Chronicles of Kaushik

Disclaimers: This post was written by me at 4 AM, so obviously I was not in freshest state of my mind. Hence due to some reasons, I may have skipped your name. Please don’t mind. Every person, whom I’ve ever met, has played some part or the other in making me what I am today. So cheers!!! Lets rock.

My last post brought with it a very negative aura. Some of you appreciated my being straight forward, while some could not understand what I actually wanted to convey. So here I come with a post that will bring out all the positivity of my life. I will write about every person who has been of some importance in my life. Sorry, bros and sis, this post is exclusively dedicated to my friends.

The very first friend of mine, whom I remember, just by name, is Arjun. We used to sit together in Nursery and KG. I never met him again later, and I am sure, that whatever I do, I will not be able to find him again. We used to sit together and that’s it. I don’t remember anything else. At home I was friends with Nitin, Amit, Manu, I am in contact with them even now. We used to ride bicycle, play cricket and all those childhood games which had an existence by then.

In subsequent classes I came to know more people. Spandan, Ankit Kumar, Ankit Nehra, Siddharth Garg, Manav Singhal, Uday Pratap, Kunal, Meetu. I remember all these. We studied together for around 5 years. I remember I switched school in 6^th standard. By then, we used to play, compete in academics(LOL), discuss cartoons, wrestling and what not. We used to play pen-fight in every spare second that we used to get then. It used to be all fun, I used to scan Dad’s cupboard for a heavy pen. I used to watch cartoons throughout the day just because I wanted to be the one leading the discussions. It is that part of my memory, that I remember faintly, nut still cherish the most.

Then I came to DMA, the place, where I grew up. In my admission interview I met Harsh Jangwal. You can call him, the first friend of mine at the new school. Nilay Sahay was the next one. On the very first day, I sat with Ankit Chaudhary. Consequently, as days progressed, I befriended Rishab Singh, Akash Singh, Sachin Verma, Nitish Bhasin, Ankit Sharma, Shagun Maheshwari, Neha Rajput, Shubahm Tayal, Shashank Shekhar, Manu Agarwal, Anhinav Verma and many more. With some friendship had to intensify. Rishab and Akash had to be the ones. Nest year, came to school a hunk named Shubhankar. I don’t know whether girls used to ooh for him, but I’m sure he made many people jealous. But he was destined to be one of my best friends. Best friend till date and will continue to be so.

In those times, I mean 6^th to 8^th standard, I enjoyed the most. I realized the true meaning of unity. We all used to bunk Arts classes together, just cause it was scheduled after our games period. During the whole session, we attended just two classes, I guess. During the rest, we used to stand outside the class, discussing, what all could be the possible excuse. Our discussions shifted from cartoons to club football, computer games and cricket of course. We all used to eat tiffin during the class, and play together during the recess. Cricket with foil balls and lunch boxes, chain, tadam tadi are among the few games I remember. Music class used to be amazing. We used to play our keyboards throughout the day, with least possible volume levels. We never got caught. The remarks, we used to get in Almanac. Ah! They made us tell lies. Thanks to Shubhankar, as he somehow managed a spare Almanac in 8^th which served the purpose of the whole class.

We moved on! 9^th and 10^th… Oh! The only time, when the Girls:Boys ratio of the class was more than one. I remember 30:24. Still, at least I was confined to Shubahnkar, Rishab, Sachin, Akash. This was the very year, when 5-STARS was formed, the only named group of DMA so far, as known to us.

Shubhankar

Tarun

Akash

Rishab

Sachin

Take first letter of each, and you will get name of our group. We even signed a contract. Remember guys? I met more people. Paawan, Arjun, Pritesh, Kshitiz, Anuj, Manmohan Singh, Prateek and many more. These people were hell lot fun. Our fun ranged from discussing latest music to solving questions during the NTSE classes. During this period, I met for the first time, Snehil Basoya. At first meets he and Paras, seemed to be just normal maggu guys. Later on, however, as time passed, we developed a strong bond. Time passed and I moved on.

It was 11^th. We all had to separate. I had taken computers as my elective. In my section, I was left with just Shubhankar. I befriended Dev, Prafull, Nishant,Shivam. I wouldn’t say 11^th was as much fun as the previous classes were, but still, it proved to be the most valueable year of my life. The friendship between me and Shubhs strengthened further, as we had grown up, as we had crush on the same girl. And we weren’t courageous enough to talk with her even. We knew we both liked her, but still we disagreed to each other. It used to be fun, as we used to tease each other by her name. We still do so.

During the recess, of course Rishab and Akash used to join us. And we, together used to get a hell out of us.

Also during this time, I for the first time had friends outside school, courtesy VMC. Ankur Gupta, Aman, Aditya : the trio used to rock. So did Girish and Shashank. Abhishek Jain, Srijan: fande wale log. Jatin Batra: what to say about him. Sonia: the online friend. Paras and Snehil obviously were there too. McDonald’s, Domino’s, they were all there in central market. TS used to be long time discussions. One universal fact also popped out during that very year. Ankur Gupta once introduced to your friends well later be the bridge between you and the friend you introduced Ankur to. Srijan and I sometimes discussed harry potter. During my way to coaching and way back, I and Snehil used to discuss every aspect of school. I’m sure, our cab driver knows more about DMA than Rishab did. LOL. VMC also introduced me to Ashish Gupta nad Anurag Singh, with whom I used to discuss my favorite. politics.

