Summers and the third term - part 1

Landed in Indore on the night of 17th April. It was unusually hot! I was surprised to find that, I had expected Indore to be cooler then Delhi. On the way to the campus the thermometer in the metro taxi showed 31 degrees, which came down to 29 degrees at the campus. The campus looked deserted, including the MDC our abode at the IIM I campus. Early morning, when I went out for a jog along the famed winding hill road, the signs of the summers were evident all around. The lush green grass had turned golden in colour and it looked as if the grass was just managing to stick to the soil. The trees were either without leaves or looked burnt out. This was the first summer for me at the campus and in all probability the last one, unless some teacher decide to extend my stay at the campus for any reason! The famous fountain infront of the admin block was deserted. I was surprised to see that and the usually well tended lawns were also not in great shape. Just 15-20 days back it was so different. We were having our convocation for the 2008 pass out and everything was its best, including the weather. I expected Indore nights to be cooler but I was wrong! The much famous evening wind " Shab e Malwa" was there, but it was far from the cooler side that I always felt ! Moving towards the hostel block, they had no signs of any human activity. The PGP folks are away for their summers and will be back only in June, I was told. That was the reason why things were in such a shape apart from the heat, that bakes central and northern India during this part of the year. This was holiday time at IIM Indore for most of the staff and the likes !
I hoped that once the EPGP guys start arriving from the next day the things will change at least in our part of the campus i.e the MDC and the classrooms andyes it did! The first thing that changed was the quality of the food at the mess! With few people in the MDC during the summers, the kitchen was operating at its minimum capacity, with guys coming in , it saw dramatic improvement.
We have had 2 days of classes including today's and the work load at present is minimal! I am expecting it to overshoot any day! Till, it happens I am with my camera and trying to find interesting things which have not become part of my photo collection in last 6 months at the campus.With the kind of work culture we are used to here, I may not get another chance to capture the campus in the heat of the summer!