Sweat it out……guys………sweat it out!!!!

The Forum was buzzing with cries……… only these sounded more like battle cries. Chants of ‘Blue…..blue…..blue’ were interspersed with ‘Go greens go……..go greens go’ and ‘Red stream…..red stream’. A visitor to the campus would have been in for a surprise. Even the faculty members passing by could hardly ignore the contagious smiles on the faces of every student and their partners. Adding to the colours were red painted faces and green powdered heads of orienteers. “Lead by example” – and they sure did!!

With throats crying themselves hoarse, the streams reached the lush green grounds. After briefings by Adam (orienteer), the inter stream games began. Soccer and softball games started together on separate grounds and one could hear the cheers and jeers all around.
As the games progressed and the points of the winning team put on the score board, one could see people biting their nails and hear Tarzan cries. On a parallel note, the fun-games also began. Rajeev (India) and Aabhas (India) threw eggs at each other …I mean TO each other .. increasing the distance between themselves after each successful catch till…………..the egg finally hatched….sorry ….broke. Those enthusiasts who wanted participation in more than one event could be seen scurrying from one field to the other. Soccer, softball and rugby – all happened quickly one after the other. A bit of a drizzle earlier in the day further spiced up the sports day. After all the ‘serious’ and ‘fun’ games were over, the mother of all games – tug-of-war – was held. All throughout the events, every time my stream lost, I kept calling out – ‘Red stream gives happiness to others!!!!’ And when the tug-of-war took place, it was time to WIN! And what a pull that was – a combination of not just sheer brute strength but also wits at play.
The day ended with prize ceremony for all winners and aching bodies… we all then dispersed only to collect once more at the Social for post-games drinks and celebrations.