A Night to remember

In the beginning it was like this but on Friday night it was not.

Things were not supposed to be that way, but anyway it ended up the wrong way at the wrong time. I'm talking about our so-called graduation or farewell reception held Friday evening at the Reading cum Recreation Room.

When we landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi we were not thinking of picking up of enemies here, most of us thought that we have at long last come to learn from this great country and above all learn from our colleagues. I have never thought that coming to India would turn out to be like Friday night (8th May)

It would not be fair, considering the other side if I say-it-all, or narrate the circumstances

surrounding the case, it would be a disappointment for Dr. Arnand Pradhand, my lecturer on media law and ethics. If anything, he would say what he taught me did not stick, so I would not go into the specifics.

The point I'm making is that during the course of the programme, there were people in the class who were not on talking terms, it was supposed to be resolved on Friday night during the farewell party but this was never the case. Instead mid way during the party some people like Pierre and Chukwudi suggested that the people involved should reconciled and shake hands, again this gesture suffered a major setback.

One person was heard saying she can forget but she will never forgive because its about [that] person's country, and that [ that] individual was not going to take it lightly. And then another person said he was not asking forgiveness because what [happened] was not a sin, adding it was not sinners who ask for forgiveness.

An olive branch was extended to a girl, she vehemently refused to shake hands, like the first person she also refused to honour the reconcilation from an African brother. So for me it was really a night to remember, I have never seen something like this before, no matter what offence someone has created, the moment the other person is ready for mend fences, the other person in the case should honour it.

The farewell party continued with a Kingfisher drinking competition till the early hours of the morning.

Front view of The Indian Institute of Mass Communication