Well...a bunch of students after a week's break..return to college..(in bhubaneswar..) for an "outbound programme"...we're filled with apprehension and clouded with negative energy..n unsure of what the programme will offer..
A cold morning..the 7th of January a group of 27 students board the bus for Puri..the venue of the programme.
Half of us are asleep..and the others are chatting away n sharing experiences of the holiday n new year. Two hours later..we reach The Tosali Sands resort..the first reaction..wow!!! what an amazing place...filled with green trees..water...beautiful rocks..the place sure lifted spirits and lives upto its name...
The check-in, followed by a welcome drink..n instructions to reach the conference hall in half an hour for the inaugural session had us racing to our rooms..Spacious..clean...an inviting bed...a well planned room layout...in short beautiful...!!
Late as usual..we reach the conference hall...to begin with the "outbound programme". The introductory speech by our faculty..was indeed inspiring and very very thoughtful..striking just at the right place. The first chance to meet the families of our faculty...who turn out to be perfect...the "made for each other" people..
The first activity was a self analysis..a series of 36 questions..to test how well we could work in a group...n show the qualities of leadership..much required for all of us...
The next one actually set us thinking about our life as we were asked to pen down the next 50 years of our life...according to our assumptions..including the best and worst phases of life..in a time span of 20 minutes..the task actually brought in seriousness which was lacking somewhere within...
well at the end of the first session we were a bunch of more serious people heading towards a pre planned path in life...
To set the mood light...we were then taken to the beach..a private beach...the gals all dressed in sexy shorts...a truck ride to the beach through a forest lane...sure had spirits raised...one view of the beach was more than enough to make us all go crazy..amazing...three hours in the water...salty waves..some beautiful photography...and appreciable tries at building sand castles..nothing could take away the spirit of oneness that encompassed all the students at the beach..who were later joined by the late comers...an experience of a lifetime..with the in between funny quotes by our faculty and their family...
We returned to the resort..all sandy...wet and tired. An amazing bonfire party which was whiled away singing songs and a bit of dancing round the fire..followed by a grand dinner..and an assignment of a book review.."Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish" again a group activity.
The next day...we wake up with a call from our faculty..posing to be room service (a caring gesture on his part to wake up every single student in every room). We rush to have breakfast..again a gourmet.
Followed by the breakfast was the second session...one which I would always remember..
A session which gave birth to a number of companies..A session which gave birth to SUTR...now the dream for the Founders..Monika Choudhary, Pallavi Khandelwal, Shubhangi Agarwal, Tarunendra Pratap Singh and Pragya Jain. What started off as an exercise ended up in a serious thought...to actually make "Sutr-Tying Threads the DESI Way" happen. To convert a dream into reality. Thanks to Jena Sir for indirectly helping us coming up with this idea..now an aim to achieve.
The second tasks..building castles out of blocks...was an excellent one. I learnt that by joining small blocks..one can actually achieve a lot..and dream big.
At the end of the session..we rushed to the pool..had a memorable time there..and following the pool party was the most awaited DJ party...the girls looking hot and the handsome guys dancing away to the music..for long hours, a break from the Sessions.
Following this..an unforgettable late night chat...tucked under blankets..sitting in the balcony..seven people..simple getting closer..strengthening their bonds..Love U Guys...Shubhangi, Pallavi, Monika, Shreyansh, Arun, Tarunendra and Me..Thank u all for a night I'll always cherish..a night that got me some of the best friends I can ever have..
The shock of our results...with mixed reactions kick started the day.
Though unwilling..we had to leave that day..a formal wind up session, where every single person shared their experience of the past two days..I still remenber Amit saying " We are going back as a more closely knit, organised unit" and Tarunendra "Don't plan for your life..you never know what may happen"..
An exciting trip..finally coming to an end..Monika almost had tears..it all ended with everyone exchanging warm hugs and taking away priceless memories.
A trip to Ramachandi beach, on the way back had us refreshed with coconut water and great fun..
