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As another of the labels in my gmail goes to sleep it makes me brood about the past... This year was a good year for sharav lit-soc. We started with a big 35 point haul in fine arts thanks to the enthusiam and talent of freshies. Shweta and Swati Ghosh gave every guy a run for his money. Then came Choreo Nite and keeping in line with Sharav's tradition of winning Choreo Nite, we bagged the first prize, putting us at the top of the lit soc tally. Daramtics: At LitSoc Dramatics this year Sharav perfrmed an adaptation of the play "A Little Box of Oblivion" with commendable performances by each actor. Speaking Events : Good participation in speaking events was seen this year from sharav Monoacting saw one of our best actresses Supreetha Jha in action. She secured the 5th position. I was adjudged 5th in Elocution Competition and the duo of Supreeta and I made it into the finals of debate. Music events: LM and WM solo brought in more points to the hostel. Two freshies Aarathi a...

After reading the book, "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown, I've taken to making ambigrams. Tried out with my name first and it turned out to be the toughest. Here's presenting the ambigram of my hostel name "Sharav" (Sharavathi, fondly called Sharav) This will hopefully come on the back of my new hostel tee shirt : UPDATE :

The day Entrance: The machine: Penguin: Riddler: Poison Ivy: Scarecrow: Mr Freeze: Joker: Ambience:

The Theme -Leela The literary secretary called it the theme; we called it the submission date. 29th February! Whoever came up with this uniquely marvelous masterpiece of a theme must get their creativity quotient* checked for it is going off the charts and pouring all over the Sharav entry. For the record, there are people who have still not digested the fact that it is really the final choice and I find no reason to blame them. It is creative writing week alright but to come up with something so extremely excellent that people actually reconfirm whether it is indeed the theme is fairly unconventional. Like the other day, someone walked up to me and challenged me to suggest something creative about the theme so that she could think of writing. This is what happens when you stumble onto the theme while on a post-slumber high. Talk about Eurekaa! How many people can boast of an idea as original and unadulterated as this especially when ideas arguably better than the one under slaughte...

Were you born on the 29th February ? -Shivpriya Kansas is Home. It’s a pity I ain’t livin’ there anymore. I always thought I was unique. I had this keenness of sight, this acute sense of smell ever since I was born. I could smell fear. And I saw blood. ALL the time. I’m very earthy. My skin feels like warm wet clay. And it looks like sand on a beach. In Washington, among the Prairies, I can hardly be seen at all... My family has been living in Washington for generations. After the Civil War, my great great grandfather was bequeathed acres of land in Washington County in the state of Kansas by a dying heirless war-hero. We’ve lived here ever since. I know Washington, every nook and cranny. Every tiny inch of space where a molecule could be squeezed in. Maybe, it’s because it’s a small town. Not many households you see. But everybody knows me. From the affable errandrunning boy of the town, I’ve become the quiet strong Carl. Quiet. I like sitting in the porch in the evenings, sipping bee...

Absinthe's 29th -Pranava 28th February, 2119, Planet Absinthe Dawn breaks as the huge red disc rises over the barren land. Clear is the silhouette of a man running against the sun, against time! 2118, Space station X12FA Capt. Bakshi sat facing the board, with the results of the data. The revolution of Earth had slowed down due to the presence of the new Planet Absinthe (gets its name from the fact that it was believed to be a hallucination, since it leaves the solar system for a brief period annually). This planet that belongs now to both the Solar system as well as the Proxima Centauri system has earth like atmosphere but no life as yet. The consequence shall be the increase in the days per year. But the bigger problem is the climatic catastrophe that has been forecasted. The tides, the temperature, the seasons will all be out of order in the near future. After numerous intricate and involved meetings, it was decided that the tiny planet shall be destroyed. It shall disappear in...

