There must be…some possible ground in reason for one’s boiling over withjoy that one is a son of NITR,and was not,by some unspeakable horrible accident of birth,predestined to graduate at any other XYZ…….
-Someone Someday
Lets just see what happens to us...zzzyyyooonnnn!!!!
17th February,2015,MumbaiThe cricketing fraternity was left shell-shocked when uncapped rookie Abhijit Pradhan pulled in the highest bid of $710,000(Rs2.3 Cr) of the IPL-8 auctions.
Pradhan ,who represents Orissa in the Ranji Trophy had been the talk of the town because of his unreadable bowling action which reminds one of Paul Adams,the South African spinner. Pradhan has been bought in by the ‘Pune Panthers’ franchise which is co-owned by The Deodhar Group and Raj Thackeray.
When contacted Pradhan said that he was himself shocked at the deal and was immensely excited to be playing under the captaincy of Abhinandan Rout.
16th September,2017,HyderabadThe veteran director of Tollywood,K.Raghavendra Rao is back after a 8 year hiatus,with his latest movie
‘Virudu’.His last movie
‘Pandurangadu’ was an average at the box office.
The man who introduced the super-successful MaheshBabu,is all set to introduce SriHarsha whose popularity he thinks would cut across not only Andhra but also India.He is set to star opposite the stunning Anushka Shetty.KRR says that his
‘Virudu’ would be a visual treat on the lines of James Cameron’s 2010 blockbuster ‘Avatar’.When asked about the unusual pairing the director refused to comment only saying ‘you,ll understand when you see it’.We are definitely looking forward to this movie.
15th March,2029,LucknowVocab Badhao Morcha(VBM) chief Pushyakant Tiwari took oath as Chief Minister heading a 3 party coalition today in Lucknow.
Tiwari defeated big-wig Ashis Pandey(SP) from the Faizabad constituency by over 20,000 votes . Forty year old Tiwari is a dynamic leader and is the youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh till date.Tiwari has been given 10 days to prove his coalition’s majority on the floor of the assembly.
The political circuit is abuzz that Tiwari’s VBM will play a major role in shaping the country’s next Prime Minister when the country goes for polls next year.
26th August,2031,London
The Asian Rock band ‘Uncontrolled System’ bagged 5 Grammy’s out of the 7 categories it was nominated for.The band comprising lead singer and bass guitarist Rutwik Rath,drummer Bilas Chowdhury,keyboard player Jaypee Mishra ,lead guitarist ‘Para’normal ,beatboxer A.Srikanth and rapper Shishir Pradhan had become a sensation overnight with their number ‘Yesh..Yesh’.Their number ‘Well..I don't know’ was a chartbuster for weeks.
When contacted Rutwik Rath said they were elated on the success and would continue to please the audience with their numbers.He said presently they were touring France,UK and Germany and were soon planning a show in India.
22nd June,2035,New YorkIt was a proud moment for all Indians across the world as CitiGroup appointed an Indian born banker Bibhu Panigrahi as CEO,only the second person with an asian origin after Vikram Pandit.Born and brought up in Balasore,Panigrahi came to the US to do his MBA from University of Chicago.He then joined Tower Research in 2016.He eventually left Tower Research to form his hedge fund which was acquired by the Citigroup just about a year ago.
“Issues of productivity and capital affect all the companies around us. It is about focussing on productivity, making sure of positioning our businesses for the future correctly and making sure that we keep in mind the people we serve. As and when we get these priorities right, we not only deal with the challenges of the environment but also position ourselves for the future growth,” says Bibhu Panigrahi, CEO, Citibank.
17th December,2046,DelhiAnurag Mishra is the new Managing Director of NTPC,the Indian Powerhouse.He will take over the responsibilities from Mr.Rakesh Ranjan Pani,who has successfully led NTPC for the last 4 years.
An alumni of NIT,Rourkela,Mr.Mishra has more than 30 years experience in his kitty and has been associated with many a high-profile company projects.While many saw this coming long ago,the official announcement was made on the eve of Misha’s birthday .
“ This is one of the most exciting and challenging phase of my career. I look forward to further intensify the development of NTPC to expand our role globally and also as a technological trendsetter,” Mishra said, speaking about his appointment.
1st November,2049,DelhiDebashis Das is the new National Security Advisor(NSA) to the Prime Minister of India.He previously served as the Indian High Commissioner to China.
Das did his schooling from DAV,unit8,Bhubaneshwar and later did his B.Tech in Electrical Engg. from NIT Rourkela.He says that like his batchmates even he was ready to jump the MBA bandwagon but eventually better sense prevailed.He started his career with the 2013 batch of Indian Foreign Service and had a stint at the Department of Atomic Energy as an advisor to the Atomic Energy Commission before being posted in Beijing. Debashis Das has been a dynamic officer of the Indian Foreign Services who has since risen to the very top of his proffesional ladder.
10th January,2057,RourkelaThe 55th convocation of NIT,Rourkela was graced by the presence of Field’s Laureate Dr.Sanaul Hoda.Dr.Hoda,who received his Fields Medal last year for his path breaking confutation of the much used ‘pythagoras theorem’ by application of Xeno’s 2nd paradox,is an alumnus of this very college itself.
After distributing the medals and degrees to the outgoing students,Dr.Hoda in his speech said ,”One should always thrive for success and not excellence unlike what was preached in the very famous movie of the yesteryears.”He also said that he was very happy to be able to return to his alma mater after so many years and was happy to see the new heights it had scaled.
We took the world as given,
Daaru and
sutta meant heaven…Psychology was in the mind…abstract things grabbed us where we lived…the only life worth living was the private life,and –last,worst scandal in this characterization-
WE DID NOT KNOW WE WERE A GENERATION!!!
