Its almost 7 in the evening and I just got
back from college. The department today was a magical world. I'm dead tired, my
body aches, but my mind is so fresh and I'm so proud.
I cannot remember the last time when the
department was so abuzz with activity.
Today, as the first day of the Pickwick Fest
ended, I couldn't help but feel a little sad that it has begun and will soon
come to go. This feeling took birth only
because of the amazing start that we had today.
The inaugural was stupendous. After all
that grilling our Dickens finally fell in place. What to say abt our Manto
sahib? He was brilliant! Abhilash and Kaif Taqvy, take a bow!
The concept of telling Dickens story in
first person and giving the audience a tiny peak into his works via his memory
sounded brilliant when first conceptualized, which was two days before the
festival. The labourers set to work and came out with a gem of a performer who
played not one or two but four characters in less than 10 minutes today!!! My my … I have known English Department to
be the belly full of talent, but it never stops surprising me.
The perfect teamwork of the inaugural act
set inspiration for the dramatics participants. Hats off to the heads of the
Dramatics event who stood by the stage for the 4-5 hours of the event and dealt
with every technical or non technical fault.
Graffiti and Creative Cruise added colour to
the activities in the department. It was such a great and honourable feeling to
belong to this department which was in a sway of creativity. At every corner I could
see someone indulging in one activity or another. Anyone passing by just could
not ignore the hungama and was forced to stop an absorb the excitement we created.
The best part of the day was the responses we got. Sample a few:
“Thank you very much for putting up such a
show for us” kept repeating Dr. Ameena Ansari, senior Professor and one of the
judges of the dramatics. She just could not stop smiling!
“It was brilliant to see all our students
come up on stage” said Dr. Anisur Rahman
“I would like to congratulate all our
students for their involvement in this event. They have done a great job” said
a happy Dr. Baran Farouqi
Oh, and the multitude of students that turned
out for the various events was such a motivation for the organizing team. I
could see the energy and dedication blazing in all the organizers. They were
tired, hungry and their bodies sore from either running around or shouting a
lot, but the enthusiasm hadn't dampened even a bit.
Such a glorious start only motivates me to
give an even better tomorrow so that in days to come I can proudly say that I
was a part of something so elegant and fantastic.
Well I had better get some dinner and grab
my rest for I plan for a 'fantabulous' tomorrow. And if today was awesome I can
only imagine the amount of energy and work it will take to reach any higher!
-Aisha Shams
MA Final
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