Just two days to go and here comes our annual fest, Xpressions 2005. So much planning and preparations has been on for those 4 days…..for they encompass a host of things – the grand conclave, a performance by Indian Ocean and by a band from Kolkata, a no. of exciting games, various competitions and what not.
But what is really amazing is the fervor and enthusiasm during the pre-Xpressions events. The entire campus seems to be involved in one or the other activity. Antakshri, Dumb Charades, playing cards(X-taash), Treasure Hunt….each evening we’re having some competition which goes on post midnight. And then there are things like X-Stage practice, Kurukshetra dry-run, Skill City testing as a preparation for further events. So, everyone is just busy forming some team and playing…..and yeah, expressing oneself in competitions like Sixth Sense (face painting competition), Zeus v/s Venus (personality cum talent competition). The G-Sec's idea of making Xpressions an event of all, involving greater participation, seems to come true to a large extent.
For me, it’s being a time to keep running around from one practice to another – the inaugural dance (Ganesh Vandana) to X-Stage to Choreography (theme based dance competition). With 4 classes in week, it seems I’m enjoying a long break after the hectic 4th term……but it’s just a break from studies, believe me, these preparations involve a lot of time and are really taxing. But yeah, it’s a lot of fun too….dancing, more so. Today, amidst the dance practice, Shilpa suddenly asked where are we going out for dinner after our performance and all of us couldn’t help smiling. :)
I'm just waiting for 2nd & 3rd oct. for these performances......and hoping that all goes well.
I should catch some sleep now before the birds start the morning song.....neways, we've a practice session of Choreography at 11o' clock in the morning. :)
Friday, September 30, 2005
Sunday, September 18, 2005
Wonderful day!
A lovely weather…the sky filled with clouds…drizzles pouring all through the day… cool and gentle breeze making all trees dance…and on top of it, Sunday with no classes…a great combination indeed! And this is what the day was all about.
As I got up, I was wished ‘Good Morning’ by lovely zephyr and the sky seemed all clear from my window…..I was amazed to be awake before the sunrise. But as I rubbed my eyes and looked at the watch…oops, it was 10:45 a.m. and the sun was actually on a Sunday leave …..thanks to the continual rains. Well, I just rushed up and got ready..didn’t want to miss the breakfast.
After that, thought of studying a bit…..thanks to last night’s plan. So, bit of studies..lunch..studies and then started the real fun of the day. We decided to watch the movie ‘Choclate’ in the evening show. Three of us, I, Anand and Sona were waiting for Arun to come from his SCM class but luckily or not so, it dragged on a bit too long. And when he came, as we and some others were all set to leave for the theatre, started the RAIN…..and the plan got washed away!
But well, we were in a full mood to enjoy the evening. So, got some snacks from X-Café, got drenched while coming to the hostel and sat in Anand’s room to watch a nice movie. But what’s the fun in sitting in a room in such a wonderful weather, when the drizzle makes you smile and the breeze attempts to take you along? That’s exactly what I tried to explain all and succeeded. :)
So, what next?? We made a move to the Badminton Court. It was great fun, really enjoyed playing after so long…..but yeah, with realization of learning ‘how to handle smashes’, ‘how not to miss the cock when it goes all above my head ’ etc. etc. Learning, anyways, is a continuous process….hope I will be a better player before I leave this place.
After an hour or so, we were all tired and the mice had started banging my stomach telling that it was dinner time. So, we thought of obliging Barista & Silver Streak Restaurant (these two happen to be clubbed together here) tonight. It was first time that I visited the newly opened Barista. It’s a nice place..small but decent. On the screen was coming KBC-2 featuring Ajay Devgan and Kajol. So, had a good time pass before our food was served.
The menu was dominated by ‘prawn’, ‘lamb’ and I and Arun wondered if we are at the right place (we happen to be vegetarian). Luckily, got some choices and we just wanted to order something and stop looking at that great menu. But then, the food was really yummy…had good food after long, thanks to our mess (I wonder if the mess will ever come out of the ‘mess’) and the amazing schedules of last term that made sure that we’re cut off from the outside world.
