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03/03/2015

What is the craziest story you heard in IIT Delhi?

1) The one with the Running BoseDK (Bhaag Bhosdike Bhaag)
Chacha, Shiatan and Bakar (names changed to avoid getting arrested by Chidumbroom's son under Kipal Libel's section 66A) go to drink at Gurgaon border on a wintry November 2010 midnight perched on a bike. Those who are not from Delhi, "Delhi-Gurgaon border" is the place where you can get alcohol 24*7. There is even a song dedicated to the "Border" by our insti Alumni

After they are totally sloshed, they come back at 4:30 am in the campus, through the "INSTI GATE". Prof. Suroor (again, name changed) of the chemistry dept. is jogging in the vicinity. Prof Suroor, by the way, is a very good athlete. He participates in marathons, etc. and is very good at remembering faces and names - Even in a class of 200 students, he can catch you unawares by asking the reason for your absenteeism for the past 4 classes.
[Note: INSTI GATE - the main entrance into the campus, near the academic area.
HOSTEL GATE - another important entrace into the campus, in the boys hostel area, 2 km away form INSTI GATE]

So, Mr. Shaitan who is riding the motorcylcle, while overtaking Prof. Suroor, looks at him and shouts out "Bhaag Bhosdike Bhaag" (Run, f***er. Run). Interesting is to note that someone overhears him and writes the chorus of a popular bollywood movie song which will be released a year later.

Realising that the person in the jogging shoes and shorts was a prof, the two pillions on Shaitan's bike urge him to accelerate and flee before they are identified. Within two minutes they are at the other end of the campus, Nalanda apartments, a comfortable 2 kms away from the main campus entrance. Nalanda apartments is a complex for married PhD students and has got vehicle parking facilities, where undergrads illegally park there own wehicles. Anyway, there is a big open ground attached to the complex called "Nalanda ground" where there was a trench dug around the perimeter for laying down a pipeline.

So these three drunks, stand in the middle of the ground, and pull their zippers down and let the alcohol out. While this morning ritual was only half complete, a person from a distance is running towards them shouting out something. 3 seconds later, the identity of the person is still not clear to their groggy eyes, but what he was shouting made it clear that it was time to zip up their stuff and flee "YOU BLOODY DOGS, YOU THIEVES, I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU".
So the chase begins. Shaitan realising that Suroor is too fast for him, jumps into the trench when the three reach the edge of the field. So it's Suroor chasing Bakar and Chacha. The three have just crossed Nalanda circle and are heading in the direction of Vindaychal hostel. It is that this moment that Bakar finds an opportunity and slips into Zanskar hostel. Chacha is still unaware that he is alone in the race now, and the person now running so close behind him is Prof Suroor and not Bakar. So, in the adrenaline rush, he blurts out "Bhag Bakar bhaag, aaj toh Suroor ki maa chodtein hain" (Run, Bakar. Run. Let's show it to the m****rf****r). To which he is responded with "You bastard, you thief, wait till I catch you".
Now the stakes are very high - if Chacha gets caught, his 3 years of slogging in IIT and the other 3 years of slogging to get into IIT could be turned to dust. Chacha is also an inter IIT athlete; he lets his sandals off in the middle of the run, with Suroor's hand almost brushing his head, and goes for a final dash out of IIT through the hostel gate. Suroor in the meanwhile has shouted, gained the attention of hostel guards, and ordered them to chase Chacha.

As Chacha reaches the IIT Hostel Gate campus exit, the knowledge dawns on him that that particular campus exit does not open before 6 am in the morning.
So now he runs inside the nearest hostel - Jwala, with guards running behind him.
Chacha, still running, pleading with the guards to let him go - "Guard saab jaane do, guard saab jaane do"
One of the guards, still chasing - "Hum kya karien, humme to order hain, hummein to pakrana hai, humari naukri ka sawal hai" (What can we do? We've been ordered to chase you. We need to save our jobs)

So Chacha now jumps over the basketball court wall in the hostel, into the field and reaches the other side of the campus wall behind Sassi (a shop outside IITD). Luckily, that part of the campus wall was broken and was fenced with barb wire; so suffering the bruises on his skin, he makes it through the barb wire fence. The guards decide that their salary was not high enough that they try the same stunt, and that they would go to the Hostel Gate and continue their pursuit from there.

