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The HOD of our BMM course Mr. Sudhakar Solomon Raj came up with a novel idea of organizing a carnival parade for promoting our BMM fest Polaris. This was an idea which attracted a lot of anticipation as well as anxiety!
A promotional parade was held never before, neither in Wilson College nor in any other College in Mumbai. Though this idea was very unique, we were sure that we would have to do a lot of follow ups.
The precursor for organizing such an event was acquiring permission from the Mumbai Police. With the agenda of the procession being that of walking a distance of 1 km on Marine Drive (the busiest and the most happening drive way here), the task of acquiring the permission appeared pretty daunting!
But with the efforts of the Security Head of the event, we managed to get the Go Signal for the Parade, which was held in the early hours of a lazy monsoon Sunday.
Another concern for us was the rain; the unpredictable force of nature which is only under the control of rain God Indra. And that was not just our concern. The participating contingents were also skeptical about the rains and what it would do to their props.
We could never answer them when they would ask, "What if it rains?" But when it did rain during the parade, neither one of us seemed to be disappointed. On the contrary, our excitement of dancing in the rain added to the gusto of the carnival parade.
The Wilson College Gymkhana was our final destination. The long walk and all the chanting and cheering left us a little drained of energy. But what could have been a better way of rejuvenating than a session of singing and dancing!
Many students from our college volunteered to entertain the participants with singing, beat boxing, rapping, dancing, etc.
The winners of the promotional event were declared soon after. This was followed by a round of lip smacking samosas for every participant and volunteer.
At the end of it all, we can proudly say that the parade which happened was a grandiose affair. For as much as we enjoyed it, so did the 12 participating contingents.
The carnival party of Polaris 2011 had so begun!
A promotional parade was held never before, neither in Wilson College nor in any other College in Mumbai. Though this idea was very unique, we were sure that we would have to do a lot of follow ups.
The precursor for organizing such an event was acquiring permission from the Mumbai Police. With the agenda of the procession being that of walking a distance of 1 km on Marine Drive (the busiest and the most happening drive way here), the task of acquiring the permission appeared pretty daunting!
But with the efforts of the Security Head of the event, we managed to get the Go Signal for the Parade, which was held in the early hours of a lazy monsoon Sunday.
Another concern for us was the rain; the unpredictable force of nature which is only under the control of rain God Indra. And that was not just our concern. The participating contingents were also skeptical about the rains and what it would do to their props.
We could never answer them when they would ask, "What if it rains?" But when it did rain during the parade, neither one of us seemed to be disappointed. On the contrary, our excitement of dancing in the rain added to the gusto of the carnival parade.
The Wilson College Gymkhana was our final destination. The long walk and all the chanting and cheering left us a little drained of energy. But what could have been a better way of rejuvenating than a session of singing and dancing!
Many students from our college volunteered to entertain the participants with singing, beat boxing, rapping, dancing, etc.
The winners of the promotional event were declared soon after. This was followed by a round of lip smacking samosas for every participant and volunteer.
At the end of it all, we can proudly say that the parade which happened was a grandiose affair. For as much as we enjoyed it, so did the 12 participating contingents.
The carnival party of Polaris 2011 had so begun!
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