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There were two clubs in the BHEL Trichy campus that I frequented – KC<\/a> and CC. I know the club hosted a myriad of events and activities but my major attraction was the library. I read my first Agatha Christie, Sidney Sheldon, James Hardy Chase, Mills & Boon and abridged version of classics here. The libraries were rudimentary, the books tattered and taped together but it was heaven.<\/p>\n

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The KC library remains almost untouched by time.<\/p><\/div>\n

Here’s a haiku in memory of KC and CC,<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Ashoka leaves sway<\/p>\n

Watching readers, players parade through<\/p>\n

Loud birds chirp away<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Carom, Chess, Billiards<\/p>\n

Basketball, Bridge,Table Tennis<\/p>\n

Sportsmanship lessons<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I still remember<\/p>\n

Pungent chlorine corroding<\/p>\n

Sparkling blue waters<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Moon plays peek-a-boo<\/p>\n

Stars sang, danced and cried on earth<\/p>\n

Movie nights at the club<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Hot air blows, chairs groan<\/p>\n

Under the fan we sit gossip<\/p>\n

Summer holidays<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The sole AC hums<\/p>\n

Magazines flipped in earnest<\/p>\n

Unaware of world<\/p>\n

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The Reading Room at KC – the only air-conditioned room at the club<\/p><\/div>\n

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Pictures source: KC Club Facebook Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There were two clubs in the BHEL Trichy campus that I frequented – KC and CC. I know the club hosted a myriad of events and activities but my major attraction was the library. I read my first Agatha Christie, Sidney Sheldon, James Hardy Chase, Mills & Boon and abridged version of classics here. The libraries were rudimentary, the books tattered and taped together but it was heaven. Here’s a haiku in memory of KC and CC,   Ashoka leaves sway Watching readers, players parade through Loud birds chirp away   Carom, Chess, Billiards Basketball, Bridge,Table Tennis Sportsmanship lessons   I still remember Pungent chlorine corroding Sparkling blue waters   Moon plays peek-a-boo Stars sang, danced and cried on earth Movie nights at the club   Hot air blows, chairs groan Under the fan we sit gossip Summer holidays   The sole AC hums Magazines flipped in earnest Unaware of world Pictures source: KC Club Facebook Page<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1274],"tags":[1304,1307,1094,1305,49,882,1095],"class_list":["post-8749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-writings","tag-april-a-to-z-challenge-2015","tag-bhel","tag-childhood","tag-haiku","tag-memories","tag-rsk","tag-trichy"],"yoast_head":"\nC: Clubs — PoohsDen<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/c-clubs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"C: Clubs — PoohsDen\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There were two clubs in the BHEL Trichy campus that I frequented – KC and CC. 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