Renesa, the idea.

Below, is the first mail ever sent in regard with RENESA and the change that accompanied it. From me, to my team members.

Some got executed. Some didn't. Behind the scene account. Sent on 4th Aug 2009.

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Hi there people, welcome on-board. Further down, this mail will list the things that RENESA wishes to do and be this year and beyond.

To begin with, sorry for the debacle of a meeting that we had today. I, more than you, would not want such a thing to happen. Though, to ascertain, meetings are necessary, and so is discipline to run such a thing. And I hope that we, henceforth, be on same page regarding this matter. k?...ok, thanks

Alright then, to set the mood, let me begin with listing the objectives that we wish to uphold

1) To be an unbiased press-establishment/mouthpiece of the institute. A Fourth-Estate in whole sense of the word.
2) To report general college happenings in a fun, witty yet substantial sort of a way. Where 'Information' always precede 'Opinions.' 
3) To bridge the ever growing disparity and information-gap between the college junta and the authority to facilitate a better abd fruitful co-existence.
4) To execute the above mentioned point by reaching out to the bottom of each and every decision, event, affair taken/made and understand the reason behind it, and then follow Point-1.
5) To report and highlight, a certain breed of student or a group of such; who all are engaged in activities that can serve as a source of encouragement for others.
6) To encourage the "What-Else-Can-I-Do" philosophy and life-ethic.
7) To encourage the concept of Leisure Reading and Writing.
8) To present and portray the stories and events in a youthful, fun and interactive sort of manner with which the students can relate to.
9) To create mini-celebs in the institute.
10) To, perpetually, work towards achieving these objectives. 

Now, to start with the content zone. we woud like to divide the issue in two halves 1st- Regulars 2nd- Special

Under the 'Regular' Umbrella:

1] College Buzz

      -Where in, each every little, innocuous, simple, complex, significant, earth-shattering news gets reported. Modus Operandi: keep a mental log of all that has happened during the day.

2] Hummara Papu Humari Munni!

      -Where in, every month we select one guy one girl, who have done something different something quirky and something exceptionally productive. Modus Operandi: srat in the look out for such people, there many more around than you could have possibility imagined J

3] College band

     - Where in, every month we select one of the college band, give them a page and print their profile, their genre of music, and their future plans if. Modus Operandi: what modus operandi? You know what to do..lol

4] Interview with the portfolio holders

      - Where in CHW, DOSA, Dir and any of the many post holders would be interviewed. This section falls under the execution scope of the ‘Impact team’. Modus Operandi: Try and brainstorm, within and outside the team the team, whatever questions that you may want to ask. Then the final list will be prepared and scrutinised by the final yearites, and the interview would be scheduled.

5] Senior Watch

       - Where in, we tracj down the lives of our pass out seniors. A comparative table depicting four compartments. Each signifying an area viz MS/Mtech, MBA, Job, Something hatke. Modus Operandi: Emails, what else?

6] Reviews

      -Where in, a music release, movie release, book etc would be taken up and reviewd. And not only good reviews even bad reviews would find their place in this section

7] Tech Chasing

      - Where in, tech related stuff would be touched. And not in the old monotonus way. This section, will in particular, have a high utility factor.

8] The Op-ed Page

      - To be written by any opinionated person outside the team. Must contain high pabulum value and stark and fiery expressions. Or else it just wont make it to this page. This one will be the most sort after page.

9] Forum Watch

      - Basically a update page, reporting the general events, winners of those events, and experiences of those events conducted by the forums up on the campus 

10] Outside the walls

    - Where in, the life outside our campus would be taken up. Say for instances a review of Klassic, the update on the upcoming flyovers, or say the lovely calmness of the ONGC bridge.

11] View and Counter View

     - Where in, as the name suggests, a literal debate would be seen. The topic would be hot and the writers will the best in the field.

12] Tit-bits

       - Where in, small stuff like scaning someoe’s wallet and writing what interesting you found, or a person with 2000 msgs in inbox, or say the month in numbers section, or say 10 weird words that got into dictionary recently. Anything on these lines. Light, humorous, breezy, fun. That’s it.

13]Chai Time kinda page

        - Sudoko, crossword, games, contests etc would rest their rears here.

14] Lolz

         - Humour, satire, fun, nonsensical, kickass!

15] Rumor Mill

Specials

1] Whistle Blowing

       - Where in, very subtly, we will report what all is bad in and around

2] Guest Articles

        -Where in, renowned authors, anchors, jurnos, intelligentsia etc write for renesa exclusively. Modus Operandi : If you to approach anyone for this, do so with a fixed channel and let whole of team know. So that the person don’t get mailed again and again.

3] Articles from Faculty

      - There are great thinkers and writers in our faculty community. We tell them to share.

There are many more things that can yet be appened. But they have to come from you guys. And come in relentlessly and how!. Think out-of-the-bi\ox and throw in your suggestion. Remember, everything is worth trying.

Also, mail me back AAP, where you see yourself doing most justice> Choose your area of intreset and stick to that sector. Not mutually exclusive but you will be responsible and accountable as hell for that part of renesa to reach to the design team when asked for.

I don’t want to scare you guys even a bit, but get this as straight as you can. RENESA, form now on, would regardless of anything come out on the Monday of the Third Week of a month. Whosoever acts as a motion impeder will face the music. And damn well you will. There is a strict punishment protocol and mechanism in store which applies equally to you and me. Period.

Also, make it a point, to understand that this team is huge. And if mathematically divided all of the job can be done in not more than 2 days. Provided, the tasks are mathematically divided among everybody. I won’t like to see a scenario where one person busts his ass and someone else not even as much as gives a rat's fart to things. No, that ain't gonna happen. If you feel cramped and stiffeld by these rules let me know ASA you can. You'll be set free.

Ok then, i guess you know deep down what you need to do. Start executing your plans quickly. Am attaching you the sample cover page of RENESA. It isn't to be FWDed, or even as much as to shown to anyone outside the team right now. Do go through it, and suggests some changes, if you may feel like it.

Ciao.