Friday, January 22, 2010

IIT Madras: Saarang 2010 is happening!

jan 16th, 2010
 
in case anybody feels like checking out the erstwhile mardi gras. i did once or twice, and found other old fogeys like me eyeing the nubile maidens with bad intent (apologies to jethro tull, aqualung).
 
big differences from my days (yes, those ante-deluvian days) -- the kids have figured out how to get sponsorships, so they have money, and the place is plastered with advertising.
 
something that remains the same: the boys still don't know how to chat up the cute girls who show up from bangalore and delhi and so on :-) poor social skills, still. sigh. plus ca change...
 
ignore all the "give us money" stuff, although i am glad iit/m is doing this -- it's still pretty mellow compared to the shrieking and tugging-at-heartstrings american universities do to try and wring some loose change from alumni wallets.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Office of Alumni Affairs 1

 

Dear alumni,

Saarang (alias Mardi Gras) (
http://www.saarang.org/2010 <http://www.saarang.org/2010> )  will be celebrated on campus from Jan 22-25. All alumni are invited to partake of the festivities.

The OAT shows are usually spectacular, and 2010 promises more of the same. Here's a listing of the shows planned & ticket prices:

21st Jan - 6.15 p.m. - Classical Nite
by  Shri Balamuralikrishna and Daksha Seth Dance Company (free)

Choreo Nite, 22nd Jan 2010 : Chair- Rs 150, Gallery - Rs 130 (proceeds to charity; maximum of 4 tickets per family)

23rd Jan -5.30 p.m. - Decibels Finals & Light Music Finals (Entry Free)

Popular Nite by Shankar Ehsaan Loy, 24th Jan 2010 : Chair- Rs 500, Gallery - Rs 400

Rock Show by Hammerfall and Skid Row, 25th Jan 2010 : Bowl- Rs 700, Gallery - Rs 500

If you are interested in getting tickets for the shows, now there's a way in which you can do that & give back to your alma mater at the same time. For every (tax-deductible) donation of Rs. 5,000 on the "Golden Jubilee Alumni Fund" website (
http://gjfund.iitm.ac.in <https://email.iitm.ac.in/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://email.iitm.ac.in/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://gjfund.iitm.ac.in/> ) BY JAN 18th, 12 noon IST, you are entitled to tickets (2 Chairs for Choreo Nite, or one Chair for Popular Nite, or one gallery for Rock) to the show of your choice. Make the donation, then forward the return receipt to oaa@iitm.ac.in <thismessage:/mc/compose?to=oaa@iitm.ac.in> , with your name, choice of show and # of tickets. We will have the tickets ready for pick-up at Office of Alumni Affairs by Jan 20.

There are only 50 seats available for each show, so hurry up. It will be first-come, first-served....

If you cannot make it to Saarang, you still have an opportunity to receive Saarang souvenirs (T-shirts, caps, ....). All donors to GJAF before Jan 31 will receive one....

R Nagarajan (BTCH-81)
Advisor, Office of Alumni Affairs
Professor, Dept of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras

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