As per reports, the students of the Rural Development department of the University took the classes on floor allegedly due to broken furniture. After the photo went viral on social media, several students expressed their resentment.
Students have demanded the concerned administration to look into the matter citing that such incidents hamper the reputation of one of the oldest educational institutions of the state. They have also demanded the administration to develop the infrastructure of the varsity so that students do not face any problem.
Realising the similarities in their appearances and the Jawa bikes, they decided to capture the moment in the camera. The five Gnat pilots happily posed for a photograph with one hand on the petrol tank and a cigarette casually dangling from the lips of one of them.
None of them had a clue that the picture clicked nearly 50 years ago will go viral in the social media in 2019.
IANS spoke to Wing Commander Sunith Soares, Air Vice Marshal A.K. Shyam, group captains P.M. Velankar and Ashok Bhagwat (all retired) -- who were traced by Jawa Motorcycles and were made to recreate the photograph with only one difference, the missing fifth man in the 1971 picture -- group captain V. Pashupati who is no more.
A fifth bike was placed with only a helmet in a missing man formation, an Air Force way of honouring a fallen pilot.
"It was in 1971, we knew war would come up, there was little flying and most of the day we would just sit around trying to waste time as we were preserving for the hour," recalled Sunith Soares.
"There was a big shot coming to visit us so we decided to stay in our overalls which was jet black. We did not even have a squadron crest so we called ourselves Hell's Angels inspired by the US group of bikers wearing black jackets and riding Harley Davidsons, and wore the patch on the sleeve," he said explaining how they related to the gang of brave bikers who he said was "just like us".
The Hells's Angels became Sabre Slayers by the time the war ended as the formation in which Soares was flying shot down three Sabre jets of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in what came to be known as one of the top five battles of modern jet era. The squadron was later officially crested as "Swifts".
Air Vice Marhal Shyam recalled that he was only 21-year-old when the picture was taken.
"I used to drive around in my Jawa in the squadron as did all other pilots. I bought the bike from Jamshedpur. On that day (when the picture was taken), it just occurred to us that all of us had same bikes so we decided to take a picture.
"It was spontaneous. We did not plan it," said Shyam who went on to form IAF's first aerobatic team Thunderbolt flying Hunters in Hashimara in 1981 and was later posted at the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka before retiring as Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) of Nagpur-based maintenance command.
"I bought the bike for around Rs 5,000 and after using it for 13 years I sold it in Siliguri for around the same amount," he said.
"In those days, every fighter pilot aspired to have a Jawa or an Enfield. Majority had Jawa. I also bought a bike for around Rs 5,000 which stayed with me for 13 years and I took it around wherver I went," said group captain Ashok Bhagwat.
P.M. Velankar, the fourth man in the picutre, said that there was nothing special about the photograph as it was just another day and it was spontaneous action.
"We were sitting on the bikes and somebody clicked it," he said expressing surprise about how it has gone viral.
Ashish Joshi, Chief Executive Officer of Classic Legends of Jawa Motorcycles told IANS it was heartening to just listen to them sharing their experiences.
The starting point for bringing them together was the old picture of them sitting on the bikes. Jawa invited them for the fund raiser event where Rs 1.49 crore collected by auctioning of 13 motorcycles was handed over to Kendriya Sainik Board and recreated the image.
According to sources, the woman was undergoing a sterilisation surgery at Tumudibandha Community Health Centre on World Population Day yesterday when someone allegedly clicked picture of the entire operation procedure.
The matter came to light after the picture was found making rounds on social media today.
Even though there are strict provisions barring entry of any mobile phones or cameras inside the operation theatre, the viral photograph of the operation theatre has raised questions on integrity of hospital staff.
While the Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) could not be contacted over the matter, Baliguda Sub Divisional Medical Officer (SDMO) has condemned the incident.
SDMO Umashankar Tripathy said that Nodal Officer or the District Family Welfare department officer will be able to clarify on the matter.
The photo has been liked by thousands on Twitter and retweeted by over 700 times.
Several Twitter users appreciated the adorable photograph. "This is the real India. We salute this spirit. Time will bring the required change in Kashmir,' a Twitter user said.
Another user hailed the Central Reserved Police Force (CRPF).
"This image will go long in all of our memory! Hats of to Women and Men in @crpfindia," he tweeted.
Later, CRPF India shared another photograph, wherein the child is saluting the woman CRPF personnel.
Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently outlined his vision for a new, developed and prosperous Jammu and Kashmir.
In his first speech since the abrogation of Article 370, he said that Article 370 had deprived the people of J&K of the benefits of well-argued and well thought out central legislations meant for the entire country.
Talking of the Right To Education (RTE) Act, he asked why were the children of the state deprived of its benefits.