Guest guest Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 That was a wonderful write up, Ashwini. It brought to life all the thrill and excitement of the chase. Kishore Shah 1974 Boys gone Wild!! > > Hello Everyone, > > Heres what happend last evening at Sevagram. > > Ashwini `04 > > > > > > Boys gone Wild! > > > > It wasnt just another cricket match. It was an Indo-Pak match. Not just > that, it was the finals. It doesn't end there, it was the world cup > finals!!! (Thats right, three exclamations). We all know what happened. > A perfect Indo-Pak World Cup Final! As Ravi Shastri put it quite well, > with all the spiciness of the south asia! A low scoring first innings by > India (What have they done?). The tug of war continues as Pakistan is > doing well in the initial overs of the second innings. Indian bowlers > put the breaks in the middle. India sails for a clear victory. Can that > happen? IndoPak cant be so simple. The rollercoaster has got to have a > few more bends. In comes Bhajji. 3 sixes of him. Equations change. Pakis > see the finish line. They need 20 of 12, 13 of 6, 12 of 6, 12 of 5, 6 of > 4. They had almost done that snatching of victory thing. But the coaster > had another turn. The rest is history. India lift the T20 world cup! A > total masala, twist in the tale, sports thriller that can give most > movies a run for their money. And if you saw till the very end, there is > even a topless scene. But that not what I want to talk about now. I wish > to tell you the story of the other side of our TV screen. > > > > The excitement was high when I got out of my ophthalmology lecture at > 5:30 today. I reached the mess still carrying the PSM book that I was > reading in the lecture. And an awkward sight meet my eye. Everyone was > nicely sitting in a uniform fashion, tables well arranged. But then > " Tum sab ke ghar main phone karunga... blah... blah... " > explained it all. Dr Ghosh(Warden JNBH) was mad about the broken > utensils and benches during the India-Australia Semi Finals. Soon the > first ball was bowled and his voice was lost. Soon enough he left. > > > > Empty oil cans were summoned in no time. Noise never felt so good. The > juniors played the cans to celebrate every shot. But it was more of nail > biting. Curses flew all around the room. " Saale kya kar rahe > hai? " , " Inse acha to hum khel sakte hai " , " Abe maar > na!! " . By the end of the innings, there was disappointment. What > have they done? 157 in a T20 world cup final? Thats not enough. We have > lost the cup. > > > > But hope filled the mess to the brim for the second innings. The > melodious noise of oil cans and a cooler tank filled the hall. Wicket in > the first over, and everyone went berserk. We were all on our feet, arms > up in the air. Yeah! We're going to win. But the next over bought us > back to our seats. Chants of " Bharat Mata ki Jai " " Pakistan > ki.... " provided the chorus. More curses were thrown at the > anti-Indian decisions by the umpire (Kaha wide thi? Itna to chalta > hai...), and the Indian bowlers (Kaha se select ho ke aa jate hai?). > > > > But the Indians pulled the rope and the Pakistani graph stopped > climbing. Every dot ball or a single was met with applause. Hearts were > thumping (not as much as the oil cans, now deformed and unrecognisable). > Were we going to win a world cup? None of us had seen that happen. Some > of weren't there and the others had much more important matters to > attend to. So this was it. India Vs Pakistan. World Cup Final. India in > a winning position. Pakistan doing a mere 7/over when the required rate > was touching 12. Wickets kept falling for the Pakistan camp. And > everyone of them was well screamed for! > > > > Bhajji came in, cheers!! He gave them three sixes! " Saale ne kya kar > diya? " Shreesanth gives 15 more runs in the next over. All they need > is a manageable 20 of 12. Tensions were high? Will India finally lose to > Pakistan in a world cup? The heat is on and we were all literally > sweating. It looked like the pakis were doing their jobs quite well. > Silence in the TV hall. Sharma is hit for a six when they need only 12. > People start to lose their heads. " Isko kyu di bowling? " . Misbah > screwed the final act for Pakistan. As of the Indians, the drama > couldn't have been better. We were T20 world champions, defeating > mighty Australia, South Africa and finally Pakistan on our way. > > > > It was like a soda bottle being opened after violent shakes. We danced > like there was no tomorrow, seniors, juniors and PGs alike. Shirts went > off, high five exchanged, another bench broken, more of `Bharat Mata > ki Jai' and other holy mantras. And finally, fireworks! > > > > A perfect match. Total entertainment. But it was the TV hall that > intensified it all! > > > > > > Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmzoqPbxphE > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmzoqPbxphE> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfEPlP2TfaI > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfEPlP2TfaI> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nI0mHvR-xY > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nI0mHvR-xY> > > > > Pics: > http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r223/ashwinikalantri/Image690.jpg > <http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r223/ashwinikalantri/Image690.jpg> > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 Dhamaal write-up Ashwini! And the youtube videos do tell us where the decibel level reached. Anshu Boys gone Wild!! Hello Everyone, Heres what happend last evening at Sevagram. Ashwini `04 Boys gone Wild! It wasnt just another cricket match. It was an Indo-Pak match. Not just that, it was the finals. It doesn't end there, it was the world cup finals!!! (Thats right, three exclamations). We all know what happened. A perfect Indo-Pak World Cup Final! As Ravi Shastri put it quite well, with all the spiciness of the south asia! A low scoring first innings by India (What have they done?). The tug of war continues as Pakistan is doing well in the initial overs of the second innings. Indian bowlers put the breaks in the middle. India sails for a clear victory. Can that happen? IndoPak cant be so simple. The rollercoaster has got to have a few more bends. In comes Bhajji. 3 sixes of him. Equations change. Pakis see the finish line. They need 20 of 12, 13 of 6, 12 of 6, 12 of 5, 6 of 4. They had almost done that snatching of victory thing. But the coaster had another turn. The rest is history. India lift the T20 world cup! A total masala, twist in the tale, sports thriller that can give most movies a run for their money. And if you saw till the very end, there is even a topless scene. But that not what I want to talk about now. I wish to tell you the story of the other side of our TV screen. The excitement was high when I got out of my ophthalmology lecture at 5:30 today. I reached the mess still carrying the PSM book that I was reading in the lecture. And an awkward sight meet my eye. Everyone was nicely sitting in a uniform fashion, tables well arranged. But then " Tum sab ke ghar main phone karunga... blah... blah... " explained it all. Dr Ghosh(Warden JNBH) was mad about the broken utensils and benches during the India-Australia Semi Finals. Soon the first ball was bowled and his voice was lost. Soon enough he left. Empty oil cans were summoned in no time. Noise never felt so good. The juniors played the cans to celebrate every shot. But it was more of nail biting. Curses flew all around the room. " Saale kya kar rahe hai? " , " Inse acha to hum khel sakte hai " , " Abe maar na!! " . By the end of the innings, there was disappointment. What have they done? 157 in a T20 world cup final? Thats not enough. We have lost the cup. But hope filled the mess to the brim for the second innings. The melodious noise of oil cans and a cooler tank filled the hall. Wicket in the first over, and everyone went berserk. We were all on our feet, arms up in the air. Yeah! We're going to win. But the next over bought us back to our seats. Chants of " Bharat Mata ki Jai " " Pakistan ki.... " provided the chorus. More curses were thrown at the anti-Indian decisions by the umpire (Kaha wide thi? Itna to chalta hai...), and the Indian bowlers (Kaha se select ho ke aa jate hai?). But the Indians pulled the rope and the Pakistani graph stopped climbing. Every dot ball or a single was met with applause. Hearts were thumping (not as much as the oil cans, now deformed and unrecognisable). Were we going to win a world cup? None of us had seen that happen. Some of weren't there and the others had much more important matters to attend to. So this was it. India Vs Pakistan. World Cup Final. India in a winning position. Pakistan doing a mere 7/over when the required rate was touching 12. Wickets kept falling for the Pakistan camp. And everyone of them was well screamed for! Bhajji came in, cheers!! He gave them three sixes! " Saale ne kya kar diya? " Shreesanth gives 15 more runs in the next over. All they need is a manageable 20 of 12. Tensions were high? Will India finally lose to Pakistan in a world cup? The heat is on and we were all literally sweating. It looked like the pakis were doing their jobs quite well. Silence in the TV hall. Sharma is hit for a six when they need only 12. People start to lose their heads. " Isko kyu di bowling? " . Misbah screwed the final act for Pakistan. As of the Indians, the drama couldn't have been better. We were T20 world champions, defeating mighty Australia, South Africa and finally Pakistan on our way. It was like a soda bottle being opened after violent shakes. We danced like there was no tomorrow, seniors, juniors and PGs alike. Shirts went off, high five exchanged, another bench broken, more of `Bharat Mata ki Jai' and other holy mantras. And finally, fireworks! A perfect match. Total entertainment. But it was the TV hall that intensified it all! Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmzoqPbxphE <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmzoqPbxphE> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfEPlP2TfaI <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfEPlP2TfaI> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nI0mHvR-xY <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nI0mHvR-xY> Pics: http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r223/ashwinikalantri/Image690.jpg <http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r223/ashwinikalantri/Image690.jpg> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 Â wah ashwini maaza aa gaya youtube ke video dekh ke!!! felt as if we were there and the adrenaline flowing was too palpable. keep up the good work On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 Ashwini Kalantri wrote : > >Hello Everyone, > >Heres what happend last evening at Sevagram. > >Ashwini `04 > > > > > >Boys gone Wild! > > > >It wasnt just another cricket match. It was an Indo-Pak match. Not just >that, it was the finals. It doesn't end there, it was the world cup >finals!!! (Thats right, three exclamations). We all know what happened. >A perfect Indo-Pak World Cup Final! As Ravi Shastri put it quite well, >with all the spiciness of the south asia! A low scoring first innings by >India (What have they done?). The tug of war continues as Pakistan is >doing well in the initial overs of the second innings. Indian bowlers >put the breaks in the middle. India sails for a clear victory. Can that >happen? IndoPak cant be so simple. The rollercoaster has got to have a >few more bends. In comes Bhajji. 3 sixes of him. Equations change. Pakis >see the finish line. They need 20 of 12, 13 of 6, 12 of 6, 12 of 5, 6 of >4. They had almost done that snatching of victory thing. But the coaster >had another turn. The rest is history. India lift the T20 world cup! A >total masala, twist in the tale, sports thriller that can give most >movies a run for their money. And if you saw till the very end, there is >even a topless scene. But that not what I want to talk about now. I wish >to tell you the story of the other side of our TV screen. > > > >The excitement was high when I got out of my ophthalmology lecture at >5:30 today. I reached the mess still carrying the PSM book that I was >reading in the lecture. And an awkward sight meet my eye. Everyone was >nicely sitting in a uniform fashion, tables well arranged. But then > " Tum sab ke ghar main phone karunga... blah... blah... " >explained it all. Dr Ghosh(Warden JNBH) was mad about the broken >utensils and benches during the India-Australia Semi Finals. Soon the >first ball was bowled and his voice was lost. Soon enough he left. > > > >Empty oil cans were summoned in no time. Noise never felt so good. The >juniors played the cans to celebrate every shot. But it was more of nail >biting. Curses flew all around the room. " Saale kya kar rahe >hai? " , " Inse acha to hum khel sakte hai " , " Abe maar >na!! " . By the end of the innings, there was disappointment. What >have they done? 157 in a T20 world cup final? Thats not enough. We have >lost the cup. > > > >But hope filled the mess to the brim for the second innings. The >melodious noise of oil cans and a cooler tank filled the hall. Wicket in >the first over, and everyone went berserk. We were all on our feet, arms >up in the air. Yeah! We're going to win. But the next over bought us >back to our seats. Chants of " Bharat Mata ki Jai " " Pakistan >ki.... " provided the chorus. More curses were thrown at the >anti-Indian decisions by the umpire (Kaha wide thi? Itna to chalta >hai...), and the Indian bowlers (Kaha se select ho ke aa jate hai?). > > > >But the Indians pulled the rope and the Pakistani graph stopped >climbing. Every dot ball or a single was met with applause. Hearts were >thumping (not as much as the oil cans, now deformed and unrecognisable). >Were we going to win a world cup? None of us had seen that happen. Some >of weren't there and the others had much more important matters to >attend to. So this was it. India Vs Pakistan. World Cup Final. India in >a winning position. Pakistan doing a mere 7/over when the required rate >was touching 12. Wickets kept falling for the Pakistan camp. And >everyone of them was well screamed for! > > > >Bhajji came in, cheers!! He gave them three sixes! " Saale ne kya kar >diya? " Shreesanth gives 15 more runs in the next over. All they need >is a manageable 20 of 12. Tensions were high? Will India finally lose to >Pakistan in a world cup? The heat is on and we were all literally >sweating. It looked like the pakis were doing their jobs quite well. >Silence in the TV hall. Sharma is hit for a six when they need only 12. >People start to lose their heads. " Isko kyu di bowling? " . Misbah >screwed the final act for Pakistan. As of the Indians, the drama >couldn't have been better. We were T20 world champions, defeating >mighty Australia, South Africa and finally Pakistan on our way. > > > >It was like a soda bottle being opened after violent shakes. We danced >like there was