Well, farewells, boards, JEE, IIT.

Shivalik House, my next home. The first person I met here was Aatish, then Abhishek, then Abhinav and then I don’t remember. Dhruv, Aayush, Ankit, Rohit, Karan, Siddharth, Devansh were all to join is then after. Later on the group shortened. It was confined to Aatish becoming Nalla, Siddharth becoming Gangi, Abhinav becoming Katta, Ayush becoming SKD, Abhishek becoming Shakey, And I becoming TK.

First sem, I was mostly confined to these people only. Even in my department, I rarely talked to anyone except a few. My group mates, I hardly talked to anyone save Rohit.

My first sem would be remembered for

·         My first crush at IIT, which was forced actually.

·         The last day Masti after Majors.

·         My LP drawing on the wall.

·         Street play and chess.

And many more of course.

Hey, what’s going on. Second Semister saw a change in me. I no longer used to go to R2. Liabrary became a better place to visit. I was introduced to Group 1, Civil. Pawan, Jay, Harsh, Somya, Ankita, Avishek, Abhishek, Rahul,  most importantly Arpit Gupta. 2^nd sem was the time when I found one more best friend of mine, Arpit Gupta. This was the time when I befriended Abhishek, attaché, who used to suffer the most, being the lone MCA wala in our group. The house days, never ending ED tuts, more RCA activities and much more. I was also for the first time introduced to ISC janta. Though, I hardly remembered any till the first event.

3^rd sem. More friends, more friends, more friends. That’s all that has been so far. I learned to make best friends, even after a few meets. It was also time to know the fachchas. Also, ISC events made me to befriend seniors in a better way. Mittal and Madhav to be precise. This sem, also brought me closer to people from other hostel , obviously ISC reps. More friends in form of Nilesh, with whom discussing chicks is the best way to pass time. Sarneet,oh my, she’ll never let you get bored, she has always something to tell, in which she ultimately ends up running from the guard. Rheshabh, the story teller, the stories in which people are always same and drunk,only their location and the after effects vary. Shweta, reminds me of Kareena in jab we met, though a little bit low in intensity. Aditya, the only machaoo guy in the ISC. Dilpreet, Ankur, Pranjay, Anmol, Rahul.  The last three months has introduced me to maximum no. of people throughout my life and also to my second crush at IIT.

I always used to think, I had a limited social circle, but not really. When I look back now, I realize, how wrong I was. So many people I can call my friends. From Arjun to Vaibhav Kalani. They all were my friends. They are all my friends. They all will be my friends.

I was browsing through my previous posts, and now I realize, that I needed to write more. That makes me feel light. I write a diary, but it’s confined to Tarun Kaushik only. I don’t really know what I should share and what I should not. I just felt like thanking all you people, who have been around me all these years. As Ankur said, 3^rd semester is all about building relationships and relationships have got different kinds.

Life’s been awesome so far. I hope that it continues the same way. I’m enjoying it to the fullest.

I think my next post will be on spirituality. But I’ll save myself till majors get over. I know the post has gone too long. But please, bear it with me.

Till then,

Keep reading, keep commenting.

K@ushik

Facts known recently(I hope you like this new segment)

·         Obama can’t dance.

·         Snakes taste like chickens. (from highly unreliable source aka Srijan Sanket)

·         My car’s mileage is just 12. Reduces to 8-9 when I drive.

P.S. Messages

Mini jiji, viji jiji: This is my last post before majors. I’m going to study after this. So, don’t get worried.

Rheshabh, Sarneet: I’ve figured out, why I’m short of stories. Yours start with, once when I was high. Mine can’t, so am left with no other option than to be a listener.

Shweta: hmmmm :-\ or :-/  whatever it was.

Abhinav, Ayush, Abhishek, Aatish: Tum log tips de rahe ho ya nahi?

Siddharth: 5^th tu hee rahega. L

Arpit: 5^th main banna chahta hoon. Help kar yaar. Yaad hai kya decide hua tha trip par.

Dhruv: Chess nikalwade yaar.

Pawan, Jay, Dheeraj, Harsh, Somya, Avishek, Ankita: Reports time par banaya karo yaar.

Srijan: I’ve taken AI. If, somehow you manage to drop this course, you’ll be dead.

Ankur: Kab aur kahan milna hai?

Shubhankar: Delhi hota hua nikal jaa.

Rishab: Tu hai kahan aaj kal?

Snehil: Abe, Adidas ka headband lele, jaisa mere pass tha, better lagega.

Esha, Naman, Shashank, Sonia: I’m still single AND I’M HAPPY.

All: No one is going to ask about my crush. OK? This is kinda private stuff. And yeah!! No guessing around here either. Anyways, all the best.