gates2k7: core and web team members

harleen kaur kohli:

A childlike, vivacious member of the GATES core team, she is full of energy and has worked with huge dedication. She is an inseparable part of GATES and a great team worker.

bhavneet singh rana:

 The leader. The savior. Charging everybody with practical solutions each time a hurdle comes up in the GATES-way, he has surged ahead as one of the most reliable members.

jasmine kohli:

Amongst the many talents she has, this girl has a knack for exposing loopholes in the system. And that’s where her grey cells come to rescue too. Though her shrieks can make you shut up in no time, if you aren’t serious about work.

rajdeep singh walia:

Another assertive and dynamic personality, he has led the battle from the forefront. His ideas and solutions clearly make him the future management guru. GATES could never be the same without him.

achal aggarwal:

Here’s a whiz kid everyone looks up to. His technical wizardry has made GATES one of the most impressive and challenging events, to organize. And when it’s fun time, you got to see him to believe him.

tapsie girdhar:

Calm, composed and content. These words define our literary team head, and as an integral teamworker, she has used her impressive skills to manage GATES, and sometimes its messes too.

supriya sahota:

A storehouse of new ideas, and her unconventional thinking, has raised the levels of the events, and sometimes raised a few eyebrows too. A literary team head, who works wonders.

navkeerat kaur:

With the number of phone calls she has handled, and the number of caller tunes she has beared, she is one of the most important persons of the team. And her effortless dedication has proved very beneficial to GATES.

ankit kapoor:

The football freak, who is managing the sports events, is out here to ensure that those with the sporty itch, won’t be left complaining. And his mimicry has made the GATES room a fundu place.

kunwardeep singh:

Another sportsfreak, who took up the dual duty of not just managing the sports events, but creating a laugh riot too, of virtually any, and everything. With him around, it’s for sure that the atmosphere can never be dull.

angad singh:

The nautanki-master of GTBIT, who is at the rudder of the cult-events. Energetic, a masti-freak and a bit sarcastic too, he has helped GATES in moving ahead. Cult introduced by him added life to GAYES.

gurpreet singh modi:

Work and more work, is the mantra for this guy. Ensuring that all things are in place, and contributing towards the enthusiasm and dedication of the GATES team, he is one workaholic to watch out for.

nikhil gupta:

Thanx to the innumerable hours he has spent to create, manage and update the GATES site and simulators, this guy has forgotten all about time tables and stuff. He has been the best part of the GATES web team.

jayant srivastava:

Another web team member, who has done some cool contributions towards making the website appear ‘wow’! Our code-brain, who is also notorious for disappearing at times, he is one intensive worker.

manpreet singh:

One of our creative web team designer, who has been associated with contributing many hours to put up the website. An arduous team member, he has been a great person for the web team.

karan aka kaka:

Another core team member, whose work is a reflection of his own personality. Hardworking, sincere and devoted, and has been a good team worker.

sahil gupta:
a knowledgeable web team member, he has always put forward his best efforts. Talented in web-scripting, he has also been a hardworking person who has worked beautifully for the wonderful website.

Which is worse?

A few days back, this was the ‘status’ on Gtalk, of my friend Dev. The complete sentence said: which is the worst situation....Someone u trust hurt u, or someone u hurt still trusts you? Now this thing set me thinking like nothing else in the past many days.
Like many (or few) others, I have seen both the sides in my life. People have hurt me, both inadvertently and otherwise. Not that I haven’t, both ways again. It’s the other part that is scary. Sometimes I have cared too much about certain people, to the extent of it being clear intrusion. That’s what makes up for some of my troubled times. My friendship, if that’s what you may call it, with my brother just went through this situation. But I am happy coz he still trusts me, despite my childish behavior, and was by my side when I wanted him to be, big time. I am blessed with many great souls in my life: Deepak, Nikhil, Supriya, Robin, Achal, Bhavneet… and few others. I dunno what’s the point of writing this post, but I am also drawing a blank as what to say next. I think I should just wind it up here. It doesn’t make any sense, but for once, I have let out of my mind some stuff that needed to be so, though not in the same way I tried.

