D-20

I sometime wonder how actually D-20 happened in my life.  After Diploma I had an option to choose between TSEC and VESIT, most of my friends choose TSEC and few dint get VESIT, I was tempted to opt TSEC(Mithibai & National attracted me). A day before Final Admission I choose TSEC and to be with friends.  But my DAD and Dinny stopped me & recommended to go for VESIT as it was a winner’s choice over TSEC and the Career is more important than friends, etc, etc. I was trapped into their words. Finally I got into VESIT.

@VESIT, Starting days weren’t so enjoying, as new friends new atmosphere takes time to adjust. All USA guys even were not so familiar with me, but it took no time to get into the gang. I remember the first day I encountered with the class, I think few reading this will recall very well and will have unstoppable laugh. I entered the class @ 8.15 am and asked 1 of the person on the last bench, whether that classroom was for 2nd Year IT? He answered yes, and I joined him directly at his desk, without introduction and even without confirmation for that vacant seat. lolz... Guys nearby desk were starring to each other and were buzzed.... (I too was feared of Ragging, but I never came across any), they questioned amongst themselves Whose the new guy?.lolz... But then many new faces joined in the Class den they realized for direct 2nd yr joiners.

As few days passed, I realized the class was actually divided into few groups, Gujju Gang, Mahila Mandal, Bheed...  Me any ma friends introduced USA Gang (there were 9 people from unr)... Those Groups had no bias with each other; the group was just divided for fun and nothing else. Event Manager was common amongst all groups. He doesn’t need any introduction - Modi. Event collection, managing any Bday, Planning trips, picnics, Organizing meetings, etc. everything was taken care by Modi. We just need to be there to enjoy & celebrate the event. He used to take care for the rest.

I somehow joined into Bheed too. And became a key member for fun, entertainment and timepass. There was hardly any mischief that Bheed dint do in the college. Bunking classes, abusing professors, making fun of professors and many more. There are even more Moments which I cannot put into words. I still laugh on the moments that we spent with Prof. Rizvi...... We discussed Sachin, Politics while bunking the class. lolz...  We even celebrated the bday and made the Maths professor to join us and even clicked photos with him during the lecture time. lol...  Bheed being the naughtiest gang of the class, had toppers too from the gang only. The MANTRA that the group had was to Top any subject you just need a PL (Preparatory Leave) and 3 days gap between 2 exams. Cramming, or taking over any subject within a night was the most beautiful art that the gang had.

As Time passed, I realized not just the BHEED, even rest of my class mates being so mischievous were the toppers as that of the Comps batch.

D-20 actually made the bonding stronger between all 60 bunch of kids. Being the final year of graduation, we were all aware that what will come up after BE was a question, so we enjoyed the year at our stretch. D20 taught us how to Enjoy and have fun when u have got limited time. Btw forgot to introduce what D-20 is actually. There’s a classroom number which is allotted to a class every year. D-20 was a classroom dedicated for Final year IT batch. D-20 will always be there, with different set of students every year, but Replica of D-20 '07 can never be made.....

D20 changed the life for most of us; Ranga became the Man of the Match after he made us Win Football cup. Although his goal was simply a fluke, coz he was standing at wrong position and Ball suddenly hitting him, went into the Net. But there was hardly any Quality which Ranga dint had; he can even do things what Rajnikanth can’t do. Even Viren acted as a DON in the dance sequel created by Dhara. He never resembles any DON..

Most important thing that D20 had was a huge collection of dialogues. I still laugh at all those dialogues & statements that happened over that year:

Just Cutting..........

NHRH...........

Ho raha hai kya ??

Sada mat....

Khatarnak.....

aada teda gaya...

H@g@, even D-20 galz used this word to express frustration over a stupid joke

Dil mein jagah hai...

Pakk raha hai..

Dimag mein jaaa raha hai....

I never liked the Golmaal song, unless it became the D20 Prayer..... Kch b hooo golmaaal karne ka.....

In Corporate Life too, why don’t we still Copy assignments from the first who wrote it... During College days we all copied from Viren and Vaibhav. Assignments were not to be written from home, it was always completed during Lectures and by late sitting on the college Floor. Library was not for all, it only belonged to few toppers.

My Final year Project experience was extra-ordinary, I still Question, which project we started with and with what product we ended with…. My Project team comprised of other 3 USAiites, during those project days we actually planned for being entrepreneurs and opening a MacD in my city... but neither our project worked nor the Entrepreneur idea. We wonder still how actually our Project Supervisor rated us and gave us a good score. To be frank our project being a dynamic website, at the end was completely Static just to show a demo to our external.....lol

The Farewell party at the end of year was again the most memorable one. Dance Floor, Video created by Dhara, MMS-Lab celebration with Lab Assistants, etc.. Every1 must have loved it. At Chembur Sports Club, Dance floor where all were driven by free dance was again an cherishing moment of one's life. The way people Cried was another most memorable moment of my life. Few people busted so badly, that the rest of them made fun out of them. Event being managed by Modi, at the end of the show, he deliberately made the sad songs to be played across the deck. Yaaron - KK, Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan, etc, etc.. Which recalled all the moments we spent and made every1 to lose emotions.

Few people leave such a strong bonding with you, that even after years, even if you just hear the name, you get the person in front of you. Although I missed few trips in D-20, but the ones that I was part of, has made the everlasting place in my Heart. Goa Niteout is the everlasting and can’t be made again. I wonder if there was any discussion about those last 4 years engineering that wasn't remembered in that night.

If I try to introduce all the 60 characters from the play, a book can be published onto itself. Also expressing All the scenes and drama into words, that happened inside D20 will leave you puzzled and in question whether what I am saying Actually Happened or just an imagination of any Engineer.

Every character made a very strong role-play in that classroom D-20. You can never get that school & college days back again, you can cherish memories with pictures taken and talking to those role plays.

Yes I Miss D-20, yes I lived a life in D-20.......