Coming to Barista and not having a coffee doesn’t sound good, isn’t it. So, we ordered the Barista special coffee, which again was good….just that my stomach felt that it was an overdose! Meanwhile, the electricity had gone off and we got a candle….so, we actually enjoyed the candle coffee. I’m sure Barista people would like to sell this concept considering Sona’s love for the candle even when the electricity came back. Well, we were really enjoying it and were the only customers left when we realized that we’ll have to come back to campus as Barista doesn’t offer an overnight stay facility. So, after appreciating their service and food in the feedback form and promising to visit them again, we said them Good Bye.
And then, began the long walk…for at 10:40 p.m., there was no auto available on that road....but it was fun considering the gentle wind. At last, an auto appeared from nowhere and we grabbed it to drop us to our abode, XIMB.
All in all, it was a wonderful day; we all enjoyed it a lot. It’s just a matter of couple of months when we’ll move out of this place and yeah..would really miss these days. Just as the seniors keep saying, ‘Have fun and enjoi..for these days are never gonna come again.’
Seriously, ‘kal yaad aayenge ye pal…’
As I got up, I was wished ‘Good Morning’ by lovely zephyr and the sky seemed all clear from my window…..I was amazed to be awake before the sunrise. But as I rubbed my eyes and looked at the watch…oops, it was 10:45 a.m. and the sun was actually on a Sunday leave …..thanks to the continual rains. Well, I just rushed up and got ready..didn’t want to miss the breakfast.
After that, thought of studying a bit…..thanks to last night’s plan. So, bit of studies..lunch..studies and then started the real fun of the day. We decided to watch the movie ‘Choclate’ in the evening show. Three of us, I, Anand and Sona were waiting for Arun to come from his SCM class but luckily or not so, it dragged on a bit too long. And when he came, as we and some others were all set to leave for the theatre, started the RAIN…..and the plan got washed away!
But well, we were in a full mood to enjoy the evening. So, got some snacks from X-Café, got drenched while coming to the hostel and sat in Anand’s room to watch a nice movie. But what’s the fun in sitting in a room in such a wonderful weather, when the drizzle makes you smile and the breeze attempts to take you along? That’s exactly what I tried to explain all and succeeded. :)
So, what next?? We made a move to the Badminton Court. It was great fun, really enjoyed playing after so long…..but yeah, with realization of learning ‘how to handle smashes’, ‘how not to miss the cock when it goes all above my head ’ etc. etc. Learning, anyways, is a continuous process….hope I will be a better player before I leave this place.
After an hour or so, we were all tired and the mice had started banging my stomach telling that it was dinner time. So, we thought of obliging Barista & Silver Streak Restaurant (these two happen to be clubbed together here) tonight. It was first time that I visited the newly opened Barista. It’s a nice place..small but decent. On the screen was coming KBC-2 featuring Ajay Devgan and Kajol. So, had a good time pass before our food was served.
The menu was dominated by ‘prawn’, ‘lamb’ and I and Arun wondered if we are at the right place (we happen to be vegetarian). Luckily, got some choices and we just wanted to order something and stop looking at that great menu. But then, the food was really yummy…had good food after long, thanks to our mess (I wonder if the mess will ever come out of the ‘mess’) and the amazing schedules of last term that made sure that we’re cut off from the outside world.
Coming to Barista and not having a coffee doesn’t sound good, isn’t it. So, we ordered the Barista special coffee, which again was good….just that my stomach felt that it was an overdose! Meanwhile, the electricity had gone off and we got a candle….so, we actually enjoyed the candle coffee. I’m sure Barista people would like to sell this concept considering Sona’s love for the candle even when the electricity came back. Well, we were really enjoying it and were the only customers left when we realized that we’ll have to come back to campus as Barista doesn’t offer an overnight stay facility. So, after appreciating their service and food in the feedback form and promising to visit them again, we said them Good Bye.
And then, began the long walk…for at 10:40 p.m., there was no auto available on that road....but it was fun considering the gentle wind. At last, an auto appeared from nowhere and we grabbed it to drop us to our abode, XIMB.
All in all, it was a wonderful day; we all enjoyed it a lot. It’s just a matter of couple of months when we’ll move out of this place and yeah..would really miss these days. Just as the seniors keep saying, ‘Have fun and enjoi..for these days are never gonna come again.’
Seriously, ‘kal yaad aayenge ye pal…’
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Beautiful performance..
