Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

We submitted our final project at 6:45 AM, closed the laptops, and walked up the hill behind the student activity center. The mist rising over the river while the sun turned the clouds crimson made all the sleepless hours worth it.

Best time for campus photography right now is between 5:15 PM and 5:50 PM. Shoot slightly underexposed by -0.7 EV to protect the sky highlights, and look for backlighting where sunbeams cut through leaves. Captured some magical shots near the lake today.

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I waved at a dog near Kameng hostel and it looked away with profound disappointment. Hardest rejection of my college career.

The sunset over the Brahmaputra makes even the most catastrophic quiz failure feel like a temporary bump in a very long, beautiful road.

Confession: I spent 4 hours in the central library pretending to study when I was actually just making Spotify playlists. No regrets.

Does anyone have notes or question banks for the upcoming end-sems? Looking for solid reference material for 3rd semester subjects.

I tell my parents I wake up at 7:00 AM every day to take fresh morning jogs around the Brahmaputra viewpoint. In reality, I roll out of bed at 8:24 AM, throw on whatever t-shirt is closest to my pillow, and speed-walk to class.

Setting up a mini PA system and acoustic microphones on the lawn this Friday at 8:30 PM. Singer-songwriters, instrumentalists, spoken word poets, and listeners welcome. Hot tea and biscuits provided by the cultural committee.

We are designing the centerpiece theme installations for the cultural fest. If you know Blender, ZBrush, or Maya and want to see your 3D models turned into 20-foot campus stage physical structures, DM me with your portfolio.

Winter migratory ducks have started arriving near the lake behind Dihing hostel! Bring your telephoto lenses if you're into wildlife photography. Let's keep the area clean and avoid loud music near the bank.