What is the first day feeling of any student who joined BITS PILANI ?
Oh wow. I was so excited to make it to BITS! It was a dream come true for me. I drove up to Hyderabad (it was just a six hour drive from my city) and boy was it beautiful. I couldn't wait to see the campus.So after driving out of the city for around 30 km, we passed these quaint woods and it looked surreal. Tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the city, BITS Hyderabad looked so grand and yet at the same time, gave me a sense of peace.(Jaw dropped after seeing this :P)Then the usual hustle and bustle over getting hostel rooms, setting up your hostel rooms all happened. You rush with your parents to the shopping center Connaught Place (CP) and come back laden with buckets, mugs, mattresses and the like.This was my room as I first saw it, bare and barren but with a lot of potential :)And that's how my room looked after a bit of tasteful decoration :PAfter setting up the room, we took the opportunity to explore the campus and boy was it breathtaking *_*Rock garden with waterfalls (turned out to be sort of a tourist spot in the campus)C-Block, the entrance to the academic buildingMain reading hall in the libraryAnd yes, that's our auditorium :DI was so happy to find out that a beautiful college that was both rich in grandeur and yet gave you a sense of simplicity, would be my home for the next few years. I couldn't wait to start my journey :)P.S : it's been half way into my second semester and all I can say is that studying in BITS Hyderabad is amazing :) absolutely love the crowd and culture here :D
Why is it been said that whenever you experience fear or anxiety read the Hanuman Chalisa and you will be pledged? What were the benefits you had experienced while reading the Hanuman Chalisa for years?
Hanuman Chalisa has one line which reads asSankat te Hanuman Chudavemana krama vachana dhyāna jo lāvai"Hanuman will release those from troubles who meditate upon him in their mind, actions and words"I was struggling to pass my CA and had already written the final exam 6 times (that's equivalent to 3 years). My mother had suggested that I should start reading Hanuman Chalisa and while I was in my 5th attempt and I had purchased the book but I refused to believe in it and was therefore not reading it. In my 6th attempt I began reading it just to please my mother and I flunked that time too. Then she reprimanded me saying what is the point of doing something if you do not believe in it. For once read it from your heart and while reading clearly pray that this CA exam is my Sankat, please make it go away. And I did… and I cleared my CA.And let me tell you I did not study one subject. Had skimmed it. It was like wapis dena padega, chalega par main Indirect Taxes nahi padhne wali (It's OK if I have to give the entire exam (3 papers of 100 marks each. Had exemption in 1 subject) again but I'm not studying Indirect Taxes) and I cleared that subject with passing marks.To this day I read it regularly with belief in my heart.