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The Yuvardha Insider
Bringing you all the latest News, Views, Gossip and
more that you might have missed out during the day.
Day 3&4: Issue 3: 01.10.2013
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EDITORIALSo Im back for the final Editorial of The Yuvardha Insider. After intense disagreements
within the PR team as to who gets to do the final Editorial, we decided to settle it
Yuvardha style. I beat all the girls on my team in arm-wrestling to be able to do thisEditorial (Thank God, Sanjana Sharma is not on the PR team!!). So here I am.
Yuvardha III has lived up to all the hype (created by the PR team) and has quite literally
been a thundering success. Above all it has conclusively shown people that there are
indeed rains in Rajasthan and that Jodhpur is not a desert. There were these momentary
jitters when the showers came splashing down on Day 3 and threatened to jeopardize the
entire fest, but the spirit shown by both the participants and the organizers in braving therains and going on relentlessly with the fest warrants a special mention. In a first of its
kind we saw in a duel between human spirit and nature; the former clearly trumping the
latter.
Now, lets get down to the fun part where I list down my 5 stand out moments of
Yuvardha III:
1. NLUJ v. RGNUL Basketball matchWhen the home team meets the largest outstation contingent in a sport which has
huge emotional value for the home team, you know you have a match on your
hands. And oh boy! A match it was. With the cheering turning into jeering as the
match got intense it was a field day for us with innovative one-liners and witty
come-backs becoming the order of the day. In my own humble opinion, this has
to be acknowledged as the most competitive match of Yuvardha and makes it to
this list for the intensity shown by both the sides.2. The NUJS Contingent
All the participants in the fest had a lesson or two to learn from this team. When
rest of the teams were battling it out in intensely competitive matches, these guys
added the much needed fun quotient to the fest. They were constant reminders to
everybody in the fest that what matters beyond winning and losing is self-
fulfilment and self-growth. Thank you guys for adding this dimension toYuvardha.
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3. Beverages CounterWe did detect an undying enthusiasm among the boys to buy Pepsi from the
beverages stall (Read Chaandni and Shivangi) in the first couple of days. But, we
attributed the same to the heat and the weather. But, when the demand increasedduring the 3rd and the 4th day inspite of the showers our conspiracy theory was
proven correct. Must say, whoever came with this idea initially is a marketing
genius!!
4. One-LinersI personally believe that the chants and one-liners that cheering squads come up
with during fests are its high point, Yuvardha was no different. To adding RMLbefore the NLU chants from the home team by the Lohiyans to Marathi slogans
by the GLC team to washing powder Nirma the creativity showcased by the
cheering squads has been nothing short of genius!!
5. EmotionsThe wide range of emotions on display at Yuvardha was surely one of its most
distinguishing features. It is precisely an ample display of these emotions that made
every participants Yuvardha experience memorable. From that pretty girl who
stole your breath away with her sporting talents to the agony of a close defeat to
the elation of a victorious sportspersons cheering squad to the high spirits at the
after party, Yuvardha witnessed every aspect of human emotion there possibly is,
making it an extremely special and memorable 4 days in our lives.
On an ending note, this is the last Editorial that I will be writing for The Yuvardha
Insider. I just hope this endeavour started by this years PR team goes on to
become a regular feature at the future editions of Yuvardha and just gains more
popularity and readership. We have had a great time in bringing this to you;
hopefully all of you have had a great time reading this too!!
-Alimpan Banerjee
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The Team:
Alimpan Banerjee(Official Spokesperson) Pranjal Mehta Pragati K.B Pranita Mehta Shagun Jaggi Kanika Sood Richa Vatsa Shraddha Suryavanshi Sindhura
Someone is sitting in the shade today, because someone planted a tree long time ago --Theodore Roosevelt.-
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FINISH LINE(The Results)We feel that a participant should not be forced to hunt around for the results and we
present to you all the results of Day 3 and 4 in a easily comprehensible tabular manner.
