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SWATHI MOTAMARRI (2015-19, ECE)
SECRETARY AND DOCUMENTATION
Art for me is childhood,
weird but true. I relive my
childhood, every time I
make someone happy with
my art. I am an only child.
As a kid, I was introduced
to art by my mother. She
believes that a child grows
completely, only when
they try everything first
hand. It started with small
greeting cards for me and
grew to calligraphy,
bookmarks and
personalised gifting. I try
to portray a person as
themselves, through finite
details of art. As soon as I
joined GNITS, I was
elected as a Class
Representative. I was told
that, a CR can be member
but not a coordinator of
any club, as everyone
should be given a chance.
I joined Artista as a
member in 1st year,
exhibited my art in
Galleria. I was encouraged
by then final year senior
Madhurima (EB) and
Aparna ma’am to continue
my creative angle. Due to
some circumstances, I
joined Artista as a
Coordinator in 3rd year
and worked for our very
first club hit, Rang 2018.
It was an experience I
will cherish!
This year I was selected
into Executive Board, I
believe, based on my
commitment to club,
though I am still a CR.
Apart from being a CR, I
took up many other
responsibilities such as
being a Mentor and
Organiser for Economic
Times Campus Stars 2.0
and being a Social Media
Strategist for Deliotte
Techno Utsav 2.0. Every
new responsibility
taught me a new
perspective. Art, is still
my stress buster and
passion. Working with
two posts was a special
responsibility for me
throughout the year.
As a Secretary,
preplanning was very
important for me.
Organising the
workshop was the
biggest challenge for
me, as I had to plan and
slot students from four
years, all branches, all
sections based on their
timetables and total slot
count. It took me great
strategy and I am happy
it worked well and we
could even convince
HOD’s to give us
attendance. The first
ever art workshop of
GNITS with 158
participants was a hit!
And, I must say, the
efforts were worth it.
As a Documentation
Head, I got the
opportunity to
document the first
edition of Coffee Table
Book for Artista.
Contacting our ex-eb,
re-living their
memories, interviewing
them, collecting art
from GNITians, every
part of it will be a part
of me for ever. I hope, I
reached the
expectations of the club
on the book.