Branded

I belong to an elite and select group, an alumnus of a famous Insti, 

My claim to fame that with flying colors, I passed an exam called JEE. 

That event happened in a distant past, a quarter century ago,

I might have changed a million fold, that tag will never go. 

I don't mind the tag, cause its a brand in itself!

And though I've moved streams, it still defines myself,

- An assurance that the product, you are being marketed and sold, 

Is of high quality and can be trusted-  was once 24 carats gold.

Not everyone though, who was branded is the same,

Some did a Masters, some an LDP- how lame! 

All animals are equal, but some more equal than others,

let's have a caste system within us, dear Alumni brothers!

Pedigree doesn't make you elite, how you encash it does,

I've overgrown it, but also realized- the name IITian can cause a buzz!