Saw a white hawk on the tree behind the Admin block. It was a rare sight. And, it really is funny, whenever I go to the ECE block and start talking, I hear two birds making raucous calls...children are sighting snakes. Rats are entering staff rooms...squirrels are becoming more and more daring as they boldly fight for the small balls of rice or chappathis that are offered. I do miss Shaan, the one legged raven who used to frequent the window sill of the English department. The fish in the small ponds at the entrance have become bigger and developed longer whiskers...the brilliant red beetles that are found in the pathway between the Admin block and the CSE block are slowly becoming lesser in number as the cold wave is hitting Salem...we seem to be becoming a haven for birds and all forms of God's own creatures.

On a more serious note, L&T has taken in three of our students. Kudos to them. But why such small numbers? Heart aching. But then, I always console myself, the companies are the losers...they don't know what wonderful candidates they are missing by under estimating the strength and potential of our students.