Friday, February 26, 2010

Hub of Benign Bonds



Kalindi College
The Hangout: Stairs at the Office flipside
Rush Hour: the lunch time

What’s to love:

Amid the serene residential colony of East Patel Nagar resides this hub of activity where pretty girls live their dream. Kalindi, situated a few step from a gurudwara is not very far away from the buzzing avenues of Karolbagh Market on one hand and the East Patel Nagar market on the other.

Among the many places to throng, the staircase on the backside of the office building is a unanimous choice. The canteen and a Nescafe shop are next to these stairs. Sheltered well away from the class rooms it’s an ideal hangout for students, who can be seen gathered in groups to enjoy hot Maggie with cold coffee or ice tea. During cooler months girls sit in the lawn surrounded with colourful flowers in front of it to feel the warmth of the sun.

“We have shared many lovely moments here at our ‘Nescafe adda’. Nervous revisions before the exams, chit-chats over chowmine, sipping of hot coffee while making future plans and many more”, says Shipra, a final year BA (H) Journalism student.

“The vacant auditorium and the sports ground are also favoured by some”, proposed Shivali.

The lawn at the entrance of the college is another popular spot with the girls where students of different courses come together. Some are seen finishing assignments, some strengthening their bond of friendship and some making promises of love over phone. Sometimes even classes are also conducted here.

What’s not to be:

Being the favourite place of all, the entire place is usually very crowded. Being shaded by trees, bird-droppings are another problem. At times birds can be seen hopping around the place nibbling the left over. During summers the cemented stairs become very hot and is not that much of a hotspot then.

Alternatives:

During summer most end up in common room and empty class-rooms.

Rest prefer to hangout in the “Standard” a refreshment outlet in Patel Nagar market or the Café Coffee Day, Nerula’s and Mc Donald’s near Rajendra Prasad metro-station. The “aloo-chatwale ka thela” is another much-loved select.

When the mood is set for a window shopping moment along with catching a bite here and there the boulevard of Karolbagh market is the first and the foremost pick.

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