Wednesday, August 20, 2008

AMU alumini get-together

AMU tarana being sung
Its been 10yrs when I passed out from Aligarh Muslim University. I really owe its contribution in my life, as my bread & butter comes today due to it. I would be thankful to this University all throughout my life. And it looked here the same too, all those who were present & passed out from this university holds the same emotions.
On 26th July 2008, it was raining as always in Mumbai, reminding the deluge of 26th July 2005. But this rain did not hamper the spirits of all the Aligarians who organized an Alumini get-together this day. Mr. Pitamber Singh was the chief co-ordinator of the event.
I belong to a government organisation which is famous for it scientific contribution in all the scientific fields in India, whether its nuclear, bio-medical or engineering. You name it & you would find the concerned contributing field. Hence you would be glad to know all AMU product was there in this get-together from Scientific to Administrative Staff of the organization contributing in all these relevent fields. These faces which I would see in the offices but never knew they belong from the same campus... It was welcoming to know so many new faces, which were unknown till today are now known as alumini & got linked to each other so quickly.
In all 51 officers could be found from the whole organization belonging to AMU. All were present with their families for this occassion. Surprisingly I was the only female scientist from this university present here. Though it made me proud but I felt that AMU was good enough to produce more. Hope to have them next year for the celebrations.
Family introduction
To begin with the celebrations the AMU tarana was sung. "Yeh mera chaman, yeh mera chaman, hum is chaman ke bulbul hain...". Beautiful.... Then each officer introduced himself & and his/her family members. They did not forgot to mention which year they passed out & what fun they had in AMU during that period. People describing their memories at AMU
AMU is considered a minority institution, but in never appeared here to me, I am gald to say 80% of presence was of Hindus, and they happily praised AMU for its contribution in their lives. Most of them said they lived in villages & went to AMU, stayed in hostels without any discrimination. A lesson to be learn't when India is often divided on communal grounds...
The top brass, organization's Controller Mr N. D Sharma was happy to meet the younger generation & he talked to me for long.
Dinner talks
Finally a grand dinner awaited and this feast ended with a happy note that we would inshallah meet again next year for the same.
I hope the spirit do not get lost and we meet again to remember our college days once again....
My best wishes..for the same!!