My sibling who gave Mum the nightmares - (on the probability of not screwing up the Class Xth Board), post-graduated from the prestigious Tata Institute of Social Sciences today.

The function was organized in the Institute's Central Courtyard and the entire graduating class was made to sit on either side of the dais. Getting a higher degree is quite a proud moment, especially because most of India's Institutes don't even have any such thing as a Convocation for honouring their Graduates. Believe me, quite a few of them haven't even got their Undergraduate Degree yet, because the previous University hasn't yet prepared 'em !

Being dressed up in TISS logo-embroidered shawls and receiving the Degree could have been pleasanter, had the preceding speeches made by the Director and Chief Guest, been cut short. Everybody had the look of 'Get on with it Dude'.

Still. The kid was happy flashing the new posession with the name inscribed in a fantastic Calligraphic font. And best of all, I was present to see it happen !

Mera bhi number aayega.