tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539335775342895049.post6920749759471578382..comments2024-03-15T16:57:08.283+05:30Comments on Gayathri Girish's Blog: KVIIT revisited -Part 1Gayathri Girishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06496388145287663397noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539335775342895049.post-67413668608517386102017-09-21T04:54:49.604+05:302017-09-21T04:54:49.604+05:30Wow, C6/13 brings back memories. We stayed at c6/1...Wow, C6/13 brings back memories. We stayed at c6/13 till 1977 ( or 1976), then we moved to B10/3 . I remember the square windows that you mention on the path from the ground floor to the first floor staircase , monkeys had a field day entering the house through these square windows. Great house, we stayed there for about 8 years. Thanks for bringing back those memories and the photo of the house. Pushpa and Sapu (the persons that commented on your blog) were also my classmates.<br /><br />BhanuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539335775342895049.post-59876549054199100272012-07-22T15:35:33.522+05:302012-07-22T15:35:33.522+05:30Just trying to check on KV IIT, came over to this ...Just trying to check on KV IIT, came over to this blog. nostalgic....<br /><br />I was in the School Hostel during my class XI & XII (joined 1979-81)from Guwahati, Assam.<br /><br />Was actively participating in Games and also participated in various Western Music.<br /><br />My class mates were Sushil Venglet, Rajiv Menon, Narshiman, Prem (From IIT Campus), Vinoo .... <br /><br />Any one familar or in touch get in touch, really thinking of visiting the School.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />S. Bhattacharyya <br />+91-98110-43072<br />sapu@necenergy.in<br />www.necenergy.inS. Bhattacharyyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727989833816028609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539335775342895049.post-7453755204918491942010-04-02T22:23:04.636+05:302010-04-02T22:23:04.636+05:30it was so nice reading abt those fading colors dow...it was so nice reading abt those fading colors down the memory lane.... i feel like floating invisible through those childhood places, seeing the laughter, music, comraderie, the occassional tear............ wow! as good as music!!!shajinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539335775342895049.post-26395109780914193052009-07-04T14:28:41.849+05:302009-07-04T14:28:41.849+05:30Am so so frustratingly bored and so just went thro...Am so so frustratingly bored and so just went through some of these posts again! Brings back memories of IITM..How I want to be there now..wish college reopens tomorrow and I get back! :(<br /><br />SathejSathejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00883769891946856083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539335775342895049.post-62692970966165445812009-04-08T18:09:00.000+05:302009-04-08T18:09:00.000+05:30Nicely written and presented.I am very much passio...Nicely written and presented.I am very much passionate about carnatic music.Loved your hanuman chalisa since it is in Tamizh.How nice it is to hear in our own sweet language :).First time to hear it :).Awesome!!meenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00666461204150064044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539335775342895049.post-31692302243505554272009-02-25T07:21:00.000+05:302009-02-25T07:21:00.000+05:30Hi,Oh!!! Looks like every KVIIT-ian has had these ...Hi,<BR/>Oh!!! Looks like every KVIIT-ian has had these "house" preferences:-)<BR/><BR/>Kittu Sir still actively uses his two-wheeler:-). His second son Mahesh was two years my senior.<BR/><BR/>Songs for Independence Day, Republic Day and all other Inter-school competitions- we used to have some practise or the other all the time !! <BR/><BR/>As you have mentioned,songs like Dhanya Dhanya,sArE jahAn sE,AkAsh gangA, and many more songs for national integration in almost all the Indian languages..sung in chorus by boys and girls..how wonderful those days were..All of us used to sing very sincerely under the guidance of teachers like Mrs.Lalitha Jayaraman (Music), Mrs.Amudha Rajendran and many others.