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Hostal Avenue | | Instead of Alumni Avenue, if one takes the Hostel Avenue, needless to say, one enters the Hostel Zone. On the left, one can see the massive Central Library. | | The only 2 Girls' hostels - Sharavati(Sharav) and Sarayu are located just next to the Central Library. Tiffanys, a popular restaurant (open till 2 AM) and Vindhya Mess(only for Girls) are located exactly between the two hostels. On moving further, one comes across the Central Lecture Theatre(CLT on the right, which hosts various events, demonstrations by eminent guests, conferences and Extra Mural Lectures(EMLs) by eminent personalities. On the left, one sees an impressive Open Air Theatre(OAT) | | | | which has an astounding capacity of nearly 8000. It hosts several cultural performances ranging from those of dance, light music shows to rock shows by national and international bands. Every Saturday night, a latest English/Hindi and sometimes a Telugu or a Tamil movie is screened at the OAT.
| | On moving further down the road, one comes across Boys' hostels, starting with Cauvery and Krishna. There is another gate near Krishna Hostel called the Krishna Gate. On the left there is the Taramani Guest House(named after Taramani village). | | Moving further, one will find hostels like Narmada(Narmad), Tapti, Brahmaputra(Brahms), Saraswati(Saras) and Godavari(Godav). Just in front of Narmada Hostel, there is the popular hangout zone called Gurunath. | | | | It has a stationary shop, a patisserie, a souvenir shop, an ATM, a coffee shop and a barber shop. It caters to almost every need of a hosteller. The 'stationary shop' offers anything and almost everything from a pen to clothes, from computer parts to even a FedEx courier to the United States!! | It is seen that the patisserie is extremely popular amongst not just students, but also the wildlife! If one is lucky, one might catch a glimpse of a blackbuck or a spotted deer catching a snack with one of the students!! | One can see an impressive building called the Himalaya Mess donated by Alumni on the left.A three storied building with six mess halls, it serves as the central mess building for boys hostels with 3 caterers each offering a flexible North Indian and a South Indian menu as options. Students are required to choose the caterer and choice of menu and register online every month. | | Apart from Himalaya, three other messes are run by different caterers, each at Ganga Hostel(pure veg), Krishna and Cauvery Hostel. On venturing further, we come across hostels like Jamuna(Jam), Ganga and Mandakini(Mandak). Alakananda(Alak) Hostel is located just behind Jamuna Hostel. | | The Taramani Gate is just behind Alakananda Hostel. On snooping around one will find the common hostel ground, aptly called Sangam and Basera...the Midnight Express, a popular eatery located between Godavari and Saraswati Hostel. | | One will even come across a striking water tank with the words ''Class of 1974'' inscribed on it.The Alumni Association Office and the Hostel Management Office(CCW) are located next to Ganga Hostel. Behind Ganga hostel, four new hostels - Pampa, Sindhu, Tamaraparani(Tambi) and Mahanadi are located | | | | The Gym or the Fitness Centre is located right in front of Sindhu Hostel. Moving further, one reaches the Student Activities Centre(SAC)which houses Badminton Courts and a huge multipurpose hall. The impressive Olympic-size Swimming Pool is located just in front of the Fitness Centre. | The Hostel Zone is as green as the rest of the campus, with blackbucks, deers, monkeys and wildlife moving around mindless of human presence.
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Vriti Edustore
