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SAM CLUB DAY ‘16

Next in Bangalore, we enjoyed ourselves at the Snow City, our very first experience of the white magic that is
snow. Into the final week, we headed to Goa -the most awaited des na on. The holiday season was on and Goa
didn't fail to amuse us with its colourful beaches and breeze. The arrival of the New Year was celebrated on a
jam-packed Baga beach amidst a plethora of fireworks which lit up the shore in mul hued showers. We also
had an adventurous ride to Doodhsagar falls where SKM'2K12 displayed his amateur swimming skills.
Concluding our tour in Pune, (wandering in malls and watching movies on the big screen) we le for Jamalpur
with our hearts full and with our thirst for adventure quenched.
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It is o en a widely accepted fact among batches that the most interes ng parts of technical tours are its
detours! One night in Kochi, a er a hec c day, we assembled in our 'home away from home', coach 15054, to
decide about the next two days of our stay in the city. We had already been to the hotspots of the city, namely,
the Jewish synagogue and its adjoining architecturally spectacular places, and Lulu mall, a human marvel (yes
indeed! It seemed to have an en re Disneyland with rides and even a ska ng rink at its top floor!) We next
decided to explore different nearby places of interest. So, a group decided to head to Wayanad.

The next morning saw us hurriedly packing at 0800 hours. We caught the Janshatabdi Express to Calicut. The
bus journey from Calicut to Wayanad was an experience in itself. The hilly road was not more than thirty feet
wide, with a total of nine hairpin bends. We gaped in awe as the KSRTC buses raced past against each other at
the curls of the beau ful hills. The sights of 'Banasura sagar' dam were one to behold with large expanse of clear
blue water on one side and lush green grass on the other side of the road. The Meenmu hy falls and the Kuruva
island groups were a treat in themselves. We spent the Christmas evening at a church and the fes ve
atmosphere was full of joy.

The next day we saw the age old Edukkal caves and therea er caught the familiar bus ride back to Calicut.
Arching across through the coastline of the Indian peninsula for the past twenty days, we were now in the final
stages of the journey and 'Bumbai' couldn't have come at a be er me! We had set foot on the city of dreams at
1700 hours and were already on the streets just an hour later gorging on the famous Pav Bhaji, Wada Pav,
Panipuri and whatnot! The visit to the Gateway of India, travelling in the famous 'Bumbai ki locals' and strolling
at Marine Drive were all experiences were having. For more about Bombay, I will take the liberty of direc ng
you to our Travelogue sec on in this magazine.
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While on their Technical Tour, we, the final year batch crossed as many as eleven states of the Indian Union.
It was an experience that will remain with us for a long me to come.

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We would like to express our gra tude to officers who helped us during our Technical Tour: Mr. A. K. Gupta '76
(IRIMEE), Mr. Sunil Bajpai '80 (SR), Mr. A. K. Pandey '81 (IRIMEE), Mr. Sanjay Gupta '81 (KRCL), Mr. Uday
Borwanker '85 (WR), Mr. Krishanan Raman '87 (SWR), Mr. Ajay Singh '88 (RWF), Mr. Samir Lohani '90 (IRIMEE),
Mr. Arun Devraj '91 (ICF) and Mr. G. Venkatesh '2k3 (SWR).

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