no tomorrow, seniors, juniors and PGs alike. Shirts went >off, high five exchanged, another bench broken, more of `Bharat Mata >ki Jai' and other holy mantras. And finally, fireworks! > > > >A perfect match. Total entertainment. But it was the TV hall that >intensified it all! > > > > > >Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmzoqPbxphE ><http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmzoqPbxphE> > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfEPlP2TfaI ><http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfEPlP2TfaI> > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nI0mHvR-xY ><http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nI0mHvR-xY> > > > >Pics: >http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r223/ashwinikalantri/Image690.jpg ><http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r223/ashwinikalantri/Image690.jpg> > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 Excellent description of event at the hostel Ashwini. Reminded me of our times in the common room, just like Shyam reminded us of the chappal incident that I had completely forgotten about. Nice videos too, and images. Ravin '82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 Great write up, Ashwini ! A big welcome to the group - nice to see you here ! Prabha ' 84 (That's 20 years senior to you ! Shyam - that makes us a doddering old bunch! ) Ashwini Kalantri wrote: Hello Everyone, Heres what happend last evening at Sevagram. Ashwini `04 Boys gone Wild! It wasnt just another cricket match. It was an Indo-Pak match. Not just that, it was the finals. It doesn't end there, it was the world cup finals!!! (Thats right, three exclamations). We all know what happened. A perfect Indo-Pak World Cup Final! As Ravi Shastri put it quite well, with all the spiciness of the south asia! A low scoring first innings by India (What have they done?). The tug of war continues as Pakistan is doing well in the initial overs of the second innings. Indian bowlers put the breaks in the middle. India sails for a clear victory. Can that happen? IndoPak cant be so simple. The rollercoaster has got to have a few more bends. In comes Bhajji. 3 sixes of him. Equations change. Pakis see the finish line. They need 20 of 12, 13 of 6, 12 of 6, 12 of 5, 6 of 4. They had almost done that snatching of victory thing. But the coaster had another turn. The rest is history. India lift the T20 world cup! A total masala, twist in the tale, sports thriller that can give most movies a run for their money. And if you saw till the very end, there is even a topless scene. But that not what I want to talk about now. I wish to tell you the story of the other side of our TV screen. The excitement was high when I got out of my ophthalmology lecture at 5:30 today. I reached the mess still carrying the PSM book that I was reading in the lecture. And an awkward sight meet my eye. Everyone was nicely sitting in a uniform fashion, tables well arranged. But then " Tum sab ke ghar main phone karunga... blah... blah... " explained it all. Dr Ghosh(Warden JNBH) was mad about the broken utensils and benches during the India-Australia Semi Finals. Soon the first ball was bowled and his voice was lost. Soon enough he left. Empty oil cans were summoned in no time. Noise never felt so good. The juniors played the cans to celebrate every shot. But it was more of nail biting. Curses flew all around the room. " Saale kya kar rahe hai? " , " Inse acha to hum khel sakte hai " , " Abe maar na!! " . By the end of the innings, there was disappointment. What have they done? 157 in a T20 world cup final? Thats not enough. We have lost the cup. But hope filled the mess to the brim for the second innings. The melodious noise of oil cans and a cooler tank filled the hall. Wicket in the first over, and everyone went berserk. We were all on our feet, arms up in the air. Yeah! We're going to win. But the next over bought us back to our seats. Chants of " Bharat Mata ki Jai " " Pakistan ki.... " provided the chorus. More curses were thrown at the anti-Indian decisions by the umpire (Kaha wide thi? Itna to chalta hai...), and the Indian bowlers (Kaha se select ho ke aa jate hai?). But the Indians pulled the rope and the Pakistani graph stopped climbing. Every dot ball or a single was met with applause. Hearts were thumping (not as much as the oil cans, now deformed and unrecognisable). Were we going to win a world cup? None of us had seen that happen. Some of weren't there and the others had much more important matters to attend to. So this was it. India Vs Pakistan. World Cup Final. India in a winning position. Pakistan doing a mere 7/over when the required rate was touching 12. Wickets kept falling for the Pakistan camp. And everyone of them was well screamed for! Bhajji came in, cheers!! He gave them three sixes! " Saale ne kya kar diya? " Shreesanth gives 15 more runs in the next over. All they need is a manageable 20 of 12. Tensions were high? Will India finally lose to Pakistan in a world cup? The