An Unforeseen Eventide

Ganga Arati at Assi Ghat, Varanasi

There are times when sanity prevails and then again there are times when witlessness reigns supreme! Such is the absurd nature of the world I happen to be a part of, and the overtly juvenile attitude displayed by some of the fourth yearites in organising a simple branch party was the perfect testament to it.

Social gatherings are supposed to lighten the mood and unite people with differences, rather than providing an additional kick to any ongoing grudge matches. It is all about looking past oneself and reveal a certain level of maturity and professionalism to treat everyone equally so as not to leave a bad taste in anyone's mouth, especially just a month or two before graduation. But, I guess that is more than I can say for some of my batchmates...

A half-hearted effort is as good as none, and selective invitations to a public bacchanal are nothing short of eyewash! In the so-called job party which was organised (or more aptly disorganised) a few days back, I was appalled to hear that nearly half of our classmates didn't have the slightest clue as to what was going on. Soon after I realized that the whole thing was turning out to be just another big private party.

I was one of the tentative hosts of the impending pool party, on account of my imminent fifth year stipend, but seeing that many of my friends were being discouraged from attending it, I was forced to pull out at the last moment. So my best friend and I winded up at Assi Ghat the very same evening, instead of the deluxe Pallavi Hotel. Some delicious apple pie with chocolate ice-cream at Pizzeria went a long way in cheering us up, and a supper at the rampant Chinese joint Ming made for a much more pleasing experience than would otherwise have been possible.

Later, as I received a dairy-milk from a certain someone for boycotting this totally mismanaged foolishness I came to know that the entire party had been cancelled, partly owing to the withdrawal of collected funds and mostly due to the attendants being in a sour vein. It is interesting to note how a mockery can be made over such a straight-forward thing... And although I hear that the splurge is being re-scheduled in the following week to set things right, all I care about is to chill out with my closest friends and watch 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' over the weekend.