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SAM CLUB DAY ‘16

Vikram Singh Koli – VSK, the Sports Secretary from his batch, was a constant
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presence on the sports field, especially a regular at Football. Besides, he was an
eager Table- and Lawn Tennis player and an excellent cueist. A good host of cultural
evenings and also a budding poet, he liked to indite Hindi verses, and was an
enthusias c music-lover, with music blaring out incessantly from the speakers in his
room. Accolades to his resolu on, he was s ll learning to play the Guitar in his fourth
year. He could be found si ng on the Eastern Terrace with his fingers busy
strumming the instrument and any passer-by could be asked to guess the song from
the tune being played. Our Mess Treasurer's accounts were perfect to the decimal.

Mohit Tewari – The wit of the batch, MT could send anyone into splits with his 6
jokes and impromptu mimicry. Our Editor and Gymnasium Captain, he was a regular
presence in the gymnasium. His jokes have brought laughter to various cultural
events. He enjoyed playing Football, Badminton and Tennis, and had taken up Golf
in his final year here. As Chairman of the Managing Commi ee, he held fast to his
views about the improvement of Gymkhana and brought about much appreciated
changes.

7 Rallapalli Dayal Sriharsha – RDS, or RDX as he was popularly known, loved to play
Billiards and Snooker, and could always be found with a cue-s ck in hand, tes ng
and improving his skills. This led to him winning the Rohit Vohra Memorial Billiards
Trophy in 2015. His skill with the Badminton racquet was uncontested, not to
men on his other interests, which are as varied as Table Tennis, sketching and
playing the Flute. He was also a soulful singer, not to men on his wi cisms that can
be the life and soul of a gathering.

Varun Shankar – Varun's name in Gymkhana was synonymous with culturals.
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Understandably, he was the Cultural Secretary, and his tenure saw a highly
applauded and appreciated Club Day cultural programme. He is a skilled player of a
number of musical instruments, including the Guitar, the Synthesizer and Drums. He
was the winner of the 1949 Batch trophy for excellence at cultural performances. A
very popular senior with his junior batches, VS also loved to play Football, Squash
and Basketball. Being the captain, he wielded the Table Tennis bat with dexterity
and was the winner of the inaugural Naval Kishore Trophy for Table Tennis in 2015.

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