heat is on and we were all literally sweating. It looked like the pakis were doing their jobs quite well. Silence in the TV hall. Sharma is hit for a six when they need only 12. People start to lose their heads. " Isko kyu di bowling? " . Misbah screwed the final act for Pakistan. As of the Indians, the drama couldn't have been better. We were T20 world champions, defeating mighty Australia, South Africa and finally Pakistan on our way. It was like a soda bottle being opened after violent shakes. We danced like there was no tomorrow, seniors, juniors and PGs alike. Shirts went off, high five exchanged, another bench broken, more of `Bharat Mata ki Jai' and other holy mantras. And finally, fireworks! A perfect match. Total entertainment. But it was the TV hall that intensified it all! Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmzoqPbxphE <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmzoqPbxphE> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfEPlP2TfaI <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfEPlP2TfaI> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nI0mHvR-xY <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nI0mHvR-xY> Pics: http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r223/ashwinikalantri/Image690.jpg <http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r223/ashwinikalantri/Image690.jpg> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 Thanks everyone for the encouragement. Ashwini '04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 Good write up – can actually imagine the scenes. Malini with regards L & M Prasad lakora@... From: mgims [mailto:mgims ] On Behalf Of Dr. Anshu Sent: 25 September 2007 13:16 To: mgims Subject: Re: Boys gone Wild!! Dhamaal write-up Ashwini! And the youtube videos do tell us where the decibel level reached. Anshu Boys gone Wild!! Hello Everyone, Heres what happend last evening at Sevagram. Ashwini `04 Boys gone Wild! It wasnt just another cricket match. It was an Indo-Pak match. Not just that, it was the finals. It doesn't end there, it was the world cup finals!!! (Thats right, three exclamations). We all know what happened. A perfect Indo-Pak World Cup Final! As Ravi Shastri put it quite well, with all the spiciness of the south asia! A low scoring first innings by India (What have they done?). The tug of war continues as Pakistan is doing well in the initial overs of the second innings. Indian bowlers put the breaks in the middle. India sails for a clear victory. Can that happen? IndoPak cant be so simple. The rollercoaster has got to have a few more bends. In comes Bhajji. 3 sixes of him. Equations change. Pakis see the finish line. They need 20 of 12, 13 of 6, 12 of 6, 12 of 5, 6 of 4. They had almost done that snatching of victory thing. But the coaster had another turn. The rest is history. India lift the T20 world cup! A total masala, twist in the tale, sports thriller that can give most movies a run for their money. And if you saw till the very end, there is even a topless scene. But that not what I want to talk about now. I wish to tell you the story of the other side of our TV screen. The excitement was high when I got out of my ophthalmology lecture at 5:30 today. I reached the mess still carrying the PSM book that I was reading in the lecture. And an awkward sight meet my eye. Everyone was nicely sitting in a uniform fashion, tables well arranged. But then " Tum sab ke ghar main phone karunga... blah... blah... " explained it all. Dr Ghosh(Warden JNBH) was mad about the broken utensils and benches during the India-Australia Semi Finals. Soon the first ball was bowled and his voice was lost. Soon enough he left. Empty oil cans were summoned in no time. Noise never felt so good. The juniors played the cans to celebrate every shot. But it was more of nail biting. Curses flew all around the room. " Saale kya kar rahe hai? " , " Inse acha to hum khel sakte hai " , " Abe maar na!! " . By the end of the innings, there was disappointment. What have they done? 157 in a T20 world cup final? Thats not enough. We have lost the cup. But hope filled the mess to the brim for the second innings. The melodious noise of oil cans and a cooler tank filled the hall. Wicket in the first over, and everyone went berserk. We were all on our feet, arms up in the air. Yeah! We're going to win. But the next over bought us back to our seats. Chants of " Bharat Mata ki Jai " " Pakistan ki.... " provided the chorus. More curses were thrown at the anti-Indian decisions by the umpire (Kaha wide thi? Itna to chalta hai...), and the Indian bowlers (Kaha se select ho ke aa jate hai?). But the Indians pulled the rope and the Pakistani graph stopped climbing. Every dot ball or a single was met with applause. Hearts were thumping (not as much as the oil cans, now deformed and unrecognisable). Were we going to win a world cup? None of us had seen that happen. Some of weren't there and the others had much more important matters to attend to. So this was it. India Vs Pakistan. World Cup