Ohk……so after trying to dig out time since a sem, I’m finally writing my first blog…..!!! J, nd what better topic to chose than the most HappeninG event of the sem (and I guess also my life… :P)….THOMSO ’09.
Whoa…!! It seems it was js yesterday..the 8th of july…when I dropped here in Roorkee…..awaiting to meet the much talked about TOC . By this time I was 60% finalized with the sponsorship of Airtel (for securing which I suffered 3 accidents on my way to Airtel office L ), therefore had a good recognition amongst the TOC J.
The TOC in general was congenial to us,(me nd my roomie : Samya ;sumhow we’ve got the status of being perfect roomies, being similar in n number of ways with even the differences complementing each other;nd yes we can have an infinite bakar session anytime , anywhere ranging frm tips on applying nailcoat(before my maths end sem) to discussing India’s politics (on mayb the coolest weekend)); and one person (a non TOC involved in THOMSO ) who seemed quite distant then is strangely one of my closest friend now. J keep guessing…!! :-B
And how can I forget the chapos, that followed work, nd specially the moments when Shikhar sir, Sahaj sir and Kartik sir united and what followed was an unforgettable laughter session. ( Money is no problem with Jetty u see , and takin Chapos is no problem for us J)
Oh …!! Nd tho I never knew I’d become so cool for acads, but it was only two days bfore TS-2 I’d hit the books, dunno I should laugh or cry on the fact that I was writing and mailing HPCL even one day bfore TS L J.
One high water mark event between all this was the SAC elections, which we should thank for giving a dramatic turn to campus life events, ranging from the unexpected results to the bollywood style fight (hum bhi hain josh me; baatein kar hosh me…., yun na aankhein dikha….!! :B, neway personally I hate political scuffles, but somehow , dunno y I like political people.. J). From SAC, entered two more members in TOC, nd tho hats off to the sincerity with which he did work, I was literally scared to enter THOMSO office in his presence, yes I’m talkin about Caius Cassius part -2, Gaurav Nemade, God!!, he would never spare me without a one liner everytime I set my foot in the office, but I’ll hav to admit; besides the Convenor, THOMSO ’09 would not have been possible without him .
Oh, yes, …….here’s an observation, if you take the name of all the designers involved in THOMSO , nd remember their visages, u’ll notice they all were cute ….(no misinterpretations here…I’m stating that js as a matter of fact).
That was it about pre THOMSO, I’d better come to the main event now, or else it will be a never ending blog…
So here comes the 29th of October; I’m on my way to THOMSO office , as I wish all the best to the Convenor nd the TOC, I see the panorama outside the office. Gosh!! Is this the IIT R ,I was familiar with……college groups thronging the Hyde’s park, swaying to the music of their guitars …..our UG ground dotted with damsels and hunks now in its more glamorous version of a food court ….nd all u can perceive in the air was fun nd only fun......nd yeah, do I need to mention that these three days r the most awaited by the IIT R guys.. J!!.
Day 0 was not much of a fun for me, for I had tasks to complete for my event Extravaganzia del Salsa, had to show around a sponsor, had to finalize few steps for my Solo, nd mst importantly had to decide dresses for the next three days. Amidst all this Thahake came as a treat, especially Ashok Chakradhar with his witty and offbeat humour, Shivank’s sir saat phere……nd a very confidential bakar session between me ,Rashmi and Ibrahim sir at the library steps (where I reached barefoot, with my stilletos in my hand….couldnt let my feet suffer more…L).
Next morning came Day 1: again tension of getting the salsa trainer on time, some footloose work, + frustration on the fact that THOMSO was happening at a time when none of my frnds could turn up coz of their exams,I was not in one of my very good moods.
It ws around 12, I was standing at the salsa registration desk….mood down, therefore I was lookin down at the table , when my gaze fell upon on the i-card of the person standing next to me, the face seemed familiar…gaze moved right…..name also seemed familiar……next; my heart skipped a beat, as my gaze moved upwards, was I dreaming or was it Karan Dewan standing next to me flashing me one of his killing smiles…instead of greetin him all I could say was “ Oh, my GOD…!!”, neway we chatted for a while,…….the normal questions, if u meet a person after two years, nd then teasing each other , sayin “for old times sake”….. to say a sweet-salty moment…
Oh, btw for people who don’t know., Karan Dewan / KD was my bf in school, was the most handsome hunk in the school , neway we mutually broke up for good, became even better frnds, nd took up the job of advising people on relationships… J
Seemed like this was the lucky charm event of my day…coz the follow ons were even better…including getting a compliment for my style statement by my bhawan secy, Sonal mam.
Next , I was anchoring for footloose prelims. I was standing by the side of the stage , enjoying the ongoing performance , when somebody tapped on my shoulders, I turned around….thinking its again the DU guy with his non sensical query…..and here I receive another shock of the day, this time big enough that I could have jumped upto the ceiling of convo……when I realized I ws on stage….nd audience’s attention should rather remain on the performance than on me J. It was Milan sir…!!!,my guide., my bro, my friend, my critic in dance…nd most importantly my best advisor….u hardly find selfless people like him these days….so his passin out was indeed sad for all of us in choreo, therefore the happiness of seeing him after six ,months was …..beyond wrds…
Following footloose, I had my workshop to attend to…missed motomania sadly…..here again hats off to the Convenor, getting the permission frm dean for Motomania, was not at all a piece of cake….
But, honestly, if Pronite is the heart and soul, Salsa workshop is the charm and spice of THOMSO .
It was all exciting to see the perfectly and oddly matched couples……the committed ones as always adding to the charm of the ambience ; the female counterparts dressed in most attractive attire, in contrast to the guys of our college who severely lack in fashion and style, how can u come to a salsa workshop in floaters..??. !!
Oh yes,…..never before I knew that people in IIT R are so deft in rumour making……for I heard some of the wildest rumours with inevitable spice on, about myself…on hearing which I could js laugh at the fact that IITians hav lost all logic…. L!!
Those who didn’t come to the final day of the workshop missed a lot…….was the most spicy one , especially the part when a person proposed his girlfriend, dat too with a ring…..it was good to know that IITians kno how to b romantic…..:P, I was neway happy on the fact that the workshop came to a good and a spicy end…!!.
And also all the time spent, going together to CL for sponsorship and all with the other co-ordinators Jimit and Rishabh/ tom and jerry J (they’ll kill me for writin their nicknames :B) nd Maqbool (Mayank kumar Bansal), was no less fun. One being one of the coolest IITRian, and another angry young man(I’m sure u can guess, who’s who..). The workshop would not have been possible without either of four of us. Four cheers to all of us….!!
Day 2: Now this was the most busy day for me, I woke up late….hadnt even prepared my anchoring, nor decided what will I wear on stage…it was 9:30, footloose was to start at 10, I rushed to the bathing room…changed, stuffed some of my clothes, and dress for solo in a polybag, and rushed to the convo….
Stage preparation thankfully bought me some time….. So I decided I’ll change and then write down something to speak…….and Omg!! I even had to practice my solo once, else I’d go down like a lead balloon…..
I hadn’t yet decided what will I wear, i wore a random combination from all I had brought along with me, and luckily it came up to b a perfect stage wear (dressing comes naturally to me, is what I’ve realized by now).
I had hardly penned nethin down, when audience started pouring in….…..nd in a next few moments the teams were ready, the convo was packed, the judges were seated, and I was to begin the show.
Presently, I cant express ; how nervous I was bfore mounting the stage……but once I was at the centre of the stage, with mike in my hand….sum thousand audience in front of me, the adrenaline rush , the hooting, the spotlight….I was more comfortable than anywhere else in the world……
The first performance itself set the standard for footloose, the ones that followed were no less…..I’m personally a fan of MISBAH tho, for their nearing perfection performances, MMEC mullana was again great….
The guests performances further added to the charm of footloose, Falguni’s(Boogie Woogie winner) spell-bounding kathak (now kathak is my favourite classical dance and requires extra-ordinary head- hands- feet- eye co-ordination), nd Vishal’s breath takin MJ’s break were a welcome to the eyes……….nd yeah ,I remember I got a CCD sandwich free for advertising for CCD, which I literally hated doing……..
Also having a solo to perform , I took leave of the audience after the group round. But thnx to the adrenaline hormone gifted by Him that I could actually manage some energy for solo, after standing in heels on the stage for so long, …….following the sizzling duets, started the solo round nd tho the convo was vacated by some of the audiences by now, coz of overstretched footloose this time ; one special person who I wanted during my solo was there J ; Now u must hav guessed ,reason for my performance being this late..!!. I won’t be telling u how I liked performing nd all, coz I neway cant express, in words, my love for dance, but the joy of dancing in front of audience of some thousands (including the special one) was truly exclusive .
By this time, I was drenched of even the last drop of energy in my body, so I decided I’ll rather take a short nap in my room before going to the rock show,……but when I woke up I realized it was 10 am next day…….so I missed the first ever foreign band rock show in IITR. L
Final day was the most relaxing and euphoric, from chilling out with choreo , to meeting some of my school friends…….managing salsa ……attending the pronite……Now, apart from glowing handsome JAL band, TOC could hav been a must watch at the pronite….all of them were literally glowing with satisfaction and exultation…..the one u really call ……..hard wrk paid off..!!
As I was enjoying this moment and remembering all the precious moments gifted by THOMSO ’09, I was also wondering the future teams will have a tuff time breaking the standards set by THOMSO ’09…. …..so a warm gratitude to the entire TOC this year……and all my best wishes to the future ones…!! J
Final observation: Conveners of two of the most successful THOMSO share the starting syllables in their names…. J
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