Let’s rock with the right gang

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Certainly, you are known by the company you keep. And it’s your clique in college that speaks a lot about the kind of person you are. So, youngsters are working hard towards belonging to the right group.
Be it the devil flaunting rocker gang, or the bespectacled geeky gang of bookworms, they are making efforts to hang out with like-minded people.
Nida Shah liked the jhola-clad activist types, debating on social issues with fervour. So, she made her dream come true when she joined college last year.
“I identified my kind of people from a crowd. After all, they look so different. So, the first thing I did was to refurbish my wardrobe,” says the second year student, dressed in a khadi kurta and kolahpuris. While a confident Nida, easily found her niche, when many got intimidated by a strong and popular gang in college. They end up trying too hard to be a part of it. Like Rishab Nagpal (name changed) went to the extent of getting tattoos on his left arm, along with multiple piercings on his face. All this, just to enter the “Yo” squad.
“It’s the most popular all-boys group in college. They ride bikes and sport funky tattoos. The girls consider them very cool and want to hang out with them,” says Rishab, who thinks that he is yet to find the right place in the group. “I don’t have a fancy bike, that’s why people make fun of me,” he adds.
If some like simplicity, others are impressed by fashionistas. According to experts, finding a clique in school or college can help shape career decisions of youngsters, if taken in a positive way. That’s what happened to Rayshita Sachdev, who is studying fashion at NIFT, Chandigarh. Rayshita’s usual chit-chat with school friends would be around ace style guru Karl Lagerfeld and Dolce and Gabbana. “So, I ended up at a reputed fashion school. Even here, I steer clear of the ones who would grin at my FCUK T-shirt,” she says.
Sarthak Harbola, a second year student at Dayal Singh College, Delhi gets along with his bunch of friends as they share a quirky sense of humour. “We do a lot of creative work together. We work with the debating society,” he says.
“If one doesn’t end up with likeminded folks, one’s college life is a waste,” opines Sarthak, who also enjoys frequent nightouts with his gang.