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.
Three Thinkers
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.
Sthree Thinkers
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.
Ghee 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.
Tree Thinkers
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.
Humour Club
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.
The Loris of IISc 
This is supreme. There are also a lot of “Pee thinkers” going around in IISc, especially after the N block toilets have been closed in the ground floor, the residents are faced with the age old of Hamletian dilemma: “to pee or not to pee”. This maneuver involves going upstairs or waiting in a queue outside other worthy toilets which have not been closed due to the construction of a mega awesome “seemingly” co-ed hostel near the juice center. After discussing this issue to the core , the group members (they do not even know that they have formed a secret society) have reached the conclusion that controlling one’s prostrate has more value than controlling your emotions. In fact pee thinkers constantly think of the amounts of water they can afford to drink before unzipping thier way towards bliss. “Weak bladder” pee thinkers have to worry about drinking water at night, as a walk may just tip the scale towards practiced insomnia. In a totally unrelated news, Authorities have indicated that IISc flora has reached unprecedented abundance due to “surprise” fertilization. They are still investigating this issue. It is interesting to note that Baby diapers have been sold out in the medical store near E block. Pee thinkers claim that this might just be the coincidence they were waiting for to raise thier “voices” in the most nonrepetitive and conclusive newsletter of Bangalore.
Awesome post Loris!!!
And then there are the ones who believe in pseudo-capitalism and hence will not think ‘freely’..These are the so called ‘Cheap-thinkers’ (scholarship insufficiency is reason cited for not calling themselves as ‘costly thinkers’). They are also known as “Gilmas” and if you keep staring at any location inside the campus for more than 90 seconds, you are bound to spot one from this gang crossing in front of you !
@ Satanix: Can the ‘Humour Club’ be re-named as the ‘Glee Thinkers’ because we would like to stick to the rules and regulations, and we always swear by the stick!
@ Nada: As a solution to the “Pee thinkers” have you consulted the “CareFree Thinkers”? They might have a ready-made solution.
@ Arun: Are you “CAPITALISING” (poverty, italics, bold or not) this space to advertise your group, ‘Gilmas’? Because, in the words of the great preacher, philosopher and philanthropist, Raman (name changed even without request): “Gilmaism is not a birth(or berth) right and not everybody shall attain it!”
@ All the 3 posts: Nice humor, let us keep it over-flowing!
Glee Thinkers – Awesome !!!! Thank You Thank You Thank You. We at Loris, sincerely hope someone is rich enough to afford you in the next “Impeccable Precious Lover” auction.
That would be wow-some! Currently, I am caught in the midst of “Impoverished Penury League”.
Hilarious! Btw I think ‘Ghee thinkers’ should be accompanied by a pic of potato (dripped in ghee of course) from the mess – should give due credit for inspiration!
Had thought of glee thinkers too!! 🙂 Btw, Shopoholics will start a “spree thinkers” club as well! 😀 And, the honourable thinkers shall be felicitated with the Shri Thinker award 😛 And, those who suffer from intellectual constipation shall be stuck in the “Pre-thinkers” club 😀