This buys Chacha enough time to stop an autorickshaw plying on the road. "Bhaia bacha lo goonde peeeche padein hai" (Save me - some goons are after my life) is what Chacha pleads. Seeing a bruised and bloody Chacha, even the autowallah believes him and drives at his full speed to Munirka.

Chacha gets down at Munirka market, but he has no money to pay the autowallah. So he says "aapko kal deta hoon pasie, Hostel Gate ka bahar milna" (I'll pay you tomorrow. Meet me outside the hostel gate.) No other details were provided. Why the autowallah bought that is still a mystery.
Chacha thinks he was safe now, but 5 minutes later he spots the IIT security van doing the rounds of Munirka! They have actually come out of the campus to look for him!
Just a reminder, it's still somewhere between 5am and 6am, and there is no one awake in the entire area apart form Chacha and the security guards. So Chacha hides behind a roadside tea stall's table. And waits till the vehicle went back.

Now Chacha has a class at 8am in Bharti Building which he can not miss. He has already exhausted his quota of absenteeism. One more "A" in the attendance records, and he would get a "Fail grade"in the course. So he calls us up, asks us to get a pair of shoes and a change of clothes to disguise his identity, which of course we do. Now how to get Chacha into the campus was also a challenge, entering through any of the big entrances "Insti Gate" or "Hostel Gate" would mean, that the any of the guards, manning the gates may identify him. So we sneak him in through the inconspicuous "Jia Sarai" gate.
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Chacha finally attended his class, while Shaitan and Bakar slept finally in their hostel rooms- they still had not exhausted their attendance quota.
And yes, Chacha finally passed the course.

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2) The one with the Set theory (Be afraid of the geeks, one day they will be your boss)

It is Raun-de-vooooh (wolf wala vooooh {rhymes with ishq wala love}) time and ShambuAnand (name changed) has invited half a dozen ladies from Amity college who were his friends made by fraaandship requests on Orkut.

[Note:
1. Rendezvous is the annual cultural festival at IIT Delhi.
2. Orkut is website.
]

So there are 5-6 ladies from Amity and 5-6 gents from Aravali (a hostel in IIT Delhi), all in their sophomore year, chatting and playing dumb charades near some Lecture theatre, soaking in the festive atmosphere of the biggest cultural festival in France. Now there is one guy called Panjhi among the gents. Panjhi is your quintessential "boy who lived". Panjhi is called so because he was AIR 5 (panch in hindi means five, jhi dosent mean anything) as well as he scores a perfect five in all courses which are too easy and a perfect ten on all courses which are too difficult. Panjhi can not tolerate illogical statements, and is not very good at socialising with the muggles. So Panjhi has not had an occasion to speak for hours, as he cant engage in small talk.

In the midst of all the camaraderie, one girl asks Kattya if he is from Punjab.
Kattya says "No, I am from Haryana".
Girl - "Punjab, Haryana sab ek hi baat hai. Dono ka capital to Chandigarh hi hai na
(Punjab or Haryana, what diffenrece does it make, both share the same capital city)"

Panjhi grabs the moment and tells the girl matter-of-factly "Aisa thodi hota hai, agar do finite sets ka intersection non null ho, iska matlab yeh thodi hai ki dono sets equal ho gaye (What you are saying is wrong, if two finite sets have a non null intersection, that does not mean that the sets have to be equal)"

PIN DROP SILENCE + FACEPALM.
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Panjhi is currently pursuing a Phd in maths at Stanford.