Final. India in a winning position. Pakistan doing a mere 7/over when the required rate was touching 12. Wickets kept falling for the Pakistan camp. And everyone of them was well screamed for! Bhajji came in, cheers!! He gave them three sixes! " Saale ne kya kar diya? " Shreesanth gives 15 more runs in the next over. All they need is a manageable 20 of 12. Tensions were high? Will India finally lose to Pakistan in a world cup? The heat is on and we were all literally sweating. It looked like the pakis were doing their jobs quite well. Silence in the TV hall. Sharma is hit for a six when they need only 12. People start to lose their heads. " Isko kyu di bowling? " . Misbah screwed the final act for Pakistan. As of the Indians, the drama couldn't have been better. We were T20 world champions, defeating mighty Australia, South Africa and finally Pakistan on our way. It was like a soda bottle being opened after violent shakes. We danced like there was no tomorrow, seniors, juniors and PGs alike. Shirts went off, high five exchanged, another bench broken, more of `Bharat Mata ki Jai' and other holy mantras. And finally, fireworks! A perfect match. Total entertainment. But it was the TV hall that intensified it all! Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmzoqPbxphE <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmzoqPbxphE> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfEPlP2TfaI <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfEPlP2TfaI> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nI0mHvR-xY <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nI0mHvR-xY> Pics: http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r223/ashwinikalantri/Image690.jpg <http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r223/ashwinikalantri/Image690.jpg> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 The scenes remind me of my days in that mess(worthy of its name)!!! The TV room was also in a mess those days!! No good fans,broken benches and all that!! Overall it was fun watching the matches there. Any way you put it together quite well Ashwini. Rakesh*86 l prasad wrote: Good write up – can actually imagine the scenes. Malini with regards L & M Prasad lakora@... From: mgims [mailto:mgims ] On Behalf Of Dr. Anshu Sent: 25 September 2007 13:16 To: mgims Subject: Re: Boys gone Wild!! Dhamaal write-up Ashwini! And the youtube videos do tell us where the decibel level reached. Anshu Boys gone Wild!! Hello Everyone, Heres what happend last evening at Sevagram. Ashwini `04 Boys gone Wild! It wasnt just another cricket match. It was an Indo-Pak match. Not just that, it was the finals. It doesn't end there, it was the world cup finals!!! (Thats right, three exclamations). We all know what happened. A perfect Indo-Pak World Cup Final! As Ravi Shastri put it quite well, with all the spiciness of the south asia! A low scoring first innings by India (What have they done?). The tug of war continues as Pakistan is doing well in the initial overs of the second innings. Indian bowlers put the breaks in the middle. India sails for a clear victory. Can that happen? IndoPak cant be so simple. The rollercoaster has got to have a few more bends. In comes Bhajji. 3 sixes of him. Equations change. Pakis see the finish line. They need 20 of 12, 13 of 6, 12 of 6, 12 of 5, 6 of 4. They had almost done that snatching of victory thing. But the coaster had another turn. The rest is history. India lift the T20 world cup! A total masala, twist in the tale, sports thriller that can give most movies a run for their money. And if you saw till the very end, there is even a topless scene. But that not what I want to talk about now. I wish to tell you the story of the other side of our TV screen. The excitement was high when I got out of my ophthalmology lecture at 5:30 today. I reached the mess still carrying the PSM book that I was reading in the lecture. And an awkward sight meet my eye. Everyone was nicely sitting in a uniform fashion, tables well arranged. But then " Tum sab ke ghar main phone karunga... blah... blah... " explained it all. Dr Ghosh(Warden JNBH) was mad about the broken utensils and benches during the India-Australia Semi Finals. Soon the first ball was bowled and his voice was lost. Soon enough he left. Empty oil cans were summoned in no time. Noise never felt so good. The juniors played the cans to celebrate every shot. But it was more of nail biting. Curses flew all around the room. " Saale kya kar rahe hai? " , " Inse acha to hum khel sakte hai " , " Abe maar na!! " . By the end of the innings, there was disappointment. What have they done? 157 in a T20 world cup final? Thats not enough. We have lost the cup. But hope filled the mess to the brim for the second innings. The melodious noise of oil cans and a cooler tank filled the hall. Wicket in the first over, and everyone went berserk. We were all on our feet, arms up in the air. Yeah! We're going to win. But the next over bought us back to our seats. Chants of " Bharat Mata ki Jai " " Pakistan