Tuesday, October 6, 2009

MINDZ Achieved the Dream

Finally, 6th October came. MINDZ its 6th of October. The day for which we had worked day & night round the clock. But it doesn’t mean that, that day we were sitting idle & watching the proceedings. No, we went to different colleges to sell the tickets for last time.

People had started visiting the venue (Birla Auditorium) from 9’o clock. Sponsors took the charge. They got there stalls. They were setting up there show. Companies also got there stall. They were also setting up the things for themselves. At round 11’0 clock, news came that Education minster will reach the venue shortly. Now, the question was who will welcome him. Everybody was nominating himself. Then Rohit suggested that my parents are there so they will welcome him. So my father took the charge. Education minister (Sorry I forgot his name) was very cool. He visited every stall, interacted with every sponsor. He even interacted with the students. Then at around 12:30 he departed.

Job Fair was a failure; it was not at all a successful event. Some of the companies were fake & the genuine companies were not showing interest. They were just taking the CV from the people. They showed no interest in the students. They were even not bothering in answering there queries. Girls who have came all the way from Laxmangarh for this event were very sad, because they came just for Job Fair, they cannot attend the seminar & fashion show as they have to go back to there campus & also they cannot come all the way to Jaipur again just to see a movie. So for them it was complete disaster. I still remember two of my schoolmates who were then studying in that college came to me & asked “What is this” & I was like what to answer…..

Somehow we managed the things & were praying that now only Seminar & Fashion Show can save us. At 4’0 clock Seminar started. Seminar was on “What is LIFE”. Speaker Mr. Tiwari took the charge of the stage & managed the show. We were somewhat relaxed now. Seminar was pretty cool. But as usual people of our age cannot tolerate such type of things for a very long period. Mr. Tiwari knew it so he wrapped up the things gracefully.

Finally Fashion show Started. Two of our juniors were the host of the show & they managed the show so brilliantly that everyone was enjoying the show. All the contestants (engineering people) rocked the show. The show was breathtaking, it was beyond our expectations. When we saw people were enjoying it like anything then we all took a sigh of relief. Finally, hosts asked all the MINDZ members along with Naggi bhai to come on the stage & that moment was overwhelming. I can still feel that moment. People were cheering us, hooting for us. It was something which will always remain in at least my memories.

Finally the winners were announced, prizes were distributed & on a very happy note the show was over. The moment show was over; we wrapped up the things & went on a drive with Naggi bhai. Then we had a dinner there, enjoyed the night. That day we all forgot about the total losses as we were on cloud 9 because today BIRLA Auditorium was booked on our name & we have organized a show there.

Next day we calculated the total expenditure & we were in loss of 35k including a movie show that was booked in a multiplex for all those who had bought entry ticket or was a fashion show contestant. Irony was, the day when movie was organized none of the MINDZ member except me & sunny was in city. To compensate the losses we arrange the movie in morning (10’o clock show). Again the whole multiplex was booked in our name. “KHEL” movie was released during those days.

I & Sunny were sitting outside the theatre or hum Theatre owner ko goliyaan de rahe the ki paise aa rahe hain 10min main 15 min main. We were just waiting ki bas ek baar show over ho jaye, uske baad to dekh lenge. Show over ho gaya or as usual hum goli dene main succeed ho gaye. After 1 month all the payments were settled. But now we were in debit of 35K.

Nobody was ready to ask for money from parents. We all managed it at our own. Kuchh logon ne mobile bech diye, kuchh logon ne tution kar liye. Per kisi ko afsos nahin tha kyonki show was a huge Success. Or iska pata humein tab chala jab humko offer aane lage even management ke. We were offered 1lakh Rupees to organize the show. All we have to do is just get the sponsorship. Bu we declined as we don’t have the time. Exams were coming or waise bhi humko to ek baar try karna tha

In the end I would like to thank my friends (too many to list here but we know who they are!) for providing support and friendship that MINDZ needed. They had not only worked with us but also some how contributed financially. To our surprise, they came forward & rather than entering with FREE passes, they opted for entry tickets, so that some of our losses can be compensated. One of our friends took 10-15 tickets just for our sake. So, on behalf of MINDZ thanks to all those people who have contributed in making this event a success.

