Sardar Patel Institute of Acting

Who says that we are in engineering college? I mean, yes we are in engineering college, but the knowledge and skill that is practiced here the most is acting.
Here, almosst all the people act. Most of the students act in lectures and practicals as if they either understand what is being taught, or at least trying to comprehend the crap spoken by the prof. When lecturer's head turns around to write something on board, students either crack silly jokes, express love(read hatred) for prof very silently and carefully so that everyone but the prof gets to hear it. But as soon as the prof turns back his/her head, students straighten up their faces as if they never even moved a muscle of their face. They act as if they will remain in that state of concentration like a statue and won't move even if a hurricane comes up. They never let their actual life and thoughts(sports, gf/bf, food) interfere with their acting.
Some fail in doing so and their misbehaving(read original face hidden beneath the character) is caught by the prof. As if to punish them for not aacting properly, prof asks some stupid questions. The poor student puts all his acting experience into it(mam I wasn't doing anything, sir I was paying attention etc). Some brilliant actors even manage to phrase the dialogues (read answers) and answer the question so confidently as if they are already done with the subject. They manage to read out whatever is written on the board, get some back-stage help(read hints from other actors sitting around), use 3-4 other english words repeatatively, phrase a sentence in active voice, rephrase it in passive voice, and this goes on till the patience of the prof run out. What spontaneous acting!
After coming late for the lecture, they act out so many justifications like "outhouse project", "late trains" etc. They never show on their faces that they actually were in gymkhana or canteen. When a proxy is caught every actor like us looks here and there with expressions like "who does such shameful act?" What actually is in their mind is "saala aaj wapas pakayega ab".
But hang on! Students are not the only actors aaround here. "Chele" are like this, then "Guru's" are supposed to be better than them. Most of the profs are far better actors than us, the students. They enter the class with a body-language that commands(read demands) respect. For hours, they act as if they know everything. Their "I know it all" expressions are amazing. To stand in front of a class for hours and to keep on acting..boy it's a tough job! But they do it so well!
They can act stubborn as well. When we, the students, undergo our acting tests e.g. project prsentation, they all stick to one dialogue of their own. One keeps saying "Idea Clear nahi hai", other reiterates "Concept is very good, but how are you going to implement it?" (Had we known the answer, we would have completed the project and thrown it on their faces). The other more intelligent(read oversmart) actress, who carries the name project co-ordinator, asks such doubts that test the students very hard. What student think-"What is she asking? Is it related to my project?" What they express-"yes mam, we'll surely work on it." (of course with a straight face)
There are some exceptions though. Some of the lot, that includes some students and office-staff don't feel the need to act at all. Such students on seeing the prof, or such office-staff on seeing students, make their faces as if a pig farted on their mouths. They can act, they just don't.
But there are some rare breeds. They arre the non-actors. Either they don't know how to act or it is not at all required for them to act. This category includes some genuine students and some exceptional profs e.g. Ambavade Sir, who never act. They are what they are. We the actors are so ashamed(read proud) of them!
Rest everywhere, acting goes on and on and on.............