I have had the good fortune of playing important yet humble roles in many of the insti activities here. Being the head of two student bodies, chief eddy of the college mag, one of the 6 core members of a national level tech fest etcetera might sound impressive. And so it does. But to all this, there's a hidden truth.
This afternoon was our big meeting. The six members of the NIMBUS CORE (the insti's national level tech fest) were meeting at a plush restaurant. Courtesy: Shweta's treat! And so, as we sat there; The Rat, Ntse, Agam, AdiG, Shweta and I, it dawned on me what this meeting really stood for. On the agenda was to discuss the future course of Nimbus. I looked up at the others and said - “Guys, do you realise something? This is a landmark meeting. Say 10 years from now, NIMBUS will be huge. And we can say proudly that we were there when things were taking shape.” We spoke, argued, ridiculed, joked and smiled at those 3 three days in March. And we walked out of that dining hall with a sense of completion.
From here I can tell you one little thing. The cool tags your given in college, like 'Overall coordinator' or 'Secretary' or even 'President' can give you posture for sometime. But ultimately, it all boils down to putting up a show - it's all about arranging for the triangles (those triangular shaped name plates for guests on stage) and chai/samosa/biscuits for the gathering. And if you learn to do this well, you might find your pic in a newspaper like the 6 of us did. Someday.
We had chilly mushrooms in lunch. We also had a good time.
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