Dhun..... At Last!!

3 eat-outs in 3 days! Turned out be a nice weekend for me, apart from the crappy Bhawan Day ("Jai Ho" anyone??). Had to play AOE for 6 hrs straight to get over it!

Well coming back to the gluttonous meals (kind of a rarity after coming to R-Land), this one was in Dynasty (again!). The occasion: "DHUN- The Symphony", a splendid show (but obvious) put up by the Music Section.

Dhun, an event which had supposedly been planned to occur every year, finally took place for the first time in many years. And it was AWESOME! For one, this time music sec decided to get the audio done from professionals instead of our very talented Audio sec guys (@ahuja: no offence meant.... hehe). Well, let me take you through the eve as I saw it.

I set out for the hangar at abt 6:30 in the evening, with Mallu accompanying me. He apparently had been summoned to the scene abt an hour ago by PM seniors. But as vele as PM guys are, Mallu decided he would make it in his own time. I was welcomed at the gate by some more vele PM guys (one of whom I was made to wish "Happy B'day").

The show began to the tunes of "Fear of the Dark" and a fantastic performance of "Bring Me to Life", both of them sponty performances, just to get the crowd rolling in. A beautiful rendition of "Vande Mataram" brought the audi to its feet (literally!). "Meri laundry ka ek bill" filled the crowd with the required enthu which persisted till the very end. Meanwhile, the comperer was having a hard time on the stage, only to be relieved of her misery by the performers (if only temporarily).

Well, about Atulya. What a wizard! He really is the "Wizard of R"! When he starts weaving his magic, all others around him seem mere mortals. That's exactly what he did in "Sacrament of wilderness", a song executed to perfection on the keyboards by him and Udit on drums. What followed was a mesmerising sequence of hard-rock songs, all performed by our 4th year seniors, which had the crowd head-banging to every beat (damn.. it still hurts). Even our Lit guys joined in the party, with Rishabh, Kondy, Murty and Sushi all there; Murty was sporting the same bermuda he had on during the Bhawan day.

However the high point of the day was undoubtedly our OC - "Lost in Light", with Shaun turning in a sterling performance on the leads. It was a legen-waitforit-dary perfomance by all standards. The night ended with Neel sir performing "Aakhri Alvida", which was very much praised by the professors (u know which one :P), who for the entire evening had been sitting in his seat, watching professors one after another leaving the hangar and students one after another entering.

All in all, a great eve culminating in a great show. Here's the playlist in its entirety. Rock fans will love it!

1. Fear of the Dark - Iron Maiden
2. Bring Me to Life - Evanescence (Awesome!)
3. Vande Mataram
4. Meri Laundry Ka Ek Bill - Rock On
5. Sacrament of Wilderness - Nightwish
6. Sing For The Moment - Eminem
7. OC - Nth Degree
8. When You're Gone - Avril Lavigne
9. Symphony of Destruction - Megadeth
10. Enter Sandman - Metallica
11. Carnival of Rust - Poets of the Fall
12. OC - Lost in Light
13. November Rain
14. Aakhri Alvida

P.S. - @section guys - You Rock!! Love u all.

P.P.S. - Soumya Mam was really looking "hip" yesterday. A whole new avatar!