{"id":520,"date":"2016-11-11T05:22:37","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T05:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/?p=520"},"modified":"2019-11-20T10:21:34","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T10:21:34","slug":"hushed-by-devangana-kuthari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.jgu.edu.in\/blog\/2016\/11\/11\/hushed-by-devangana-kuthari\/","title":{"rendered":"HUSHED &#8211; By Devangana Kuthari"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tumblr_inline_oghguu2BjT1un32nx_1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"521\" data-link=\"http:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/?attachment_id=521\" class=\"wp-image-521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tumblr_inline_oghguu2BjT1un32nx_1280.jpg 800w, https:\/\/archive.jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tumblr_inline_oghguu2BjT1un32nx_1280-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/archive.jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tumblr_inline_oghguu2BjT1un32nx_1280-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tumblr_inline_oghguu2BjT1un32nx_1280-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Picture Credits &#8211; Parvathi Bakshi<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first day of unpacking,<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>of fears and belongings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the sea of new faces,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>young adults were set loose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A hushed feeling of homesickness,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>spaced loud chatters and exchanged-smiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One moment names exchanged, the next forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First impressions of like and dislike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time rolled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three days became three weeks,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>finally, 3 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Change was the only constant,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>obviously excluding assignments and never ending readings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Familiarity slowly settled in corners,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>of shortcuts and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Techniques of survival,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>for devilish eight am lectures and heavenly Sodexo food,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>were learnt, practiced and propagated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And before we knew,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>dorms became home<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and friends; family.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Picture Credits &#8211; Parvathi Bakshi The first day of unpacking, of fears and belongings. 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