Word on the Street: Someone/Something Revived Our Curfew

Another thing I failed to mention about the Hyderabad campus (or maybe I did and I forgot)... we have no curfew. Until now that is. Back in Mysore, we were required to return to campus at 9:30 PM on weekdays and 11:00 on weekends. Then we came to Hyderabad and we were free to roam around past these curfews because no curfews existed. This was true up until last night when I heard another so-called rumor from one of the fast track people here that our original curfew will be enforced as it was in Mysore starting Friday.

You can imagine how upset we got about that, and then we thought about how this came about. Is there a snitch in the Mysore crew? Or is this simply a misinterpretation of an email. Maybe it's not true at all. If I'm keeping count correctly, of all the rumors I've heard, less than 50% turn out to be true. But rumor or not, it's worth exploring potential causes:

1.) The Mysore batch: Here's how I see it. We as the first kids to leave Mysore were warned by HR not to share the "no curfew" information with the rest of the batch because it would only stir something up. We told them anyways because...seriously, they're our friends. How could we not? Fast forward 3 weeks later and the consequences reveal themselves. Did someone from Mysore find out about our curfew and start complaining about it the Infosys HR? Seems pretty likely to me, although I'm sure his/her intention was not to get our curfew re-instated, but simply to get the one in Mysore removed. But realistically, I'm not sure what the people in Mysore are thinking. The curfew is in place for all trainees including Indians, there's not possible way the curfew could get lifted.

I'm pretty sure we can eliminate one group from Mysore list and that's the long cycle ES group that's coming to Hyderabad in Mid-October. They must be really mad because I'm sure they were looking forward to no curfew and now that prospect's been taken away.

2.) The Mysore Email: Yesterday morning, we all got an email re-stating the rules on the Mysore campus like no walking on the grass. The email emphasized the curfew and the strict policy on it. What if the email was sent to the Hyderabad HR and what if they simply misinterpreted the email's intentions, that it was meant for Mysore and not Hyderabad? I really hope this is the reason and that someone from Mysore was not the problem.

The problem with the no curfew rule being enforced is that we really need it. We haven't been abusing it at all and everything in Hyderabad is so far away including shopping and restaurants. Trying to make it back by 9:30 for a simple meal outside of campus is almost impossible given the distance and how slow it takes for restaurant chefs to cook the food. Having a curfew reduces the opportunity to explore the city and more time pressure when it comes to eating out. Plus, we can't exactly use our vacation days, so when exactly are we supposed to explore India? Hopefully this is one rumor that isn't true.