When Anil Chawla went back for an Alumni reunion at IIT-Bombay, after a gap of about 25 years, he was struck by the culture change that had swept his college. Digging further he found out the core of this change was Broadband and the personal computer, which having permeated the college life in Indian tech schools are having a disastrous effect on the students social life.

We were told that counterstrike is the favorite on the campus, with some students playing it for hours at a stretch every day. I was even introduced to someone as the invincible champion of counterstrike. I tried to talk to this so-called champion. It was a futile exercise - he did not know how to talk. His language capabilities were limited to monosyllables and some shaking of the head as a zombie probably would.

Anil Chawla wrote this to the Director-IITB.