleaning but that works out great for me. In these few days we have managed to created a choreographed routine. I wake him up, he turns on the geyser, we get ready, and he grabs the shoes and runs to call the elevator while I lock the door and join him just before the elevator closes.
Abhijit Raj - The first person whom I met in XIMB was Abhijit. I wonder how I met him because he met me in XIMB at 11 in the night and after that day I have never seen him awake past 10:30. The guy is going to have so much fun here in XIMB where people either sleep at 3 or don’t sleep at all and he wakes up when people here are going to bed.
Yashodhan Joshi - Ah! What can I say about Ali! You must be wondering why I am calling him Ali when his name is Yashodhan. That's because he's the Ali Zafar of XIMB. You'll see that in the photo below. Yashodhan is the most entertaining person I have met yet. He's funny and retaliates with equally embarrassing jokes when you make fun of him.
Raghav Avasthi - Raghav! It took me a while to get to know him, but when I did... Woah! I was amazed by how much we had in common. From our grades to our interests, everything matched. Once I told him how I stopped watching Game of Thrones after the 4th season and he literally gave me a recap and sat with me watching it again and explaining it to me whenever I got confused. I have not seen a person as passionate as him about Game of Thrones. The intensity with which he talks about it is astonishing!
- Tanuj Rathi
BM, 1st year, XIMB