Pareen, you were not the only one

So what if you are the thinnest in the college, so what if its your birthday, so what if you have most of the students in the college in your friend's list, what has to be done, has to be done. And you were not the only one.

Confused? Well I am talking about the birthday bash of our very good friend Pareen Lathia who was ornamented with infinite kicks on his rear side and decorated with cream (in all possible locations accessible to male friends on his body). This is the B - Ware Block style of making your birthday memorable and you certainly did walk away with a smile when you were heading to your room for a shower.

B Block - the haven for goodliness, the adobe of the Hyderabadi and Rajasthani folk, the place in the thick and thin of all action on the campus, the place where we initially didn't want to shift to and the place where we would hate to shift out of at present.

The three bungalows located at more than the outer end of the outskirts of the extended campus is where around twenty of the most weird (spell lively) people reside. What you will find here is a guitarist, cartoonist, drummer, disk jockey, event manager, cricketers, stock traders, bullies, cuties, teddies, geeks, women enchanters and a puppy which gives you company all the way each time anyone heads on the long journey to the class room.

There are several firsts when it comes to B Block. The first cricket pitch in the campus was the walkway between the two blocks with the lush green lawns forming cushions for daredevil stunts of the fielders. The first jamming sessions were organized here before they got recognized and moved on to the process of forming the college Rock Band. The first impromptu public speaking sessions were organized in the courtyard area providing hands on experience in polishing many skills along with stage fright, were among the few of the events which frequent the lives of all its residents.

B Block, though farthest from Pit Stop has now become the paradise within Flame for me and most of my friends out here. There is a gradual code developing and a process of living emerging out of this place which has started to infest the rest of the campus as well. With time, I hope, all the students on the campus would begin to appreciate and also 'live' life in the true fashion of how students ought to live away from home in the middle of nowhere.

Happy Birthday Pareen. Hope it remains a fond memory. If not, we are ready to celebrate again tonight. Same time, same place. God Bless.

Dipayan Kundu
FLAME School of Business
Foundation for Liberal and Management Education, Pune