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Fests, Photographs and a Fading Memory

ou know the feeling you get, when your on my favourite song. With this, I missed a chance and flyers. We practically spammed WhatsApp
favourite singer is to perform in the same to create and cherish a memory. groups, sent invites on Facebook and shared,
Ycity, in fact no more than a few kilometres The lost chance made me wonder, do the colours shared, shared till the cows came home.
from home, that too for free! I felt similarly when come out more lively when seen through lenses? The fest began and ended with thunderous
at the last Engifest, my playlist-topper was to dance performances, emotional plays and crazy
perform at DTU. Bated breath and all excited, I After four performances and fifty-five selfies, the nights which were all captured on camera. The
reached the campus gate. Its magnificence made battery finally gave up. At that moment, I realised end result gave me among the few extremely
me whip out my new smartphone and take a that revelling is more fun when done without the satiating moments of my life.
quick picture. fear of capturing the perfect shot. It occurred to
me how hard we push to see things through our And yet, the very habit that made me feel satisfied
And that, sadly, is all I recall. eyes and the phone’s when we can’t do both. about my few talents now fills me with regret. I
visited Engifest and yet could not experience it.
I did go through that gate. I did experience all the The best moments I lived are the ones I
fun activities going on inside. And yes, I did see totally forgot to take pictures of. So, even as my fifty-five crazy selfies rest
my hero in action for the first time. But somehow, peacefully on my memory card, my memory of
the only real memory of the many events I was One must acknowledge that cameras cannot my craze remains insignificant, negligible, all that
involved in remains only in the photographs I capture the aura, the feeling, the moment. It is is left of it slowly fading away.
took. tempting to say documenting in the digital age
fits neatly in the nooks and crannies of life, but
Selfies, candids, photographs with stars, we need to realise we widen them too much at -Shashank Shekhar Jha, 1st Year, ECE
photographs of stars, my phone has them all. times to try to make it all fit. -Vishesh Kashyap, 1st Year, ME
And yet, I do not feel I was there. My post-fest -Zara Khan, 1st Year, PCT
euphoria remains captured on screen and only But it did also occur to me that the same zest for
the photos I took and the videos I made confirm taking pictures had helped me become a small
that I was a part of the grand celebration. part of the success of my own college fest. I still
consider becoming a part of the PR team there
Was I so engrossed in capturing the fest, that I hitherto was one of the best decisions I’d taken,
forgot to live it? for with it came a sense of great responsibility.
I was right there in the first row waving one of my Our duties often involved contacting people from
hands rhythmically to the beat because the other other colleges and institutes. My phone became
was busy holding the phone. I was uploading a my best friend then.
story on Snapchat when I missed the bass drop Facebook and WhatsApp were our posters

It’s Festilicious

It’s 2017 and “Engifest Infinity” promises to be culinary buds desire. A culmination of culinary OAT filled with what looks like a Hi-Fi version of a
greater and bigger. When it comes to fests, they flavours, aromas and tastes from across the typical Delhi stall. The street food haven not only
have undoubtedly witnessed a not so subtle country is a sure shot guarantee. With a lot of serves the typical all time favourites like chole
transition from a school type regular event to restaurants and food joints sponsoring some bhature, pav bhaji, the infamous gol gappe,
one of the mega star-studded attractions adding of the major events during fests, a multitude of the tangy chutneys but even exquisite delicacies
oomph and life. Believe it or not, we all have stalls serving delicacies from across the city is a like the milkshakes, chicken wrap etc. From the
gone from “Shankar Mahadevan aayega” to sight to see. Just remember the key rule- don’t creamy paneer to spicy chicken sandwiches,
“Nucleya is coming,” posting constant social look back and think, “I could’ve eaten that.” sometimes the variety is just enough to be blown
media updates and even planning our self-made away. To all those worrying about the delicious
itineraries. Gone are the days when Delhi was only famous calories, just remember,”Tomorrow will be the
for being the ‘tandoori chicken’ capital, it now day”, afterall, you don’t have to walk the Victoria’s
The one thing that doesn’t change is our boasts of a monopoly when it comes to street Secrets runway! Because it’s fest season!
gastronomic indulgence for mouth watering food. Skip the Mech C drudgery as fests seem to be
delicacies. Well, if you love food more than you the best time to pipe hot tikkis, kebabs and the
love people, college fests are where you belong. eternal favourite, jalebis. For the entire duration
You practically get almost everything that your of the fest, you’ll watch the road from Mech C to - Shreeya Kedia, 2nd year, BT

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