Love,
Vishal

Monday, October 5, 2009

MINDZ The Journey Continues………

Now, we had a proper plan to execute& we were aware that from the very next sunrise our schedule is going to be very hectic. To check out our convincing skills we decided that we all people will go together for the first sponsor. We all agreed unanimously for Stani Memorial College as our first target. Initially we were bit nervous, but the moment we started showcasing our idea, we regained our confidence & explained the whole concept to those people. There response was positive & that has given every individual a confidence that we can do it.

Now as per plan we have to work in teams. Every team comprises of 2 people. After Stani College, we parted our ways as per plan. Surprisingly Rohit was in my team. Surprising because communication speed of Rohit is 1.5 times than that of mine & my speed every one knows). We first went to an English Speaking Class in Shyam Nagar (don’t remember the name). There we met the director of the institute. It took round about two hours to convince him. He was very much convinced but now he was more of interested in our history. He was all praise of our guts & instantly gave the cheque of Rs. 2100/-. This was our first cheque & we were so happy as if we have finished the race.

Next day we decided that few of the members will meet our college director & ask him to sponsor the event. Getting money from our director is a very tedious job. They explained the bits & bytes of the concept to him & tried to convince him that it will take RIET to new heights. He agreed on every point but he was not ready to sponsor it. Then one of our team member said that we will make you the judge of the Fashion Show & then he instantly gave the Rs. 5100/- cash.

Everybody was asking what all companies will come in Job Fair. Naggi bhai gave us a list of companies to us & said it is his responsibility to get these companies in Job Fair. We were relaxed as it was not our responsibility to get the companies.

Response for Fashion Show was overwhelming. Only Engineering guys/girls were allowed to participate in it & its entry Fee was Rs 300/-. We hired a professional to train the contestants for the ramp walk.

At every night we meet at Yogesh or our place & discuss the things happened that day & were planning the things for very next day. Kisi ko bhi bhookh pyaas ki chinta nahin thi bas ek hi cheez dimaag main thi 6th October. Initially things were moving slowly, but were moving as per our plan. We were succeeding in convincing the people. Some of them gave the cash/cheque instantly. Some of them gave the dates to come & collect the money. Some of them simply rejected us. Everything was going fine. But later on don’t know what happen, things started changing. Nothing was working, nobody was giving sponsorship. Tickets bhi nahin bik rahe the. To sell the tickets I went to Alwar, Tanush went to Sikar. Alwar was a complete failure. Sikar gave a nice response.

On 30th September our college was celebrating Freshers Party, we were enjoying it, and then suddenly one of the MINDZ people came to us and said that we are enjoying today & 5 din ke baad hamari lagne wali hai. Then there only we calculated our total collection & it was just 1lakh rupees. We were short of 1 lakh Rupees & this came as a shock. Now we have to do some thing to attract more & more sponsors & sell tickets. Naggi bhai suggested giving an advertisement in newspaper & posters in city. This was adding to our budget but we were left with no other option.

We gave an advertisement in Rajasthan Patrika or posters & pamphlets bhi chhapwa liye. Fir us raat hum Jaipur ki sadkon per ghoom rahe the or posters chipka rahe the & the best part was usi raat Police un logon ko search kar rahi thi jo diwaron per posters chipkate hain. Poore 2 ghante tak police ko chakma dete hue humne posters chipkaye the. Is event ke liye humne kya-kya nahin kiya. Event se ek din pehle Jaipur main ek FAIR tha. Hum uske bahar khade hokar pamphlets distribute kar rahe the. Kismat dekho, hamare college ke faculty members bhi aaye the wo fair dekhne or jab humko wahan dekha to………… But that day we realize how it feels when someone just throws away the pamphlets without even reading it. It was really a different experience……………

Yogesh managed to get the Higher Education Minister of Rajasthan to preside the Job Fair. Advertisement & Posters gave some momentum & we got some more sponsorship. We were using our each & every source to sell the tickets.

Fir 5th October ki raat aa gayee. or aakhiri bouncer aakar laga ki Companies nahin aa rahi hain Job Fair main, but Naggi bhai told that not to worry he will manage this & will bring the companies. Hamare pass koi option bhi nahin tha unki baat maane ke alawa. Hum kuchh nahin kar sakte the siwaye intezaar ke

To be continued….

Love,
Vishal

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