23/11/2015

23/11/15; 13:46:


On 18th evening, close to 10 p.m., we gathered in front of JAM, with candles light- we then took a short walk before ending up at Mess1 were the candles were arranged in the shape of the international symbol of peace. Several placards with slogans expressing solidarity were put up on one pillar. We then stood in silence, hoping, praying for the best- violence is best answered with peace, to put an end to it all, once and for all. As long as there is hope, violence cannot triumph, not forever, not ever. A short prayer that gave words to our shared sentiment was then read aloud. In that moment, we were one- everyone gathered there, the victims from across the world, their families, time, the inflictors of violence, the ever hopeful- one soul, with one common thought.

Some while later, we headed to Mess2 to get some food. As we walked to the counter, wondering what to order, a hot dosa was brought out and we saw a friend walking up to pick up his food. Acting quickly, we picked up his dosa, began laughing and sat down to eat it while he looked on, aghast. Another dosa was brought for him in some time and he did take our joke in good spirit!
I went down to my room before heading back up for a Media Comm meeting at 11:30 p.m. On my way up, I met people going down to the basketball court. Promising to join them as soon as the meeting ended, I reached the venue exactly on time. The meeting began half an hour late since most other people were late and ended only by 1 p.m. As I headed back down, in anticipation, I met the same bunch of people, coming back up from the basketball court. My luck is so incredibly perfect that the meeting ran for the precise duration of the basketball game.

Thursday i.e. 19th began with 5 classes too. Soon after classes ended by 4:45 p.m., there was stuff in store! At around 5:30, DebSoc’s event, JAM @ JAM (that’s Just A Minute at Juices And More!) took off! I absolutely adore the concept of JAM- there’s one topic, 60 seconds and about 6 people attempting to speak. One speaker begins speaking at the start of the clock- the idea is for him to keep speaking for 60 seconds, about the topic. Now, that sounds fairly simple in theory, but, it really isn’t. The other speakers must attempt to catch the guy speaking, when he falters- relevant objections include the classic ‘Hesitation, Repetition & Deviation’ further objections might include Gesticulation, Voice Modulation, incorrect grammar and nonsensical content. Discretion of whether an objection is valid or not lies entirely with the JAM master. It was a fun event that ran for over 2 hours!
Close to 9 p.m., I headed to the library basement to attempt to get to know something regarding the QT quiz that was to happen soon.
We had 5 classes on Friday too. We’d been told that the Quiz later in the day would cover mainly LPP formulation. And then, towards the end of the QT class, sir grinningly informed us that there would be no formulation-related questions on the quiz. The quiz began at 4:50 p.m., right after class; it was a short quiz that only wanted answers, no processes.
Meanwhile, the Sports Committee announced a Sports Edition of the Section Wars that’d happened in Term-1. Some sports, like Volleyball have mixed teams requiring the six member team from each section to comprise of 4 boys and 2 girls. This shall be fun!

Saturday was no different from the rest of the week and we had 5 classes again. The MacroEco class was exceptionally interesting. Sir explained how the Aggregate Supply curve works- it is horizontal in the short-term, vertical in the long-run and sloping in the medium-run!

The weekend saw two days of activity- it was FootPrints- the Annual Alumni meet! The Alumni interacted with the faculty in the morning; the newly launched alumni portal, iConnect was formally inaugurated! A cultural evening of song and dance was put together by Harmon-I, the Music Club and Vibes, the Dance Club. A DJ party began at 10:30 p.m. and went on until nearly 4 a.m.! We then spent some time with some 2011-13 batch alumni who told us stories from their Student Exchange time and their time at their workplaces.

Sunday morning saw a ceremonial cake-cutting; a lunch was hosted for the alumni before most of them left for home and work, in the early hours of the evening. Mess-2 had decided to do their own bit, this FootPrints and held a ‘Food Carnival’. A large variety of food had been prepared and we did our share of sampling!

Later in the night, I wandered around, clicking pictures of the various Utsaha teams at work. The fest is in less than 24 hours and excitement levels are at an all-time high! Brightly coloured posters were being put together and spirts were equally high.

We then indulged in some VolleyBall for everyone’s geared up for the Section Wars that start today.

We had another WAC report writing before lunch; there are now classes to get to; I’ll be off!