Weird post

 
Now that somebody actually ate up my head to write things personal in here, coz this is a “BLOG” which is supposed to be an online journal, so here I am with what might be the first personal entry for this ‘site’ of mine.
For someone looking for something really ‘different’ in here, well you should know that I just paid D.D.U hospital my fourth visit in 3 years, for that stupid gastric pain that occurs and worsens randomly, always at 3 in the morning. This time was a bit different as the doctor in the emergency ward gave me an injection that didn’t seem to work, unlike the last 3 times. Maybe, at 4:30 in the morning, he too lost his senses finally. I finally drove myself all the way to hospital, in pain though, without stopping once on the road. Enjoyed it thoroughly, though the hospital is just 5 minutes of a drive away. It wasn’t until 11 am, that the pain started fading away considerably. That’s the reason couldn’t go to Junky’s to play Holi. Not that I was looking forward to it, but ever since that Holi, when the “color” that went into my left eye, along with the damage caused by the flying disc that hit the same eye twice around those days, and left my eyesight considerably damaged, I had been looking for one day that I could actually play it, safe of course.
Anyways! My brother, (of course I don’t have a biological/real bro), who was upset with me for not listening to him when I should have, finally forgave me for my stupidity. I am not explaining the whole situation here. This is just for him. To let him know, as long as he is there to handle me, i promise him to not let anything bog me down. With each passing day, I am getting hints that these friends I have got, are especially here to make life all the more meaningful. My brother is one of them, of course.
That less than 2 day trip to Haldwani and Rudarpur, was actually what I wanted for quite a while now: to go out with just friends. Though we didn’t have even an hour to “sight-see” the place, but whatever times me, Achal and Bhavneet aka Rana spent there was, at least for me, one of the most memorable experiences. The declaration of 5th sem result marred the mood at the very beginning of the journey. Yet, had it not been for these 2, I don’t think I could have had the same amount of worthy time spent. It’s there that Achal said, what maybe one of his own exclusive quotable quotes:” Life fucks, and I’m proud of it” (for those inundated, Achal is the future tech-celebrity). Just another reminder to me, that all the pain I have gone through is not necessarily all that bad. It has made me what I am today, everything from the butt of jokes to being the confidante of a handful of friends. And today’s kinda “forced” sitting with my brother was another reminder of what Achal said. I know what these 2 have gone through. In simple words, it’s known as hell. When I first knew about their history, it almost pacified me, as I realized that it’s the same story everywhere. Everyone gets fucked by life, but few take it all in, like these 2, and use it to move up, and others just never stop wishing it all didn’t happen, like I was. Thankfully, I am crossing over the fence. For good. And it shows.
That I am ‘all-clear’ after 1st sem straight, is a reason for good news to me only because of the fact that it will help my father in his speedy recovery. Doctor saab had said to keep him happy. And he is very happy. And last Wednesday, I sorted out some pretty bitchy stuff with Jasmine. And we are happy about it. Coz there’s nothing worse than hearing bad things about you. I had to confront her, and apologize, before she heard some altered versions of my past views on her. Thanx J. Another reason why you actually rock (how I hate to admit it :p) is how you understood it all, and opened your heart out to me. I am not perfect, never said I was. But I am proud of the fact that I am having the ability to correct some things which I screwed up, especially after the recent tragedy involving my friends from school. And thanx to Laveena too, for actually bringing the AOL people to college. That poem
never came though, Laveena, but I have planned something else. Will come back with more. 

52nd Fair One Filmfare Awards: The Winners

52nd Fair One Filmfare Awards: The Winners

Best actor male: Hrithik Roshan for Dhoom 2
Best actor female: Kajol for Fanaa
Best film: Rang De Basanti
Best director: Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra for Rang De Basanti

Best supporting actor male: Abhishek Bachchan for Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna
Best supporting actor female: Konkona Sen Sharma for Omkara
Best actor in comic role: Arshad Warsi for Lage Raho Munnabhai
Best actor in negative role: Saif Ali Khan for Omkara

Best music: A.R. Rahman for Rang De Basanti
Best lyrics: Prasoon Joshi for “Chand Sifarish” from Fanaa
Best playback male: Kailash Kher and Shaan for “Chand Sifarish” from Fanaa
Best playback female: Sunidhi Chauhan for “Beedi Jalaile” from Omkara

Critic’s award for best movie: Raj Kumar Hirani’s Lage Raho Munnabhai
Critic’s award for best actor: Aamir Khan for Rang De Basanti
Critic’s award for best actress: Kareena Kapoor for Omkara

Best story: Raj Kumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra for Lage Raho Munnabhai
Best screenplay: Jiadep Sahni for Khosla Ka Ghosla
Best dialogues: Raj Kumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi for Lage Raho Munnabhai
Best art direction: Smeer Chanda for Omkara
Best editing: PS Bharati for Rang De Basanti
Best cinematograohy: Binod Pradhan for Rang De Basanti
Best special effects: Krrish
Best action: Siu Tung Ching, Sham Kaushal for Krrish
Best choreographer: Ganesh Acharya for Omkara
Best bachkground score: Slim Suleman for Krrish
Best sound design: Subhash Sahu, KJ Singh for Omkara
Best costumes: Dolly Ahluwalia for Omkara

R D Burman award for new musical talent: Naresh Iyer (“Rubaroo”) for Rang De Basanti
Sony-Fair One face of the year Kangana Ranaut
Best debut: Kangana Ranaut
Powerhouse award: Yash Chopra
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS: Jaya Bachchan, Javed Akhtar
Special jury recognition: Deepak Dayal for Omkara