It still feels like yesterday when the golden e-mail finally arrived, which changed all of our lives or in fact, brought them back to normal. The atmosphere is filled with excitement, fear, happiness and a little bit of everything as everyone is preparing to get to campus. We didn’t want to miss out on the fun either!

So we present to you: 'E.T.A - Estimated Time of Arrival', an episode that captures it all - our emotions, our expectations and all of the masti that we're hoping for. Asking questions to students from all the B.Tech batches set to return, we got all the hilarious takes and sizzling masala which we all seriously missed staying at home.

So grab your headphones and tune in to our latest episode on your favourite streaming platform. P.S, say hi to the two new voices on our podcast - Vanshika and Ashfaq.

Timestamps

(00:00) Welcome to ETA!

(01:45) Meet the guests of the episode

(03:27) Are you going to campus?

(05:00) What's on your bucket list?

(06:40) Your biggest fear 

(09:35) Quarantine partners

(10:45) The one you would NOT want to see in campus

(11:40) Sabse pehle kisko peetne hai?

(13:00) Most excited to witness?

(14:30) Expectations v/s Reality

All good things must come to an end, and here our journey of interacting with the batch of 2021 one last time ends, with none other than Arya Das, a computer science graduate who is known as the know-it-all tech geek. He considered the Tinkerer's lab like his second home and his passion for robotics helped IITP's Robocon team reach great heights. He received an offer for MS in Robotics and Aerospace from Georgia institute of Technology besides other achievements and is currently a research associate at IIT Kanpur.

So tune in to episode 5 to hear more about the research opportunities in tech, the robotics culture on campus, the surprising culture shock and adapting to it, his journey to getting an offer from GeorgiaTech, doing a PhD in India and all the relatable challenges that he faced on the way. 

Ever wondered what could be the possible consequences of cursing in front of a professor? Well, whatever you guessed, it could potentially be a million times more severe. Wanna know how we know? 

Tune in to Episode 4: Tape II featuring Atharva Ekatpure to know more about his experiences from almost getting arrested on the campus to the “DISCO” scandal, long distance relationships and some chilling incidents at IIT Patna that you wouldn’t dream of ever happening. 

Timestamps

(0:53) : Ye 'Transponster' kya hai?

(1:45) : Is it all about acads?

(2:35) : Love for Cinema

(3:47) : The Corner Case

(4:02) : Sneaking Out and Watching movies.

(5:25) : How did college transform you?

(6:09) : DISCO 

(13:30) : Hostel Daze?

(16:17) : Rapid Fire Round

(17:20) : First crush on campus.

(17:38) : Love Aaj Kal

(20:49) : One rule you would change at IITP

(22:10) : Police on Campus?!

(25:03) : Country roads, Take me home

(25:44) : Haanji! Bhaiya philosophy karte hai 

This time we have with us a brilliant personality and an incoming grad student at Stanford University, Atharva Ekatpure from batch of 2017. Somebody whose college life if we have to sum it up in one word, has been very eventful. From cult clubs to fest committees to research to startups, he has savoured every moment in campus, and if you're going through an existential crisis, listening to him might just be the solution. 

In Tape I (of II), let us delve into Atharva's four-year journey leading to Stanford, The Psychology of Money and the philosophy of existentialism, why it’s important to cherish every moment, the switch to clean energy and climate revolution, and much more.

Stay tuned for Tape II !

