Masquerade the Face of Fear

She fought she cried,

She shouted she screamed,

She wept she ailed,

Was she not terrified…Was she not petrified?

Still we called her ‘Nirbhaya’

She pleaded she begged,

She was kicked she was dragged,

She was hopeless, she was helpless,

Did her life not give up…Did her life not give in?

Still we called her ‘Damini’

She cried till she was no more…

She wept till she had no tear…

Still you call her Damini…Still u call her Nirbhaya…

Why masquerade the face of fear?

Who is Damini? Who is Nirbhaya?

Give it a thought…

Think for a while…

It’s not her who succumbed to desperation…

It’s not her who but with hope gave in to frustration…

She was just the hidden silent tear… the masquerade on the face of fear…

Then,

Who is Damini? Who is Nirbhaya?

When the sun came up again…

The one who got up with a smile on her face, a tremble in her heart…

Who put make up on her face…Then hid the beauty coz of fear…

Waiting for her cab…Who stood on the roadside…

Silently praying to the Gods…Just be beside…

The mother whose heart could not stop twitching…

Just take care of my girl she could not stop thinking…

  

Sight of people made her shiver…

Just 2 more kilometers I swear…

Please let me reach my office…Please let me see my school…

Just few minutes to college…Please keep away who drool…

Every minute yesterday’s news flashed in her mind…

Every driver…Every empty lane…Every unknown turn…

Did nothing but remind!

Of the atrocities waiting at every turn

Of the evil arising with the setting sun…

The father…Who kept calling…

The brother…Who kept messaging…

Let me know where you are…Let me know when you reach…

Though the heart says… SHE was with her friend…Yet beyond all reach…

The everyday façade of a bold confident woman…

The everyday fight of survival…

The everyday masquerade of fear…

Is the Damini… is the Nirbhaya…

Mumbai only, does not live to see the day after blast…

It’s every Nirbhaya… Every Damini… who fight till they last!

Who is Damini? Who is Nirbhaya?

Every girl every day…

Hoping to put masquerade on the face of fear

~Saumya Srivastava, Member, SFA, Class of 2015

Wine Tasting at the Mohali Campus

The Wine & Brew Club at the Mohali Campus in association with Sula Wines organized a Wine Tasting & Knowledge Session at the Student Lounge. A fun, breezy Sunday afternoon where students (and the Dean!) learnt about the production of Sula wines, the variety of grapes used, the appropriate food and wine pairings, and most importantly, when and how to spot a good glass of wine!

The event had Red,White & Sparkling Sula wines, lots of learning and lots of laughter.

Pour, Sniff, Swirl and Cheers! 

A Huge Thank you to the Wine & Brew club and Sula Wines for organizing this fantastic session and a shoutout to our amazing photographer Akshay Raina.

The Taste Test begins

Starters are ready!

Workshop in progress

Our dapper W&B Club President!

How to hold the glass 101

Spot the photographer!

The entire tasting crew!

Winds of Change

“Winds of Change”

 

"When blow the winds of change

And you have no one else to blame.

When in the journey of life you have to take a call

And you know not whether to run away or give it your all.

When circumstances are big, you small

And you have got no support to fall.

When the road ahead is too long

And you can be anything but wrong.

When every moment is a challenge new

And for trying out the options are few.

When situations are there for you to tame

And it all becomes more than just a game.

When every necessity becomes a luxury

And time defines the word misery.

You have to realize that no two worlds are the same

And prove that you are more than just a name."

- By Harshit Nayyar, Class of 2015