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Television viewing in IIM Lucknow follows a very interesting pattern.
In the first few days of joining, the workload is so high that TV viewing is a pain. However, this is just the official excuse. The real reason is that the movies on the network keep the student fully occupied. Parents and friends outside often get to hear that the workload is so high that TV viewing has become an impossibility. Avid cricket fans also refrain from watching television, since it is not fashionable to "not have time" to watch television.
After a few months, realization dawns, and the love for cricket and other sports goes up, as does the population in the TV room on the eve of the match. I never wasted my time with such distractions. All my focusses were diverted towards other non-academic pursuits, but I digress.
As an occupant of a room ten feet from the TV room, it often becomes easy for me to figure out when an exciting moment has come up in the game. Usually a wicket of the opposite team would be followed by a violent outburst, cheers and claps, while a wicket of the Indian cricket team would be followed by irate fans leaving the TV room muttering among themselves. I would pick such moments to go to the TV room, in time for the replays.
Now, as it is time to leave, I have come to realise that sheer boredom (and poor network download speeds coupled with a ban on DC++)has driven many students into getting a cable connection in their rooms, and cricket matches have now become a room-to-room entertainment affair.
The India-Pakistan match yesterday was no exception. Every television in sight was occupied, and crazy fans were screaming at the top of their voice for every possible occasion. In fact, I was in Manthan, the MDP block for a "leadership discussion" (read global sessions with DC), and some people were calling up their friends in the TV room for minute to minute updates.
Its a long journey from June 30, 2004. But our TV viewing habits have returned right back to us, while we step out from IIML, back to the real world.
Meanwhile, the mess notice board has become a virtual professor-lines compendium: "Boy o boy o boy.. brilliant" and "There are two classic peppors in your polycopy, one of them is written by me-The dashboard".
In the first few days of joining, the workload is so high that TV viewing is a pain. However, this is just the official excuse. The real reason is that the movies on the network keep the student fully occupied. Parents and friends outside often get to hear that the workload is so high that TV viewing has become an impossibility. Avid cricket fans also refrain from watching television, since it is not fashionable to "not have time" to watch television.
After a few months, realization dawns, and the love for cricket and other sports goes up, as does the population in the TV room on the eve of the match. I never wasted my time with such distractions. All my focusses were diverted towards other non-academic pursuits, but I digress.
As an occupant of a room ten feet from the TV room, it often becomes easy for me to figure out when an exciting moment has come up in the game. Usually a wicket of the opposite team would be followed by a violent outburst, cheers and claps, while a wicket of the Indian cricket team would be followed by irate fans leaving the TV room muttering among themselves. I would pick such moments to go to the TV room, in time for the replays.
Now, as it is time to leave, I have come to realise that sheer boredom (and poor network download speeds coupled with a ban on DC++)has driven many students into getting a cable connection in their rooms, and cricket matches have now become a room-to-room entertainment affair.
The India-Pakistan match yesterday was no exception. Every television in sight was occupied, and crazy fans were screaming at the top of their voice for every possible occasion. In fact, I was in Manthan, the MDP block for a "leadership discussion" (read global sessions with DC), and some people were calling up their friends in the TV room for minute to minute updates.
Its a long journey from June 30, 2004. But our TV viewing habits have returned right back to us, while we step out from IIML, back to the real world.
Meanwhile, the mess notice board has become a virtual professor-lines compendium: "Boy o boy o boy.. brilliant" and "There are two classic peppors in your polycopy, one of them is written by me-The dashboard".
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