Cambridge University India Society - Cuis

*** CHAAT & CHAT ***
Some delicious Chaat and some even better Chat ŌĆō what's not to love?
Join us for the last social of term and the penultimate event hosted by this year's CUIS committee! Come along to chat to the current committee over Chaat & other refreshments about applying for next year's CUIS committee and what their roles entail before the AGM and hustings! For those who aren't applying to the committee, pop over for a quick bite and a nice catch up!
... DATE: Thursday 7th March TIME: 6pm-8pm LOCATION: Upper Hall, St. Andrews Street Baptist Church (next to Spoons) ENTRY: Free (members); ┬Ż3 (non-members) [we will be checking membership on the door]
Check out the event for more details later this week!
CUIS love xx
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Some delicious Chaat and some even better Chat ŌĆō what's not to love?
Join us for the last social of term and the penultimate event hosted by this year's CUIS committee! Come along to chat to the current committee over Chaat & other refreshments about applying for next year's CUIS committee and what their roles entail before the AGM and hustings! For those who aren't applying to the committee, pop over for a quick bite and a nice catch up!
DATE: Thursday 7th March... TIME: 6pm-8pm LOCATION: Upper Hall, St. Andrews Street Baptist Church (next to Spoons) ENTRY: Free (members); ┬Ż3 (non-members) [we will be checking membership on the door]
CUIS love xx
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As our term as committee reaches its end, we'd love to invite everyone to our Annual General Meeting. At this event, we will go through our time as a commitee and hold hustings/elections for the 2019-20 committee!
If you are interested in applying for commitee, have a look at the document below to see more details of all the positions we have available and how to apply! https://docs.google.com/ŌĆ”/1dgmqFFMpVCM_ -vBrPb8uuONL1tvQy_x8ŌĆ”
... We also have an event coming up to give you a chance to meet the commitee and ask any questions you have - more details will be released soon!
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It's that time of year again...
The 2018-19 CUIS Committee invites all India Society members to the 2019 CU India Society Annual General Meeting, to be held at the Yusuf Hamied Theatre, Christ's College, on Tuesday 12th March from 7.15-9.30pm.
The first part of the AGM will involve a review and discussion of the year. At this point, we welcome all feedback on what we've done as a committee, including what you've enjoyed, what you'd like to see more of and what could be improv...ed. This is your opportunity to make the society better for future years!
During the second part of the AGM, Hustings for the new 2019ŌĆō20 CUIS Committee will take place, followed by voting (exciting times!) Keep reading for more details on the application process...
ŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆ ōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆō ŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌ ĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆō *** 2019ŌĆō20 CUIS COMMITTEE APPLICATIONS ***
A whole year has almost passed, and our time as the 2018-19 CUIS Committee is drawing to a close... ...but it will soon be time for a new, excited committee to take on the reins!
If you are interested in applying for the 2019-20 CUIS Committee, please refer to the following document which contains information on positions available, role descriptions and how to apply:
https://docs.google.com/ŌĆ”/1dgmqFFMpVCM_ -vBrPb8uuONL1tvQy_x8ŌĆ”
** DEADLINE: 6PM MONDAY 11TH MARCH **
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your 2018-19 Committee! Contact details are available on our website: https://indiasoc.co.uk/committee.html
PLEASE NOTE: You must be a member of CUIS to vote/apply for a position - visit our website or facebook page for more details on becoming a member!
We will be having a final social of the term this week where you'll have the chance to chat to current committee members about their roles and more (details tbc)! In the meanwhile, we will be posting daily profiles of our current committee members in the run up to the AGM, so look out for those to find out a bit more about their experiences this past year.
We wish you the very best of luck with your applications and hope to see you very soon!!
CUIS love xxx
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Photos, photos and more photos! Get tagging x

We hope you all had an amazing time at Marahani, the biggest and most successful ball to date! Here are a few highlights, keep an eye out for more uploads throughout the week via the link below. Also, big thank you to Umamah Tarvala Photography for the photos! CUIS love x
https://www.facebook.com/pg/UmamahTarvala Photography/photos/?tab=album&album_ id=707325383002884

