If those moments and that night
of winning the Fashion Show at IIT KGP can be recalled and relived forever, the
next day was nothing less exciting. It too is etched in my memories for years
to come. It’s been 8+ years and I can still recall every moment of those 2 days
at IIT KGP when NIT Rourkela was roaring all across the Spring Fest.
The night before was unbelievable.
From the underdogs or shameless losers so to say to the flavour of the evening and
NIT Rourkela Flag bearer, The Rechargers had lived some of the best moments of
their college lives. However, the next day brought something out of the
extraordinary.
The day started with a Quiz
Competition, which, for the nature of the event, went unnoticed. Not until, NIT
Rourkela won the event and the winning team was seen being congratulated and announced
loudly and favourably at the Informal stall. With a huge uproar, the whole gang
from NIT Rourkela, which was near the Informal stall, started to shout and roar.
Another feather in the cap!
As the day went by, many of our
college students participated in some informal and formal events and won some
of them, much to the cheer of the 300 strong crowd from our college. There were
a few teams which participated in the Group Dance Competition too; however, we
couldn’t make our mark there. That moment it seemed, the day was about to be
over for the NIT Rourkela teams.
However, what happened during the
mid-day was something magical. With the start of the Eastern Band Competition, we
had hoped to win one more event at IIT KGP and end on a high!
We were all scattered around and
suddenly a phone call came, pushing us all to TOAT for the Eastern Band
Competition. I reached TOAT to see a handful of our college guys there and
suddenly there was everyone calling their friends to TOAT to get as much
support for our team. As we were pitied against the local and crowd favourites –
IIT KGP Team, we badly needed support for our team and fast.
Within next 15 minutes, what we
saw was something extraordinary. TOAT was all filled with NIT Rourkela students
and we easily outnumbered the local crowd. I am sure; this would have easily
pumped our team to give a performance to remember for a long time.
As our team was called to
perform, TOAT now swarmed with NIT Rourkela crowd, echoed with shouts of NIT
Rourkela ka Tempo High hai...ooi re mai re mai re mai re Alisha baba ho and the
likes. What a proud moment it was. A feeling hard to write and describe! As
they say, you need to be in the middle to feel the rush and see what makes it so
outstanding! Those Mexican waves, those claps, those dances – all a sight to behold!
And what a performance it was – as
our very own singers sang – Har Ghadi badal rahi hai from Kal ho na ho & Dil
ne Tumko Chun Liya hai from Jhankar Beats, pure magic and ethereal! The Band
members – the drummer, the guitarists, the keyboard player, everyone made a
perfect sync – a perfect Jugalbandi! And the way the whole NIT gang supported
the team and their performance was noteworthy. By the team, the second song was
being sung; I could see the whole crowd humming with our singer and band. There
was no discrimination on colleges and teams. Music gelled them all and everyone
flowed with the magic that happened there. Everyone was spellbound! Never ever
anyone would have expected what happened that afternoon in IIT KGP. What a
proud moment for us to have received such a warm appreciation for our team at a
foreign turf.
Needless to say, with this mind
blowing performance, our college was awarded the best prize and we ended the
Spring Fest 2004 at IIT KGP at a High Note! I was just a part of the audience
which witnessed the rocking performance, was very much part of it, while it
happened, and I just can’t forget those moments – can recall each moment with
elan. At times, I wonder, what happens to the members of our Euphony Band which
performed on stage that afternoon when the recall those moments of glory, when
I feel so proud to have witnessed history being created. I am sure, like many
of us, they would be really proud too! J
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