LSR-Delhi University

Came across this interesting piece written by an ex-lsrite.


Officially : LSR [Lady Shri Ram College for Women]
Unofficially : LSR [Low Survival Rate College] b’coz of the attendance chakkar.
Campus : Located right in the heart of south Dilli’s bustling Lajpat Nagar, the campus covers 15 acres which includes our pride ‘n’ joy - the immaculately kept green lawns.
Building : A 3-floor red brick affair filled with 2000 bubbly gals.
Hostel : On-campus, the residence hall accommodates about 300 students and one phone, yep one measly phone for 300 of us. It’s a tuff life.

Most often heard conversation in the hostel:Q. Whose call? A Not yours!!!


How to spot a hosteler - Perpetually sleepy and perpetually demanding their day scholar friends’ tiffins. Other indications - unkempt hair and ghaati bathroom slippers/gliders. OK...OK...not all that bad! Actually the LSR hostel is a pretty good place to be if u exclude the long list of rules one is supposed to mind (Um, weren’t rules meant to be broken???)

Crowd: A multi-cultural, multi- lingual lot. we havethem all- from the desis to the not-so-desis, from thepheku phoren accented ones to the genuinely nice, from the hep ones to the btm’s (behenji turned mod, silly!!!), from the trendsetters to the bores (yawn!)

Faculty: A regular dedicated lot (no, we aren’t complaining)

Highlight: The LSR cafe (the hostelers swear by it).
The cafe even offers happy-hours : Rs 2/- off on everything [wow]. This is the hub of all activity- eating, arguments, chit-chat sessions - u name it. Always remember to go with change, that is unless you don’t mind getting hardboiled sweets in lieu of chhutta paisa.

Fav fads: Sporting dupattas over tees, funky ear/nose accessories, mehndi tattoos and anklets.

Best time of the year: Oct-Dec (time of all the fests) inc Tarang (the annual college fest), NSO sports fest, guest-nite (or hostelers only). Fests are the time for more pronounced accents and for sporting LSR sweatshirts and tees.

Worst part bout LSR: Attendance blacklists, assignments, queues outside the office that moves at a snail’s pace and the lack of men.Warning: Don’t go near the classrooms, the staff room or the library- you’re bound to get lost!!!

LSR Speak: “Big Deal”, “Don’t bug me”, ”Pheku”Motto: Live life QUEEN size