SOURCE : http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-craziest-story-you-heard-in-IIT-Delhi

Answer (1 of 20): of BBB and Set theory 1) The one with the Running BoseDK (Bhaag Bhosdike Bhaag) Chacha, Shiatan and Bakar (names changed to avoid getting arrested by Chidumbroom's son under Kipal Libel's section 66A) go to drink at Gurgaon border on a wintry November 2010 midnight perched on a...

18/12/2014

Nick Vujicic with No Arms, No Legs, No Worries!

Nicholas James Vujicic, (born on 4 December 1982) is an Australian preacher and motivational speaker born with Tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by the absence of all four limbs. As a child, he struggled mentally and emotionally, as well as physically.

His feet were toeless except for two toes on one foot. Initially, his parents were devastated, though Vujicic was otherwise healthy.
He learned to write using the two toes on his left foot with a special grip that slid onto his big toe. He learned to use a computer and type using the "heel and toe" method. He learned to throw tennis balls, play drum pedals, get himself a glass of water, comb his hair, brush his teeth, answer the phone and shave.

In 2005 Vujicic was nominated for the "Young Australian of the Year" Award. Vujicic currently lives in California.

On 12 February 2012, he married his fiancée Kanae Miyahara.

Vujicic graduated from Griffith University at the age of 21 with a double major in Accounting and Financial Planning.

Subsequently he became a motivational speaker, travelling internationally and focusing on teen issues. Having addressed over three million people in over 24 countries on five continents,he speaks to corporate audiences, congregations and schools.
He starred in the short film "The Butterfly Circus" which won the Doorpost Film Project's top prize of 2009,and the Best Short Film award at the Method Fest Film Festival, where Vujicic was also awarded Best Actor in a short film. Butterfly Circus also just won the Best Short Film at The Feel Good Film Festival in Hollywood in 2010.

CREDITS: DoctorNepal :: Your Own Online Doctor

17/12/2014

HALF MAN -The Story of Peng Shuilin

ENG Shuilin is 78cms high. He was born in Hunan Province, China. In 1995, in Shenzhen, a freight truck sliced his body in half. His lower body and legs were beyond repairSurgeons sewed up his torso. Peng Shuilin,37, spent nearly two years in hospital in Shenzhen, southern China, undergoing a series of operations to re-route nearly every major organ or system inside his body.

Peng kept exercising his arms, building up strength, washing his face and brushing his teeth. He Survived against all odds.

Peng Shuilin has opened his own bargain supermarket, called the Half Man-Half Price Store. The inspirational 37-year-old has become a businessman and is used as a role model for other amputees. At just 2ft 7ins tall, he moves around in a wheelchair giving lectures on recovery from disability. His attitude is amazing, he doesn’t complain. “He had good care, but his secret is cheerfulness. Nothing ever gets him down.”

CREDITS : DoctorNepal :: Your Own Online Doctor

16/12/2014

Nathan Lyon, who played a crucial role in the first test match against India & was awarded MAN OF THE MATCH for taking 12 wickets was once a GRASS CUTTER at Adelaide Oval ground. The same grass cutter is creating history today because of his determination, hard work and PASSION FOR CRICKET.

SOURCE : INTERNET

16/12/2014

So often we look at our lives, at our Selves, and – disappointed – we think or say…”I deserve better”.
But is it true…?

I dunno.

The easy answer is “yes”.

The compassionate answer is “yes”.

And, in a way, those are right. Because our hearts – our shared humanity – tells us thatevery person is valuable, every person deserving of something, every person a person, a human being – someone with intrinsic worth and dignity.

IT MAY NOT SEEM KIND…

…but the truth is – generally, mostly – we all receive in life what we are truly owedin life, and no more.

We all get what is just and due on account of the work we put in, and Selves we become.

We all get what we deserve.

And usually not more.

Not, though, in the sense you might think it. Not in the “I was diagnosed with an illness and I didn’t deserve that” kind-of-way, or the “I was beaten, robbed, and hurt and I didn’t deserve that” kind-of-way either.

