Pilani. September 12^th, 2001

It was our first month at BITS. A time when we were all up to attend the 8 am Common Hours. And no, not just-in-time to attend class. We were up in time for a morning shower, a proper breakfast and a leisurely walk to FD-II. The wiser ones knew this as common fresher behavior that lasted all the way up to the First Test Series. On this particular Wednesday morning, the front page of The Hindu screamed at us with pictures of two of the highest buildings in the world engulfed in smoke.

Vamsikrishna Pendyala

The event changed many lives around the world, in many ways. It was a while before we on campus got to know about Vamsikrishna Pendyala (’88), on board American Airlines Flight 11 that crashed into one of the twin towers. This tragedy of a life that came to an untimely end marked the start of a series of events that would transform every BITSian’s life. Continue reading →