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This is about Sriram Sivaram popularly known as Jillu. Sometimes as Jillu mani. Please don’t think that the mani was added as a mark of respect. It was because of a silly incident. Jillu was taking bath in some hostel bathroom without a lock and one guy just walked in. He din’t see anything unusual or strange but still felt that the title of ‘mani’ should follow his name(Mani in tamil means Bell).
He is a jolly type guy caring the least about studies and classes. But before exams gets possessed by a demonic urge and swots through the course contents. Often learns from S.A.Kannan. He is a 9 pointer. You may think why I am mentioning this and why the fuck am I bothered, but he is my next roll number. He has helped me a few times in my exams.(ok thats an understatement) And I have helped him back by providing answers to questions that he might have not studied (happens once in a blue moon) and also in one another way. When the evaluator corrects his paper after mine, to him jillu’s paper looks like an oasis in the desert. So with his own efforts and mine to provide the much needed contrast, he has bagged numero uno of class once.
Although he is the topper, his interest is in the English language and other non technical fields. Has no technical inclination and if he converts IIM-B (waitlist32), will take it up ditching the Ivy league admits he has got.
He is very frank with his mom. Has teased her sometimes, saying that he has fallen in love and hence going to marry some girl and not someone they arrange. But I don’t understand the fun in that banter. He has a big crush on vp of our class. Anyways he, like many others in the class hasn’t done anything about it.
Currently he is in a little depression because his crush and long time girl friend has become committed to someone else(edited later as per sriram's request). The people from his hostel wing have reported that they hear wails from his room late night. I hope he soon overcomes the loss and gets a move on with someone else. And dude why do you cry for that??
And yeah I forgot to mention his characteristic trait. He is a compulsive stickler for time. Jus kidding. This guy never turns up on time. Whenever you call him, for whatever reason, he just answers that he will be there in five minutes. But his five minutes takes an eternity. So now you are forewarned.
And he is the fastest in SMSing. The time taken for his replies is only the time taken by the network to deliver them. He has an odd habit of dancing when in conversation with a group. Now I think we guys have made him kick the habit, but it used to be a pretty sight to watch him do that.