An eventful journey

Aryan Navale, Vinay Narang gave up carefree life of a teen to set up their own event management company

An eventful journey

Aryan Navale, Vinay Narang gave up carefree life of a teen to set up their own event management companyu00a0

As an event manager, pacifying unruly crowds, dealing with faulty musical systems and starry tantrums can be quite a toil. And if you are a 17-year-old, just getting acquainted with the vicissitudes of life, it can be daunting.

Starting young: Aryan Navale with Flo Rida; Vinay Narang

But not for Aryan Deepak Navale, who as a stripling, chose to disengage himself from the quotidian life of a teenager and eschewed the lure of Internet, chill outs at nightclubs and dates, to embark on an industrious journey.

Seven years ago, Navale conjured a vision; of organising a grand musical event that could be ranked among the top musical events in the world. And so, Starters Fear Entertainment was cast into being. Until now, it has organised several events, parties and musical concerts across the country.

Currently, pursuing MBA from Pumba, Aryan says, "I love the idea of getting international artistes to India. It feels great when I am able to get an artiste and they perform. The compliments that follow make me feel great." He has organised some of the biggest events of Flo Rida, Infected Mushrooms and now Akon, who will be soon performing in the city.

No smooth ride
But it has not been a smooth ride so far, some times things can go terribly wrong, he says. "My first event with an international artist was cancelled because of the German Bakery blast. Then the concert by Infected Mushroom had to be cancelled because of deadline and permission issue. The incident disturbed me a lot and I incurred huge losses, but that did not deter me," says the 24-year-old.

Like Aryan, Vinay Narang too started off his company My Multiples at the age of 18. He is now pursuing a course in public relations and event management. Since then, he has not restricted himself to events, but has also tried his luck in running a dance school and participates in noble causes.

Ask him about the last-minute hitches while organising events and he points out that such things keep happening every time. "It's important for event organisers to be calm, patient and most importantly, not let the client know that something has gone wrong. It's a mentally taxing career," he says.u00a0

Handling snags
Aryan seconds him saying many a time he had to go through sleepless nights just looking after details at the eleventh hour. "Two to three days before the event we just don't get to sleep," he says. Luckily for both, they had complete support from their parents and friends.

Sometimes, they do get a dose from their parents, but they have a set of friend who have stood by them through thick and thin.u00a0So weren't their parents worried that they were spending more time at the venues and not in the classroom?

"I was always an average student and my parents were happy if I passed. They never had great expectation in terms of marks," says Aryan. So was the case with Narang. For all those desirous of trying their entrepreneurial skills they have one message -- try to do something different. "People may criticise your ideas but you need the courage to experiment," concludes Narang with a smile.

College Katta
Is Satyagraha a cool form of protest? If not then what according to you is cool?

According to me the better form of protest is to call for a revolution where the masses can participate actively. During Satyagrahas the person is noticed more, as in the case of Anna Hazare, but when it's a revolution the cause gets noticed like our freedom struggle.
-- Nancy Khandelwal, student , Viman Nagar
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I don't know but I would not fast because I don't believe that to support a cause one should fast. I think demonstration should not be done until you have thousands to support you because only if you have lots of people on the streets is the cause noticed.
-- Smita Bannerjee, student, Vadgaon Sheri

Satysgraha with a purpose and with people supporting you is surely a cool form of protest as proved by Anna. But mindless violence as perpetuated by the Naxalites, though for a noble cause, is wrong
-- Nidhi Varma, student, Viman Nagar

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Cash award for Anna
The Indian Institute of Planning and Management has announced a prize money of Rs 1 crore for veteran activist Anna Hazare. Prof Arindam Chaudhuri, director of IIPM Think Tank, announced the cash award in the presence of IIPM's founder-director, Dr Malay Chaudhuri. The prestigious award will be handed over to Hazare on May 9 at a special ceremony organised by the institute to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of India's first nobel laureate, Rabindranath Tagore.u00a0