Our college’s annual fest is ‘Nirvana’ and is the most looked forward to event every year. The week of Nirvana simply meant lots of fun, chitter-chatter and classes were like…what are they? Neva heard dat word!
The highlights of Nirvana are usually its dance competitions which attract THE best talent, the ‘Juke Box’, the concert and of course the CAMPAIGNING.
The campaigning is one part which I simply adore, but sadly never got a chance to participate in. This is the part where all the student organizers go from college to college and campaign for the event, ‘in style’ – a hoard of cars (not less than 20) filled with screaming students go around and around the college and finally set off to other colleges; everyone on the way is sure to know what’s going on with the bunch of cars zooming past!
The juke box is where on the third and final day of Nirvana, after the results of all the competitions are announced and prizes distributed, hit numbers are played in the ground (which is all set for the concert) - if time permits. And of course, the concert, an awesome experience with friends!
Hmm, well...memories aside…I was lucky enough to participate in Nirvana this year too! And that too when KK came for the concert!!! Thanks to my friends who were determined enough and of course, our juniors! We had planned it as a, well, re-re-re-…union too! (We met quite a number of times after college). And it was nice meeting the lecturers after a long time :)
Frankly, till a few years back, I wasn’t a concert enthusiast and lectured everyone that sitting in front of the television and watching the same show gives a better view and is more comfortable (and definitely cheap!). But that changed when I attended a concert and loved it, and then Bryan Adams came to India and performed and I couldn’t go, then came Enrique Iglesis and same story - it was then that I realized the pain of not attending a concert :P
Coming back to the present – well, April 9th (the third day of Nirvana), I had an awesome awesome time! Listening to KK (LIVE!) was one thing and being back to college with friends was another (10-15 of us managed to make it).
We had a wonderful time, we all danced till our legs ached (well my dancing consists of jumping up and down and swaying to the music at the most :D, but hey that isn’t easy either if you do it for 4 hours continuously!) and till we got…indigestion (atleast two of us did! :P)
That’s a memory I’ll cherish for a long time to come and I hope we can participate in Nirvana next year too! (Though I seriously doubt it)
I had postponed writing this blog post with the hope that I would get good pics of KK (PROOF!) from my friends/ juniors, but then that didn’t happen so here is my blog post with crappy blurred pics of KK shot with my crappy cell.
See the white blob there? Well, that's KK! Really!
The stamp for the concert on my hand! I was proud of it and didn't wash my hand for 3 days, yet it faded :( >>