ki.... " provided the chorus. More curses were thrown at the anti-Indian decisions by the umpire (Kaha wide thi? Itna to chalta hai...), and the Indian bowlers (Kaha se select ho ke aa jate hai?). But the Indians pulled the rope and the Pakistani graph stopped climbing. Every dot ball or a single was met with applause. Hearts were thumping (not as much as the oil cans, now deformed and unrecognisable). Were we going to win a world cup? None of us had seen that happen. Some of weren't there and the others had much more important matters to attend to. So this was it. India Vs Pakistan. World Cup Final. India in a winning position. Pakistan doing a mere 7/over when the required rate was touching 12. Wickets kept falling for the Pakistan camp. And everyone of them was well screamed for! Bhajji came in, cheers!! He gave them three sixes! " Saale ne kya kar diya? " Shreesanth gives 15 more runs in the next over. All they need is a manageable 20 of 12. Tensions were high? Will India finally lose to Pakistan in a world cup? The heat is on and we were all literally sweating. It looked like the pakis were doing their jobs quite well. Silence in the TV hall. Sharma is hit for a six when they need only 12. People start to lose their heads. " Isko kyu di bowling? " . Misbah screwed the final act for Pakistan. As of the Indians, the drama couldn't have been better. We were T20 world champions, defeating mighty Australia, South Africa and finally Pakistan on our way. It was like a soda bottle being opened after violent shakes. We danced like there was no tomorrow, seniors, juniors and PGs alike. Shirts went off, high five exchanged, another bench broken, more of `Bharat Mata ki Jai' and other holy mantras. And finally, fireworks! A perfect match. Total entertainment. But it was the TV hall that intensified it all! Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmzoqPbxphE <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmzoqPbxphE> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfEPlP2TfaI <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfEPlP2TfaI> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nI0mHvR-xY <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nI0mHvR-xY> Pics: http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r223/ashwinikalantri/Image690.jpg <http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r223/ashwinikalantri/Image690.jpg> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 That was a great write up. I was transported to my days at sevagram, and the dhamaal we used to have during cricket matches even in the girls hostel. of course we did not break ne benches or throw hawaiis at the tv, but our voice decibels were comparable to that from across the wall! nilanjana 91 batch Ashwini Kalantri wrote: Hello Everyone, Heres what happend last evening at Sevagram. Ashwini `04 Boys gone Wild! It wasnt just another cricket match. It was an Indo-Pak match. Not just that, it was the finals. It doesn't end there, it was the world cup finals!!! (Thats right, three exclamations). We all know what happened. A perfect Indo-Pak World Cup Final! As Ravi Shastri put it quite well, with all the spiciness of the south asia! A low scoring first innings by India (What have they done?). The tug of war continues as Pakistan is doing well in the initial overs of the second innings. Indian bowlers put the breaks in the middle. India sails for a clear victory. Can that happen? IndoPak cant be so simple. The rollercoaster has got to have a few more bends. In comes Bhajji. 3 sixes of him. Equations change. Pakis see the finish line. They need 20 of 12, 13 of 6, 12 of 6, 12 of 5, 6 of 4. They had almost done that snatching of victory thing. But the coaster had another turn. The rest is history. India lift the T20 world cup! A total masala, twist in the tale, sports thriller that can give most movies a run for their money. And if you saw till the very end, there is even a topless scene. But that not what I want to talk about now. I wish to tell you the story of the other side of our TV screen. The excitement was high when I got out of my ophthalmology lecture at 5:30 today. I reached the mess still carrying the PSM book that I was reading in the lecture. And an awkward sight meet my eye. Everyone was nicely sitting in a uniform fashion, tables well arranged. But then " Tum sab ke ghar main phone karunga... blah... blah... " explained it all. Dr Ghosh(Warden JNBH) was mad about the broken utensils and benches during the India-Australia Semi Finals. Soon the first ball was bowled and his voice was lost. Soon enough he left. Empty oil cans were summoned in no time. Noise never felt so good. The juniors played the cans to celebrate every shot. But it was more of nail biting. Curses flew all around the room. " Saale kya kar rahe hai? " , " Inse acha to hum khel sakte hai " , " Abe maar na!! " . By the end of the innings, there was disappointment. What have they done? 157 in a T20 world cup final? Thats not enough. We have lost the cup. But hope