Hi hello! So, you took the B.A route. Congratulations! You’ve now unlocked a degree where people constantly ask you: “But what will you do after this?”
Doing a B.A in India is like being part of a very philosophical sitcom. There’s drama, comedy, a bit of romance, and a whole lot of “Why am I even here?” existential monologues in between lectures. But hey, it’s a ride worth taking.
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” – W.B. Yeats
🎭 Welcome to the Arts Arena
B.A students come in all shades: poets, protestors, philosophers, and performers. One side of the classroom is preparing for civil services, the other is preparing for a nap. And someone is always writing a script or a heartbreak poem behind the last bench.
You don’t just study subjects—you feel them. Political Science turns into real-life family debates. Psychology lectures are your therapy sessions. And Sociology? That’s for decoding your friends’ toxic relationships.
☕ Canteen Debates and Cold Samose
The unofficial classroom for B.A students is the college canteen.
Debates start with “Today’s topic: democracy” and end with “Bro, this samosa is all aloo, no masala.”
You’ll spend more time discussing Marx, Freud, and Foucault over chai than you ever will in exams.
It’s where revolutionary ideas and semester gossip are both brewed with equal intensity.
🎤 More Stages Than Pages
If there’s a stage, a mic, or even a slightly elevated platform—there’s a B.A student giving a speech, slam poetry, or breaking into drama rehearsal.
Cultural fests become Olympics for Arts kids. Drama society, debating club, literary cell—basically, everyone has at least three extra-curriculars and one deeply misunderstood blog.
Some students submit assignments in Times New Roman, others submit as spoken word poetry. Everyone’s a creator.
📚 Assignments & Attendance: Both Theoretical Concepts
Let’s be honest—BA students are experts in “creative last-minute submission.” Word count achieved? Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V has entered the chat.
And attendance? It’s more about convincing professors you were “mentally present,” even if physically you were in the canteen.
Group projects often turn into solo projects with emotional support.
🧠 Deep Thoughts & Career Confusion
Career plans shift like weather. One week you want to be a journalist, next week an environmental activist, and by end semester, you’re Googling “What to do after B.A except crying?”
But here’s the beauty—you learn to explore, question, and unlearn. And that’s more valuable than just a job title.
👥 Friends, Fomo & Freedom
You’ll meet people who challenge your ideas and expand your playlist.
Some turn into protest buddies, others into hostel lifelines.
B.A college life teaches emotional intelligence, sometimes the hard way (read: heartbreaks and group project betrayals).
And amidst the chaos, you’ll learn to enjoy the silence between lectures, the rush before viva, and the comfort of shared eye-rolls during boring seminars.
🎓 The Grand Takeaway
Doing B.A is less about “becoming something” and more about “understanding everything.”
Sure, you won’t have a lab coat or fancy drafting table, but you’ll have opinions, awareness, and the guts to ask the questions no one else is asking.
And that, my friend, is the beginning of a very interesting life.
“In a world that’s trying to sell certainty, the B.A student is the brave one buying curiosity.”
