CarpeBlog 2016

Official blog of Carpe Diem | Annual cultural festival of IIM Calcutta

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Howrah - Aman Deshmukh

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A day of the yatras

by Sharzeel Zafaryab,Saikat Mondal 

Religion like a good liar has very few obvious tells. It possess thousands of traits to which people lay claim in different ways, it is demanding, it is possessive, it is jealous, it is hungry, it is furious but there is one particular trait which emerges from all the religions Abrahamic or Vedic and that very trait forces the hand of religion and renders it as something whose obvious conception must have been to placate a child. Noise. Harmonious noise.

“Rathyajatra or the festival of Chariot started with a myth from Hindu Purana. Every year Jagganath visits his Masi’s (maternal aunt) house along with his companions Balabhadra, Subhadra and  Sudarshana riding on a chariot. And we were there to see for ourselves the two famous rathyatras. One Iskon the other Mahesh rath yatra which is more than 500 years old and where people still perform all the rituals in classical way whereas The Rath of Iskon is the newer yatra, a rebel so to speak and has its own processes. They are the disciples of Sri Chaitanya, the first herald of democracy.”

Rath is almost ready but people are not. They are busy making rangolis, drawing beautiful illustrations with such consummate skill that you wonder whether they do this for living which of course is the kind of question that you would wonder only when you know that answer is going to be no, as no one can do such a thing with so much joy if he/she was not doing it out of pure love. Once those illustrations are complete you wonder how long are these people going to sustain them? You yourself for once cannot get enough of them nor can people who are

standing around but they are also grumbling around with complaints that have no end and definitely no solution, you could say that they are just pouting since they are aware that something special is going to start in next few minutes and they are just trying to speed up the proceedings.

It begins slowly with a dance on those very rangolis which just a moment before were being drawn with utmost care and all the patience in the world and those very rangolis are being danced upon with color flowing all around and for once the drab dull road resembles a rainbow, who but a child is capable of pulling off such an act. And in that moment we get that we don’t call ourselves child of god as a metaphor, it is a literal thing.

We then see for which the phrase, “and now for something completely different” was coined. A mass of people, young and old, rich and poor, tired and too tired all coming together to pull forward a rath almost four stories tall and there you are on the margins, standing completely still overwhelmed by the occasion, the chaos but more importantly that “tell” we were talking about. The harmonious noise.

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Harper’s Bazaar, Calcutta

The January-February issue of Harper’s Bazaar India enlists Colston Julian for a fashion spread photographed in Calcutta. Model Pallavi Singh poses in the dreamy colors and rich fabrics. The backdrop of local sights creates a high impact effect in the chromatic images.

Photographer: Colston Julian

Fashion Editor: Krishna Mukhi

Hair & Make Up: Kritika GIll

Model: Pallavi Singh

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The swigs of beer kept getting larger and our group bigger. The self awareness of being in an elite pub dwindled and we gave in to our wilder spirits. As our darkest thoughts dispersed us to manageable sizes, the constraint of space became ever so evident. In a drunken blaze of "What the fuck can happen?" we lit a joint in the smoking room. To our joy the other 2 couples sitting there were amused, with the men boasting about their youthful heyday debaucheries. The grass passed, tension sliced and laughter shared. Just at the end, the butler came in and politely asked us to stub it and leave. Surprisingly he only had a problem with my friend who was holding the joint and seemed fine with serving the rest of us. There were no raised voices, rhetorics on our actions, moral policing and what not.

Calcutta is a city that accepts everything and asks very little in return, like dont step on other peoples toes.

-Monk

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#calcuttalitfest

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Carpe Diem - The Cultural Festival of IIM Calcuttawelcomes Ms. Jolly Rathod, Miss India Asia Pacific 2015 on the 30th of January 2015 to judge Razzmatazz, the flagship fashion show of Carpe Diem. Watch the space for attractive prizes to winners of Razzmatazz!

