Moonuppers & Hunger

Yesterday I saw the Institute Director with tears in his eyes. So, a conversation ensued. The transcripts are here

R: Sir, I can see tears in your eyes. What happened?

D: (In the family serial style) they aren’t brimming with tears. JUST DUST...

R: Yes sir, too much of dust pollution. Global warming, Glacier melting, Climatic change, Crop loss, Famine, Hunger, Death...

(Suddenly tears flow out incessantly. Yes readers, you guessed right. Similar to the well designed buildings at Lavale during rains…)

D: Stop boy, stop. I can't take this any further. Don't hurt me anymore with this conversation. You know what, Mr.President. I was indeed crying after an excruciating pain before you met me. But alongside came like a soothing breeze, the underlying joy to know that my efforts have finally started bearing fruits.

R: Ohh, so you were actually crying! What’s the matter sir?

D: Since you also know the route this world is heading towards, it's right to talk to you.

R: Yes Sir. Let me know.

D: I know that many at SIMC are in disagreement with the NGO internship. All the coconaughty blogs were satire on my love for events. Am aware that the majority in SIMC are not in conjunction with the idea of events

R: (Murmurs to himself... ) So, you were aware & still continue torturing the poor souls, except a Nikhita, who got value worth 18 lakhs from SIMC for the 6 lakhs paid in fees....

D: What?

R: Nothing sir, I was just thinking of Nikhita, who learned a lot with her forte which is events management, the same which SIMC provides in abundance. You continue sir…

D: Hmm….(A sigh) But now I know that people have learned how important events are & NGO internships were. New ideas have evolved. New plans in place. A combo of events & NGO. A new era is on the rising….

(Eyeballs pop out like in the Tom & Jerry cartoons & to stop the excess flow of words, I interfere)

Though with a dreaded thought of whether the joy unbound means more events in the platter, I gathered courage from the left over spaces of my brain and asked

R: But how sir?

D: A group of students who used to do nothing other than drink (Read transparent liquids like....water) after the sun went down at Shree are today in pursuit of real MOONUPPERS.

R: (Still wearing the SPIKE (Dog in Tom&Jerry) look) Kya?

D: Yeah, am now proud of a couple of my students, who have clubbed the idea of NGO internships from semester 1 & Sundowners from events in every semester to eradicate poverty. They founded MOONUPPERS. This brought tears to my eyes.. This phenomenal idea & mission whispers that am finding my efforts nearing fruition.

R: Sir, but to eradicate poverty in SIMC, it would be better if the mess food is improved and the excessive extortion (read fees) is lessened.

D: No dear, this is not about SIMC. The MOONUPPERS in SIMC with a facebook account of 1500 simc’ans from the present batch are getting ready to..….

R: (Interrupts) sir, 220+210+240(UG) makes it 680 only….

D: Am foresighted.

R: What’s in hindsight?

D: My vision sees 1500 on campus next year.

R: Hallucination? OR does it mean we are vying for the ninth wonder of the world?

D: nahi, Visual communication…

R: But facebook?

D: Yeah, as told to me by the Team MOONUPPER members, this is to fool the sponCers, with a ‘C’

R: Why a ‘C’?

D: That is strategy to woo the ‘C’OO’s, ‘C’EO’s, ‘C’FO’s and other ‘C’s of Marketing communications.

R: Wow, appreciated. Btw whose idea sir?

D: From the strong bonding of communications management & mass communication erupted this idea of ‘C’ in communicating to the sponCers.

R: Amazing ‘Convergence!

D: Thanks to them

R: Sir, but getting back to NGO, MOONUPPERS, EVENTS…

D: Yeah, don’t you remember that I had told you that we will make FOC & DAM global this time?

R: Yes sir, I do. But, except going round and round like the globe on a fixed axis, what else has become global here?

D: That’s what! This time MOONUPPERS is a global phenomenon

R: Even otherwise moon comes up somewhere in the globe.

D: Yeah, now I know your awareness level regarding events.

R: Sorry sir.

D: Never mind. We are focusing Africa

R: (In Tamil style) Africaaaava?

D: Yeah, Antarctica is cold.

R: India?

D: India and hunger are not related.

R: (I lose my cool and shout) Have you met any of SIMCian’s parents off late? Many are in penury after paying our fees clubbed with the quality mess food. Poverty looms large on the rest of the parents. With recession having hit hard, they have lost hope & look emaciated. Parents from the senior batch are enquiring what lies ahead!!!

D: Events.

(Phewww… Moonuppers galore who ultimately found meaning in combining the NGO experience & events to start a facebook account to fool global CFO’s into paying money for events, if not jobs. Kudos! Claps! Hat off!)

How does it matter even if you haven't got the thirst of hunger to deliver. Nevertheless, the hunger for an MBA is eradicated….