Of course not.

Cause as I think I’ve said here before, life is random, and the world can be unfair. Bad things happen to good people, and some good things happen to bad people.

Those things happen.

As they always will – without explanation, notice, or reason.

But so often, when life goes as we haven’t planned it, or as we wouldn’t wish it, we’re told or tell ourselves that we “deserve better”; that what we’ve done in life thus far should be enough for what we wanted in life all along; that what we have is less than what we’re due; that when we’re pi**ed, and down, and hopeless, we have better things to look forward to because we are we, and we “deserve better”.

Or so it essentially means.

But, no.

Success isn’t given. Money isn’t given. Possessions aren’t given.

Confidence isn’t given. Strength isn’t given. Happiness isn’t given.

Life, itself, isn’t given.

It’s earned.

There is nothing in life, then, we deserve on account of simply being; nothing we deserve as some kind of human right or inalienable right. There is nothing we are owed because we think so or are told so.

We deserve all we get because of the somethings we’ve done to earn it – because of the blood, sweat, and tears we’ve put into becoming the person who actuallydeserves that success or that comfort.

AND SO FOR EVERY PERSON NOW ALIVE…

…there exists a certain life they deserve according to the person they are and have become; a certain life that is justly and rightly theirs on account of the work they’ve done, the time they’ve put in, the strengths they have within them – whether born with, fought for, or painstakingly earned, bit by bit.

There exists a level of success and happiness possible for them with the knowledge they have, and experiences they’ve lived, and confidence and belief in themselves they hold within.

And like levels in a video game, our entitlement depends upon the battles we’ve won, the obstacles we’ve overcome, the challenges we’ve defeated; the confidence we have, the strength that’s ours, the will and desire we show to earn what’s not yet ours, and bewho we are not yet.

To have what we deserve, and deserve what we’ve received.

And though it may not always prove true, I think it’s just best to view our lives – all the world, really – like this, from this point of view.

No one’s earned what they haven’t received.

Everyone gets their just due. And those with more, are those who’ve earned more.

And to be that person – to want more, and get more – we have to do more. We have to become that person that’s earned it, that deserves it. We have to be better.

We all do.

Because all we earn in life isn’t simply the product of what we’ve done to earn that success specifically, but of who we became to earn that success at all; of theperson we became that made those successes possible.

And until that day – until that day we’ve done all we can, and done all we need – we don’t deserve anything more.

That is, until we’re someone who deserves something…

SOURCE : The Last Broken Home

15/12/2014

Linkin Park was founded by three high school friends; Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon, and Brad Delson. The three
attended Agoura High School in Agoura Hills, California, a suburb of Los
Angeles. After graduating from
high school, the three began to take their musical interests more
seriously, recruiting Joe Hahn,
Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, and Mark Wakefield to perform in their band, XERO.
Though limited in resources, the band began recording and producing songs
within Shinoda’s makeshift bedroom studio in 1996, resulting in a 4-track
demo tape, entitled as *Xero. Tensions and
frustration within the band grew however after they failed to land a record
deal. The
lack of success and stalemate in progress prompted Wakefield, at that time
the band's vocalist, to leave the band in search of other projects. Farrell also
left to tour with Tasty Snax, aChristian punk
and Ska.
But rest of the members did not give up yet. They were patient, consistent and passionate about music. After spending a considerable time searching for Wakefield's replacement,
Xero recruited Arizona vocalist, Chester Bennington
, who was recommended by Jeff
Blue , the vice president of Zomba
Music in March 1999. Bennington,
formerly of a post-grunge band
by the name of Grey Daze, became a standout among applicants because of the
dynamic in his singing style. The band
then agreed on changing its name from Xero to *Hybrid Theory*; the newborn
vocal chemistry between Shinoda and Bennington helped revive the band,
inciting them to work on new material. So in a way, Wakefield's partition proved to be a boon for the band. But that was because they refused to give up ,in spite of, numerous failures and two members leaving the group. In 1999, the
band released a self-titled extended play , which they circulated
across internet chat-rooms and forums with the help of an online 'street
team'. The band’s
renaissance culminated with a change in name; from Hybrid Theory, the band
once again changed its name, this time to *Linkin Park*, a play on and
homage to Santa Monica. The band
initially wanted to utilize the name "Lincoln Park", however they changed
it to "Linkin" to acquire the internet domain "linkinpark.com". However, despite
these changes, the band still struggled to sign a record deal. After facing
numerous rejections from several major record labels, Linkin Park turned to Jeff
Blue for additional help. After failing to catch Warner Bros. Records on three previous
reviews, Jeff Blue, now the vice president of Warner Bros. Records, helped
the band sign a deal with the company in 1999. The band released its
breakthrough album, *Hybrid Theory, the following year.

