Pay Rs. 50 only/-, Join me

Opinion expressed here are personal one. I am not liable for any things written here. 

Recently a trend has started in IISER Kolkata, club formation. All kind of clubs from arts, literature to badminton are sprouting up in short span of time. It is good that students are thinking to make their mundane life to joyous one. Co-curricular activities are important in college life. It helps to develop your personality and makes you better person. It takes out your anger and recharges with positive energy.

But a serious point is that you have to register to it by paying Rs. 50 per semester. Now if you are too gregarious and fun loving suppose like me you will join 6 clubs. So your purse is leaking around Rs. 300. This seems to be a meager amount for students as they are on fellowship of about Rs. 5000 approx. monthly. But ethically our institute is taking big chunk of stipend already through high mess rate where for good food per day you have to spend Rs. 100. Do not tell me that a single rice vegetable thali costs only Rs. 15. That thali is good enough for the security personals who line up for the food early on. How many of you eat vegetable thali normally? Have you seen the quality of rice that is being served? Institute has already poor transport facility and you should know how much it costs to maintain good quality of life in here. Now sometimes many things are not provided and we are told to for that you are provided the fellowship.

These clubs too have their own rules. The rules are so irritating. Like people not belonging to particular cannot participate in any event organized by the respective club. If are not part of the club and for one day you are free you want to enjoy the game as they will not issue rackets. You have to be member of the club. For playing in off day you have to be a member. These facilities should be provided by institute. Where it is written that you are given stipend and thus you will not be provided with any amenities. Your fellowship money should go for your extracurricular activities. I do not know why this type of attitude is.

Now you are club members so you all have all the rights to set the rules. No one is going to object. Isn't it funny? Let me elucidate it by simple example. Table Tennis club is organizing a tournament. Only members can play and also they have to form a group of up to 5 members of same year. Each has to pay the registration fees. What are they going to do with money? How many rackets and balls they are going to buy. They have also allotted time for when club members can only play and when rest can play. Buddies we are not professionals. We are students when we will get time, we play.

Regarding TT club I have personal anger too. I went to day on the election for secretary post. But as soon as they found I was there they fled. I waited for half an hour. No one turned up. Next day I found their names and new rules for TT club on notice board. Brothers, you could have told me I personally would have put forward your name. But your behavior is seriously in question. Yes, I only wanted to follow only two clubs one is class and other Laboratory. If such things are happening in all other clubs too then what is use of these clubs inside the hostel. They should move all their activities outside the campus. Everybody has equal right to use anything in the hostel which is provided by college.

My view is that you form a club but rules should be flexible. Everyone should get notices of all club meetings and also have knowledge about their decisions. All the financial liabilities should be borne out by the institute. Each institute have fund for that of they should use it for that. College is not only about development in education but all-round development. Each student can enjoy all the facilities. Do you know many of us have taken loans to wear out expenses? Anyway when we are moving to new distant hostel why should we join any club?