After so much of effort, so intensive a planning and so huge a participation and a flawless performance, a gold was what everyone was talking of. Don’t understand what went wrong, but the Hall is frustrated with the judging in the English Drams. A bronze was not definitely what we deserved. What pains most is that SN’s play was rated above ours. A big salute to Sandy and Amod in particular who had something to be proud of in their final year in the Hall.

Following is the mail I wrote to the English Drams people. With the expectation that we will definitely have a lot to cheer for in the coming days.

Well, this is the 2nd time in the year that I have to say this. I haven’t yet forgotten how distraught the whole Hall was after the bizarre judging in Illu-Rangoli. We had put in such a magnificent effort there and so getting a blank there was indeed painful. But then as they say, its time to move on. We have been doing everything we could during Illu and will leave no stone unturned again this year.

But English Drams this year was a new height attained and beyond doubt a defining moment in the history of the Hall. It took enormous tempo and professionalism on the part of Sandy and Amod to put up such a great show. I guess we have done justice to their talent with our performance this year, their 4th in this Hall and have definitely given them something to look back to. But for the rest of us its just the beginning. We have many more heights to attain in the coming events, not just this year but in the years to come as well.

Honestly speaking I never judge the true effort with the standings we get. For me, the biggest moment was when such a big crowd from the Hall got together for the tempo shout after the play, the biggest I have seen till date. For me, the satisfaction was when people from all around, across different Halls congratulated me for our performance. For me, achievement was getting huge cheers from the audience during and after the play. Believe me, many of our seniors who in their time had put in all their efforts will be so proud of us when they see or get to hear about this play. Some of them have already congratulated me. It was a complete team effort which brought so many people from the Hall together. That’s what we live here for. That’s what being a Patelian is all about.

So let these petty judgings not deter us. We only have one direction to move and that is – Forward. We are not going to look back. We are here to show the world what we have within us. Results are just a part and parcel of these events but what should matter the most are the great moments we had working together. And no judge can snatch those away from us. So, some on guys, be proud of what you have done so far and let us complete this journey which we have embarked upon, with a new high, never as seen before.