Dynamics of an Industry seminar or a local Conference hall.
After months and years of Non-CeNSE seminars we finally have the real deal!!!
Originally seen on http://www.drewconway.com/zia/?p=2453. Apparently this thing was pretty much all over the place. But like all pearls of wisdom and our own F-hall, we feel this is also timeless 🙂
Extra Curricular Activities (Outdoors) of an IISc Research Student.
Yes. They have been sighted at last. They have till now managed to be sarcastic, witty, nauseating, suffocating, pedantic, ironical, abstruse and simply philosophical ALL AT ONCE. They are the equivalent of Samay from Mahabharat in the Institute. The founding fathers are shown in the scene that inspired UFO‘s birth. It has been speculated by future astro-historians that this scene will be next only the Nativity scene to be reproduced in Natural History museums all over Milky Way.
It was a dark and starry night when the fathers of UFO founded ...
Current headquarters is the A-Mess Notice Board. Extrapolating fame in space and time domain, we know they’ll soon find a plaque for themselves next to H H Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar‘s bust. *Loris* proudly presents the original collection as it appears on the Notice Board here for the benefit of Chairmen of all centres and departments, professors, officers of all cadre, permanent and temporary staff, the extended campus community, Security personnel, the entire student community and the Archives Cell.
We at *Loris* wish the UFO well and hope to benefit from their infinite wisdom for all Samay to come.
Every Independence and Republic day, connoisseurs of old school military British oratory have, against the laws of one’s own Nature, ruthlessly disregarding one’s own body clock, woken up and presented themselves before 830AM with the singular purpose of lending their literary canvas for the Director to paint with his classic speech. Loris pays tribute to the matchless style, composure, syntax, semantics and all the other ingredients of the Director’s speech in flawless British English. Loris captures in the sands of time and in the colours of the flowchart the highlights of the speech.
The Director's Speech
A good researcher never forgets to refer the original source – Small Miseries, Voices article from 5th July, 2010. All data about girls hostel has been extrapolated from the article, the author of which, we believe, knows all about her hostel. All data about the boys’ hostel is from my own experience. 🙂
Water usage in the Girls' Hostel.
Water usage in the Boys' Hostel.
In the wake of the recent surge in popularity of thinking without boundaries of dogma, principles, sanity and so on, evidenced by the ubiquitous IISc Freethinkers group, there have been efforts by other hitherto shy/unsuccessful/covert organizations to put forth their own agenda in the form of a similar groups in this free world. This thought process revolution is rivalled only to the vegetable/flower/color revolutions of the Gulf, North African and the Balkan states. Loris is priviliged to present these groups to our fellow IIScians.
The Original Three Thinkers.
The original Three Thinkers are shown above. We all have our favourite Three Thinkers. A fair and famous librarian envisioned the Hindu Trinity as the Three Thinkers. But we from Loris were unable to get their spokesperson to make a statement. Last we heard, the spokesperson’s in the Alps surveying for a decent site for the trinity to shift after human intervention in the Himalayas has rendered it uninhabitable due to pollution, lack of privacy and the like.
The Man who inspires Sthree Thinkers.
By far the most covert group of the institute, their slogan had till now been Krishn kare toh raasleela, hum kare toh character Dheela!!!. In the wake of the grand success of the FreeThinking community these guys (and a few girls) are coming out in the open with more intent and confidence than ever before. Ardent model worshippers, their God Father is shown here and they dream of following his footsteps. The picture below serves as a motivation to aspiring and budding Sthree Thinkers. We at Loris salute their will and wish them well.
From the hearts of Sthree Thinkers.
At the Annual Ghee Thinkers Convention.
This set of people has historically been around since the dawn of the Mess. They’ve been struggling since 1909 or whenever the Mess opened at the institute. Their demands are simple. More or less ghee, yes or no to Avial, more or less masala in Sambar, cleaner or shinier tumblers etc. Over time they have found newer ways to communicate their demands to the authorities. All the while authorities themselves have found newer ways turn a blind ear and a deaf eye to them. This is one of nature hallmarks of co-evolution (pesticides on plants vs. pests being another). These days, due to technological empowerment of masses, Ghee Thinkers congregate in the A-Mess googlegroup. The authorities aren’t a part of this group. Ghee Thinkers derive inspiration and a purpose in life from photographs like the one shown.
These are the shy, emo cousins of the Green Gang. They believe in talking to trees, dating plants and taking pictures with flowers. The president of the Tree Thinkers community is quick to downplay any sort of influence with the Free Thinkers group. “Our names might rhyme but that’s not a crime”, s/he (Gender of the President is kept secret on request) is quick to point out. The Big Banyan Tree (Magna Ficus Bengalensis) in Ramanagaram is where the heart and soul of every Tree Thinker is. Some of them have successfully gotten their pictures in the papers by unsuccessfully preventing BBMP from cutting trees in front of the campus. The evidence is here and here.
Probably the only out-standing club that doesn’t rhyme with the club it is inspired from. The purported lacklustre face of the prodigal president of this club is grave evidence to necessity of invention of this group. Their timetable is ingenious (as all simple things go). Their plan is to schedule meetings in the same venue during the same time as that of the Free Thinkers’. Their agenda is to laugh no matter what discussion is going on during the Free Thinkers meeting. If the old adage Laughter is the best medicine is to be believed, we at Loris feel the Humour Club have finally found the coveted ambrosia.
If this isn't true, your network admin might be gay. Blue box: NetworkAdmin's responses, Black orphan texts are your responses.
Everything changes in time
…..
Towering above all that the eye surveyeth
becomes this
Following massive afforestation drive
.
.
Grey dreariness
As planned
turns into verdant beauty
as it turned out 🙂
Founders day
In the early 50's
starts getting celebrated in colour
Recent times
and Physics, well
This model was later immortalized as Archie's jalopy.
undergoes a phase shift
Trees to hide behind and a newer model car
there is change in the air and everything around, but some things …
well some things
just stay …
the same
.
Bharathiar celebrations at Gymkhana in a long past era. First instance of 'ladies' on stage
the fairest maidens in all land are to be seen
only in the plays staged here.
'Lady Gana' in pink circa 2010, carrying on the great tradition
.
To avoid the supari killers hired by the ladies of this jungle, the loris is going into self imposed seclusion for a ….. how do they put it here ….. ahhhh ….. got it
SABBATICAL.
So long folks.
The Loris of IISc 