SPORT Gold Silver Bronze
TABLE TENNISMensWomensTeam
NLUJ
JGLS
NLUJ
JGLS
GLC
RGNUL
-
GNLU
AMITY
SQUASHIndividualsTeam
RGNUL
NLUJ
NLUJ
RGNUL
AMITY
AMITY
CARROM GLC NLUJ RGNULCOUNTER STRIKE NLUJ RGNUL RMLNLUFOOTBALLMensWomens
RMLNLU
JGLS
AMITY
AMITY
NLUJ
NLUJ
BASKETBALLMensWomens
JGLS+NLUJ
JGLS+GNLU
AMITY+RGNUL
HNLU+NLUJ
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-
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THROWBALL(Womens)
NLUJ+RGNUL JGLS+HNLU -
VOLLEYBALMensWomens
-cancelled- -cancelled- -cancelled-
TENNISMensWomens GNLU+AMITYNLUJ+JGLS NLUJ+JGLSRGNUL --
SHOTPUTMensWomens
AMITY (Abhay)
RGNUL (Ravi
Amitoz)
NIRMA (Krishan)
HNLU (Sheela)
HNLU (Nimit)
AMITY (Harshitha)
CHESS GNLU GLC -
CRICKET NIRMA, AMITY&NLUJ
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HALL OF FAME(Star of the Day)In this section we recognize the stand out performers of the day. People whose efforts
lifted their sides and have shone through like a beacon making them the mostdistinguished sportsmen of the day.
Sourish Saha and Saahil Dama(NLUJ): The deadly TT duo from NLUJ romped pasttheir opponents to win the Gold unbeaten at Yuvardha. These guys have been one
of the most consistent performers for NLUJ across sports fests and have made the
college proud on numerous occasions. Dama and Dada as they are popularly
known are the unsung heroes of NLUJ Sports and their achievements have oftenbeen overshadowed by their other glamorous sporting counterparts. We salute and
recognize the consistency with which they have been winning medals for NLUJ in
this edition.
Tomar(RGNUL): We dont really distinguish between Formal and Informal events.So our Star of the Day in this Edition is the winner of the Mens Arm Wrestling
Championship from RGNUL. This guy lost out to Vierat from NLUJ in the last
editions arm wrestling finals but made a comeback this year to claim his Gold. We
at NLUJ love comebacks and thus salute this musclemans persistent quest to reach
the top of his game- traits of a true Star.
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Aditya Shekhar,
I will avenge you
-Joseph & Devvrat Joshi
NLUJ beverages
Committee, ooh la la!!
-LOVESTRUCK
HOTLINE(Messages)
Tanya(JGLS),
I saw you in the Basketball Court
cheering for your team and my heart
has been bouncing ever since.- Anon.
AB,
What you have a
girlfriend??
- Anon
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ONE LINER(Quote of the Day)
A second day of frenzy, mad cheering (jeering too) and witty quotes. Here are some that
we felt deserve a mention. The one liners from Yuvardha III on 27-09-2013.
"Why can't he just keep his mouth shut and look pretty?"Life's unanswerable questions.
- Meghna Sengupta(*sigh*)- (Lifted verbatim from her Facebook profile)
Get your balls out of his face.- Heard at the football finals, referring to headers. Yup, as the mess arc would
surely have revealed, we all love the occasional (?) puns.
Khele nahi toh kya, naachna toh aata hai.-Heard at the after- party. Possibly, a sequel to Haar gaye toh kya? CLAT toh pass
kiya hai!. Because some of us always see the silver lining, even though the
relentless clouds clearly showed none.
NLU ka Dhoom-Dhadaka; Hu ha Hu ha.- Guys, seriously?? Come up with something better next year(Pleeeaase!!!)
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The Nation wants to know(Interview)
In todays Edition we present to you not one but two exclusive interviews. First,
we catch up with Abhipsit Mishra(AB). The Sports Committee Convenor, the man
who has been right in the middle of all the action. We quiz him about Yuvardha,
Basketball, Law School and more. Read on to find out.
