QM: Nitish Wagle
How do we know where we fit in?
When nothing in the world seems to make sense, what is it
that binds us as a group? How do we forge the connections that provide meaning,
and what tools help us define where we stand? How many times must we keep asking
these questions until we find the niche that gives us our place in the world;
that makes us say- “yep, I belong here. This fits perfectly”.
Connections, and how we define them, seemed to be the theme
of Nitish’s excellent quiz at SEQC last sunday. Interspersed with some animal
nipples , domestic abuse(!) and other such whacky topics thrown in as well , as
suggested by our esteemed fellow quizzers. However, what struck us was how easily
he tied these topics, with genuinely good fundas like identifying a young, uncredited
Tabu in the movie Bazaar!
There were 5 rounds with the first being such a complete
bouncer for some (Nitish claimed it was "topical," but in the mad
world we’ve been plunged into, the list of current topics is infinite). The
questions (along with the answer slides this time, thankfully) were a delight: accessible, informative, and
anchored by a refreshingly non-gimmicky points system. There were even leftover
echoes of his "Origins" quiz from a few months ago.
Someone reminded me the other day , that if we are looking
for people that speak our language, then, we need to speak many languages,so we
will have many people of our own. Folks at SEQC are such people- multi lingual
polyglots, who are bound by ties of curiosity, of a shared wonder at esoteric
etymologies, who rhyme Idris Elba with Nellie Melba. In a world that currently feels
alien, what a rare and beautiful thing it is to be connected to this group.
Points:
1st: Team 5: 260 points
Bonny Furtardo, Ajit Nair, Rajiv D’Silva, Upesh Pradhan,
Rupika V
2nd: Team 1: 245 points
Kanchan Gatward, Ruchira Porob, Anjali Dar Sengupta, Annie
Sen Gupta
3rd: Teams 2 and Team 6 : 185 points
Team 2: Raunak Nevgi, Dhanraj, Pranav Kudale, Paul Gatward
Team 6: Srijit Kumar, Parind Phadte, Amita Kanekar, Viola Rodrigues,
Prabhav Sidhaye
4th: Team 4: 180 points
Kaivalya Karkare, Sunil Sardessai, Soham, Karan
5th: Team 3: 165 points
Aastha Dua, Omkar Bhurke, Swati Parab, Chinmay, Shujoy
Dutta, Mervyn.