Timestamps

(00:00) One Last Time - Introduction

(02:40) The Journey to Stanford

(03:20) Cult Clubs, Fests and Inter IIT Cults

(04:45) The Moment that Changed Everything

(07:50) Internships 

(13:45) The Pandemic and a New Breakthrough - Startups

(15:00) Stanford and Offers 

(16:53) Albert Camus and Existentialism

(21:56) Stoicism for Students 

(24:00) Being an Explorer 

(25:30) The Psychology of Money

(27:11) Loving What You Do

(32:35) What Drew Atharva into Environment Engineering 

(34:10) Sustainable Energy

We are back with the next instalment of the series One Last Time and we are in conversation with Piyush Chauhan from the Batch of '21. Somebody who loves technology for the impact it makes on people ( no, not everybody is in it for the money XD ) and has left no stone unturned to explore it in his four years of college. Tune in to hear more about his journey through the entire process, starting up in college, advice on honing one’s technical skilled effectively, stories from his visit to Inter IITs and incidents which will leave you with nostalgia  (hint : drones)

Timestamps

(00:00) Who is Piyush Chauhan

(01:40) What changed after college?

(03:57) Purpose fuels passion.

(06:37) What makes you different?

(08:37) Read! Read! Read!

(09:33) "Think and grow rich"

(10:20) Beautiful Mistakes

(12:25) What should be changed at IITP

(14:45) Intra College Tech Championship

(18:00) TEDxIITPatna

(21:52) Non Technical side of Piyush Chauhan

(23:07) Inter IIT Tech meet

(25:05) What would you change about your past?

(26:06) Entrepreneurship and product management

(29:45) What was your internship like?

(31:42) Challenges faced as an entrepreneur

(34:05) Piyush Chauhan the chick-magnet?

(35:47) Rapid Fire Round

(36:31) What part of college life did you not like?

(38:59) First Crush on campus?

(39:10) Reminiscence ft. Anwesha

(39:35) Your Biggest Nightmare.

We’re back with our second guest of the series “One last time”, and we have on air none other than the Ms. Fresher of '17 batch and an incoming grad student at IIM Ahmedabad ‘23, Ms. Bhavani Susmitha. 

Just like the rest of us, she struggled to find herself in the first few days of college but her charm, grit and dedication to pursue her passion prevented her from getting lost in the crowd. 

Tune in to hear more about her life in campus from her love for dance and experience in the core sector to tips on securing research internships and ultimately her decision to apply for an MBA program. Also the secret to having no regrets about her college life.

Timestamps

(00:25) - Who is Bhavani Sushmitha?

(01:24) - Interning as a freshie

(02:59) - What did your first year profile look like?

(03:10) - Bagging a foreign internship

(05:27) - "Corona ne sab gobar kar diya"

(06:35) - Was it worth it?

(07:42) - Featured in the news

(09:00) - CPI high hona zaroori hai?

(11:02) - What worked for you?

(12:45) - What exactly is research?

(14:25) - "Jo dikhta hai wohi bikta hai"

(15:02) - The MBA Vibe

(18:21) - The IIM Bangalore experience

(19:57) - How did it feel seeing all your friends getting placed?

(20:46) - The Coding Dilemma

(23:11) - D-Day

(29:12) - Are College Fests important?

(31:05) - The Watchman.

(37:03) - Girls Hostel In-Time fiasco

(40:18) - Dealing with discrimination

(41:37) - How did IITP transform you?

(42:26) - Not allowed to talk to boys?!

(44:24) - Almost dropping out of IITP.

(46:48) - New IITs v/s Old IITs

(49:30) - Rapid Fire Round

(51:04) - No shower streak

The first guest of the series 'One last time' is our very own former VP bhaiya - Rahul Pandey, who has accomplished a lot in the four years he’s spent in college. One of the most influential seniors at IIT Patna, a drama club legend and pro shayar,tune in to our episode to hear more about his college anecdotes, his adhoori khwaahish, and his advice on surviving boys’ hostel along with tips to crack interviews.

EDITOR'S NOTE: this was our first ever attempt at recording, mixing and editing a podcast, which is why the audio as you probably noticed, is substandard. We regret not being able to bring you the best audio quality for this episode, but we assure you we have learnt from our mistakes and the quality is much better in the forthcoming episodes

Welcome to The OBF Podcast, the very first campus podcast from IIT Patna. Episode Zero gives us a glimpse of what the podcast is about and how it works. Listen in to hear about all the exciting things coming up and stay tuned for more.

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