Madhouse book - The baap of 3 idiots
Madhouse is a chuckle-a-minute-account of the life and times inside Hostel 4 at IIT Bombay through five to seven (mostly life-altering) years on campus. Clearly, one of India's most prestigious and sought after institutions alternatively emerges as the staging area for some very questionable behaviour
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Book: "Madhouse: True Stories of the Inmates of Hostel 4, IIT-B"; Compiled and edited by Urmilla Deshpande and Bakul Desai; Published by Westland; Priced at Rs.295 The book is a journey into the illustrious course that the IIT-B (Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay) has charted down the decades not as a technical school – but as the epicentre of great stories, dare-devilry, brilliant minds, revolutions and laughter. The students of IIT are adept at retelling these incredible escapades in a wonderfully droll style. It is assuring to know that many of our current leaders from politics to polyester – from software to hardware – are so human and have a sense of humour because they are part of a go-getting and shining family called IIT. |
This book could easily stake its claim as loosely bound inspiration for every prank you guffawed over, in Raju Hirani's 3 Idiots. Set in the simpler, black & white era, Madhouse unabashedly looks at hostel life through the minds of young engineers in the making.
The book is a journey into the illustrious course that the IIT-B (Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay) has charted down the decades not as a technical school – but as the epicentre of great stories, dare-devilry, brilliant minds, revolutions and laughter.
The students of IIT are adept at retelling these incredible escapades in a wonderfully droll style. It is assuring to know that many of our current leaders from politics to polyester – from software to hardware – are so human and have a sense of humour because they are part of a go-getting and shining family called IIT.
In the last paragraph of the 'Fourword', contributing editor Bakul Desai speaks on the debate over the extent of profanity in the book. The verdict was unanimously in favour of revealing every detail. After all, this was a collection of true stories of Hostel 4 IITB's (IIT Bombay, for the uninitiated) inmates. Rightly so, as one pores over this delightful read, it is obvious that no facet has been tampered with.
Editor Urmilla Deshpande, who had a taste of the IITian psyche, courtesy her husband, father, stepfather, boyfriends and friends, believes that this collection of accounts are stronger memories for its narrators, listeners and readers, compared to regular lectures, methods understood, or the degrees earned. From riding horseback to a lecture and starting a magazine of 'romance', to driving a local train during the 1974 All India Railway Strike, there's enough to keep the reader entertained, irrespective of the page or section.
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