Symphony 2003

Dated: March 23rd 2003

Dear All,

It's a definite pleasure to be writing to U all..............on this special ocassion of "Post Symphony 2003" and the "Pre-World Cup Final" period. Even as I am writing this, Australia is going strong at 250/2 in 40 overs. A target score of 340-360 seems inevitable and only a Miracle from our seemingly strong Batting line-up can get the "Cup" to India !!

It's also been quite some time since I have been a passive admirer of the "Somaiyaengg" Yahoo E-groups stuff and I personally feel it's a great media for the Somaiyites to keep in regular touch. There have been some great discussions on various issues ranging from "Placements" to "Official Websites/ E-group sites" and announcements regarding T-Shirts, CD roms and Viva schedules !!

Kudos to the regulars on this mailing list........I remember the names vividly such as Prashant Meckoni, Vinit Tople, Padmini & Group, Ritesh Shukla................ Have to admit, it's a great effort from U guys & girls, Keep It Up !!

Coming back to the main subject i.e. Symphony 2003, was definitely different from the various Symphonies organised till date...............let me try & explain HOW ??!!

1. The Pro-nite on the final day i.e. yesterday, was a Rock-show by Parikrama..............which was actually a surprise cos the Princi "Domy" had never given anyone the permission for such a concert till date. I remember the day we were contemplating on inviting "Vikas Bhalla - of Awaara fame" sponsered by Pepsi to be a part of their lauching campaign (year 1998)...........and the resistance we received from the Mgmt !! Same case with the "Fashion-show" fiasco !!

2. The College crowd seemed to be much more than the general crowd from outside which is a general indication of the extra branches existing today .....(Mech/ Etrx/ IT/ Telecom/ Comp) which is a great deviation from our times........(Mech/ Prod/ Etrx/ Machine Tool)

3. It was a welcome surprise to see Girls volunteering in the Infra works (even though it meant co-ordinating on paper/ thru Mobiles). Infra works was always meant to be the domain of "Guys" from the "Mechanical Dept" and the "Security" rested with the "Production Dept" !!

4. Use of the Lifts in shifting Benches and Drawing tables...........a great change !! The College definitely wore a new look with the Paints On and Lifts in working condition !!

5. Probably the first time no events were held in our "Audi/ Oven"..........it's got a deserted look now...........had some great moments in the Audi during the good old days !!

6. Saw a lot of "Walkie-Talkies" and Mobile phones in action..........a concept introduced way back in 1997..............I still remember the time when we used to run from the 3rd Floor (Room No. 314 - Drgw Hall) to the OAT just to send some messages across to our Volunteers !!

All in all, seems that things have changed for the better, hopefully !!
But, Old will Always remain Gold..........still feel the fun of Symphony was great in the good old days !!

Also heard that Aadesh Shrivastav was the Pro-nite attaraction on the 2nd day with the India-Kenya Match being shown Live on the 1st Day............nice idea !! Just thought that the publicity was slightly on the lower side cos there was hardly any news of Symphony to be held in March '03.......neither on E-groups nor on any of the websites.

The Musicals & Informals were held in the area outside the Main gate near the steps, this was the place where the OAT was constructed way back in 1994-95 !! Anil Mohile was a great choice for the Chief Guest (Musicals)........some excellent performances by the performers !! Congratulations to Shridhar, nice stuff............and Padmini, thought U had a good chance at the Duets !!

To conclude, a message from Raghunandan Jagdish (Mech 2001) who's working on our website stuff and taking some great initiative on organising the Alumni efforts:
<< I wanted you to test the registry at the pilot site at www.kjscealumni.net It was designed my Amit Kaulgud and me and the functional part is about 80% complete. The pages have to be still given a consistant look and stuff but that’s minor work. For now, please visit the site and check out the alumni registry. Please take some time out and fill the "Alumni Registry" You can then edit the information later. Lemme know ASAP if something is not allright or if something can be better. This will help tremendously when we can make the registry public in two weeks.>>

It was a pleasure meeting some known faces in College on the ocassion of Symphony 2003, after a long long time. So .............Till the next time we meet, whenever i.e..............in person....!!

Regards,

Sandeep Narayan


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