Thr and bak agn.. Again.

Hey all…

“We are less than atoms, I say, because the atom obeys the law of its being, whereas we in the insolence of our ignorance deny the law of nature.” – MK GANDHI.

To be true… I lost touch of myself. The last month or so hasnt been completely the usual in personal neither has it been too remarkable.

I finally achieved what i wanted to since the last 2 months. I feel proud enough to say that in my Engg. life, i have done something substantial and something where i have affected the lives of people. We distributed 30 cycles to the needy students. Repairing most of them and getting several donations, it was one hell of hard time and me altogether being completely single handed in all the stuff. Still i had huge amount of consolation with the support given Dr. Shailendra Kumar and Hostel section in all. I also thank Nirzaree for her support and my friends for their encouragement and ideas at the right times.

Further, i feel the time for me to move on and learn from this thing. This may not be a big objective accomplishment and certainly wont be something in the eyes of the reader from my college, but i would be content with whatever i learned.

Cycle Project

Secondly, Exams having been postponed due to most unfortunate circumstances in my institute, i offer my condolences and respect for the boy who suffered and his friends and family who would suffer in his absence.

Sometimes, things happen and they arent in the best interest of the mass.

Sometimes, things do not happen and they are in the better interest.

But Sometimes, things just happen and there is no reason or objective from it.

I leave now, for i write in midst of Diwali where my father needs my help and we have lots of pooja and celebrations to do in the family.

To all,

HAPPY DIWALI AND A Enlightening NEW YEAR..

PS: For the less fortunate.. Have a better New Year. For me, I hope for a busier and more successful New Year.

JSK.

A Ride of RoLLeR CoAsTeR..

“Hey.. What’s your elective?” asked Palz. ‘MinM‘ said i (pronounced as it. actually M&M). And then gave a thumbs up, she gave a snigger and i guided myself into the class.

Mr. Hemant  Bulsara is our Marketing Management (M & M… Lolz.) lecturer. One never forgets the person once he/she meets him. He never lets you do so. So its our 5th sem, elective as we spell it “MinM”. The Kake’s, the jubin’s, the subhash’s, the ali’s and other 26 future management students(supposedly!!!) apart from me have decided to follow Buls’ lectures this time.

Well, Its not that simple being an audience in this class.

“A paragraph should be like a lady’s skirt: long enough to cover the essentials but short enough to keep it interesting.” Perhaps this and the fact that “Handling Mercury is a tough job!” best describe what are classes of Management and Bulsara in general. Today’s was even more of it.

Sitting for a double lecture, waiting to study some jargons and funda’s of marketing and management techniques, hoping for first hand or even anecdotal experiences, bearing the brunt of being people bold enough to hear him and nodding to all what he would say, We Did It All!!! And then i made a decision to describe how his classes are.

Its like sitting in a boat, riding into a sea, with shores far off, abyss beneath, scenic sun and sea ahead with lots and lots of water. Its like we are somewhat locked in our seats in this ride, with probably no idea of the timeline, with perhaps no sense of limits, and perhaps no idea how we going to travel. Its definitely like having an excellent and yet erratic guide aboard, with his amazing words and talks, with impulsive, fragile and sharp emotions, with surprising sense of humor and perhaps a knife on the mouth’s edge, words flowing, all bare-brutal and ruthless. You just cant stop evaluating what he speaks, whether its good, very bad, unwanted, stupid or an amazing thought. People always find him Loud after a while or for that case, few even find him repulsive. But somehow i always had this sense of admiration of his knowledge. He always seemed to inspire me. Perhaps in more indirect ways then direct but surely yes.

But i must say.. the lectures he gives are like a ride in a roller coaster. I certainly mean so for it makes us feel the rush. From good anecdotes, to personal attacks in generalization; From sarcastic humor to sharp comments and pinpoints; From great case examples to offbeat and uncommon wayfarerness; and finally From friendly honest person to self portrayed critic. Its a difficult job being so professional as i try to understand and perhaps for all management students its even more eventful.

