HIGHWAY HUES The NH-65 Insider 11th October, 2014

Issue III

At this point, I must confess that I’m already at a loss for

words. I don’t know what an editorial is. An elaborate

google search taught me that I should either be criticiz-

ing something or promoting it. However, I don’t think

two perfect days of NH65 call for the former or need the

latter. As I exhausted the midnight lamp and my laptop

battery, still clueless, I was inspired by Nucleya to fol-

low the three-word advise we’re all too familiar with- fol-

low your dreams (What did you think?!).While writing an

editorial is hardly my life’s ambition, Nucleya’s interview

urged me to finish what I began. So, I thought decided

to write about what stood out for me in the fest- the peo-

ple. People here, to your right, your left, in front of you

and behind you. Have you ever wondered what each

person’s story is? (Whoa. That escalated quickly?) I’m

getting there. See, this is exactly what I find beautiful

about fests or any prolonged social gathering for that

matter. It’s really surprising how we meet these random

people, judge them, have no idea of who they are, but

some of them will probably do something we will re-

member for a long time. There’s probably that one guy

who is really cute, or that one girl who danced like there

was no tomorrow or in my case that one guy who

botched an event so badly, it was beyond funny. And

over these few days, we are going to see the same fac-

es, we won’t know their names, we won’t know their

lives but we already kind of know them. We just might

have impacted someone’s life without even realizing

it. But that’s what is beautiful about a fest. It is at

these large social interactions that we can truly be

ourselves, judge and be judged. To get to know peo-

ple, to talk to them, sometimes knowing that it won’t

matter because you mostly might not ever talk to

them is a beautiful feeling. It’s the time when every-

one’s miseries just have to take a step back, and peo-

ple smile for no better reason than the need to be

happy. Some might argue that these smiles are chem-

ically induced, notable among them Flippin Kumar

with his show-cause notices and security checks. But

as pop culture insists, we’re young, and wild and free.

And to me that is a cause of celebration. Throw that

phone away, don’t take a selfie. Or do take it and re-

mind yourself that sometimes, the wish to sport all 32

teeth is enough to find that ten-second happiness.

Pause, look around and remember why you smiled.

Don’t forget that for a long time.

— Sai Kaushal

Thankfully the second day didn’t begin as early as the previous one

although everything I was thankful for vanished when I realized that

the day 2 is JLo compared to Day 1’s Nicki Minaj. With all the teams

having finally arrived and settled in, there was more of a buzz and

fervor than before. It was clearly seen in the immense amount of par-

ticipants received in the first few events, the academic events such

as JAM, Taboo, Spell Bee, Parliamentary Debates. With the lunch

break being god sent, people took to relax before they prepped for

the evening’s events. As the sun looked to set on the horizon, the

fervent aura was on a rise. It was time to start the all the dance

events for the day. Two to tango, the impromptu duet event, kicked

off with the RGNUL’s girls putting up a worthy opening performance.

However, it really was the UILS lads who stole the show with their

electrical energy. Really,it has to be given to them to be able to get

such an audience response. After the performances by another

RGNUL and UILS team came the most awaited duet dance. On the

stage were Divpriya and Mimansa from NLUJ and boy oh boy didn’t

they set the stage on fire? They made the crowd go crazy, irrespec-

tive of which college you are from, you just had to whistle and ask for

that performance to be repeated. After the after-waves of that sizzling

performance had died down, it was time to begin with the group

dance competitions. Just when people thought that the two all girl’s

teams from RGNUL and Amity were stealing the show, RMLNLU

stepped in to show that real dance didn’t need to have fast beats, or

even only Hindi songs. They were the only crew to dance to slow

songs and a Telugu song, so hats off to them! This even was over-

whelmingly concluded by UILS, and to pick out one song of what they

did would be unfair for they burst with energy throughout their perfor-

mance and did justice to every song. Now there was just one

event that would separate the audiences’ acquaintance with Nu-

cleya, Battle of the Bands. It was RGNUL who opened this event

too with a beautiful rendering of Coldplay’s classic, yellow. What

followed was a performance by HNLU, and five points to them for

performing a song they composed and another ten for trying to

involve the audience in their performances. With the band from

VIPS College finishing the event neatly, it was time. The night was

young and Nucleya had arrived. Two phrases you always want to

hear together. The energy in the crowd was probably the most

noticeable. Even Nucleya never stopped mentioning the amount

he loved us because we showed him the same love from the mi-

nute he was on stage till the show was over a few hours later. The

show obviously ended, but the party didn’t. People still shouting

Phrases from his songs and the show finally died out a few hours

after the show ended. And what a show it was! The only let down

for Nucleya was probably that the whole of Jodhpur wasn’t here

but seriously? “f*** that s**t”

DAY TWO AT A GLANCE

Here’s an exclusive chat we had with a man who needs no

introduction, Udyan Sagar, popularly known by his stage

name, Nucleya.

Q: So, the question that’s on everybody’s mind, why Nu-

cleya?

A: Nucleya was actually my Email password a long time back and

I didn’t really know what else to come up with and Nucleya

sounded perfectly alright, or not. But I honestly believe that noth-

ing is in a name and that the kind of music you make is so much

more important. Snopp doggy dog isn’t the most appealing name

but his music is still sick.

Q: What before Nucleya?

A: Before Nucleya I was in a band called BandishProjekt for a

decade which I cofounded but I didn’t want to stay there anymore

because staying in a band means constraints, on the kind of mu-

sic you do, who you do it for and I didn’t like that. So I decided I’d

rather explore my options and do something different with music

on my own.

Q: What inspired you to take up Dubstep in India?

A: That’s a common misconception about me. I have played dub-

step for a year and a half but I am in no way a dubstep artist. My

main interest lies in Heavy bass music which is the actual genre

and dubstep is probably just a sub-genre, one thought I’m not too

interested in anyways. And yeah, I did it because it was some-

thing that appealed to me and wasn’t something everyone al-

ready did.

Q: What comments do you have for the Indian Dubstep Scene?

A: Yeah, contrary to popular belief India isn’t too far behind on that

front. There are nice scenes everywhere but I personally don’t like

what the bass music and dubstep are turning into now. I liked the

early versions of the 90’s when music didn’t sound like someone was

trying to kill you or two aliens were having sex.

Q: What inspires you most? When do you feel most creative?

A: Just anytime of the day. When I’m in the toilet (obviously?) or in

the shower or when I’m just playing with my son. You never know

when a tune or an idea might just hit you so I always keep my phone

with me at all times so that I can record whatever I have thought of.

Q: What would you like to say to the upcoming artists and musi-

cians in India?

A: Be true to yourself. Don’t try doing something everyone has al-

ready tried and tested and never settle for something that you think

you don’t deserve. Take the road less travelled and make your own

path. Make a name for yourself in a field no one has and if you try

hard enough, for long enough, success will come knocking.

NUCLEYA BOLE……

An Interview by Sai Kaushal

SHUTTER ISLAND The Day in Pictures

Taboo Tales

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The woman in red kurta at the registration desk (Pranjali may be) You are cute man!

Sagar G (as in sagarji)

flirts with all the senior

girls. - another mcc

member

Iss college mein sabke balls mere haath mein- — Mangal

"Vinayak Pannikar,

Thanks a ton.

For distracting me while I was

trying so hard to not mess up

Intra-Moot!!

You are so damn CUTE!!"

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