The band rose to international fame with their debut album Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinumin several other countries. Their following studio album Meteora continued the band's success, topping the Billboard 200 album chart in 2003, and was followed by extensive touring and charity work around the world. In 2003,MTV2 named Linkin Park the sixth-greatest band of the music video era and the third-best of the new millennium. Billboard ranked Linkin Park No. 19 on the Best Artists of the Decade chart. The band was recently voted as the greatest artist of '00s in a Bracket Madness poll on VH1. In 2014, the band was declared as the BIGGEST ROCK BAND in the World Right Now by Kerrang.

SO AFTER A STRUGGLING PERIOD OF ALMOST FOUR YEARS, FACING SEVERAL DIFFICULTIES AND REJECTIONS AND UNDERGOING A TRANSFORMATION FROM "XERO" TO "LINKIN PARK", THE BAND FINALLY MADE THEIR DREAM COME TRUE, ACHIEVED SUCCESS DOING WHAT THEY LOVE TO DO AND CREATED A LIFE THEY WANTED TO LIVE FOR THEMSELVES.

SOURCE : Wikipedia

11/12/2014

Small introduction to IITians life...(must read full)

"IIT ka ek aur saal guzra''

padhai toh 1st year se hi hoti thi nahi humse
magar resolution liye bina naya semester start karte kaise
maarenge atthi(8 pointer) kaha khudse
padhenge regular sab kuch bhoolke.
semester ke 5 mahine aise nikal jaate
ki last me saala pass hone ke vaande pad jaate.
juniors ko pareshan karke humara timepass hota
college ki ‘extra’ activities me humara sab jagah naam chapta
mon to fri nightouts aur bakar me nikal jaate
Saturday Sunday ko hum sab pel ke so jaate.
cricket,basketball,hockey tak ko nahi chodha
football se lekar poker tak saare games ko humne hai khela.
teachers bhi ab humein samajhne lage hai
nahi karte pareshaan agar hum unki class me so jaate.
yahan ki life hai toh ‘machau’ agar sach batau
lekin saala abhi bhi nahi mann karta ki kitaabo se pyaar jatau.
har hafte toh kisi na kisi ke room me mehfil sajti
aur voh hoti aisi raat jo kabhi nahi dhalti.
Hariyaali ka toh intezaar saal bhar kiya
saala vohi poor ratio ne saara plan bigaad diya
ab toh ATM card bhi ladki pe kharachne ko taras gaye hai
‘bhai,koi bandi toh patwa de’ kehte kehte thak gaye hai.
logo ke mann me hum aaj tak hai bahut padhte
lekin campus aake dekho jannab, padhai ke alawa hum hai yahan sab kuch karte.
haridwar me ganga kinaare night out toh kya
saala himalaya me trekking aur skiing bhi HEC ne kara daala.
seniors ki chatra chaya me 'BOND' banke ghoomna,
hostel me aapko phir kabhi nahi hai dekhna.
abhi toh sab 9 pointer maarne ki thaan ke aayenge
dheere dheere semester end tak satti me khush ho jayenge.
CAT,GMAT,GRE ne confuse kar rakha hai
UPSC aur GATE ka bhi option khula pada hai.
‘B-Tech ke baad kya karoge’ jab koi hai poochta
‘soch raha hoon abhi’ muh se hai nikalta.
ab toh maa baap se paise maangne me hichkichane lage hai
kya din the vo jab bina kuch kahe vo humein sab kuch dilate.