1. On a scale of 1-10, how much would you rate Yuvardha III and why?I'd give us a 6.5. The rains spoil the core of a sports fest; the sports itself. But, we
managed to conduct most of the events and determine the medal tally for all of
them. Plus, our hospitality, transport, informals, PR, socials and the design and
layout teams did a fantastic job. Our security team did a phenomenal job to locate
people who were unregistered and remove them from the campus and other
accommodation sites.
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penalising a student for participation in a sports fest. I don't think supporting
sports participation by either sponsoring the contingent (monetary) or adjusting
tests, submissions or being flexible about attendance (non-monetary) takes much
for a university. We just deem it to be unimportant. Contrast that to a countrylike the USA where your participation with a sports team gets you credits. Imagine
that! They actually deem playing basketball as a part of your degree! There's a
reason why there is a difference in the Olympic medal tally between USA and
India. When we talk about structural or grass root changes about sports in India,
this is where it starts. You encourage college sports right now, and probably this
generation won't have a problem when their kids come and say "I want to be atriple-jumper".
5. If you could do it all over again what is the one thing you would change aboutYuvardha-III?( Except the rains!!)
Better role descriptions for our committee heads. A few grey areas about
responsibilities proved to be slightly difficult during the fest.
6. How would you rate the NLU basketball team's performance at Yuvardha III?Top notch. We had a tough first match. We won that and used the relatively easier
second match to get the point difference to be the overall top seeds at the end of
the group stages. It's easy to take away from the team's performance in sharing the
gold by saying that we didn't play the knock out stages. But we could have very
easily not won both our games or not have had enough of a point difference to
have a gold or a medal at all. We had the momentum, the defensive intensity was
there, our game rose from game 1 to game 2; we were on track. We had G-force
(Gopal), our Godfather and when he is here, our team is a very tough team to get
around. I'm very proud of our team, and our captain, Robin. No one likes to share
a gold (there can only be one). But I don't give myself an excuse when we lose; I
won't do it when we win.
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7. Lastly, any words of advice for the future editions of Yuvardha?We are preparing a Core's Note which we will be given to the Sports Committee
members of the junior batches which they can keep in mind for the subsequent
fests. Primarily, the theme of my advice will be the stress on fairness, the need fordecisiveness and making decisions independent of popular perceptions.
Just as an aside, to anyone who is reading this: First, a big thank you to all the participantsfor coming and cooperating with us through the troubled rained out days. Second, a bighug to the entire PR team working tirelessly for this newsletter and the facebook+twitterupdates. Finally, the Sports Committee, Committee Heads, volunteers, the NLUJ studentbody and the Core (Musa, Anusha, JK, Rathin and Sibani), thank you so much foreverything that you did to make this Yuvardha happen.
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The Nation wants to know(part:II)Now, we catch up with the man, who can be safely called the veteran of Yuvardha.
He was the pillar of the Ist Edition and returned back for the IIIrd. We chat up with
Ravikant Meena(Musa) on Sports, Yuvardha, NLU and more.
1. Cricket, Badminton, Squash or Counterstrike which one is your favourite andwhy?All these games have had a special place in my life. I started playing badminton
when I was in the 7th standard. We had just moved from Delhi to Jodhpur. I was
having a hard time finding some company. Badminton helped me in making
some good friends. I started playing Squash in the 9th Standard after I got
discharged from 1 month of hospitalization on account of malaria and typhoid. It
helped me in getting back to my normal routine.
But these games never satisfied me completely. I always wanted to become a
cricketer, so i decided to join a local cricket club. Within some time I found
myself playing at the state level and that was the time when I got admitted in
NLU. I tried everything to keep my dream alive but things did not work out.
Thereafter I found counter-strike. Now CS is not just a game. It has given me a lot
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more than just entertainment. CS got me through my bad times in college. I
could take out my frustration through CS. CS also helped me in making some
good friends here. So, each game has played its role in my life.
