BRCA: Institute of Indian Technology
[ 1. After the Eastern Night Disaster Management.
2. A blog post for everyone who is presently studying in IIT Delhi.
3. I have written a similar post in the past (18 months ago) : http://snehilbasoya.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/iit-delhi-identity-crisis/ ]
Fortunately, I was never a BRCA Club Secretary.
Fortunately, I was never a Cultu.
Fortunately, I am not a Rendezvous Coordinator.
And fortunately, I never got a ‘Significant Contribution Award’ for some ‘Outstanding Contribution’ in some ‘Best Club’ of IIT Delhi.
I am simply a mere student who performs in a few street plays every year and occurs in some stand-up appearances in some of the stage events where entertainment is required.
Hence, as I write this blog post, I feel independent of all bias and all pressure. There is no student authority over me.
Now, I am debarred of:
‘Abiding’ to the interests of a few individuals (those-who-must-not-be-named)
To ‘ensure’ a few club trophies, BRCA winners, BWP, BSW trophies, Best Rep, Best Club, Best Secretary and what not
To ‘satisfy’ the sentiments and egoism of those few individuals who
‘Take the advantage’ of the labour class (poor freshers and reps) to sweat and bleed for the benefits of those who sit and decide, literally, everything in IITD that seems to be a healthy competition (BRCA).
I am often accused of being a politician, having done so many ‘commendable’ jobs in Aravali Hostel in past. I accept, I am one. But then, I am proud to state that I never ‘played around’ with the talents and enthusiasm of youngsters by interfering the natural course of Inter-Hostel events. Even TnP can not challenge me over that.
And what hurts me the most is the ‘quality’ of people who sit in the ‘deciding panel’ for such trustworthy job. They fall under two categories:
- Those who have themselves worked relentlessly for their first two-three years in several events in IITD.
- And those who are of no use either by talent or by their behaviour or social circle or common-sense.
Both of them do not have a right to create a BRCA full of illusions by pulling off advantages out of the ignorance of the masses.
This post is not to defame any Club Secretary or the General Secretary. They are poor people. They are helpless. They fear to go against those who were instrumental in their election. My sympathies with them.
As a representative of the performing and participating class, I simply have questions.
Why do we practice? Why do we perform?
When every event is pre-planned and in most of the cases, even visible!
When the labour of 15 days is ruined by someone who has never picked up a guitar or sung a song.
I personally feel poor. I have lost confidence that I can ever survive in this ‘purposeful’ world.
A request to all those conferencing in closed rooms with Marlboro in hands:
Spare us please.
Yours
Victim.
truly spoken..i am with you on this point..!!
O bhai… You’ve left me speechless!
Since you yourself agreed that that you are against any bias whatsoever, I must again point out a simple fact that remains unchanged. And that is, it is because of us only that we are feeling this way. We have let these people take charge while we sat back and watched our CVs being decorated with ‘respectable’ posts. But I know how most of us feel, “kya hi farak padhta hai…. “. Farak padhta hai sir, har baar padhta hai……..bas kabhi kabhi thoda late padhta hai…..:-)
@basoya:I am ashamed to read this post and the cool and suave way you seem to carry through the write up, slowly and slyly shedding your burden of not being a cultu or a secy or any other post you deem honorable.But basoya remember the time when you where also in the rat race for holding one of these ‘honorable’ posts? So shall I assume this to be a case of grapes turned sour?And remember the times when you have joined hands with this power lobby and tried to turn the tide in your favor, the same people you detest so much in your post.
See basoya I have nothing against you, but your post doesn’t seem to preach what you practice.After your cultu fiasco; a sensible person would have withdrawn from politics but a sly person would have continued to try his hand in the dirty game; all the time maintaining a poker face and posting such stuff on blogs.Sorry Basoya. You cut a sorry figure mate.
This is some constructive criticism.Be brave enough and post this comment if you want people to show you both sides of the coin and not just ‘Respect’ you
@Poker Face
there wasn’t a need of your second comment
thanks (honestly) for putting up honest opinion dude. I would like to respond on a few points put up by you as follows:
“remember the time when you where also in the rat race for holding one of these ‘honorable’ posts” : Yes, I have been a DnD rep in the past (and I did that job with utmost devotion). I don’t remember I have taken any other ‘honorable’ post of such kind
. Regarding my candidature for the Cultu and the DnD Secy, I ‘wanted’ to be one to work and to change. However, today I feel myself lucky as no doubt, I would definitely have been pulled into this bullshit if I had been one.
“So shall I assume this to be a case of grapes turned sour?” : Completely your opinion, you have full right to assume any way you want !
“remember the times when you have joined hands with this power lobby and tried to turn the tide in your favor” : I am sorry I don’t remember any such times ! I would love to listen from you if you are aware of any
“After your cultu fiasco; a sensible person would have withdrawn from politics but a sly person would have continued to try his hand in the dirty game” : I am sorry I could never withdraw from politics. I feel more sorry to myself. Still, being ‘political’ is different from the topic that I raise through this blog. My genre in politics has been restricted to my hostel. The issue being raised here is the ‘unjust done to the talents of youngsters by playing with the innocent results’. Hostel poltu may be a dirty game definitely : I haven’t written a blog post defending me on that dude, coz I know that I myself have played dirty games here
“all the time maintaining a poker face and posting such stuff on blogs” : you are getting a bit biased, owe it to your already conceived notions about me. Never mind, your right of opinion
PS – you could have come up with your name ! When I am ready to answer in public, why do you chose to hide yourself ……… more chats can be done in person or facebook or my room B-61, Aravali.
Cheers
Basoya I should say you have gained some ‘Respect’ from my side by putting up a reply in public.But still they can’t change what Snehil Basoya actually stands for and not what he portrays.And Basoya don’t gimme this time beaten and rotten argument that I involve myself in hostel politics.Remember ideologies and the corruption are initiated at the level you deem yourself to be involved in.The hunger for power is started at the hostel level and that is where you breed this virus of politics.
Also let’s not go into your character assassination and dissect each and every act of you and your fellow hostel men and a few other hunch men working with you.And how each and every time you step into the hostel politics(which you safely assume as unharmful) you hurt and kill every budding talent in the nip. So isn’t “unjust being done to the talents of youngsters” in your hostel. The only difference is that your Secy and other power lobbyist magnify the impact and scope when they implement this corrupt behavior at the inter hostel level.
Last but not the least, I would have loved to come down to B-61, but the thing is that then this beautiful conversation would have taken a completely different turn and your pre-conceptions have blinded you.So, I choose a more liberating route, for you as well for me
“And how each and every time you step into the hostel politics(which you safely assume as unharmful) you hurt and kill every budding talent in the nip. So isn’t “unjust being done to the talents of youngsters” in your hostel” : Aaja bhai room pe (only if you have ample time for minors!). Bata de bhai kab kya kiya. Main bhi bata dunga kab kyun kiya