Edition 38

An Open Letter from DTU
Gate
-Kripi Badonia, 1st Year, IT
-Siddhant Patra, 2nd Year, CE
You will never find my mentions in the pages of DTU’s
history, even when I have been its most consistent witness. I
have seen it all - the name changes and the culture changes,
the growth of life, personalities and careers of many like you
and the myriad of emotions that adorned your university
life.
You probably don’t know, but I remember the first day
you set foot in this university very well. Eyes glistening in
anticipation of what the future holds and vibrant swing of
the arms to makeup for the two years they’ve spent filling
up copies and notes.
Months faded away between classes, the society orientations
that never happened and exams that always came at wrong
times and before you knew it, you were done with your first
year.
You thought I didn’t notice the tears in your eyes as you
went back home after fighting with people that mattered
over matters that did not. But it was second year, and you
just wanted to carve a niche in the world.
Third year was crazy, wasn’t it? I saw you running haywire
over the internships, making up for lost time and classes.
First day of fourth year, did you walk in with a heavy heart,
or did mine get heavy on seeing you on your last first day
here? There was a swivel in your saunter the day you got
placed, and I know that you didn’t notice but there were
tears in my eyes. You’d grown between all those minors and
majors, fests and placements. On the first day you came,
there was so much I’d planned to tell you on the day you left,
but now when I see you, standing tall, chin high and ready
to take on the world, I realise you already know it all.
So just know this one thing, no matter where you are,
no matter where you go, my heart will always be open to
welcome you home.
Love,
DTU Gate.
Give It A Whirl?
-Shubhi Sareen, 2nd Year, COE
As time went by in the blink of an eye,
And the endless conversations transformed into
silent sighs,
My eyes were drenched in crystal pearls,
For it was strenuous to give it a whirl
to a world which constantly defied your existence.
And reminded me the void of your absence!
They say we completed each other,
Little did they know how we used to discover
something new, something extraordinary
every day in lives which were perfectly ordinary,
Your endearment for glitter and sparkles
made you akin to fairies and angels,
Who knew you were soon going to be one?
Your absence can’t be undone, sure this world
deserved none
of your piousness and benevolence,
It was too naive to comprehend your elegance
Farewell, my dear friend, my confidante,
For a short duration, you fulfilled my want
of happiness, of joy, of pleasure
This final departure marked the end of all leisure,
Twenty years have passed since then,
And your memories never stopped playing over and
over again!
And as my eyes are still drenched in crystal pearls,
It is still strenuous to give it a whirl
to a world which constantly defies your existence.
And reminds me the void of your absence!
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