<BR/><BR/>GayathriGayathri Girishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06496388145287663397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539335775342895049.post-74043400395871534072009-02-25T00:58:00.000+05:302009-02-25T00:58:00.000+05:30Pssssssst... I hated Shivaji and loved my house Ne...Pssssssst... I hated Shivaji and loved my house Netaji - also just for the color :-)<BR/><BR/>Yes.. Kittu sir used to own a Vicky 50cc (may have been the 1st of its kind to roll out of the factory) and he used to bring his 2 kids on it. My classmates claimed they would pass him on their bicycles on the way to the school almost daily :-)<BR/><BR/>During my time there, I was struck most by the quality of music at the school. They rehearsed some songs for the Independence day program like "Dhanya Dhanya Dhanya Ho Bharathi" and "Sara Jahan se Acha" and the standard was awesome. I think the organizing teachers like Mrs. Shantha Viswanathan (Bio) and Mrs. Vasantha Ramaswamy (Chem) had something to do with this - not to mention the quality of the students themselves.Suresh Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12878726190209459725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539335775342895049.post-51936466761107886882009-02-25T00:05:00.000+05:302009-02-25T00:05:00.000+05:30Hi Suresh,:-)Thanks.By the way, who is "Vicky mama...Hi Suresh,<BR/><BR/>:-)Thanks.<BR/><BR/>By the way, who is "Vicky mama"? Did you mean "Kittu Sir"? <BR/><BR/>Your phrase "Go Netaji" ignites another spark within me, about those days at school:<BR/><BR/>"Asoka house" (yellow)had been my "all time favourite", maybe because I was invariably allotted to that house for many years right from Class 2. So much so that I reluctantly agreed to be the Vice-Captain of Netaji house (red) in Class 11:-) and used to envy the "yellow badged" Asoka house vice captain Nalini Victor of Class XI-B :-). (I was in Class XI-A)<BR/><BR/>In fact, during our assembly, whenever an announcement was made that Asoka house had won a prize, I would silently applaud for "my favourite" house !!<BR/><BR/>(On a side note, Bharati House was the one that I detested the most, for no fault of anyone whatsoever!!)<BR/>(I am really surprised that I still remember such irrelevant details!!)<BR/><BR/>In retrospect, these things appear ridiculous, but I wanted to be honest about whatever I felt during those days:-)<BR/><BR/>Many more interesting things will soon come up in my next post about those memorable school days :-)<BR/><BR/>GayathriGayathri Girishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06496388145287663397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539335775342895049.post-73097419894186719402009-02-24T12:40:00.000+05:302009-02-24T12:40:00.000+05:30Hi Gayathri:Awesome post. Would have loved to acco...Hi Gayathri:<BR/><BR/>Awesome post. Would have loved to accompany you and the most affable "Vicky mama" to our alma mater too. I was there briefly circa '70-'72 before moving back to CLRI.<BR/><BR/>Nice phtots. Almost looks like a photoshop-aided aged photo of your daughter's photos.<BR/><BR/>Go Netaji!Suresh Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12878726190209459725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539335775342895049.post-61178876031074615252009-02-21T16:08:00.000+05:302009-02-21T16:08:00.000+05:30Wow.. I am jus enjoyin every bit of it. I am a fre...Wow.. I am jus enjoyin every bit of it. I am a frequent visitor there and the next time i go there I ll get reminded of u mam!!! Tats so nice... Pl. continue.SAI<=>MUSIChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01331241138204108770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539335775342895049.post-73114723154673648812009-02-20T12:27:00.000+05:302009-02-20T12:27:00.000+05:30Hi Gayathri, also please share your favourite c...Hi Gayathri,<BR/><BR/> also please share your favourite carnatic songs, composers and raagams. would like to know more about them too.<BR/><BR/>regards,<BR/>priya ramAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539335775342895049.post-2126312123484077842009-02-20T12:09:00.000+05:302009-02-20T12:09:00.000+05:30Hi Gayathri, i am delighted after reading the re...Hi Gayathri,<BR/><BR/> i am delighted after reading the review regarding your concert at vani mahal in the friday edition of the Hindu. it is full of praises for you. great going. my best wishes to you. keep it up !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539335775342895049.post-66374294072674118082009-02-19T23:25:00.000+05:302009-02-19T23:25:00.000+05:30Hello Gayathri,Just came by your blog by accident ...Hello Gayathri,<BR/>Just came by your blog by accident and happy that I did. I too carry evergreen memories of the IIT campus as I lived there for over 24 years.. Also I am a proud KVIIT alumni ('81 bactch). Your picture with Kittu sir in front of our school takes me back the to time when he taught us english. He was a great teacher. I can never forget him, riding his bike to school! <BR/>Pushpa HariharanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539335775342895049.post-90645905649540754782009-02-19T12:28:00.000+05:302009-02-19T12:28:00.000+05:30Hi Sankar,Yes, the campus was definitely a greener...Hi Sankar,<BR/><BR/>Yes, the campus was definitely a greener place then and also more deers were around then. Don't know if there are any photos with me though- will try and see if I can locate any. The problem is that, taking photos was never a hobby 15-20 yrs back, at home :-) <BR/><BR/>I was also planning to write in my next post,about the Jalakanteshwara temple, Durga temple and the huge stadium behind this temple, where we used to have our "annual sports day" every year.