NOSTALGIA

 

WINNERS

1.  2020 was a lovingly amazing and challenging year for everyone. This year highlighted the paths and opportunities which were previously ignored. I was part of lots of events in college and had a great time in the first few weeks of 2020., they were probably the best days! I became an active part of the Rotaract club and made lots of new friends along the way! It was great to attend lectures, meeting, meet people who are overseas through the online platform, and not travel for hours. Working online made lots of things easier and faster. I got back in touch with lots of school friends which made me more than happy, read lots of books, did some sketches, and had fun at home. Apart from these we/I learned the importance of our daily 'normal' life, spending time with buddies and family. People learned to hide behind their masks and I did too! I learned to take some time for myself, to take care of myself, and in doing so slept in lectures. Attending lectures from my bed are also the best memories I have. The number of trips to the world outside my room I took was sure less but memorable. "2 am ice creams with my friends" top this list. Well, I also expected some 'Zombies' to show up but maybe next time!!!

-  Rtr.Bharat Iyer (RCSIESN)

 

 

2.  “Look for something positive in everything” but no matter how hard I try I cannot oversee the hard times of 2020, indeed it was a dreadful year but still I found some good memories.. some of which brought a smile to my face and some which remind me that bad days are not to last forever. Deep down their hearts, all students don’t like exams. I am one of those and when we got the news that our board exams were cancelled a rare and almost impossible wish of mine came true and among all the chaos of covid, I found relief and genuine happiness. Now that I didn’t have to study I could do anything!! I have working parents so growing up I never spent a lot of time with them every day, but thanks to the lockdown I got some good memories of me playing indoor games, cooking, and chatting with my mom. Participating in all the trends of social media from Dalgona coffee to nominating friends for crazy challenges was equally fun and thanks to some activities by our PM the lockdown was not entirely boring. I understood the importance of being self-dependent and learned to enjoy my own company. The things which I took for granted, I started valuing.. in the end, I would like to quote a few words that I came across, that have helped me get through the bad days “when you can’t control what’s happening, challenge yourself to control how you respond to what’s happening that’s where the power is.”

- Rtr. Sakshi Koli (RCSIESN)

3.  The controversial year 2020 is finally over. In the middle of this insane year, I think we all found our sanity. As a kid, with both parents working, family time was not the most preferred part of our days. However, in the previous year when we were 'STUCK' together, had our meals, cleaned, played games, and painted together, I realized how the smallest things could mean so much. Not denying the fact that we had our fair share of spats like every other family but at the end of the day, we were all in it together. I believe my dog had the best year of her life with continuous pets, constant belly rubs, and playtimes. The other thing 2020 blessed me with is my best friend. The constant video calls, virtual painting sessions with gossips, remembering school days, opening our 12th results together & celebrating it, making dalgona coffees, and making tons of plans for 2021. I remember it was after the last of my 12th exam lockdown was announced. Never knew it was the last time seeing my friends in person and never knew i will be celebrating my 18th birthday without most of them but kind of knew goa plan after the 12th was cancelled. I am not complaining, ok! maybe a little bit. Honestly, I cherished all of it however not the messed up sleep schedule. Just imagining the past year and thinking how much it has changed everything around me is an overwhelming feeling. Not many people would say this but in much worse times we learned so much compared to the other years it brought every feeling, the good and the bad, in equal parts. You know, now I am thinking how fun it would be to be nostalgic about it after 10 years.

-  Rtr.Isha Sethi (RCSIESN)

 

 

4.  My adventurous ride of 2020 Like any other HSC student, the initial stage of 2020 for me, was a year full of expectations. But as always, things never work as expected. We came across the most dangerous pandemic of our era. The entire world came to a standstill. All my vacation plans with my friends, all the college fun, all the dance events went to vain. I was devastated. I couldn't figure out how to adapt to this slow life as I was very used to my hectic student life. But things took a wide-angle turn when the lockdown actually came into force. I spent few days figuring out how to make my days more productive and meaningful. So the first thing I concentrated on is my health. I started exercising daily, which was impossible to do in my hectic schedule. I started practicing Yoga. To add more spice to my life, I started looking for online dance tutorials. I used to make dance videos very frequently. Everyone used to love it. Apart from all this, the most important advantage of lockdown for me was that I got to spend umpteen time with my family. We used to cook together, play together, watch movies together and finally end our day watching Ramayan. When we were together, the entire chaos of the pandemic was less depressing. So family time was a boon of 2020 for some of us. So as time flew and things started getting back to normal, my father went out risking his life to work. Firstly I used to miss him a lot as we were together for almost 3 months. I never spent this much time with him. But eventually, everything started getting back to normalcy. Soon after the unlock I got my HSC results. I was one of the college toppers. My parents were more than happy. That was the happiest moment of 2020 for me. Thereafter I had my CA Foundation exam. We had an offline examination. So I ended my 2020 with an examination. But I must say, by the end of 2020 I was a different person altogether. More positive, more vigilant, much more desirous, and very much strong. So cursing 2020 was not the solution but to make the best out of that year.

- Shravya Bhaskar Shetty

 

5.  Memory is kind of a diary that each one of us carries along with us and sometimes you will never know the value of something until it becomes a memory. Panipat Refinery Township, a place so close to my heart with lots of memories and special moments with my special ones, after 11 years was about to leave as I had to shift to my hometown. But thanks to this unexpected lockdown 2020, turned out to be a lucky one for me at least as my shifting got delayed somehow buying me some more time. College classes shifted to online and I was happy and excited that I will be going back home and will get ample time to spend with my family. But slowly this lockdown was kind of giving me that a bit of cramped or trapped in somewhere feeling just because was not able to go out and live that daily life. But over time, I found ways to deal with the pressure and realised that lockdown gave me more time for the things I loved. Finally decided to complete the delayed shifting and tried to invest all of my precious time with all of my loved ones. Surprisingly, in the end, that place gifted me a goodbye gift, a person who knows how to vibe, tries to understand and know me in each and every possible way and to date, everything is well and good. So yes, that was a little glimpse of my year 2020.

- Pragyan Baishya