Hey Mr. Guiness, we just broke the world record!

Those who have been reading my blog regularly will know that I am a part of the Skipping World record attempt by COEP. The existing record ie till approximately 6:00 PM on the 21st of Feb 2006 was 220 people jumping on a single rope for 12 times. But that is history. Because yesterday, we created a new record with 240 people jumping on a single rope for 13 times. And all the efforts we had put in for almost a month paid dividends.
I was constantly asked by many why I didn't participate in Punt Formation, for that was obviously the more glamorous event. But the reason why me & in fact most of the students joined skipping was a BE guy called Nachiket. He came to the hostel one night along with his friends & gave us a truly inspiring speech. After that it was impossible to stay away from skipping. And 240 people coming together for a common cause is a big deal indeed. At the start there were a few skeptics, since such a big feat hadn't been attempted in the 150+ years history of the college. But he believed that we could do it. And on some days it seemed that only he believed that we could do it. But he persisted & now the results are visible. But it would be unfair not to mention the names of his support staff, especially Sagar who continuously egged us on and PC (Pandurang Chate) who along with Nachiket had the important task of rotating the rope. And also all the other seniors who helped us & prepared us for this event. And throughout all this, never did any of these guys lose their cool, never did they behave rudely & never did they do anything that would hurt our morale. THAT is called management. Kudos to you, you guys have really done a great job.
But it's not over yet. That's because we have only broken the record in practice. We have to do it again on the day of the event, in front of the press & other noted dignitaries for it to count as an official world record & so that it can make an entry in Guiness. But that no longer seems daunting, as we know that we have already done it.
And a final word to those who think the record is no big deal - I agree that getting together 240 people is not that hard. But finding people like Nachiket & Sagar is. Keep it up guys, you rock!