A reminder that this evening we welcome Lord Gadhia, Britain's youngest Indian parliamentarian and a leading expert in UKŌĆōIndia relations, to deliver a fascinating insight into India's role in Asia's 'economic century', followed by Q&A.
A former economics student at Cambridge himself, this is a unique opportunity to have any of your questions answered - from the impact of Brexit could be on the University's links to India, to what being a Lord is all about. We look forward to... seeing you there!
Details: 5.30pm; Boys Smith Room, Fisher Building, St John's
Full speaker bio in the event description.
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***1 DAY TO GO UNTIL MAHARANI 2019***
Please read carefully for last minute infoŌĆ” ŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆ ōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆō ŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆō TIMINGS: ŌÅ░
... DINING: - Queueing begins 6:30pm; - Doors open 6:45pm; - Food Service begins at 7:15pm.
NON-DINING: - Queueing begins 9:15pm; - Doors open 9:30pm.
CLOSING TIME: 1am, and not a second earlier! ŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆ ōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆō ŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆō LOCATION: ­¤ōī
The Guildhall, Market Square, Cambridge, CB2 3QJ (please use the entrance opposite Yo! Sushi) ŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆ ōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆō ŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆō DRESS CODE: ­¤æö­¤æŚ
Traditional/Black Tie ŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆ ōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆō ŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆō TICKETING: ­¤Ä½­¤Ä¤
There are no hard copy tickets for Maharani 2019 so please make sure you are ready to present upon arrival:
1. Your Lydia ticket (sent by email upon purchase as a PDF)
2. ID (university card, NUS card, passport or driving license to prove you are 18+)
You will receive your Maharani 2019 wristband on entrance
For any ticket resales/name changes: You must let Anuj Patel (ayjp3) and Sanchit Agrawal (sa868) know via Facebook or email. The seller must also pass on the Lydia Ticket to the buyer! ŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆ ōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆō ŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆō ***THE (UNOFFICIAL) AFTERPARTY*** ­¤Äē­¤Äē­¤Äē
We are excited to announce that we will be selling discounted queue-jump tickets for Friday Cindies - aka Fleek Fridays: Cambridge's best hip-hop and RnB night out ­¤śē as well as the afterparty for Maharani 2019!
Price: ┬Ż3 (please bring exact change) - the price on the door is ┬Ż8! Entry with ticket until late (roughly around 2am) ŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆ ōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆō ŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆō N.B. The CU India Society and Guildhall security team reserve the right to refuse entry to overly-intoxicated individuals, as well as to remove those deemed to be disrupting the running of the Ball.
Please enjoy yourself sensibly and respect others around you. Once you have exited the building, there will be no re-admittance.
Your CUIS Committee has been working tirelessly to organise this much-anticipated event and cannot wait to reveal what is sure to be a fantastic evening for all!
MOST IMPORTANTLY: DON'T FORGE TO BRING YOUR MOVES TO GROOVE THE NIGHT AWAY! ­¤Æā­¤Æā­¤Æā
We hope you are as excited as we are for Maharani 2019!!
CUIS love xxx
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*** TICKETS FOR CUIS BALL MAHARANI 2019 HAVE SOLD OUT ***
Thank you all for buying and we look forward to seeing everyone this Friday for the hottest night of this term!! ­¤Äē­¤Äē­¤öź­¤öź

The Marshall Society and CUIS welcome Britain's youngest Indian Parliamentarian, Lord Jitesh Gadhia, to deliver what promises to be a fascinating insight into IndiaŌĆÖs Role in AsiaŌĆÖs Economic Century. Following the talk, the floor will be opened up to questions.
Lord Gadhia is a British ex-investment banker and businessman of Indian origin who was born in Kampala, Uganda in 1970, and raised in the UK. He was educated at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge where he graduated with a ...Masters in Economics, and subsequently at the London Business School where he was a Sloan Fellow. A former member of both CUIS and The Marshall Society, Jitesh is still actively involved with affairs at Cambridge University as a member of the Vice Chancellor's Circle of Advisors for India.
ŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆ ōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆōŌĆō More about the speaker:
During his career spanning 25 years as an investment banker, Jitesh worked with several major banks, including Barings, ABN AMRO, and Barclays, before going on to become a Senior Managing Director at Blackstone, the worldŌĆÖs largest alternative asset management firm. There, he played an important role in connecting emerging market companies with developed markets, especially in developing countries like India, China, and Brazil. Lord Gadhia has provided significant input on strengthening UK-India relations, and has been associated with some of the largest investments between the UK and India. He has accompanied delegations to India with several prime ministers, and was a key figure in arranging Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic visit to the UK in November 2015. He was also was appointed by HM Treasury to the Board of UK Financial Investments in 2014, and has worked with the government to review different financial policy proposals put forward.
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*** DEADLINE FOR DINING TICKETS, SEATING PLAN AND SONG REQUESTS TOMORROW MIDDAY ***
With less than a day until dining ticket sales close, be sure to grab your ticket now to experience a 3 course banquet of the most authentic Indian cuisine in all of Cambridge - an absolute must for any food lover! If that doesn't suit you, then grab one of our limited non-dining tickets. EXTRA INCENTIVE: we have PANI PURI SHOTS (!!!), we don't think you'll want to miss out on that one! ­¤ż®­¤śŗ­¤æĆ
PU...RCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE: https://collecte.io/cuis-presents-maharan i-2019-111215
A FINAL reminder for you diners that if you want to sit with certain people at Ball and you haven't registered this, then please do so here BEFORE 12pm TOMORROW:

