RaVe

Well, to be very frank I never knew what this word meant before I came here…and thanks to the excitement due to the fact that 'OUR' cult fest was happening, I didn't even care to find out... They say, 'life is a lesson', I learnt it the better way, I guess. I was a part of the sponsorship team for getting the sponsorships from Noida. Everything was going well until I had an encounter with, let me call him Mr. Anonymous for now but you'll soon find out. I was with my friend and was rehearsing what I would be saying in the meeting most of us had been looking forward to…
Venue: Dehradun-Shatabdi Express
Date: I don’t exactly remember..
Here's the convo, as can roughly be sketched from memory:
Me: Greetings Sir
Friend: Yes, how may I help you?
Me: Sir actually we are from IIT Roorkee..
Then all of sudden we heard a voice—“ Which branch?”
[Startled by the sudden interruption, I gave this man who looked quite impressive by his attire a blank expression
I looked at my friend and we talked eye to eye-now who is this???]
Mr. Anonymous: Which branch are you in?
Me: Ahem..It’s Chemical Engineering with specialization in the field of Pulp and Paper.
Mr. A: Oh, so you are in the Department of Paper Technology in Saharanpur
Me: Ahem…Yes…
Mr. A: (smiles)So where are you heading to? I don’t think it’s holiday time now..
Me: Yes ,we are not having any holiday, we are going for some college work?
Mr. A: (smiles again..this time a bigger one) college work.. are you kidding?
Me: Actually, we’ll soon be having our cultural fest, ‘Rave’ and we are heading to Noida for meeting someone to discuss some points regarding its sponsorship.
Mr. A: Rave???
Me: (with attitude)ya..Rave
Mr. A: and what does ‘Rave’ mean ?
Me: (I must point out here that I was least bothered about the fact that I had not the slightest idea as to what this word meant, not because I didn't care, but like all my fellow mates, I too had gained expertise in the art of speaking continuously on anything I knew nothing about. So I started…) Rave means life, the various colors of life, it means the expression of joy, passion…
Mr. A: cut the crap..listen
Rave literally means a dance party often where loud music is played and people dance to the tune of the numbers.
Some cultural tenets associated with rave culture are:
Peace - to make peace with all people around them
Love - to stay close to all people and care for them unconditionally
Unity - to stand together for the universal cause of peace and love
Respect - to understand the diversities of culture
Responsibility - to educate oneself on the effects of drugs before ingesting them

and it’s because of this set of belief that ‘your’ fest got its name.

Me: (well don’t wonder what I said.. I had turned speechless)
{The conversation could not last any longer though coz Mr. A had to get down}
Me: Thank you so much Sir but how come..
Mr. A: (smiles) How can I forget my own fest?
and he left..leaving us smiling..