On a cold November morning, Enactus teams from Delhi and beyond
stood shoulder to shoulder for the first time not to compete but to connect
with each other.
2nd November 2014,
Raahgiri Day witnessed an Enactus marathon, in the heart of Delhi, Connaught
Place for all the teams. This initiative by Enactus SRCC, sought to provide a
platform for different teams to bond, to kindle new friendships and to bring
more smiles by spreading the Enactus spirit.
The teams arrived at the venue at 6:30 a.m. A Zumba session was
conducted for the teams preceding the marathon. After the teams had warmed up,
they lined up for the marathon which was flagged off by Ms. Meenakshi Lekhi
(Member of Parliament, New Delhi), the esteemed chief guest for the event.
Along the marathon track, Enactus SRCC members stood holding colorful placards
with motivational quotes on them to keep the runners pumped up. Messages like
“Run like you stole something” and “Only 200m to go”, added vibrance to the
inner circle of the Connaught Place.
As the teams sweat it out, the puppeteers of Project Kayakalp
performed a show on Road Safety for everyone else present.
After the marathon, the teams made their way to the amphitheatre inside
Central Park, where they were divided into teams of ten, in a rather innovative
way. Each Enactus team member was handed a chit, with the name of a country on
it as they entered the amphitheatre. Each member had to locate the volunteer
holding the placard with the name of the country they had on their chit and
hence form a team.
Once the teams were formed, they were given a short activity to
get them going. Each team had to come up with a fun and quirky team name and a
justification for it, after which one member from each team came forth and
announced the team name to everyone. The teams bonded well, during this
activity, with many similarities coming forth in the process. One team with
Pink Floyd fans even gave a rendition of “We don’t need no education!”
After this initial ice-breaking activity, the teams were told
about the main activity wherein each team received five cards, with five tasks
written on them. The tasks- ranging from creating a synchronized dance step to
saying a tongue twister- had to be performed with the general public inside
Central Park. Once a team had performed a task with a certain group of people,
they had to pin Enactus badges onto them and then take a group selfie.
The teams were highly enthused and soon set off to perform this
fun activity with great gusto. Soon, Central Park witnessed cross-college
Enactus teams interacting with the general public and pinning the yellow
Enactus badges onto them. After the activity was done, the Enactus teams got
photographed with the giant Enactus logo at the photo booth.
In the end, the Enactus teams got photographed under the National
Flag with the Enactus Flag being passed from member to member as Wavin’ Flag
played in the background. The smiles of the team members, happy and content as
the sun shone on their faces, brought forth one message: No matter which team
we belong to, no matter which college we represent or what our projects are, if
we seek to help and empower people, we are connected by something deep and
unbreakable! A bond that supersedes competition and rivalry; A bond that we as
Enactus team members share; And it is because of this bond, that in the end, we
are able to proclaim: We All Win.
- Rai Sengupta & Anurag Sarawgi
