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Watching a movie in Netaji is an experience unlike anything else.
Even the lousiest of movies are made interesting by the
hangama students make during these shows.
One very interesting thing to note is that each hall has marked
their territories inside the auditorium. Walk in even when its pitch dark,
and a beacon will guide you to the sub-clan you belong to.
They may not be the best of seats but after a while, you will refuse
to sit anywhere else.
Believe it...or not !!
Tarapado phocus......Tarapado sound .....
the Netaji experience is incomplete without these calls.
We all have heard of Tarapado, the man supposed to be
behind the projector, who gets the rap for any technical problems.
Some say he is a myth, others claim his ghost still lurks in Netaji.
Whatever the rumours are, many of you will be surprised to know that
Tarapado-da (last name withheld) is doing just fine.
He now works (at least he did when I was there) in the towing tank section
of the Dept. of Naval Arch. When he
joined the Institute long time back, he did infact work as the
projection man, and eventually moved up the ladder.
(all this from our Prof).
This may sound hard to believe but apparently,
somewhere the US, an obscure auditorium was screening
a lousy movie. During the show they experience some "technical
problems" and someone in the auditorium yelled...Tarapado phocus.
Others were annoyed, whoever does such a thing here, but were surprised
to here another nutcase responding to this.
Sure enough there was an instant mini-reunion of a clan we all belong to.
Ok......maybe things didnt happen this way, but other than the obscure
auditorium and the lousy movie, this is not entirely improbable.
Someone ought to try it sometime and see what happens....who knows,
if it works, you will feel real good about yourself, if not, the worst
thing that might happen is being thrown out of the auditorium.
Whatever be the case...
there is no denying that Tarapado is a legend in his own lifetime.
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