Dawn at Twilight -Akhila (tadpole tag) Into the moonlit sky I gazed Stunned, elated, truly amazed Drinking in the gurgling brook The wilderness that surrounded me That’s when I stumbled upon a key. Curious, I lifted it Searched around for a lock to fit Something, somewhere told me somehow That the key was no ordinary one It was the key to bliss, to fun! I searched for a couple of hours In the light of moon and stars But with no luck, whatsoever Tired, hungry, angry, I swore And stopped when I bumped into a door. Reaching for the key I found Unlocking with a mighty sound I found myself gaze even more At what I saw before me now I just felt happier somehow. Into the starry sky I stared Something was wrong, but who cared? All I knew was my eternal bliss I thanked the stars for the key And the happiness it brought to me. And as I was at the zenith of zeal A sudden movement I could feel I turned, a little irritated To see this unfairly handsome fellow Who held out his hand and said 'He...

Well, what is so special about 29th february except for the fatc that it is a leap day ?? It also happened to be our theme for creative writing event. the requirements: entry will be in the form of a pamphlet (an A2 sheet folded in half = four A3 sides) entry must have these sections. 1. A cartoon/comic strip (sarcasm/humor?) based on the theme This has to be original. 2. A footnote at the bottom of each page referencing a word for which you come up with your own version of its meaning/origin The footnote must refer to a word present in the page above and give an imaginary meaning or describe the origin of that word. 3. A flash fiction based on the theme with a word limit 400 words Flash fictions are characterized by their brevity. This is just a normal fiction with all elements of suspense but restricted to 400 words. Don't bother writing prologues and chapters. I shall paste 4 jpeg images in another post.

That was our theme for "Fete", the biggest lit soc and tech soc event in IITM. Each hostel is expected to stick to a theme and creat a game stall with ambience and blah blah blah. Here is what happened last year. So Gotham City!! The tent with the Gotham city skyline invites you to enter through the bat-mobile. You are welcomed with the machine with a continous show of bat-man's skills. The vinyl print outs stuck to the tent, the batmobile with carboard n paper, the TV decorated to look like a machine. Now the Penguin stops you at the gate. Fight your luck as you spin the wheel and see if you can make it inside the city. The wheel produces a no which inturn glows in the hollywood squares and the key hanging there is picked out. Else there is Riddler with his secret entry. Guess the name of the batman's badman and the cryptex unlocks itself to present to you the key. The key lead to a little box that provides you with a weapon. The wooden cryptex has letters, and th...

It's just a cardboard box ! A stupid cardboard box ! Then why should it not be moved, titled, opened or shaken ? No, It's only a bloody box. Or is it ? What's in it ?? Come and find out. Sharavathi Hostel presents An adaptation of "A Little Box of Oblivion" 5 pm , IC & SR 7th Oct 2007

As I write this.. I dunno the results... I havent heard them all.. But felt like blogging about it... May be instead of blogging here, I should be there listening to them... People come up and sing and you listen and feel at home... and then there are certain people who sing... who make ur stay worthwhile.. who make you feel good for having the sense of hearing.. who make you feel proud to be able to appreciate music... appreciate vocalist skills... and all in all to appreciate the fun of sitting in the audience :) Yes.. I enoyed whatever little I heard in LM Solo this lit soc.. Makes me feel I am surrounded by talented people.. (even though it also gives me an inferiority complex... I used to think I cud sing... I still think I can, except its not worth listening to...)

It was 10 o’clock in the night and I was sitting outside the Sharav stall, unable to think or move. Sitting casually in jeans and an oversized tee shirt, covered in mud and plaster of Paris and aluminum races and wood dust and what not. I badly needed a bath and some fresh clothes. Tough day it had been. Its ‘days’ I guess. Been literally living in the hostel quadrangle and working for 2 days in and out. It was the “FETE”. The hyped up event where every hostel pulls all their abilities together and pull off a game stall built from scratch and put it up in sangam. Of course all of it is for the lit-soc points. This being the last event also decides the lit soc winner. Stamina and strength are two different words I guess. Strength I have. Stamina wears out soon. By the time the stall was being put up I had lost it all. My senior got me out of the stall, made me sit down, handed a digi cam and said click whatever I feel like. A freshie kinda saved my life when she got me a juice. But stil...