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SAM CLUB DAY ‘16

LEAVES FROM A GYMKHANITE'S DIARY

2010 Batch's Tech Tour: Just a er Club Day 2015, the members of the senior-most batch of Gymkhana were
ready to sail on for their technical tour, conquering the industries and visi ng the scenic sites of the southern
India: cu ng through places, dining on south India's cuisines, and enjoying the beaches and the sand. It was
undoubtedly an unforge able experience!

Holi: Last year's Holi brought up the energy levels and wildness in all Gymmies, star ng from the call of sara ra ra
ra to the delicacies, and the beginning of celebra ons from waking up off a splash of water to spor ng
unrecognizable faces by the end of the day. Performing the rituals of Holika Dahan at the Director's residence
and the enjoyment in the pools filled with colorful water at the CWM's residence will well-established memories
in the minds of the Gymmies. We hope to have the same fun and frolic next year.

Chinese Dinner: Darwin said, “Adapt or perish.” Well, Gymkhanites are not new to this theory; Mr. S. C. Sengupta
'61 gi ed us with a set of chops cks to understand the Chinese culture. We organized a gala dinner with Chinese
ambience and food in the dining hall promo ng the Chinese culture. Selfies posted on Facebook and Instagram
ensured that the world knew that we had arrived with a new yummy way of being mul cultural.

Basketball Tournament: No game had ever garnered more excitement than Football un l this tournament was
finally organized. Thumps of the basketball resounded all through the evenings; high tension games with dark
horses and underdogs popping out of nowhere; sudden twists, unbelievable dunks, and li le clashes made the
tournament a huge hit.

2k10 Batch Gradua on Ceremony: The four-year journey of the members of the 2010 batch as SCAs came to an
end on 8 August 2015, as all 14 of them bid us farewell! Rest of the Gymmies took it upon themselves to come up
with an absorbing show for them as part of the Parents' Day programme. The customary farewell tradi ons of
tossing were followed and it was an emo onal moment for us all.

Joining of Firstees: The most unexpected thing that happened in August was the arrival of only 10 firstees in
Gymkhana. And to our and their nightmare, only 6 of them (with no lady) finally joined. One could only imagine
their mindsets at that point of me, but most seniors showered their love and affec on to them and so, the 6
new members have finally joined our ranks.

JSA: JSA was rela vely a happy hun ng ground for Gymkhana's Football team the past year. Suffice it to say that
their performance seemed improved. They did win their first match by 2-0. We have no memory of what
happened in the matches a er that. We don't want to remember.

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Independence Day: 15 August brought out fervent na onalism in everyone as the whole of front lawn
resounded with patrio c songs and everyone got out of their beds early for the flag hois ng and award
distribu on ceremony at Gymkhana, followed by a similar func on at IRIMEE. The tricolored rice served
in lunch was a unique innova on in the food that day.

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