filled the mess to the brim for the second innings. The melodious noise of oil cans and a cooler tank filled the hall. Wicket in the first over, and everyone went berserk. We were all on our feet, arms up in the air. Yeah! We're going to win. But the next over bought us back to our seats. Chants of " Bharat Mata ki Jai " " Pakistan ki.... " provided the chorus. More curses were thrown at the anti-Indian decisions by the umpire (Kaha wide thi? Itna to chalta hai...), and the Indian bowlers (Kaha se select ho ke aa jate hai?). But the Indians pulled the rope and the Pakistani graph stopped climbing. Every dot ball or a single was met with applause. Hearts were thumping (not as much as the oil cans, now deformed and unrecognisable). Were we going to win a world cup? None of us had seen that happen. Some of weren't there and the others had much more important matters to attend to. So this was it. India Vs Pakistan. World Cup Final. India in a winning position. Pakistan doing a mere 7/over when the required rate was touching 12. Wickets kept falling for the Pakistan camp. And everyone of them was well screamed for! Bhajji came in, cheers!! He gave them three sixes! " Saale ne kya kar diya? " Shreesanth gives 15 more runs in the next over. All they need is a manageable 20 of 12. Tensions were high? Will India finally lose to Pakistan in a world cup? The heat is on and we were all literally sweating. It looked like the pakis were doing their jobs quite well. Silence in the TV hall. Sharma is hit for a six when they need only 12. People start to lose their heads. " Isko kyu di bowling? " . Misbah screwed the final act for Pakistan. As of the Indians, the drama couldn't have been better. We were T20 world champions, defeating mighty Australia, South Africa and finally Pakistan on our way. It was like a soda bottle being opened after violent shakes. We danced like there was no tomorrow, seniors, juniors and PGs alike. Shirts went off, high five exchanged, another bench broken, more of `Bharat Mata ki Jai' and other holy mantras. And finally, fireworks! A perfect match. Total entertainment. But it was the TV hall that intensified it all! Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmzoqPbxphE <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmzoqPbxphE> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfEPlP2TfaI <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfEPlP2TfaI> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nI0mHvR-xY <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nI0mHvR-xY> Pics: http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r223/ashwinikalantri/Image690.jpg <http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r223/ashwinikalantri/Image690.jpg> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 Malini, were things similar in the girls hostel? Ravin '82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 I am not so sure about cricket and girls hostel, but the TV scenes were more dramatic as the ladies watched soaps like ‘hum log’ etc. There were so many fans of masterji and admirers of lajjoji. Mahabharat drew a different knid of clientele. But what I remember more is the weekends the ‘beautician’ would arrive from Wardha. It would be a sought after event. There would soon form a queue for threading, waxing, bleaching etc etc. Seniors received priority and the juniors had to wait their turn. It was fun watching a bunch of girls in various states of undress waiting to undergo transformation. Mazaa aatha tha. Malini with regards L & M Prasad lakora@... cartful1 From: mgims [mailto:mgims ] On Behalf Of Dr Ravin N Das Sent: 27 September 2007 03:08 To: mgims Subject: Re: Boys gone Wild!! Malini, were things similar in the girls hostel? Ravin '82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 That was a grt writeup- welcome -you have inherited all of Dr Kalantri's wonderful writing skills-does the handwriting match his amazing calligraphy like script too...and the youtube video was grt-our first insight into the boys hostel mess in all these yrs!!! Does anyone from the girls hostel want to tell us abt what happened in our mess??? 82 _________________________________________________________________ 100’s of Music vouchers to be won with MSN Music https://www.musicmashup.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Oh no... my handwriting is no calligraphy. Anyway, thanks for the appreciation. Ashwini RE: Boys gone Wild!! That was a grt writeup- welcome -you have inherited all of Dr Kalantri's wonderful writing skills-does the handwriting match his amazing calligraphy like script too...and the youtube video was grt-our first insight into the boys hostel mess in all these yrs!!! Does anyone from the girls hostel want to tell us abt what happened in our mess??? 82 _________________________________________________________________ 100's of Music vouchers to be won with MSN Music https://www.musicmashup.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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