NUJS Hostel Safari

On 18th November 2008, more than 50 NUJS girls made their way through the corridors of the Boys’ Hostel for the first ever NUJS Hostel Safari, an event organised by the MagCom. Armed with cameras, loads of courage and hankies to cover their noses, they bravely walked where few (if any) sane women have ever gone before.

To enrich the Safari experience, the MagCom provided them with guide booklets that contained floor-by-floor maps and highlighted the places of interest. Among these were the rooms widely recognised as the messiest and dirtiest in hostel, and also some which were so elaborately and painstakingly ‘done up’ that the girls themselves were left wondering if they should ask the occupants for a few tips on interior décor. Another prominent place of interest was the corridor where the ‘Pink Lady’, the resident ghost of the Boys’ Hostel, first made her appearance. The adventurers ended their tour at the terrace where some nutters (read MagCom members) put garlands around their necks and “served” them Pepsi.

For a few hours, the NUJS Boys’ Hostel was converted into a monument of interest and viewed through the eyes of an outsider. For a few hours, the Hostel felt like a different kind of circus.