Lost in Translation

I have heard of Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, but this one really left me wondering. Yet another awesome board @IITM

The Shaastra that was…

Never in my life had I felt before that I couldn’t carry on working like this for much longer. 3 hours of sleep a day for a week and a half straight can take a toll on you. But then, it was the week before Shaastra and I had my plate full. I had volunteered for a project to build a control system for planes, had to write a few software for the Puzzle Championships, and had already been selected for the final round for the robotics event. Apart from all this, there were classes to attend, which left no time to do anything else. I have always laughed at management gurus talking of the importance of multitasking and time management. All I shall say now is that I have learnt my lesson.

This edition of Shaastra was like any other big college Tech Fest. From what I hear, it was not as big as last one; I was slightly disappointed, perhaps I expected it to be like what I heard from others of the last Shaastra. Only looking back with an unbiased mind makes you realise how good it was. The LASER show, and the fireworks were ordinary, the Air Show was brilliant, the Event organisers had put in a lot of effort for sure; but being a completely student managed fest, their inexperience showed at times, when the media player wouldn’t work during the closing ceremony for one. Overall, it was a job well done putting it up together in the way it was.

For me, it was a real mixed experience. The control system could not be demonstrated in flight because the engine was not powerful enough to take the load;Our robots were sure contenders for a top spot, but ended up failing miserably due to a minor design flaw. I had not been so frustrated for ages, but then, looking back at the whole thing, I can only be happy with the progress we had made from the last time we had tried to build a robot. I have decided to leave the sample arena we had designed for the robot in my room .intact. The Puzzle Championship went smoothly, and I was thoroughly satisfied with my work. Adding all this to meeting old friends, and free food vouchers, it was a Shaastra to remember.