VNIT's Student Culture | The Winds of Change

"When the winds of change blow, some build walls, others build windmills" ~ Chinese Proverb Nearing the end of my days here, at VNIT Nagpur, I am already in the "Sab Moh Maya Hai" phase. As I start gearing up to face the outside world, I look back at the three years gone by and am astonished at how much the institute has changed. It's almost as if the current batch of 1st years have entered into a completely different college! From swanky 12-storeyed hostels, smart classrooms to boom barriers at the Main Gate! While everyone would agree that these are much-needed facelifts to the VNIT infrastructure, a much bigger transformation is being enforced on the heart of what a college is all about- its student community. When we came here, the environment was different. Our WhatsApp groups used to have messages on dress codes, the 'unofficial rules', places you can and cannot visit and what not! While I'm not here to defend these practices, I have t...