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[Text and picture by Mayank Austen Soofi]
Last night I dreamt that Delhi University (DU) had a classified section on its website where students were actively seeking dating partners. Full details here:
At St. Stephen's
SHAKESPEARE-READING ENGLISH HONS BOY craves intelligent conversation, spontaneous laughter, and amorous sparks. Had a girlfriend but her marks were way below the cut-off percentage. Now looking for an adventurous spirit to take evening walks in the Ridge. Knowledge of eating the ‘mince’ with fork and knife is a must.
At Lady Shri Ram College for Women
DEVOTED FEMINIST, likes discussing Simone de Beauvoir and Susan Sontag. Passion for stray dogs and fast driving. Looking for a tall, broad-shouldered, guitar-playing intellectual. Would love to learn French together in Alliance Francaise. No moustache.
At Hans Raj College
EGALITARIAN, ACTOR, Maggi-eating, fecklessly romantic, Karl-Marx reading, K-Nags regular. You must be THE college babe. Any college.
At Sri Venkateswara College
NATTILY-DRESSED CHICK LIT FAN, fit girl, GK-I regular, handbag junkie seeks a financially secure boy with an equally big car. Just like Mr Big in Sex and the City. Geeks need not respond.
At Jesus & Mary College
FASHIONABLE, SLENDER, brand-conscious, aspiring model seeks a well-dressed IIM-type man. No doctors and engineers. Those with psychology notes must apply during exam time.
At Kirori Mal College
ACTOR, INTELLECTUAL, creative, argumentative, mostly seen in a Fabindia kurta and designer stubble. Tell me if you are artsy, buy skirts in Dilli Haat and fond of Shaw and Beckett. Would prefer someone from KMC or D-School.
At Miranda House
GRACEFUL, ALLURING, Wodehouse-reading, IHC-hopping, backpack-carrying girl with kohl-lined eyes. Call me if you are a Stephanian or a member of the British Council library.
At Janki Devi Memorial College
INTELLIGENT, STUDIOUS, homely girl, nose pierced, hair coloured, enjoys shopping in Karol Bagh. Would love to be with a well-off Mills & Boon kind of character. No flamboyant man, please. Would love to share significant other’s interest in music, dance and sociology.
At Hindu College
PASSIONATE, LOVING INTELLECTUAL girl with strong political views. Regarded by many as a visionary. Fascinated by D-School. Has an I-don’t-care attitude. Write only if you are a boy and carry books and sport long hair. Extra points if you are in Stephen’s.
14 comments:
Haha...nice!
you sure, you saw all these in your dream, Austen? ;)
This is the best.
Excellent..Let's see where do I land :P
Dating is the best thing i can think of and dating in delhi is where i am thinking of.
Mr. Soofi, your blog and the pictures on it arean absolute pleasure to peruse.
Special mention: you run-ins with Ms. roy and her "oh-so slender" legs.
Congratulations Sir.
Tall? No. Broad-shouldered? No. Guitar-playing? No.
That rules LSR out.
Financially secure? No. Big car? No. Geek? Yes.
So much for Venky.
Well-dressed? No. IIM-type? No. Engineer? Yes.
And there goes JMC.
Stephanian? No. British Council member? No.
No chance @ Miranda.
Mills & Boons type? No. Well-off? No. Flamboyant? Yes. Interested in dance? No.
Not Janki Devi even!
D-School? No. Stephens? No.
I'm out of here!
only the colleges? what, now the departments are too boring places for people to want to date? come on!!!
haha creative juices and all that flowing..eh?
loved ur article ...saw it in HT..just hav got 1 nigger...bein an iitian...do i hope to hav a gal from DU ever?
Brilliant. Totally. Can simply cut-paste an ad for myself.
Thank You Mr Soofi for that generous dose of stereotyping. Anybody who knows the university a little better than you do would be absloutely baffled at your sweeping generalizations and easy slotting. Do some real research if you can buddy!
As long as one is studying, one doesn't need to date - you have many friends you see everyday. It is when you finish studies that dating is significant.
Mr. Soofi, you missed out Maitreyi College. It wins the 'Best Garden in DU' award every year! Where : Opposite JMC.
It is an 'all girls' college (thank god for them), don't go there without an escort, you'll be mobbed ;)
are RAMJAS kahaan gaayaa ,yaar??:P
I am tempted to agree with Miss (safe to presume?) Anon. as far as the stereotyping bit is concerned. A fan of most of your articles, I was disappointed by this one.
Very interesting!
Well, its actually true!
Though as a Mirandian I would like to point out that Khalsa boys get to date MH girls more than their Stephenian counterparts!
Shall we thank Tom uncle for that? :D
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