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The Aliens

This Ramzan while you eat splendid food, lie in your comfy beds, your homes and offices regulated through central Air-conditioning, enjoying all the perks of freedom and liberty, Iftaar goals just remember that there are those KEMU hosteliites aka " Allah waale log "  who don't get to eat even a single paratha - the like of which has been unprecedented by me - at Sehri because there aren't enough chairs to sit on in the hall, not enough room to stand in and breathe at the same time. The struggle is real for us. It is like the amateur swimmers, who take, firstly, a deep breath in and then dive into the water. Same thing's done here. Let us look at the daily routine of these miserable creatures. Start from the time of the sight of moon. Ramzan commences. The month of forgiveness  They have a penchant for staying up late at night - about 1 or 2 am in the night. After this threshold time, they won't sleep because in an hour, Sehri time will...

The Day Sir Shakeel Solved a Dilemma

Syed Hasan Mohi-ud-din Gilani (MD) They say "the children have the most inquisitive minds."  We, as firstulas, are the children of KE - or at least, that is what our seniors think of us. *sigh* SENIORS! I want to talk about their types but let's save that for later. From guiding us through stages and substages by giving us three-night, two-night and even one-night packages to make it through them, to luring us into believing that we need to chill and take-it-easy. From mocking us on our cluelessness about the use of H&E pencils to passing sarcastic remarks on our wishful drawings. They always keep saying to us "you know nothing Jon(iors) sno(t)." But who can blame them? We could never figure it out which pencil was basophilic and which one was eosinophilic, and the mystery remains unsolved. And their relationship advices -this is a topic in itself. Don't push me now. Their psychoanalysis of teachers is so perfect that we feel like they have been t...