First Ever SKYPE DSN!!

A walk from Vishwamitra to Ganga Kutir with Bawa can be very interesting...for many different reasons. Many different things can come up - laughter, wisdom and sometimes SHOCK! So casually Bau mentioned 'We will do the Bombay DSN on Skype'! When I found my words a few seconds later, I tried to come with all possible "logic" to convince him otherwiese - an excercise in vain.


But when I realized there was no way of changing Bau's mind on this, I decided "Now that we are going to do it, lets do it 100% and have fun with it". After all, Bombay has been the YES!+ Trendsetter city and lets keep up with the image. What followed next was lots of phone calls and sms's to our 'unconditionally enthusiastic YES!+ teachers and volunteers', and preparations for the first ever DSN on Skype began.


Remember how Dinesh Bhaiya says, "Turn a bug into a feature". Thats exactly what we did. The USP of this course became Skype - and we told people that here was a chance for them to be a part of a revolution - to be creating History. How cool would it sound when they would boast to their friends saying, "You know the first ever DSN on Skype - I WAS ON IT"!! :)



















The course began with 50 lucky souls in Goregaon. I reached Bombay on the morning of the course, and when I went to the hall, it was not a pretty sight. There were technical glitches - cords missing, compatibility issues, sound problems, wireless connectivity etc. We worked hard, prayed harder and somehow got it up and running. The first session was crucial - and fortunately pretty smooth. The second Bawa's and Dinesh Da's smiling faces flashed on the projector screen, smiles and claps echoed and remained till the end of the course.

There on it was a smooth ride. Of course we had our share of lost connections, and 'Can you please repeat that', and the camera getting stuck making Bau's face look very funny, but we never missed the essence of it. The participants took turns to grab the front row seats to be visible on the camera, and there was no dearth of Bawa's wittisms, and Dinesh Da's serene presence was virtually as effective as the 'in-flesh' version :)

As Vasudha put it, "With a very heavy heart we admit that the course was a big success"! It was a double edged sword - We have achieved remarkable success but at the same time, we run the risk of more such courses and less physical time with our dear duo!

I must compliment the Seva Warrors who made this possible. Some fantabulous cooking by Nivedita and team (The Dhanshak was so yummy that we did not get a chance to miss Bau even for that)! And Kudos to Prashant, Vibhu and the Goregaon YES!+ team for their superb work! They even raised money to get the entire food expenses sponsored!


Dhanshak getting virtually blessed by Bau! :)

It was a great learning experience for me too.
I now know what Guruji means when he says, "Reality is only restricted by your imagination"!!

Btw - Bau told Guruji about this course and He was thrilled!! :)


Satsang with Harshal :)

Love,
Virat