Under a Cloud

On a loose end for the Annual Day function

With less than two months to go, the Annual Day function has come under a cloud of uncertainty. Banoo Apa today sought to be excused, citing health reasons. Shekhawat too has pleaded inability to take part due to his delicate health condition.
Earlier, Nadira Sayyed, our chief choreographer, requested a postponement because of “personal commitments”. As for all else, things are in a limbo as everybody has chosen to conveniently wait and watch.
By now, rehearsals ought to have begun in right earnest. (Last time around, we had about four months to prepare.) At present, we not only have a busy festive season ahead but many of us would be in and out of the city (ref post of October 1) for one reason or the other. Clearly, attendance will suffer in the coming weeks.
It is therefore imperative that we make the most of the available time and have at least the programming finalised and work quickly delegated.

"Have a great weekend!"

Sadly, two Saturdays have passed by since our last meeting (ref post of September 22) and we have not been able to even put our heads together on the basics: taking stock of the talent on hand.
So far, Bijoy Gupta appeared to be the only one charged with ideas and had even penned a couple of humorous plays for the function. Now he too sounds demotivated. “So what if we don’t have the function?” he needled Arun Patil this morning. “A picnic to Khandala sounds a better idea.”
Yet, all is not lost. We may still be able to catch the deadline should we double our efforts and get cracking without further delay. Once rehearsals get started, momentum will catch on automatically and there will be no looking back.
Should that not happen, the function may well be postponed by a couple of weeks. But most important, someone has to pick up the reins and steer things from now on. The success of the function depends entirely upon this initiative.
A peculiarity of the Club is our herd mentality. We like to follow a leader who inspires. That leadership is sadly missing at the moment.

Lt Col Angad Singh (rtd):
As usual our Annual Day function is jinxed. Let us wait and see.