Breeds of IITians

One of the best thing about IIT is the exceptional people you meet there. They haven't all climbed Everest, or made lakhs in the stocks, or attempted some other Olympian feat - and even if they have, they don't seem to have the mountainous egos that come along with such people. Rather, they are intelligent and confident, capable and modest. Each and every one of them has some spark…some dash of brilliance within them.

Elaborating on the breeds…there are those who are full of energy, who know they can do it and who actually do it. They have a fire within them...a fire you don’t see but you know it is there. In fact, that’s how the media has branded IITians.

But there are other breeds too…a very colourful one includes those who know they can do it, who can do it…and still who don’t do it…who just don’t find it worth it. As if waiting for some destined moment to show their class…they are fired only by disaster. They have this confidence in their selves and a feeling of security within them…they are on the other end of the ‘panic’ spectrum. From this confidence they derive their biggest strength and yet it is also their biggest enemy as it makes them underachievers. Yes, they have their own lazy, sleepy way of achieving feats…but they are worth much more dime.

Okay, there are also those who can’t stop complaining about the system when they are in there at IIT…and I’ve a feeling that, they are also the ones who can’t stop boasting about the place when they go out.

One breed that is perhaps in short supply is…as they call it here…well-rounded, smooth talking type…those who know how to hold their own in social situations and express themselves coherently on subject matters outside of the work they do.

So much on IITians and some of their breeds…