KCG Bazaar - the aftermath..

The Bazaar had come to an end, all our work had culminated into an extremely successful event. The weekend had gone better than we had expected. The stalls made a total profit of over Rs. 1,20,000 and a turnover of over Rs.3,50,000. Our satisfaction outweighed our exhaustion. As we left college, taking a good night’s rest was the priority.

I stepped into my room, freshened up and typed up the report for the Bazaar. The genius I am, I forgot to save it when I was done. I went out of my room to get myself some water, I tripped over my foot, landing on the floor with my laptop – which had turned off. In horror, I turned it on with crossed fingers hoping my work was still there. A big thanks to auto-save, my file was intact. Breathing a sigh of relief, I e-mailed it to Rosy ma’am and was fast asleep in minutes.

The following day was worse. I had to make myself wake up and drag myself to college. The only consolation was that all the other students involved in the Bazaar were also shuffling around the college like zombies. I was more than relieved when I was called out of class to settle some issues related to the Bazaar product stock. I made arrangements for the stock to be picked up from college. Since it was a drag to be in class after weeks, I gladly dealt with the issues. This improved my mood considerably.

When I returned to class, it took me all the concentration I could muster to pay attention. Being extremely active for over a month, it was very tough for us to remain idle. We did have the culturals, college day, hostel day and HYLC coming up. We didn't know that there would be a turn of events that would change that too. The issue with Sri Lanka was growing in proportion. That afternoon we came to know that Anna University was also closing all its affiliated colleges in protest. And with that began another story...

Despite all the tight spots we went through,I owe the success of the Bazaar to my mentors - Dr.Sumathi Poobal and Dr. Rosy Fernando and to my team - Varun, Hari, Ram, Paul and Arjun. All the time we spent for Bazaar, the meetings, the OD runs, the jokes and the fun. I couldn't have asked for a better team...