Hostel Life Comments

Very insightful, focused and factual. Work of a sober mind. Thanks for sharing.

I think the hostels you describe are unique to India. I have stayed at youth hostels while travelling internationally, but I did not sense the camaraderie you describe, and I never thought of hostels as a place for study. I like the idea of staying in a hostel for a period of intensive study, with chances to socialize during rest times. Perhaps hostels in India are located near pilgrimage sites, and groups of friends and relatives sometimes go there in groups. I once saw a film by Satyajit Ray about a group of friends staying at a hostel in a resort area.

Very true! Though sometimes we miss our home, there is a kind of thrill for life in the hostels! We gain adaptability and the ability to move with people! When people with different talents are pooled together under one roof, it leads to greater sharing and enrichment! Bonds with friends become thicker..... Altogether it is a time of formation though greater freedom sometimes can lead to indiscipline in the case of some! This poem has revived the memories of my hostel life!