Amid all the fuss on religion conversion, we forgot about a particular section of the society who change their religion voluntarily - guys in Engineering college. An engineering student probably changes his religion every month, mainly for the food and the festivities. Here is a typical year for guys in engineering college - January - Sikhism. Lohri is a great way to start the year with all the rich food, bhangra around bonfire, and drinks. February - Hinduism. The guys start fasting for Shivratri from 1st of February praying Lord Shiva to bless them with a date for Valentines day. They can smoke ganja ‘legally’ on Shivratri. Also, Saraswati Puja is the only day in the year engineering students take out books, not to study but to seek blessings of Goddess Saraswati. March - Atheism. After a dejecting Valentines Day they turn against God and take shelter under science. Mid-Sem exams are declared, so they stop doing anything which is religious (bathing, cleaning, self-retrospection) and start hailing science. April - Christianity. As they recover from Valentines day debacle, they plan a trip for the long weekend that Good Friday offers without fail and enjoy the delicious cakes of Easter. May - Buddhism. Buddha Purnima encourage them to read about philosophy of life and they use this philosophy gyan in their drinking sessions. June - Passion religion. This constitutes of EPL fans, superhero alliances, SRK/Salman Bhai followers, rock music buffs, cricket devotees, etc. There isn’t much to do during summer holidays so they focus all their energy on shouting out loud on FB and twitter to show their passion for whatever. July - Islam. Even if they bunk the month long fasting, they attend the finals of breaking fast with festivities on Eid. August - Humanism. When the placement season kicks in, they all read Shakuntala Devi’s puzzle book which improves their analytical and logical skill. These short term skills ignite a brief spark of Humanism in them. Those who don’t study the puzzle book buy ‘Being Human’ tshirts. September - Jainism. A month has gone by in the odd semester and they have already finished first installment of pocket money. As it is too early to ask Dad for next installment, they fast for Paryushan Parva. Length of the fast is inversely proportional to the amount of money in their bank account. October - Atheism. Mid-Sem exams are declared, so they stop doing anything which is religious (bathing, cleaning, self-retrospection) and start hailing science. November - Hinduism. There are way too many Hindu festivals around this time to look into any other religion - Diwali, Laxmi Puja, Kali Puja, Chhath Puja, etc. They just go along the flow of sweets, firecrackers, and merriment. December - Family religion. When they go home for winter holidays, they become fattu and just do what their parents tell them to do. This is Ghar Wapsi for engineering students.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 15:03:52 +0000
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