‘IIT aane ka ek hi sapna hum dekha karte the,
Baaki yahan aane ke baad poora karne ka socha karte the’ !!

-----courtsey rajat agarwal

CREDITS : Banda IITian Hai

07/12/2014

*IIT student concentrating hard on research in physics to finally get a banking job*

Via Faking News

Prateek Sharma, a second year Engineering Physics student at IIT Bombay is concentrating really hard on “research” in physics, so that he could finally get a job in one of the top investment banking firms after getting his degree.

Prateek has been in love with physics ever since his school days and always dreamt of doing research work, he claims.

"Last year when I qualified for IIT, I told the news reporter interviewing me that Physics was my first love and I will become a researcher, and here I am chasing my dreams,” Prateek told Faking News.

“But you see, banking is equally important for human civilization to move forward; as important as physics. That’s why I am researching hard to become a banker,” he explained how his plans to get a top paying banking job was in line with his interests and passion.

To further justify his passion, Prateek is eyeing the job of a “research analyst” at one of the top investment banks.

“You get a feel of researching, and that’s what matters,” he said, “I am trying my best to finish physics research work at campus, after which I will move on to market research in career.”

Prateek believes that concentrating on physics is going to enhance his analytical skills, which will be very helpful in a banking career. “Many of my seniors have done this in the past, they can’t all be doing it wrong,” he claimed.

On being asked if indeed he was enjoying his college life to the fullest by doing what he actually loved to do, Prateek changed the topic and excused himself for canteen.

While his batchmates have mixed feelings towards him, based on their CGPAs, Prateek’s parents are very proud of the their son’s future plans. “Moving on from physics research to market research is a sensible move,” commented Prateek’s father Mr. Brajesh Sharma, who is a physics professor.

“Each time he solved some problem from I.E Irodov or H.C Verma, I knew that he had moved a step closer to that banking job,” Mr. Sharma recalled Prateek’s JEE preparation years.

Source- http://www.fakingnews.firstpost.com/2014/06/iit-student-concentrating-hard-on-research-in-physics-to-finally-get-a-banking-job/

P.S.- Though it is a faking news, but this is becoming the reality these days.

A second year Engineering Physics student at IIT Bombay is concentrating really hard on research in physics, so that he could finally get a job in an investment bank.

06/12/2014

The truth about those big figures from a Professor of IIT Roorkee.

"We do more advertisement for Google and Facebook than they do for themselves"

CREDITS: Inside IIT

06/12/2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOBzBK-vkF8

Controversial lecture by Narayanmurthy in PAN IIT 2011, New York -why only 20% IITians are useful..

06/12/2014

Money Can't Buy Passion |

KANPUR: Considerations of professional fulfilment and a desire to pursue higher studies have trumped offers of eight-figure salaries during placements at IIT Kanpur as four students chose to turn down jobs which would have paid them more than Rs 1 crore yearly.

It is not everyday that a job-seeker turns down a Rs 1 crore offer and the decision by four of them — three boys and a girl student — at the premier technological institute here is sure to create a flutter, especially when two of them are said to have settled for lower salaries in order to work in profiles which they found to be more suitable for themselves.

According to the chairman of the IIT-Kanpur placement cell, Prof Deepu Philip, the remaining two male students have opted for higher studies over signing up to join any company.

-Via TOI

CREDITS: The Logical Indian

04/12/2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRtV9QQL4Gk

A project I had to make for English about finding your passions and following your dreams. Footage taken from Matthew Belinkie: http://www.belinkieproduction...