Sunday, October 19, 2014

Amusing/Pleasant observations at IITK#6 : Pictures!

I have been meaning to share these for some time. Some circumstances have made it possible tonight. It is my intention to click some more, nice ones, while I am still here and share them. 

These were clicked during this year's summers while returning from my lab office room at night. 
My bicycle. Parked at Structural Engineering laboratory's entrance.


In front of lab.


 The newly constructed corridor connecting ACES building's and the faculty building's ground-floor.


 Western Lab Extension building as seen from ACES building's entrance.


Western Labs. 
The stillness and aloofness.



These were clicked around the same time of the year.



Views from New Core Labs' top floor's balconies.



As you enter the academic area from Hall 2 gate.



 Views from 6th floor of Faculty Building.


Library's fountains.
[I remember reaching library earlier than its opening time that day]



The following were clicked on a rainy day in my hostel's premises.










These last series of pictures are from my hostel premises as well, clicked quite recently, early morning, thanks to a queer schedule of waking up at around 5 A.M. that I had adopted then (and I so wish it happens again..!!). I was returning to my room after jogging when I noticed this plant having many of the flowers in various stages of blooming.













I hope the readers found them pleasant.

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Amusing/Pleasant observations at IITK #5

Saw this on one of the entrance pillars as I was entering the library just now:



I remember having an earnest desire to help screen such documentaries for the campus people a couple of years back, but due to some reasons couldn't see it through. Afterwards, gradually, I resigned inwardly and gave up on it.

So, seeing this made me smile. Perhaps I was too pessimistic and thus underestimated our UG students' interest in matters not relevant to their immediate professional goals! Although, I think the number of people turning up for these documentaries would be the true indicator of their interest in such matters, assuming there's nothing more urgent to hold them back (e.g. quizzes, end-sems, etc.) or that they already haven't watched them or intend to, in future. No matter. To me, the fact that some group of people decided to take this initiative is in itself a shining star of optimism. :-)