NOTE:
1) Carrie Bradshaw gets inspiration by sipping coffee, my sister got it from Mumbai blasts, and I seem to get it from following the herd.
2) This article contains spoilers and incited information about J. K. Rowling’s all time favourite novel Harry Potter.
Hogwarts vs. IITs.
If you have happened to read Harry Potter and also know about IIT (which is quite rare), you can’t help but marvel at the similarities between the two institutes.
1)
Hogwarts: They have four houses; each house has its own characteristics.
IIT M: We have 17 hostels; alive with a rampant hostel spirit, having a distinct coloured sports jersey.
2)
Hogwarts: Inter house Quiddich cup.
IIT M: Schroeter. (Inter hostel sports tournament). My hostel, Jamuna, (called the Lion’s Den, compare it to Gryffindor) used to win it once upon a time and is now won by Ganga (Slytherin).
3)
Hogwarts: Each hostel had a head of house, who was a faculty member.
IIT M: We have a warden, who is a faculty member.
4)
Hogwarts: Each house has a common room for relaxation.
IIT M: Each hostel has a common room having TV, TT table, Fuzz ball etc. for relaxing.
5)
Hogwarts: Exam scores were graded as O,E,A etc.
IIT M: S,A,B,C,D,E;
U (Unsatisfactory); W (Want of attendance).
6)
Hogwarts: Founders had found girls trustworthy enough to enter boys’ dormitories, not vice versa.
IIT M: Old fatsos still think like that and we can not enter girl’s hostel.
7)
Hogwarts: Tri-wizard tournament.
IIT M: Inter-IIT sports meet.
8 )
Hogwarts: Many people were of the opinion that Headmaster (Dumbledore) was crackpot.
IIT M: EVERYONE has that opinion. Especially after Net cut.
9)
Hogwarts: Highly criticized by news papers for its shady administration.
IIT M: Every week I read at least 3 articles cursing IIT/JEE/students/IIT/faculty/IIT etc.
10)
Hogwarts: School governors like Mr. Malfoy were hell bent on destroying the school.
IIT M: Mr. Arjun Singh is right on the same track.
Well, trust me this is just the tip of the ice berg. More I will stay here, more I will observe. But if you want to make your additions, feel free to tell me. And yeah when I find the Harry Potter of IIT, I will tell you.
