Physics

Half a Decade. It has really been half a decade since I have tried to convince myself that I was studying to become a Physicist. Right now , i am one. All thanks to the Department Of Physics& Meteorology, IIT Kharagpur. Most of us were clueless in our Grand Vivas , where our proffs asked us what exactly had we done in our five years. As my dear friend Santra remarked in the Dept farewell, all of us have done quite well in covering up our own asses depending on the degree of catastrophe we have subjected to ourselves. On my part after I get to know that i have passed through this 5 yrs of ordeal, I sit back and think what exactly have I been learning in these 5 yrs
1. Giving tests without preparation.
2. Sometimes not studying something for the heck of it.
3. Copying assignments and understanding them at the same time.
4. Finishing and understanding 4 months of lectures in 24 hours.
5. A tutorial at night from Dharmu da has better results than those morning classes.
6. Books are the best friends of all .. but knowledgable Dept mates are even better friends than books
7. Eleven people do make a united team, who really stick together.
8. At the end of the day a job really matters.
9.Physics is a difficult subject
10. Yes we did understand Quantum Mechanics, as in we really appreciate Heisenberg for telling the whole world the basic principle on which this entire universe is based. Everything is uncertain, you can only calculate Probabilities and hope it sticks.
11. Gravity is a Myth , The Earth Sucks.
And many more.
On even deeper thinking, (we have really been taught deep thinking), I realised one thing. I can do physics. I just choose not to. Physics requires patience and dedication. But moresoever it requires an atmosphere. That is lacking for me.We are in a frame work with engg students who have a different attitude. Somewhere we turn up confused at some point of time.
Still we are better off than most people I know. As i still maintain, we do understand quantum mechanics, special relativity and GTR.
As i leave kgp here is to all of my dept mates...
to santra ... for really being the adhesive for our batch.
to tunnu ... for reminding us " bahuut magna hai"
to karkare .... for accompanying me in the magna fir makhana category
to saddy .... for those kung fuu labs
to sunny ... for showing that attitude not knowledge defines us
to jits ..... for showing that you can still pursue a lot of things and emerge on top
to coke ..... for showing that screwing up is a part and parcel of life
to bannerziii ... for his constant source of entertainment
to barnu bhai ... for showing the real meaning of time dialation
And to Dharmu da ..... for those countless times his notessaved us and making us proud .

From that evening in PD, to the Q. Mech classes in 6th sem where we all used to attend classes , in the words of SPK " except Dharmesh Jain in all possible combinations of three". From those drunken treats, to those magai sessions in dharmus room before the sems. From disappearing from CMP lab in the afternoon, to actually bunking a Comp phys lab , braving the rain and storm and landing up in LS for a couple of beers, it really has been a journey well spent

To Che, Julian, Maurice, Foosa, and the rest of the Lemurs from madagascar...
Here's to you guys ... Without you PHYSICS has no meaning

JAI BHAWANI !!!