#CarpeDiem2016 #LiveRevelEscape#CelebratingKolkata #JokaTribe#TheBestCarpeEver #TeamCarpeDiem2016#TeamCarpeDiem2017 #TeamCarpeDiem2015#YouAreAllInvited #WatchThisSpace #MoreToCome#Fashion

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We start on a high and end on unseen zeniths. Presenting the finale of the Opening Night of Carpe Diem 2016, one of the most revered bands on the Indian Rock and Roll scene, PARIKRAMA

Block your calendars, because this is a night you will never forget!! #CarpeDiem2016 #LiveRevelEscape#CelebratingKolkata #JokaTribe#TheBestCarpeEver #TeamCarpeDiem2016#TeamCarpeDiem2017 #TeamCarpeDiem2015#YouAreAllInvited #WatchThisSpace #MoreToCome#Parikrama 

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Get ready for an evening of mad laughter and entertainment. This is an evening you will truly never forget. Carpe Diem - The Cultural Festival of IIM Calcutta welcomes Biswa & Kanees to IIM Calcutta on 29th January. Be there!

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Carpe Diem brings to you Dr. Shashi Tharoor for a Keynote speaker session at the grand inaugural in IIMC Auditorium at 4:00 PM on 29th January.

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The wait is over.....Carpe Diem 2016 proudly presents the star of our final pro nite: 'Amit Trivedi Live'. Catch him live on 31st January at IIM Calcutta. Get ready for a musical extravaganza unseen or unheard of before.

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Singing is your hobby? Love exercise your vocal chords in front of an enthralled audience? Wait no more…!! Guys and girls, at Carpe Diem 2016, the stage is set to play your soul out and let the emotions flow. Are you ready to rock the audience?

Register Now...!!

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Guys and girls...!! Time to put the dancing shoes on. This year at Carpe Diem the stage gets bigger and better through association with Hip Hop International to bring a smattering of zing. Put the stage on fire with slick moves and amazing sync.

So what are you waiting for? Register Now...!! iimc-carpediem.com/

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If you were born with the ability to change someone’s perspective or emotions, Carpe Diem 2016 is the place to be. A podium to make a world come alive out of thin air. Come and showcase your creativity on stage wIth prizes worth INR 1,38,000 at stake. 

So hurry up and register now...!!

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Calling all Divas and Hunks! Carpe Diem 2016, in association with Miss India Organisation and Fashionlady, is back to make Joka the Fashion Capital of India for a day with our Flagship Fashion Event Razzmatazz!!

This time the stakes are higher than ever as you compete for the grand prize So get set to dazzle India with your poise and panache! Register NOW! ‪#‎razzmatazz‬ ‪#‎carpediem2016‬ ‪#‎live‬ ‪#‎revel‬ ‪#‎escape‬ ‪#‎fashion‬ ‪#‎missindia‬ ‪#‎fashionlady‬

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“Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more” – Anthony Robbins

Change cannot be brought alone. It needs dedicated energetic people. People willing to participate to herald a brighter future. Carpe Diem 2016 calls upon YOU to be this agent of change with Parivartan-our inaugral social initiative challenge. It is time that we the youth start to shape the world the way it ought to be and become the Change

Registrations are LIVE. Last date for registering teams and sending SOPs- 10th January, 12 PM

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Ladies and gentlemen, it is time to put on your thinking caps. Carpe Diem 2016 brings to you its first quiz of the season! So here's inviting all you music and cinema lovers to mark your calendars cause it goes LIVE on 6/1/2015 at 10 PM!!

So hurry up and register!!

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The Dawn of the New Year brings with it the Dawn of a new edition of Carpe Diem. It's time to revisit your Relationship with that precious camera of yours across the old Streets where you learnt to play . . .

Carpe Diem 2016 in association with Calcutta Instagrammers, is proud to present to you our annual photography competition- PRATIBIMB, with total prizes worth Rs.50,000 (Cash Prize: Rs. 25000)!!! Themes: 1)Weave a Story, 2)Themed Photography 3)Streets of Calcutta 4)Early Morning Photography 5)Joka je t’aime Do visit http://www.iimc-carpediem.com/ for more details Time to dust off the lenses and charge your batteries, because the registrations have already started! So hurry!!!