I don’t know how many people attended the Flag Hoisting in C-Lawns on Aug 15th at 9:30 AM but I am sure we can find more people stamping C-Lawns to hell at midnight on 23rd Oct. Yes, the event is called Sonic Stampede and yes, Oasis can be safely termed the actual Independence Day or rather 96 hours of Independence for all the BITSians and apparently 800 other people from all over India. Free from acads, free from……………….I can only think of acads. : P
Anyway, the theme for this Oasis is The Road Trip and if you have visited the Oasis website designed by the ever impressive CCTV guys, under “About” they have a quite interesting description of a Road Trip. Interesting because a group of people in Stall No’s 2, 3 and 4 found some striking similarities to a rather long journey- 6 years and counting to be precise. Here is what they had to say:
Have you ever wandered on your own to some obscure destination?
“Well, when we started off, we were definitely on our own. No one had done this before, at least not at the college level and we were only 5 BITSians and none of us knew how to get there. We had a destination in mind but the path to get there was very obscure.”
“Well, when we started off, we were definitely on our own. No one had done this before, at least not at the college level and we were only 5 BITSians and none of us knew how to get there. We had a destination in mind but the path to get there was very obscure.”
Tried breaking off from the chains of monotony?
“Yeah, definitely. As we said, we were one of the first to embark upon this kind of journey.”
“Yeah, definitely. As we said, we were one of the first to embark upon this kind of journey.”
Taken a bus ride to nowhere?
“Well, not a bus ride. We had to go on cycles because buses couldn’t go where we went. We had to wade through muddy roads and those were not exactly made for two cycles at a time let alone a bus. Anyway, it was an altogether different feeling going out in the evening air with a couple of friends with nothing on the road for miles. :D”
“Well, not a bus ride. We had to go on cycles because buses couldn’t go where we went. We had to wade through muddy roads and those were not exactly made for two cycles at a time let alone a bus. Anyway, it was an altogether different feeling going out in the evening air with a couple of friends with nothing on the road for miles. :D”
Packed your bags for a road trip away from the mundane?
“Yeah, our bags were always filled with clothes and a lot of other stuff like pen stands, pouches etc.”
“Yeah, our bags were always filled with clothes and a lot of other stuff like pen stands, pouches etc.”
Live life on the brink? Go with the flow? Feel the exhilarating rush of adrenaline? Revel in the thrill of adventure lurking on every corner?
“Well, you could say ours was a different kind of thrill. Different as in ours was not brought about by a sense of adventure nor a rush of adrenaline, rather we revelled in the sense of happiness and contentment we brought to the places we went to.”
“Well, you could say ours was a different kind of thrill. Different as in ours was not brought about by a sense of adventure nor a rush of adrenaline, rather we revelled in the sense of happiness and contentment we brought to the places we went to.”
Oasis- 96 hours of absolute, unadulterated madness. The endpoint of your wanderings. Not all those who wander are lost.
Nirmaan- 6 years of absolute, unadulterated drive towards the rise of a great nation and yes, we are not done yet and we are pretty sure we aren’t lost mainly because we have a pretty good compass which always points towards a developed India.
So yes, we too are experiencing one hell of a Road Trip.
And yeah, do visit our stall. Stall No’s 2, 3 and 4 at C-Lawns and all the clothes, pen stands and a whole lot of other stuff is there awaiting your criticism.
Well written & Great going! \m/
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