Introduce yourself.
Shriya Pilgaonkar (Chairperson): Hi, I’m Shriya and I love my dog Hobo. I want to swim in a pool of ice tea.
Sonali Gupta (Vice-Chairperson, Events): Hi, I’m Sonali and I miss dancing.
Shruti Raghavendran (Vice-Chairperson, Management) (sneezes): I’m Shruti and I want to get rid of my cold.
Sonia John (Vice-Chairperson, Conventions) (very cheerfully): Hi, I’m Sonia and I’m new to Mal... (after OC Marketing, who will appear frequently through this interview, bursts into laughter) I mean I love to swim.
If you played in a quartet, which instrument would you play?
Shriya (promptly): I would be vocalist. (Has been thinking about this answer for a week.)
Sonali: Guitar.
Shruti: Piano. Or keyboard. I don't know the difference.
Sonia: Can I be drums? I want to be drums. (Yes, you may.)
What are you looking forward to at Malhar?
Shriya: Going on stage at the end and saying, “I love you guys!” (said with squeaky voice and big smile.)
Sonali: Malhar itself.
Shruti: I’m not really looking forward to it.
Sonia (deliberates): A different and awesome Malhar.
OC Marketing (groans): Boooring.
What is your favourite ride at Water Kingdom?
Shriya: I don’t know any names. Oh, the splash pool! (We think she means wave pool, but one can never be sure.)
Sonali: I’ve never been there. (Mumbles about Tikuji-ni-wadi.)
Shruti: What A Coaster. No, no the Black Demon. Oh, the red and yellow slides! (becomes hysterical)
Sonia: That Amazon, Amazon! (Your guess is as good as ours.)
Which Greek Goddess are you?
(Silence. More silence. We take pity and give them options)
Shriya: Zeus.
OC Marketing: They said goddess
Shriya: Yes, I know he’s a man, but I don't care.
Sonali: (Thinks. Taps her cheek. Asks us to repeat the options. Thinks and taps her cheek.)
Shruti: I don’t know.
Sonia (surprisingly fast): Athena.
If you hadn’t become CP/VCP, which department would you be in?
(Shocked silence. We believe they were contemplating the possibility of not having as much power as they now wield.)
Shriya: OG Texxx. (shouts of agreement from the rest)
Sonali: (Opens mouth. Closes mouth. Thinks about what Shriya said. Opens mouth and closes mouth again. Just as we are about to lose hope, she answers) OC IPA.
Shruti: Yes, yes, OG Texxx. Ideally though, I’d want to be OC Security.
Sonia: OG Texxx, Foyer.
What is your Anthem of Liberty?
Shriya: Doe a deer. (talks about dancing)
Sonali: Soulja boy. (Fight breaks out. In the end, the VCPs agree to share the anthem. They call this teamwork.)
Shruti: Huh?
How has life changed after Malhar?
Shriya: My friends fight to walk next to me.
Sonali: I only go home to sleep. I have dreams of the Rules and Regs.
Shruti: I don’t get to shower, man. (sounds of disgust)
Sonia: I dream of Malhar. (A different and awesome one, we hope.)
If Malhar was a computer, what part of it would you be?
Shriya: The start menu. (We were hoping for CP-U.)
Sonali: Monitor.
Shruti: The mouse scroll.
Sonia: Keyboard.
What are your thoughts on the Raga?
Shriya: I like that the few people who understand the content feel smart.
Sonali: I love the Raga.
Shruti (groans): Oh god. I’ve got to go to the printer to print the Raga.
Sonia: Raga is the shit.
What would you say to a 6 foot 4 inch boy with a red Mohawk?
Shriya: I would shave off his Mohawk and write Malhar 2009 on top of his head.
Sonali: I would tell him tat he's too tall for me.
Shruti: I would wish he was ******.
Sonia: I would write Conclave on his chest with the hair that Shriya shaved off. (Eww.)
What are some of the benefits of being an all girl team?
Shriya: Sometimes we just change here (Moffice) only. We buy coloured pens and lots of stationery for each other.
Sonali: We can do girly things.
Shruti: I don’t do these things. I don’t know yaar!
Sonia (forlorn): I don't get any stationery.
Why did you apply to be CP/VCP?
Shriya: For the last day on stage.
Sonali: I want free stuff. Also if you're VCP you become so popular.
Shruti: Awesome freebies.
Sonia: Because we get to strut our stuff.
If you weren’t doing Malhar right now, what would you be doing?
Shriya: I would still be in Ladakh.
Sonali: Working.
Shruti: ******. Oh ya man!
Sonia: Sitting at home watching American Pie.
What is the one thing you like and dislike about being a ‘Quarternity’?
Shriya: I like that we’re all so different. I don’t like that all of us can’t be together at one time.
Sonali: I like that we pair up and fight. I don’t like the fact that they call us the rhombus.
Shruti: I like the management departments. (We tell her that the answer is not connected to the question.). I like the fact that I got thrown out of a department in JC and now I’m VCP (Still not related, but we’ll take it.).
Sonia: I like it when Shriya goes nuts in the evening.
