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Yeah, that is how our degrees were distributed last week. We had Former President Dr.Abdul Kalam as our Chief Guest. Our college website said,

“Since the duration of the Convocation is restricted to 1:30 hours due to the limited time of the Chief Guest, only Ph.D. graduates and Gold medalist will receive their Degree / Certificates on the Dias.Others will receive their degrees where they are seated, from the concerned faculty in-charge. Cooperation is requested from everyone.”

Everyone was frustrated. Everyone spammed & kept discussing in orkut groups, but who can change the administration’s decision? Even the deans weren’t happy about this.The administration was also helpless. They had to open and close the convocation in the presence of the Chief Guest, and Kalam had only 2 Hours of time. They could have called some other Chief Guest, but who can let Kalam go Here are some photos :

Ok, if you still have problem imagining the situation there, you can correlate it with the selling of murukku and vadai in a Touring talkies. Dr.Kalam’s speech about linking rivers and water resources was quite irrelevant to the situation. Read the entire speech here, if you are interested. On a surprising note, the whole convocation was live-webcasted! People who missed it, could still see it here. Is it possible to convert it into a youtube video?

And btw, I got graduated! I’m a B.Tech now

I met Subin after a few days I joined the school. He was the one of the best guys in our batch. We had a wonderful time together. Hindi classes, movies, friends’ house, Pavish Park, my home were the usual hang-outs. The last time I saw him after we passed out of the school was during the ooty trip. We had frequent phone calls and messages, but I couldn’t manage to see him.

A perfect open-hearted friend anyone can have - Subin. On 14th(Pongal) morning 8 o’ clock, I got a greetings from him wishing me and my family a happy pongal. After a few hours (3 ‘o clock) he was struggling under the water. Cold waters of Hogennekal filled his body. Today, he is no more.

May your soul rest in peace, da.