But if I were to choose one among these, it would be cricket as I am verypassionate about this game.
2. From Yuvardha I to Yuvardha III what do you think has been the major changesin this fest?First of all I would like to congratulate all those who were involved in organizing
Y-III. It was an idea envisioned by my seniors but we were the lucky one to
organize it. Y-III has been organised on a much bigger scale as compared to Y-I.Y-I had seen participation of 400-450 students spread across 11-12 colleges
whereas Y-III has seen participation of over 570 students from 15-20 colleges.
The budget of Y-III is almost three times (9-10 lakhs) that of Y-I (3-4 lakhs). I
think Y-III has been organized in a very disciplined and organized manner which
was lacking in Y-I as we only had 20 days to organize the fest.
3. If you had to pick between the first Yuvardha and Yuvardha III which one wouldyou pick and why?If I were to pick between Y-I and Y-III, I would choose Y-III for the reason that it
had certain unique ideas that are nowhere to be found in any other sports fest in
the country. Y-III gave equal opportunity to all the teams through league
matches and professional referees. This is the first time that I have participated in a
fest in which no team was knocked out on the first day. This releases some
pressure from the participants and allows them to enjoy the event.4. What were the biggest challenges you faced during the organization of YuvardhaIII?It is very difficult to organize a fest without getting sponsorship. This was one of
the biggest challenges that we faced. Our team worked very hard to find sponsors
but even after 2-3 months of hard work, we managed to get only a few sponsors.
We really need to improve on this front.
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5. Compare and contrast the administrative support between the two Yuvardhas youhave been a part of?The administration has a very vital role to play in the organization of a fest. We
received a great deal of support from the administration and they all worked veryhard to make things as convenient as possible for us.
6. How would you rate NLU's performance at Yuvardha III?Since Y-I NLU Jodhpur has always been the best overall performer. This time also
we topped the medals tally. We made to the finals in almost all the events. I
would really like to appreciate the efforts put in by the football, cricket, volleyball,
basketball and the badminton teams. They worked very hard for this fest and as aresult they were suitably rewarded for their performance.
7. Lastly, any words of advice for the future editions of Yuvardha?I wish all the best to the future organisers of Yuvardha and I hope that future
editions of Yuvardha will see more and more participation from all over India.
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Yuvardha BytesWe catch up with AB and Sibani and ask them to recollect their most distinct memory of
Y-III. This is what they had to say:
Our first basketball game. It was an electrifying atmosphere. The host team(NLUJ) versus the largest outstation contingent (RGNUL) is bound to give you
that. The game went down to the wire and we won. You can't ask for much more
as an athlete.- Abhipsit Mishra (We agree!!) Being so closely involved with the organisation of an event of this magnitude, I
can't help but feel extremely relieved that we have finally concluded Yuvardha III.Yuvardha III was the result of the combined efforts and vision of a number of
people which made the fest a success in spite of the unforeseeable and
uncontrollable circumstances. In the midst of all the chaos, we managed to pull off
an event that was truly a task in itself. I have a couple of noteworthy moments that
made the fest a reality. However, there is one out of the many significant
moments that I distinctly remember. To see all the volunteers make dedicated and
sincere efforts at "saving" the fest when the raingods were clearly not on our side,
was for me the high point of Yuvardha. On the third day of the fest, when the rains
had washed out the morning schedule, it was a moment of pride to see all the
volunteers show such enthusiasm in fighting the odds that did not seem to be in
our favour. Be it about sweeping water from the mess and the courts or setting up
an instant volleyball court in the mess arc or creating makeshift food stalls, all of
the efforts showed our relentless dedication to Yuvardha. It exemplified that
Yuvardha is much more than just a sports fest. It's about "being a sport" both on
and off the field. It's about having the spirit of sportsmanship and applying it in
every situation.
