When I began my college at JNU I knew nothing of its
stature. All I wished for was a degree, a place to live and bearable food.
Slowly I realized that JNU was more than these meager elements. In JNU I was introduced
to a wide range of knowledge. Teachers, who were participants in every
conversation inside the classroom and sometimes outside too. I was befriending more and more people, more
students and more teachers were exposing my mind towards an environment that in
some way was making me fall in love with this place. Often we would walk around
in the campus at night and think If we would get lost in this Huge campus we
were living in. Fortunately, we never were. No matter how ever dark it was, few
street lights brought us back to our rooms anytime. It was quite beautiful you
know? This whole experience still haunts me when I lie back on my bed after a
tiring day at the office. Often I get deeply emotional thinking about Jodhpur
University now and then.
I particularly remember of this friend called, Zeeshan in
JNU. We were the best of friends. We were living next to each others room in
the hostel. Zeeshan was a mechanical engineer and had a pretty rusty cooler.
Often I would see him fixing his cooler since he was
experimenting on it now and then. These dessert coolers were the most essential
comfort we had. after a tiring class of medicine. During these days zeeshan was
experimenting with the cooler. He was too much into the mechanics of it and
finally successfully ruined the cooler. When I suggested him to take the cooler
to the authority and get it fixed he got scared and decided to keep mum. In the next 3 days he fell sick and his
condition was forwarded to the guy in charge of the hostel. At first I got
frightened, if they will scold him for ruining the cooler, but fortunately they
were pretty helpful. Zeeshan was shifted to the on campus hospital. It was okay
since after my classes I could manage to share my lunch with him on his bed.
It was during this time I realized the authenticity of
the promises they had made when I was applying at Jodhpur
National University. It was during this time I realized Jodhpur
University was not just a campus, it was a home. A safe home where we felt more
comfortable than ever. And who would have guessed? Zeeshan's room had a new
cooler attached the next day. He never experimented with the cooler again and
never had to visit the hospital again. I just wished for a degree in my entire
life, but I gained lot more from Jodhpur National University. I gained memories
that I wont possibly forget and a home I would want to revisit, again and
again.