It’s been long since I was planning to start my blog….the concept certainly enthuses me. And now, when I’ve been enjoying reading others’ blogs so much, there dawned my moral obligation to give an opportunity to others to read and enjoy my blog ;)
Well, as the end terms just got over for us, it seems life has come back and loads of masti and time pass activities are on.
In this effort to enjoy and have fun, on Thursday, I went out with Anny (one of my very good friends at XIMB) to Rabindra Mandap for watching Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Awards. It was the second day and three performances were scheduled – tabla, Kathak dance and sarangi. I and Anny being dance lovers, we of course, had gone there to see Kathak. And as we reached, the dance was just about to start (Good application of Just In Time, isn’t it….seems I’m learning something at this b-school :-P).
Mrs. Uma Dogra, the Kathak dancer was welcomed to the stage with a good round of applause. She first addressed the audience, thanking and greeting everyone and she referred to her guruji, his teachings & blessings quite often.
This is something I’ve felt many a times that the ‘guru-shishya parampara’ of ancient times is still very much there in the streams of classical dance and music. (I still remember the college days…..when our Kathak dance teacher used to arrive in college, his disciples would come, touch his feet and wish ‘Guruji Pranam’. It definitely seemed a little peculiar to me & others who haven’t been exposed to this stream, and to whom ‘Pranam’ is a greeting for close relatives only.)
After a bit of introduction, when Mrs. Dogra started performing, it was simply amazing. The coordination, laya and taal was simply too good. She would perform something and then the musicians would try to match it with tabla, sarangi and then they would play something and she would replicate the same sound with ‘ghungroos’. It was like some practice session going on where she was coming up with her innovative ‘bandish’. And in this entire process, one could see the enjoyment, the satisfaction and the glow on her face. Her dancing style was that of Jaipur Gharana, which she talked of a couple of times….and it reminded of home, sweet home, the pink city :)
She ended her performance with a couple of thumri. The audience was spellbound at certain moments looking at the perfection, the consistency in her moments. Finally, the entire team (vocalist and instrumentalists) was introduced. Her beautiful performance was indeed a team work. During the entire show, her humbleness, simplicity, smile was something that really impressed.
The dance was a treat to the eyes and I and Anny were happy as we left Rabindra Mandap for it was indeed a good investment of time.
Well, as the end terms just got over for us, it seems life has come back and loads of masti and time pass activities are on.
In this effort to enjoy and have fun, on Thursday, I went out with Anny (one of my very good friends at XIMB) to Rabindra Mandap for watching Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Awards. It was the second day and three performances were scheduled – tabla, Kathak dance and sarangi. I and Anny being dance lovers, we of course, had gone there to see Kathak. And as we reached, the dance was just about to start (Good application of Just In Time, isn’t it….seems I’m learning something at this b-school :-P).
Mrs. Uma Dogra, the Kathak dancer was welcomed to the stage with a good round of applause. She first addressed the audience, thanking and greeting everyone and she referred to her guruji, his teachings & blessings quite often.
This is something I’ve felt many a times that the ‘guru-shishya parampara’ of ancient times is still very much there in the streams of classical dance and music. (I still remember the college days…..when our Kathak dance teacher used to arrive in college, his disciples would come, touch his feet and wish ‘Guruji Pranam’. It definitely seemed a little peculiar to me & others who haven’t been exposed to this stream, and to whom ‘Pranam’ is a greeting for close relatives only.)
After a bit of introduction, when Mrs. Dogra started performing, it was simply amazing. The coordination, laya and taal was simply too good. She would perform something and then the musicians would try to match it with tabla, sarangi and then they would play something and she would replicate the same sound with ‘ghungroos’. It was like some practice session going on where she was coming up with her innovative ‘bandish’. And in this entire process, one could see the enjoyment, the satisfaction and the glow on her face. Her dancing style was that of Jaipur Gharana, which she talked of a couple of times….and it reminded of home, sweet home, the pink city :)
She ended her performance with a couple of thumri. The audience was spellbound at certain moments looking at the perfection, the consistency in her moments. Finally, the entire team (vocalist and instrumentalists) was introduced. Her beautiful performance was indeed a team work. During the entire show, her humbleness, simplicity, smile was something that really impressed.
The dance was a treat to the eyes and I and Anny were happy as we left Rabindra Mandap for it was indeed a good investment of time.
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