I dont normally write on this blog articles I may have written for Scholars' Avenue.But I guess I'll make an exception this time since this is in all probability my last report for the paper.

Work Hard Party Harder
The ZOnal Convention of the National Association of Students of Architecture, colloquially ZONASA is not another fest. Three grueling days see colleges of architecture from across the eastern zone of the country compete in competitions ranging from face painting to design of steel structures. It is a very apt and holistic test of a college’s caliber.Leave a group of archi guys anywhere though and you’d find fun lurking somewhere in the background. Every evening as the sun set on the densely wooded campus of BIT, Ranchi the strobe lights would begin to gleam. The arena would transform into one huge disco (inhabited by pathetic dancers, I must add).KGP rocked ZONASA ’05 from the onset. With an extraordinary display of talent in the casual events, we placed No.1 with a tally of 42 points at the end of day 1.College 2 was nowhere near at a distant 28. Day 2, though, was slightly disappointing with KGP conceding the lead by a miniscule margin of 4 points. The obstinate KGP spirit came to the rescue. By the end of the night cries of ‘KGP ka tempo… High Hai’ drowned out tempo shouts of any other college even though we were heavily outnumbered.Day 2 had been tiring, especially for the senior batches. I had expected most of them to retire to the dorm after 8-10 hours of design. The amazing brio, in the arena that night, I guess stemmed from the relief of a job stupendously done. And no one would have dared miss the performance put up by the first years at the culturals that night. They rocked, perfectly!Day 3 was short with the valedictory ceremony scheduled for 2 PM. Never in the wildest of fancies had anybody expected the results that followed. KGP was kept busy with wins in all ranges of events. Call us IITians one-track-minded now! CET Bhubaneswar lifted the trophy for the best college at ZONASA ’05 with KGP losing by just two points. Too close to call, you could say.Nobody can deny that the heavenly show was a team effort. But I think everyone would agree to a special round of thanks to the dep fourth years and the faculty (who excused participants from classes for the duration of the fest).…Yo archade02! ...Yo archi! ...Yo KGP!