And finally a bunch of tired students in a bus..heading back to their campus..to begin their next semester..but this time everyone could sense the difference..we came back with a motto..
In a nutshell, the experience was completely "AWESOME"!!
WE CAN, WE CAN, WE CAN.. and WE WILL, WE WILL, WE WILL!!!
Long Live NIFT Bhubaneswar!!
The first activity was a self analysis..a series of 36 questions..to test how well we could work in a group...n show the qualities of leadership..much required for all of us...
The next one actually set us thinking about our life as we were asked to pen down the next 50 years of our life...according to our assumptions..including the best and worst phases of life..in a time span of 20 minutes..the task actually brought in seriousness which was lacking somewhere within...
well at the end of the first session we were a bunch of more serious people heading towards a pre planned path in life...
To set the mood light...we were then taken to the beach..a private beach...the gals all dressed in sexy shorts...a truck ride to the beach through a forest lane...sure had spirits raised...one view of the beach was more than enough to make us all go crazy..amazing...three hours in the water...salty waves..some beautiful photography...and appreciable tries at building sand castles..nothing could take away the spirit of oneness that encompassed all the students at the beach..who were later joined by the late comers...an experience of a lifetime..with the in between funny quotes by our faculty and their family...
We returned to the resort..all sandy...wet and tired. An amazing bonfire party which was whiled away singing songs and a bit of dancing round the fire..followed by a grand dinner..and an assignment of a book review.."Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish" again a group activity.
The next day...we wake up with a call from our faculty..posing to be room service (a caring gesture on his part to wake up every single student in every room). We rush to have breakfast..again a gourmet.
Followed by the breakfast was the second session...one which I would always remember..
A session which gave birth to a number of companies..A session which gave birth to SUTR...now the dream for the Founders..Monika Choudhary, Pallavi Khandelwal, Shubhangi Agarwal, Tarunendra Pratap Singh and Pragya Jain. What started off as an exercise ended up in a serious thought...to actually make "Sutr-Tying Threads the DESI Way" happen. To convert a dream into reality. Thanks to Jena Sir for indirectly helping us coming up with this idea..now an aim to achieve.
The second tasks..building castles out of blocks...was an excellent one. I learnt that by joining small blocks..one can actually achieve a lot..and dream big.
At the end of the session..we rushed to the pool..had a memorable time there..and following the pool party was the most awaited DJ party...the girls looking hot and the handsome guys dancing away to the music..for long hours, a break from the Sessions.
Following this..an unforgettable late night chat...tucked under blankets..sitting in the balcony..seven people..simple getting closer..strengthening their bonds..Love U Guys...Shubhangi, Pallavi, Monika, Shreyansh, Arun, Tarunendra and Me..Thank u all for a night I'll always cherish..a night that got me some of the best friends I can ever have..
The shock of our results...with mixed reactions kick started the day.
Though unwilling..we had to leave that day..a formal wind up session, where every single person shared their experience of the past two days..I still remenber Amit saying " We are going back as a more closely knit, organised unit" and Tarunendra "Don't plan for your life..you never know what may happen"..
An exciting trip..finally coming to an end..Monika almost had tears..it all ended with everyone exchanging warm hugs and taking away priceless memories.
A trip to Ramachandi beach, on the way back had us refreshed with coconut water and great fun..
And finally a bunch of tired students in a bus..heading back to their campus..to begin their next semester..but this time everyone could sense the difference..we came back with a motto..
In a nutshell, the experience was completely "AWESOME"!!
WE CAN, WE CAN, WE CAN.. and WE WILL, WE WILL, WE WILL!!!
Long Live NIFT Bhubaneswar!!
Oh Superb!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt seems you've stored each and every moment in the hard Disk inside your memory... Nothing was missed. 3 days of fun was scripted down in just a few lines... It will be so nostalgic whenever we read it...
It is outstanding... Hats-off to your writing skills.... I loved it..