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DTU CC

The Cultural Council strives day and night to make the three days of the Engifest memorable for us all. DTU
Times interacted with the DTU-CC to know about their preparations for Engifest Infinity!

Engifest is listed in the top five fests of Delhi. How What is the worst thing about fest preparation?
challenging is it to meet such high expectations? Zero personal life, what else? When Engifest is on, ONLY Engifest can
2016 was a benchmark year for Engifest. It is upon our shoulders to be on.
uphold the standards set by the previous year’s Council. A bar was set by
them, and it is our responsibility to maintain it. Describe the metamorphosis of ideas through the process
of preparations?
What is the biggest challenge you have faced till now? It starts from 10 people in a 10x10 room. From those 10, the team
Hands down, Sponsorships. With demonetization, the market has gone exponentially grows, along with the idea, from 10 to 30 to 300 to 800.
pretty down. Sponsors are not as open to the idea as they were before. We plan, we tinker around, and then we build a team that works out the
We have a great fest—Engifest 2016—to market upon, but things have loopholes and the logistics, and then a bigger team finally executes it all.
been tough. Though it does bring us immense pleasure in saying we have
already surpassed last year’s budget, but we’re still functioning on the lines A project that was started, thinking it was unrealistic but
of the more, the better. was executed successfully?
Definitely, Nucleya. We never thought we would be able to book Nucleya
What is your favorite thing about fest preparation? (AND an undisclosed artist) that too in December itself. We have spent
It’s the adrenaline rush that starts to build up as the timer ticks down. nights toiling to make this happen, and the response at the Engifest
With every passing digit on the countdown, your heart beats with more orientation took our breath away.
passion, more fervor flows through your nerves, and before you know it,
you’re all pumped up to give more than your best to Engifest. One sentence you would use to describe Engifest 2017?
Shikhar Sachdeva – Bigger than Mood Indigo!
How are you encouraging participation amongst the Dhruv Dua - Sweet fruits of our labour.
Freshers? Arpit Nagpal - The best Delhi should get.
We delegate work and ask them to finish it as per their convenience. Gunik Goel - We didn’t make Engifest, Engifest made us.
We continuously motivate them to perform better and develop their Akriti Tewari - We can’t be contained, we won’t be contained. This time,
personality. Because at the end of it, it is only the experiences they will you know, we’re infinite.
gain that’ll count the most.

DTU SA

DTU Times spoke to the Student Association and asked them about their plans for promoting Student Welfare.

What are the plans of the DTU-SA for the upcoming years? What innovative concepts are you planning for Engifest this
The upcoming plans for DTU-SA are divided into short term and long year?
term goals. The short term goals include completion of the developmental This is the time when a lot of speculations regarding Engifest start doing
projects required for the welfare of students. Our long term goals involve the rounds. The Association is committed towards making not only the
paving way for initiatives to have a long lasting impact vis-à-vis the Cultural Fest a success, but also to act as a positive support for all fests,
Infrastructure and the Academic Environment. events or celebrations within the campus.

How has your journey been over the years? Any message for the students reading the edition?
This has been one journey which we wish would never end. Ours is a For the students, there’ll be times when you may feel that we’re
job that’s not very fancy, and it takes a lot of effort to complete and show unidirectional, or not very effective, but that’s when we need you to truly
results. Nonetheless, we don’t mind all that effort if we can bring a smile be with us. Your support makes things easier for us, and empowers us to
on someone’s face. work efficiently.

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