<BR/><BR/>Gayathri<BR/><BR/>Hi Pushkala,<BR/><BR/>Yes, I am planning to write about my visits to the movies at OAT (open air theater), concerts held at CLT (Central Lecture Theater) in the next post :-)<BR/><BR/>GayathriGayathri Girishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06496388145287663397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539335775342895049.post-17088539128286247072009-02-19T07:35:00.000+05:302009-02-19T07:35:00.000+05:30Nice one Gayathri, i could very well relate to you...Nice one Gayathri, i could very well relate to your trip down the memory-lane .... growing up in the lush IIT-M environs is a great blessing - u sure were lucky to have had that. <BR/><BR/>in case you have any photos of the campus as it stood then, do upload them too - think, the number of trees today must be lower than what it used to be then.<BR/> <BR/>Pushkala :<BR/><BR/>Yeah, Jalakanteshwarar Kovil and Durga Peeliamman Kovil are great places within the campus. And the best thing is, they are the two places that can be frequented by non-IIT campus residents as well. <BR/><BR/>Sathej, <BR/><BR/>any updates on what's up at the IIT campus off late ? <BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/><BR/>SankarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539335775342895049.post-38422985676787429972009-02-19T01:45:00.000+05:302009-02-19T01:45:00.000+05:30Thank you for reliving the past. The post is very ...Thank you for reliving the past. The post is very nicely put and very interesting. The fact that you remember your mother's disciplinary act in second standard is particularly amusing, but you probably felt quite sad then that you forgot to put taLam. Looking forward to more such posts!<BR/> <BR/>I used <BR/>to live in adyar, (my parents still are there) and always used to wonder what it is like inside the campus. Your post gave a nice overview. My husand attended the IITM capmus in early 90s to do his masters in computer science dept and he tells stories of mess, late night visits to velachery and taramani to get tea, Open Air theater movie watching (in heavy rains sometimes) and runs/jogging across the campus and Jalakanteswarar and Durga temples and so on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539335775342895049.post-74782788691006073802009-02-18T18:36:00.000+05:302009-02-18T18:36:00.000+05:30Well, thats one really nicely written post! :) Ver...Well, thats one really nicely written post! :) Very nostalgic and understandably so..Nice and appropriate pics as well. It indeed touches an emotive chord in us when we go visit such places which mean a lot to us - school, college, places where one was moulded and spent those priceless days when cares were few, hopes and aspirations plenty. Days with unbriddled joyous moments sans the tempering that comes up with age. And so on..And to go there with a teacher - even better! A bond with the place, with the people, with the ambiance....happens.<BR/><BR/>Am reminded of this quote by Hemingway..<BR/><BR/>All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened and after you are finished reading one you will feel that all that happened to you and afterwards it all belongs to you; the good and the bad, the ecstasy, the remorse, and sorrow, the people and the places and how the weather was.<BR/><BR/>This has got to do with books. But the way he ends with 'and how the weather was..' somehow creates an unexplainable nostalgic mood in me..and this post did so as well :) <BR/><BR/>Looking forward to more such posts..<BR/><BR/>Let me stop here..its already too long a comment! Couldn't help it though..:) <BR/><BR/>SathejSathejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00883769891946856083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4539335775342895049.post-61539161207419708362009-02-18T18:19:00.000+05:302009-02-18T18:19:00.000+05:30Hi Gayathri, couldnt help smiling at your school...Hi Gayathri,<BR/><BR/> couldnt help smiling at your school snaps. very nice post. glad to know more about you. keep the posts coming. <BR/><BR/>regards <BR/>priya ramAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com