So it brings an end to this lecture, all being about what it is being in a Management class with Bulls. I would definitely tell ahead in future about “” Interesting Management Subjects in my College”".

All’s well that ends Well… Well, almost!

Hi…
I sit today completely relaxed and yet all tensed. Oxymoron’s lesser usage is increasing day in and out in my life.
Hostel Day ended amid all excitement and probably success with around 700 people as guests to our hostel. It was a night and a year to remember.

Then Cafe day Xpress deal was made through through our constant pecking on the authorities and all the lateness into it. It finally promises to open up before the exams. Lets Hope so.

Mindbend and Sparsh ended with all those things you expected and lot without them. It was any ordinary experiance of 4 days, with a lot of overrated propositions that came crashing down and have perhaps hit the committees and faculty hard. But, on record books it went all good, so hmm… the system’s there to stay. blah blah…

Then again FAREWELL… If one asks you to gulp down some beer, a peg of vodka, a sip of champagne and tinge of lime to bust them all and yet you are unable to control your heart beats touching up 200 bts, then one has to conclude it should be a dramatic day(& night!!! ). It was one of the most memorable days if i had to describe in a sentence.

The Institute magazine promises to be exciting this year round, and thats because i have prostrated myself for it to go through. (Lolz.. not the literary meaning though). But, ya the sec. has definitely squeezed all the work he could out of me, from 2 hot, sunny days for photo sessions, to late night editing and writing of articles, to some travelling for prod and distribution. I guess, i really need to tell him to mention special thanks to me in the name of the committee.

Finally, all that the other things are over, i get on track to do for what i am here for. The End sems starting in 10 days and i am at the floor of the building, still waiting for the doors to open. (Dont know what that means, but hope you get it )
Wish me Luck! Specially after last semesters debacle.

RaZZm@TaZZ

Come 27th and we are celebrating our Hostel day. Yes this probably would be the end of my journey as the Joint Hostel Secretary of H8. Tagore Bhavan has always been and will be an enigma for me. Right from the initial deal of fitting 360 students when the capacity is 190 to dealing with such an enormous crowd of people, a batch of people who comes from various backgrounds, religion, castes with different life styles and tastes and with different temperaments. It has always been an enjoyable challenge.

Razzmatazz

All in all it has been a journey i would never want to and will forget. I have learned so much as time has passed, made many new friends, had weirdest of experiences and most of all I believe I have had the experience to affect the lives of 400 people. If somebody asks me what would be the most memorable thing this whole year, then i would instantly say that the power  to administer such a big place, manage 400 guys and then doing it for their improvement and welfare effectively would have been my greatest joy. There have been times when we faced many a difficult situations, like water problems, mess menu, health and hygiene issues, minimising the food tarriffs and ensuring them to be lowest in the whole campus and for that matter still maintaining that interest among the batchies. We tried our best to ensure the above problems.

The other problem was the prejudice with which we came into the hostel and took up its charge. The hostel since its inception had had the image of an unruly place, a place where nothing would go good or successful, be it the last years or the year before that Hostel days, be it last years sports events or even the caretakers it has got. We had an uphill task of transforming the image. Well one thing i would definitely say about my whole experience is that we surely did change the mindset of the people towards TAGORE BHAVAN. We were hosts to some of the most successful and famous events throughout the year, be it the Ganesh Utsav, Kabaddi tournament, kavi sammelan or even the forthcoming Hostel Day.

Yes, today we get into the groove to celebrate our Hostel day. A day almost every other person in the hostel is looking forward to. As i sit and write about it, i havent slept since the last 2 days properly, havent taken bath in the morning today and anticipate the event to start in a few hours. I still write here to express my excitement and my feelings on how special this year has been. Wish me Good Luck. Its time for R@zzMaTaZZ.