Azad Ka Tempo High Hai...
Naya hain aaj savera
Niravra vyom ke hum azad hain panchhi
Seemaaon se rahit kshitij
Swapnil hain gantavya humara
Sarvottam azad humara
Sarvottam azad humara
Ek need ke hum vaasi hain
Kandhe se kandha milaate
Hum aage he aage chalte hi jaate
Ek dor se hum bandhe hain
Ek path par sang chale hain
Rukne ka naam nahin lete hain hum
Swarnim hai ye bhab' hamara
Swapnil hain gantavya humara
Sarvottam azad humara
Sarvottam azad humara
Lyrics by Anup Verma
Hall Life @ Azad Hall
Azad hall life is always full of excitement and one could always count on a few incorrigible nutcases to spice up the lives of the hall residents. The mess is a good place to have arguments, discussions and political talk. Some of the residents spent all their time lounging in the common room, or the mess top or just in their respective rooms. For the more enthusiastic people, there are always spurts in hall activity to keep their adrenalin running.
Intra-hall events are organised every academic year in which the hall residents get a chance to unleash their inter-wing and intra-hall rivalries. Sports events are held during the day on holidays whereas, social and cultural events are usually held at night. A number of freak events too are organised which gave the residents the chance to enjoy, at times, some unusual kinds of entertainment.
The canteen and TV room are in close proximity with each other and hence this location is an ideal place for people to hang out. The hall has a percentage of its population which love to create chaos and cause random disturbances, at unearthly hours, all in the name of fun. The countless futile discussions, arguments and fights that ensued in the mess, canteen, common room, TV room and mess top give ample evidence to corroborate the theory that friends cannot survive unless they fight. The hall also had its fair share of "messiahs" and "gurus" - people who are self appointed and give free advice to the gullible. These things only increased the fun and make the experience more enriching.
And studies? Well, if there is time after all this, then we do study. Study periods are pockmarked with frequent trips to the canteen. A lot of people believe in group studies in which, during exam time, a bunch of people would get together with whatever meager resources they had (such as notes, books etc) and then, the whole course would be discussed, from end to end. Arguments and fights characterised such a form of study and the winnig argument was taken as the correct theory/answer to a question. Senior students with good GPA's are often in demand in this period for helpful pointers and fatherly advice. A number of seniors would move around in groups, looking for the unsuspecting first year and second year students who were mugging hard for their exams. Once someone is targetted, these seniors would spend a couple of hours chatting in his room and making a general ruckus.
Exam time is also marked with an increased activity among the rumor mongering crowd. Many students claim to know the contents of the exam question paper and a lot of speculative mugging is done. A number of people go around, announcing that a holiday had been declared because a political leader or some well known soul has passed away. Many a film star have had the enviable(?) honor of having his/her obituary screamed from the ramparts of Azad Hall.
Hall organization
The hall has four blocks named A,B,C and D. There are three levels in all the blocks except A which has two. C block has the maximum number of rooms and hence maximum residents. Nomenclature goes by specifying the block name, level and then east/west/middle as location within the block. The hall houses approximately 250 residents. The staff include around 20 mess workers and the staff in the warden's office. The hall has three wardens - Chief, Mess and Accounts. They are usually faculty members. The hall has an elected student committee which consists of a president, four general secretaries (Social/Cultural, Sports, Maintenance and Mess) and a number of secretaries. These members of the hall council are elected every year in the beginning of april. They are responsible for the smooth functioning of all hall activities.he Mess is the place where hall residents meet everyday for breakfast, lunch, evening tea and dinner. The hall has a common room where a music system, a few board games and magazines are kept for common use. A library is located in B-Top-Middle where a number of textbooks and fiction material are stored - hall residents are allowed to issue these books. A TV room and night canteen are located at B-First-Middle. The hall music room is in C-Ground-East - the hall possesses electric guitars, a synthesizer, tabla, drumset and some other music equipment for use in competitions. The Guest room is in A-First. The space above the Mess is empty and is used as a place of relaxation by many.The different blocks are connected at ground level by corridors and at the first floor level by catwalks that run above the corridors.