That, for me, is the most distinct memory from Yuvardha III. (Atleast that is the
most optimistic way I can look at it now! :) Sibani Saxena
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Down Memory Lane(Alumni Speak)
We also caught up with a few of our alumni who have closely associated with
Yuvardha in the past and asked them what it meant to them. This is what they had to
say. Yuvardha was a dream that began with a simple idea in 2009. It just started
with a few random thoughts coming together and a glimmer of hope. Four
years down the line, we are very proud to look at this event. While the sports
fests in India generally focus only on the games, what sets Yuvardha apart is its
hospitality. It is a feeling of homecoming, albeit in a competitive atmosphere.
For me, Yuvardha was everything when I started off in my second year. Puttingthose hours to fulfill a dream was a great experience and it has certainly held
me in good stead. I learnt many things and also understood the value of
networking and organising events.
As far as the quality of the games go, there is absolutely no question. We have
some of the best facilities in the country and to stage matches there gives a
sense of immense pride. What I would like to tell the juniors and those
carrying it forward is that it was baby that has grown now. It is only a question
of nurturing it further and making it a brand we all dreamt about in 2009.
Dreams come true, but they also reshape from time to time!- Nishad PaiViadya, Batch of 2013
Simply put, Yuvardha united us and gave the entire sporting community asense of purpose and direction. In a way, it had a similar effect on the entire
college that the World Cup 1983 had on the cricketing community in India.Post-Yuvardha 2009, the quality of sport, the belief and the will to win has
really just stepped up two-three notches. Today, for me, it is now a checkpoint
to assess the performance levels of each team or individual in their respective
sports. Aravind Mokkapati(Mokka), Batch of 2011 Yuvardha came about as a response to a simple question- why can't we have a
our own sports fest. And the level of the competition and participation in
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successive editions is testimony to the success of the first edition and efforts of
every person who has contributed to Yuvardha since it was conceptualised.
I have participated only in the first edition and each moment is clearly etched
in my memory. To play before your supporters on your home ground andwinning it- few things can even match that feeling of ecstasy.- LzafeerAhmed(Lzaf), Batch of 2011.
(We would like to convey our deep gratitude to Nishad, Lzaf and Mokka fortaking the time to write for us. It indeed means a lot for us when our Alumnicooperate with us in our endeavours.)
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Answers to the Logo quiz(27.9.2013)
1. Dunlop2. Wilson3. Formula 14. Barcelona5. Mortal Kombat6. Half Lives7. Red Wing8. Red Bull
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STUDIO( The Fest in Pictures)
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Pictures Courtesy: Devashish Marwah
(Thank you, Devashish, for all the lovely pictures. This Newsletter would have been dull
and uninteresting without your contribution.)
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I cannot possibly conclude this Newsletter without acknowledging the contributions of afew people without whom this Newsletter would not have been possible:
My Team: A big thank you is owed for the entire Yuvardha PR campaign to myteam who have been working behind the scenes continuously often at terribly
short notice on bizzare ideas. Thank you Shagun and Pranita for the Live Blog andfor just being there whenever work needed to be done.Thank you Pranjal and SanjanaSrikumar for being the backbone of this Newsletterand helping me transform my ideas into reality.
Thank you Sindhura, Kanika, Richa, Pragati, Dishi and Shraddha for being ourinformation and logistical backbone and for pitching in whenever required.
The Yuvardha Core: Thank you Sibani, Rathin, AB, JK and Musa for believing inour idea and allowing us to pursue the same. It could not have been possible
without constant support and encouragement from your side. Alumni: A huge thank you to all our alumni for keeping this newsletter
interactive with their feedback and opinions. A very special thank you to Gopal forall the Facebook and Twitter updates and also for encouraging us with our ideas.
Our Readers: A huge thank you is also in order who read our publications andencouraged us through your mails and words of appreciation. We would specially
thank people who gave us constructive feedback and help us get better with every
Edition.The New sletter has been the result of a combined effort of all the aforementionedstakeholders and my heartiest gratitude extends to all of them for making thishappen.
Signing off: The Y-III PR team 2013: