DE-LITING LITE-RA

I really don't want to be doing this, primarily because I'm supposed to be in the electronics lab giving my practical exams twelve hours from now. But then, something resounds in my head each time the gong bells...'Light lo bey!'

Now...'lite lo' or 'lite ra' or simply, 'Lite' is basic and unique to our college patois, as are some other four-lettered ejaculations - Personally, 'Lite Lo' has corrupted me. Whenever there's something trying to build up in my skull, and cerebration actually begins, out of nowhere there's a Jack calling out- 'Abey, lite le naa yaar...'

Lite - One time too many! I didn't understand how serious 'lite' could get until day-one at college. I was a week late to college, and was briefed on the ragging fundae only by my 'state-mates' So prior to that, I hadn't been party to dissemination of gyaan on the issue directly from the funda-framers themselves. All I was told was, 'zyaada lite mat lena, aur thoda tight ho jaa'. 

Me was clueless. 

Didn't know what that meant. 

By dusk, though, I knew exactly what that meant. One 'tight' ragging session gave me an elementary idea of who 'Lite' was and how 'Lite' was going to be a darling in hours of sadness, bystander in moments of glory, or even an idle hangout-friend when jobless... 

And thanks to to the uniqueness in individuals, varied intonations add style (or soreness) to the way litening hits!!! laaayt, laet, or a nippy lite! Absolutely no humdrum... 

Now, this might seem funny- me eagle-eying something as lite (read trivial) as lite! But I owe lite this write up. And for once, let me utter as many lites as I can, for I'm going to move to some other lexeme...

Prior to college it was the 'chalta hai' attitude that was a hit.Lite, then came as a welcome change. I assume it's popularity in NIT Warangal is mainly because 'Light theesko'  is common usage all over Andhra. I couldn't have pictured myself going 'lite' each time I wanted to chuck study for the day, or on all those 'take-it-easy' occasions! 

Aaj classes lite le lete hain...

or

Lite hai yaar...zyaada chot nahin lagi...

or

Electronics ka syllabus kitna hai?; Zyaada nahin - lite hai'..

or

Ragging mat le, placement lite ho jaaegi...   

And yeah, this one happened to yours truly:

"Hey XXX!!! You game for dinner for two? Two minus one being Me, and Me plus one being you?"

XXX's Reply (no points for guessing!) :

"Light"

So much for my attempts at de-lite-ing  :-|   

;-)