SAHRDAYAM ENGINEERING COLLEGE
Some one told me about this college and so I decided to go there.
I got down at Kodakara and boarded another bus towards the west. When the conductor announced the name of the college, about which I had told him, I got down and took an autorickshaw which took some time, meandering through upcountry roads, before it stopped, in front of the imposing gate, guarded by uniformed guards. When I told them about my mission to sell my books, they gave a form in which my name etc. was written by them, to the driver of the auto and I reached the building, housing the college.
What struck me, were the neat and tidy lawns inside the campus, protected by walls on all sides. Not a single dry leaf or bit of paper anywhere on the lawns, which looked like green carpets spread on the ground.
The pavements have hedges with occasional palms which have red stalks of leaves
A number of women, all uniformed, were seen with brooms and moppers, which indicated an obsession with cleanliness. In fact, I could hardly believe I am in India, where we are used to dust and dirt, plastic bags and broken glass etc. The technically superb web site reminded me of universities in the West
I had to wait, as the Principal was in the class room. When she came (a beautiful young lady) and received me, I showed my book which she studied carefully and directed me to the librarian, a young chap who did all the formalities to buy the book. He bought shares for my newspaper, to help me, as he expressed the fact that I probably spent more money for the autorickshaw than I got for my book, which was a fact.
Return journey was a problem, as buses were rare in that interior road. Luckily, an auto came and was stopped by the tea shop owner, where I was having very hot tea which I liked very much.
I was taken direct to Kodakara, where I sold several shares in a Government school and compensated my losses.
Some one told me about this college and so I decided to go there.
I got down at Kodakara and boarded another bus towards the west. When the conductor announced the name of the college, about which I had told him, I got down and took an autorickshaw which took some time, meandering through upcountry roads, before it stopped, in front of the imposing gate, guarded by uniformed guards. When I told them about my mission to sell my books, they gave a form in which my name etc. was written by them, to the driver of the auto and I reached the building, housing the college.
What struck me, were the neat and tidy lawns inside the campus, protected by walls on all sides. Not a single dry leaf or bit of paper anywhere on the lawns, which looked like green carpets spread on the ground.
The pavements have hedges with occasional palms which have red stalks of leaves
A number of women, all uniformed, were seen with brooms and moppers, which indicated an obsession with cleanliness. In fact, I could hardly believe I am in India, where we are used to dust and dirt, plastic bags and broken glass etc. The technically superb web site reminded me of universities in the West
I had to wait, as the Principal was in the class room. When she came (a beautiful young lady) and received me, I showed my book which she studied carefully and directed me to the librarian, a young chap who did all the formalities to buy the book. He bought shares for my newspaper, to help me, as he expressed the fact that I probably spent more money for the autorickshaw than I got for my book, which was a fact.
Return journey was a problem, as buses were rare in that interior road. Luckily, an auto came and was stopped by the tea shop owner, where I was having very hot tea which I liked very much.
I was taken direct to Kodakara, where I sold several shares in a Government school and compensated my losses.
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