October 31, 2014

Halloween, as a festival, has always been associated with scary and morbid themes- after all many cultures remember the dead on this particular day. While it’s not a commonly celebrated festival in India (and let’s face it, we hardly have a dearth of holidays to celebrate), keeping with the spirit of the holiday, we decided to take a look at some situations that are scary enough to give Delhi University students nightmares.

The Metro stops functioning for a prolonged period of time

The beloved DMRC is essentially a lifeline for many DU students who travel from far off corners of the city (or to far off corners of the city-off campus colleges, anyone?) In such a scenario, if anything were to happen that disrupts our daily metro commute, whether it’s a technical glitch or a prolonged delay, we’d be left cribbing and annoyed, because most of the alternatives aren’t comfortable or cheap.

Any new change brought in for the current second year students

Seriously, haven’t these poor kids had enough? DU has always introduced changes in the system, but I think we can all agree that the FYUP introduction and the eventual roll back of the same, takes the cake. Not just that, but this is the ‘guinea pig batch’ who also started off with the CCE system. Any more such changes might set these disturbed students off balance. It hurts to even joke about it!

Studying for the wrong paper/subject

Now, this may or may not have happened to me, but imagine a situation where. for whatever reason, you studied for the wrong exam (internal or external) and realised your mistake a few minutes before entering the exam hall. Terrifying, right?

Getting an ER or a ‘back’, as it’s affectionately called

As if studying for a paper you obviously didn’t understand much of wasn’t scary enough, imagine getting an ER in that dreaded subject! ERs are no joking matter- many students spend sleepless nights tossing and turning, praying that they avoid this ordeal in their college life!

A dangerously low attendance record

The semester is almost over, and the study break is about to start in a couple of weeks. Bunking all those classes now seems like a bad idea. This is especially true for those who study in colleges that are super strict about attendance records. If you’re from one of those colleges, you know you’ve had minor panic attacks over this! Of course, it doesn’t help when you hear of stories of students getting admit cards for exams despite getting an abysmal attendance figure.

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Motilal Nehru College(also known as MLNC or MNC), part of the south campus of The Delhi University is situated next to Ramlal Anand College and 1.8 Km away from Venkateshwara College and the bustling Satya Niketan market.

Entering the college, you will be greeted by the bust of late Motilal Nehru in-front of the gate and the “Jubilee Block” on the left which was constructed to mark the college’s 50th anniversary this year. The college has a seminar hall, well-equipped computer labs and one of the biggest libraries in DU, although it still lacks an auditorium. Apart from the infrastructure, MLNC has a huge campus that facilitates lush green parks, a football field, basketball and volleyball courts and the canteen adjoined by a unique rocky area which is suitable for spending time in-between classes especially in the winter sun.

The canteen provides an engaging menu serving both North as well as South Indian Dishes. Chinese is the latest addition to the menu.

In terms of the administration, the principal is very supportive toward both academic and non-academic endeavors by students and the staff is truly dedicated and enthusiastic. The teachers leave no stone unturned to bring students to their classrooms. Speaking of the crowd, there are three types of students. Firstly, the ones who are seen either in the classroom or library, secondly the ones seen only in the canteen (even after their final year) and lastly the ones who know the perfect recipe to a productive college life with the right balance of academics, fun and work. Work, here, includes a variety of activities by numerous societies who strive day in and day out to make a name for their college. Some of these societies are Malhaar (the music society), Electra (the dance society), Kritirang (the fine arts society), Bi Scope (social issues related film screening committee), Gandhi study circle and the society with most number of achievements, Abhivyanjana (the debate society).

Moreover, Motilal Nehru College has recently been registered under ‘Enactus’ and is the only college under the banner of Enactus in India to work for animal welfare as a part of their project. Thus, MLNC is set to make a mark in the field of social entrepreneurship as well.

Students can also enjoy a delightful movie after or in-between classes with PVR Priya and the malls at Vasant Kunj being Rs 60 away by auto.

The college, apart from being in a close proximity to Satya Niketan is also adjacent to Shantiniketan, which is within a walking distance making it the second-most popular hang-out spot after Satya for local students and the topmost one for out-station ones who mostly put up in PGs and flats at Satya and get outrageously bored of it.

Overall, MLNC might not be in the top ten colleges of DU yet but is surely a forerunner in the race to earn a position in the lot.

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