TECHOFES '08 - The best in so far.

It was well said, "Proper planning bears friut". The annual Cultural Festival of College of Engineering Guindy, TECHOFES which sets the stage ablaze during MID-FEBRAUARY, stood out this year (2008) compared to the previous years. It was the best Techofes, this college has witnessed over the years.

This 4 day extravaganza featured variety of entertainment.
This event needed extensive planning, scheduling and careful execution, as its magnitude was quite on the higher side. The organising part was done exceedinglly well. It is a fest, primarily, for the students & by the students. They gave their everything, to ensure that, this turns out into a proper shape. Everything was well planned. Very Well executed.
But the days they sweated were really tough, i'd say. Bunking classes (This doesnt matter a lot to them, though!) to get hold of sponsors, inviting chief guests (This was a different attempt, this time! Well done guys!) to grace the occasion, arrangements for stage, acoustic settings, Keeping venues equipped with necessary requisites, informing the press, arranging for stalls, Using rhetoric in arguing with film distributors (Film must also be latest. Old films find scarce crowd – another feat to be achieved) to avoid fleecing exorbitant sum, informing caterers for snacks, invitations for all the staff (It must also be ensured that invitation reaches each and every staff or it’ll turn out to be problematic.), hospitality for all the participants and guests and many more…
The event was very well executed. The best ever managerial work with exuding confidence & commitment.

Coming to the entertainment part of Techofes ’08,

Day 1: "Well begun is half done." This stood justified at the end of 4 days. It was none other than maestro Elayaraja, who declared TECHOFES '08 open. He addressed us for a quiet a few awaited golden moments. One cannot have a better beginning than this! (Cheers guys! U made, even the IITians, gape this time.) This was followed by a "so-called" blockbuster miovie (Film Director will have to blamed, not the students. They did their part well) This was on the 13th of FEB.

Day 2: One cannot imagine a better Valentine day celebration than this. Just imagine, you've got somebody like Shankar Mahadevan, 100 m away from you, singing the best of his works. How different could you react other than having a goose flesh all over your body & getting frenzied the whole evening? This was what happened. It was Shankar Mahadevan, at his best, on a beautiful valentine day evening, who with his horripilating melodies, made us transcend our limits of entertainment. This was on the 14th of FEB.

Day 3: This day’s morning featured with lots of trivial fun. Quizzes, right from India to Harry Potter to biz to everything. Evening's agenda was a good Variety show. It was a fine performance. Lots of colleges in and around Chennai had come ‘all the way’ to our campus and enacted a good show. This was on the 15th of FEB.


Day 4: Choreo-nite set the evening stage, of the final day, ablaze. A pyrotechnic experience. Profusely gifted dancers from various colleges did their part exceedingly well. Judges were at a crossroads as to whom to be awarded the first. Choreo-nite was a fitting finale to end the unprecedented Techofes '08.

The event, tout ensemble, was a great success. United effort of my pals, patient and dedicated execution of an ingeniously planned programme, finally, bore FRUIT. This fest, Techofes '08 has left a good impression for the successors to follow and will be remembered & cherished for years to come. Cheers guys! College of Engineering, Chennai rocks!