Déjà-vu

Neev 2010 was not just an event. It created magic amongst chaos. The campus came alive with people fighting in paintball wars, somersaulting and enjoying the thrill of zorbing, endorsing creative tattoos, swaying to the soothing melody of Parikrama or getting entangled in the muscle-flexing game of ‘Twister’ a.k.a. ‘Jinx-trap’- of which I was the organizer. While sitting for launch of the Neev theme this year, a feeling of déjà-vu passed over me. Something definitely felt familiar. And then the memories of Neev ’10 flashed right before my eyes. Around 2 hours before the game was scheduled to commence, the flex print of the game went missing, which was indispensible for the game. With the ‘chaos’ of a zillion activities happening on campus, it seemed impossible to trace the missing flex. I sensed uncertainty, darkness but yet an opportunity. I had a choice- to either forget about conducting the game or to take action and conduct the game somehow. I chose the latter. Perhaps fortune does favour the brave as then we found a soft copy of the print which I grabbed and, with someone on a bike, got a fresh print of the flex in about an hour. We were finally good to go. Not only did ‘Jinx-trap’ happen, it was also a hit. People queued up in huge numbers to try their hand(s)..and legs at the game. This experience symbolized the “Fourth Quadrant” to me – ambiguity, opportunity, risk and unexpected returns.
Shreya Kejriwal 

Transition

Neev which means foundation in Hindi stands up for its name for SCMHRD. Indeed Neev is the foundation! Foundation for students to show their management and creativity skills, foundation to bond when they slog day and night and work together to bring up a mammoth festival of this stature, foundation to spread the college’s name in the student community, and foundation to make Neev an identity of SCMHRD.

The passion which can be seen in the eyes of not only the neev team but the entire college which build Neev brick by brick is an experience worth remembering! The experience was different as a junior and then when the juniors become seniors, they experience things differently. As a junior the anxiety to see what Neev really is - sky high! Seniors become a support and take up important responsibilities to ensure the that Neev gets bigger and better over the previous year.

Each year Neev has a theme , which encourages a young mind to think out of the box, to think of a revolutionary idea which can change the routine! The theme this year-The fourth quadrant encourages a person to think beyond the obvious, out of your comfort zone and beyond the obvious. Lets wait and watch how this theme is highlighted in the different events and of course, the flagship event AUGUSTUS!

Neev 2011 - u r awaited.

Isheta Mishra

A tribute to the great Steve Jobs

And so shall you be remembered, not because you gave music to our ears, but because you inspired generations. Not because your creation is vied by every youngster but because you dared and challenged fate. Not because you turned around a falling corporation but hithered and walked on a road less travelled which has made a difference.

And so the perpetrators of the fourth quadrant salute you, as you managed to travel in the space where a process of isolation is what is felt and yet you not just discovered it, but struggled with it, fought with it and created its physical form.

On one hand, have been the known, but restrictive, factors - intense competition, fast paced lives and monetary mindsets; that perhaps did not agree with you in the first place and led you to your sojourn in the 1980’s. On the other hand, was this unlit path, where knowledge had been abundant, but consequences were unexplored. Where a dark ocean of knowledge bred sparks of light, yet unshown.

This is also the space where collaboration and support could make ideas tangible but these ideas needed people who could come up with many new ideas to swerve around the obstacles that the original idea had headed for. And this is where you, Steve pioneered; which has perhaps made you immortal in the field of technology. Perhaps apple as a fruit today is not as known by the proverb, “An Apple a day, keeps the doctor away!” as much as it is known by your creation.

“A farewell is necessary before we can meet again, and meeting again, after moments or a lifetime is certain for those who are friends” so said someone once. Our physical meet with you now might not be possible Steve, but perhaps our ideas shall meet in The Fourth Quadrant.

Because its an entire spectrum of innovation that will light further desires,

Because your journey through The Fourth Quadrant will cause may more to take similar paths,

Because it is you whom we all would want to emulate

Because through your creation, you have left a little bit of yourself in each of us

Thank you for being here, Steve! Till we meet again.....

Neev - The Video

Pre Neev Event lightened by Mandira Bedi

As we had promised earlier that the best was yet to come, we now start to deliver on our promise. A pre Neev event in collabaration with Nokia was held on 22 September 2011 when we invited Mandira Bedi to our campus. After creating ripples on our campus and talking about Air Cricket, Mandira moved on to talk about Neev. She graced us with some photographs and has vouched for Neev '11. Some pictures of the same are herewith.

Keep watching! More to come soon!

A Blast from The Past!

Howdy!
As we have grown with time, its time we decided to go back in time and track those who had made earlier Neevs possible. So we decided to track down X Neevers and get some insights so that we become all smarter!!! So here we have the first interview with Shrenikk Jain, co-ordinator or Neev '06! (btw he's an AVP with HSBC now!)

What is your most memorable moment of NEEV '06?
Difficult to describe the most memorable "moment". Indeed for me, each and every single minute was memorable. From the moment the chief guest - Rajshri Birla arrived till the closing ceremony. For me every second was memorable. Cannot forget it.

What was the biggest challenge you faced?
Getting the team work together in a coordinated manner. There were people with different mindset / different friends groups. There were people who would not have wanted to work together, given a choice. Regular arguements/debates. Getting all of them to work together and deliver was the biggest challenge for me.

What was the funniest incident you remember of NEEV '06?
Not one, but many. Difficult to pen down a single incident.

What words of Wisdom would you have for the current and present Neevers?
Give it your best shot. You will remember this for your life time. Cherish every single moment you work for NEEV. Work, enjoy, work, enjoy. One thing what I realised during NEEV '06 was that if Subbu Sir gets the trust and confidence on the NEEV team and on the efforts and work done, he will provide his support in all manner. And......when you need some sleep, go and attend a class...... (and do not take my last advice seriously... :-))

So that was Shrenikk Jain, the co-oridinator of Neev '06 for you. Keep waiting. More to come!

Where I think unhindered,

where I act unshackled

Ideas are the psychological pushing out of boundaries – boundaries that nature does not impose, but we set on ourselves. These ideas, perhaps, are like what gravity was, before Newton gave it a name – something all felt, obliged, respected and lived with; but did not know of its existence. Once man learnt of its existence by giving it a name, he also devised ways and means of surmounting it – we built aircraft and spaceships.
A lot of our ideas are such – we know they are around us, and we feel, experience and sense them, but we don’t know what sense to make of them.
Such is how we chose to define the perimeters of what we call THE FOURTH QUADRANT.

It is the space where we go through a process of isolating what we feel and don’t know, or discovering what we don’t know, and giving it a name.
Only when we dare to venture beyond our known boundaries, we enter THE FOURTH QUADRANT, where knowledge is abundant; ideas, discussions and collaborations spark like livewires and consequences are unknown.

Most of what we call ideas promise high returns with disproportionately high risk. Post implementation of such ideas, one could not know whether she/he would make a dent towards his path to progress or repent his act of ideation. The uncertainty, which is so inherent and embedded in the journey through this Fourth Quadrant is what we explore this year.

2011, NEEV dwells, breeds and thrives in The Fourth Quadrant.