Thursday, December 6, 2012

Visit to the Sameer Hilltop inside the IIT Bombay campus


It was a nice experience and pleasure today morning to visit Sameer hilltop under IITB campus. I joined the mini trip with my colleagues Deepak Malani and Vijay Rakad. This two hour journey allowed getting pleasure from the diverse beauty of IITB campus and its surroundings, instead of being busy with the stress of study and other internal activities. I never wake up early morning rather than exam times and today I did something extra (from my usual routine) with the help of Vijay’s preplan. The route as well as the place was new for us and we got the pleasure every moment to discover something new, which is a usual human tendency. In the mean time I would like to say that the IITB campus has rich and diverse ecological communities performing a variety of functions. One can see more numbers of animals than human being inside the campus. It includes various types of birds, wild cow, snakes, leopard (rare) etc.

Therefore while moving towards the hilltop, sometimes an unknown fear arised with the remembrance of leopard and snakes. When we reached the destination, we were able to see the real natural beauty of IITB. It was amazing to see the green Campus from top, Powai Lake, Vihar Lake and the nice view of hills on the other shore. We did some activities, which are not legal in IITB rules. We crossed the boundary and we find the clear view of Vihar Lake and nearby slum areas, even we visited a temple near to the lake side. Simply, it was a short journey but with lots of experiences and enjoyment.

Author: Chandan Das
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