I was not going to write this post today. But had something to say to a few people.So...
I have a lot to share based on my experience in the past one month.
Winter holidays were hardly a vacation for me and for a very good friend of mine. We used to have long conversations over the phone deciding how to arrange that one thing that was going to decide the fate of our society this year-SPONSORSHIP!!
I had always heard of TV shows saying "Dabur Amla presents...", "Himalya presents..." etc etc. I could never work out the logic behind Garnier Fructis presenting some Laughter Show. There was no relation between the two. I mean don't tell me you laugh when you apply Garnier fructis on your hair and hence, it becomes eligible to sponsor any show that can make you laugh. Moreover, the very idea of 'presenting' something was never clear to me. "What is presenting?..Aren't the Director and producer presenting the show.? Do they work part time for Fructis?...Why is that brand, then, saying so proudly that it is presenting the show....why?..how?" and the list of questions was long. I never bothered to seek the answers by the way. Who cared?
Those questions got generated by themselves and were forgotten very easily. But time is a great Teacher. It does teach you some great lessons.
Scene, January 2012: As the days for our fest neared, my heart beat caught a new pace-It was not normal. I could sense that. Our society had to have its events during our Annual cultural fest, Tarang, and we,me my friend and our team, were with nobody to sponsor. The situation was turning drastic with each day passing by. Initially, we focused on some very specific brands -"Arre yaar, it should be a publishing house...Let's try for Hindi Sahitya Academy...How about the new bookstore..?" But with time and some fatty Uncle of a very good brand teling us.."sochenge...", we had to broaden our horizon. And that was when I knew why even Garnier Fructis is a superb choice for a laughter show. My questions were now answered. Sponsors are God!
Anyway, our team was purely a reason for the success of the events. It came up with all the possible and good ideas. And believe me, whenever, whosoever does whatever- Support in every form is needed.
Just as I pondered over all the happenings in the past one month, I realized something very new. What would have happened had the events been cancelled? Nobody was going to punish us for that. It was just a matter of 3 events. Big deal! Who cares? Why did we trudge after people till the last moment?
The answer lay so vivid- The passion!
We were passionate about it. Cancellation could have brought a heart attack.We didn't care if nobody else was interested-WE were interested! There was no question of the events not taking place!"..Ssshhhhh....Things WILL fall into places."
This entire happening has brought me closer to some people. Earlier, we were just friends. Then good friends. And now, some good close friends. Their dedication to work, when almost everybody had lost hopes, stood as a major source of inspiration. And even among them, there is one special person, who I am sure, will read this once at least. Running after people, Listening to some very very harsh replies, missing classes, taking care of every minute detail and many off screen responsibilities- Only she could have done that. This place cannot ever be sufficient enough for my words and my words can never be sufficient enough to thank her. But I hope she knows what I mean.
This month has been a month of weight-loss for us. Running with that kind of passion could have never been possible. Many other things seemed Impossible. But sincere efforts make all that possible. Seems miracle has happened. The unavoidable pending work is being brought to completion.(Adjudicators, you know what I mean ;) ;)) Ask me to organize this next year, and I all that I have to say is .."well...Sochenge" .
PS- please don't blame me if the paragraphs seem incoherent. I wrote whatever occurred !
I have a lot to share based on my experience in the past one month.
Winter holidays were hardly a vacation for me and for a very good friend of mine. We used to have long conversations over the phone deciding how to arrange that one thing that was going to decide the fate of our society this year-SPONSORSHIP!!
I had always heard of TV shows saying "Dabur Amla presents...", "Himalya presents..." etc etc. I could never work out the logic behind Garnier Fructis presenting some Laughter Show. There was no relation between the two. I mean don't tell me you laugh when you apply Garnier fructis on your hair and hence, it becomes eligible to sponsor any show that can make you laugh. Moreover, the very idea of 'presenting' something was never clear to me. "What is presenting?..Aren't the Director and producer presenting the show.? Do they work part time for Fructis?...Why is that brand, then, saying so proudly that it is presenting the show....why?..how?" and the list of questions was long. I never bothered to seek the answers by the way. Who cared?
Those questions got generated by themselves and were forgotten very easily. But time is a great Teacher. It does teach you some great lessons.
Scene, January 2012: As the days for our fest neared, my heart beat caught a new pace-It was not normal. I could sense that. Our society had to have its events during our Annual cultural fest, Tarang, and we,me my friend and our team, were with nobody to sponsor. The situation was turning drastic with each day passing by. Initially, we focused on some very specific brands -"Arre yaar, it should be a publishing house...Let's try for Hindi Sahitya Academy...How about the new bookstore..?" But with time and some fatty Uncle of a very good brand teling us.."sochenge...", we had to broaden our horizon. And that was when I knew why even Garnier Fructis is a superb choice for a laughter show. My questions were now answered. Sponsors are God!
Anyway, our team was purely a reason for the success of the events. It came up with all the possible and good ideas. And believe me, whenever, whosoever does whatever- Support in every form is needed.
Just as I pondered over all the happenings in the past one month, I realized something very new. What would have happened had the events been cancelled? Nobody was going to punish us for that. It was just a matter of 3 events. Big deal! Who cares? Why did we trudge after people till the last moment?
The answer lay so vivid- The passion!
We were passionate about it. Cancellation could have brought a heart attack.We didn't care if nobody else was interested-WE were interested! There was no question of the events not taking place!"..Ssshhhhh....Things WILL fall into places."
This entire happening has brought me closer to some people. Earlier, we were just friends. Then good friends. And now, some good close friends. Their dedication to work, when almost everybody had lost hopes, stood as a major source of inspiration. And even among them, there is one special person, who I am sure, will read this once at least. Running after people, Listening to some very very harsh replies, missing classes, taking care of every minute detail and many off screen responsibilities- Only she could have done that. This place cannot ever be sufficient enough for my words and my words can never be sufficient enough to thank her. But I hope she knows what I mean.
This month has been a month of weight-loss for us. Running with that kind of passion could have never been possible. Many other things seemed Impossible. But sincere efforts make all that possible. Seems miracle has happened. The unavoidable pending work is being brought to completion.(Adjudicators, you know what I mean ;) ;)) Ask me to organize this next year, and I all that I have to say is .."well...Sochenge" .
PS- please don't blame me if the paragraphs seem incoherent. I wrote whatever occurred !
I read it today! Lovely post Shagun. I love you. And yes, we will take LSR PD to new levels in the years to come, its about the passion. :D Hum honge kaamyab! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks A lot yrr :) Bilkul honge kamayab :)
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