And if there's a classic throwback ­¤ÄČ­¤ÄČ that you want to get your groove on to ­¤Æā­¤Æā, name a song and we'll play it! Sign up here:

Have a great weekend!
CUIS love xxx
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*** MAHARANI 2019 ENTS ANNOUNCEMENT ***
Haven't booked your ticket to this year's hottest event yet? Well if you haven't you ought to book soon, otherwise you'll miss out on not only a spectacle of song and dance, but also a luxurious array of delicacies and drinks being served throughout the night! Check this year's roster of entertainment for the India Society Ball - Maharani 2019!
GRAB YOUR TICKETS NOW: https://collecte.io/cuis-presents-maharan i-2019-111215
... DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY FOR: - DINING TICKETS - TABLE SIGN UPS (https://docs.google.com/ŌĆ”/1FAIpQLSeryy -Yh78KWhecCŌĆ”/viewformŌĆ”)
- SONG REQUESTS (https://docs.google.com/ŌĆ”/1FAIpQLSdWCU Zdj6DrYSm4JŌĆ”/viewformŌĆ”)
CUIS love xx
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*** DINING TICKETS DEADLINE FRIDAY 15th FEB 12PM ***
Good evening everyone! This is just a little heads up that the DEADLINE to purchase DINING TICKETS will be THIS FRIDAY at 12pm!
If you'd like a little reminder as to what you might be missing if you don't book a dining ticket, check out our exquisite menu filled with the most authentic Indian food you'll find in Cambridge!
... Also, for those who have dining tickets, the deadline for sign ups is also this Friday at 12pm. Please let us know the group of people you'd like to sit with at this link here: https://docs.google.com/ŌĆ”/1FAIpQLSeryy- Yh78KWhecCŌĆ”/viewformŌĆ”
Make sure you keep an eye out on your emails as Ents for this year's CUIS Annual Ball: Maharani 2019 will be announced.....
GRAB YOUR TICKETS HERE: https://collecte.io/cuis-presents-maharan i-2019-111215
CUIS love xxx
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*** DJ ANNOUNCEMENT + SONG REQUESTS***
Good evening everyone! For this year's Annual Ball, we are proud to announce our DJs as ACTION POTENTIAL!
They are an upcoming DJ duo, who have played at some of the biggest events in Cambridge over the past year, specialising in a mix of pop, R&B, hip-hop and Bollywood music - the perfect blend of genres for a perfect night out!
... As students of Cambridge University, who have performed at the CUIS ball before, we are sure they will create an energetic, immersive experience for everyone!
GET YOUR TICKET NOW TO ENJOY THE SPECTACULAR SET! Here is the link to their FB page https://www.facebook.com/depolarisation and check out their website here: www.DjActionPotential.com
and of course, GRAB YOUR TICKETS HERE: https://collecte.io/cuis-presents-maharan i-2019-111215
Here's the link to the form - the deadline for getting in your song requests is next Saturday, the 16th of February! https://goo.gl/forms/0TMTKfaqOYsnw2mJ3
Have a great weekend! CUIS love x
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*** BALL SEATING INFORMATION (DINING ONLY) ***
The deadline for submitting seating choices is *17:00, FRIDAY 15TH FEBRUARY*.
For those who have purchased a dining ticket, congratulations!! For those who have not, grab them now before they get taken!!
... In order to allocate the seating arrangement for dining guests at Maharani 2019, we will be using system which will enable you to sit with a group of your choosing. The link below is to an online form where you may submit the group that you wish to be seated with.
In order to avoid any confusion, please read the following instructions very carefully:
ŌĆó The maximum group size is 10. To make it easier for us to allocate tables of 10, seating groups of 10 are preferred.
ŌĆó If you are unable to form a group of 10, you may submit a group of between 2 and 8 people; in this case, your group will be allocated to a table with other group(s) or individual guests.
ŌĆó If you would not like to submit your seating choice as part of a group, you will be individually allocated to a table with free seats. In this case there is no need for you to fill out the form.
ŌĆó Please ensure that ONLY ONE PERSON from each group submits the form to avoid unnecessary confusion.
ŌĆó Whilst we know some of you are popular individuals, please make sure you are not part of two or more different groups.
ŌĆó Please enter full names.
ŌĆó If you make a mistake when submitting your group, or have any queries, please contact Anik Roy (ar899) to amend it before the deadline.
LINK TO FORM: https://docs.google.com/ŌĆ”/1s9YMFIG5uXD8 WqrHlPoDdyŌĆ”/viewformŌĆ”
If you do not submit your seating preferences by the deadline, it will be assumed that you wish to be seated individually.
So now that youŌĆÖve booked your place at Ball, start messaging your friends and getting those groups together!
ALSO - Keep an eye out for the DJ ANNOUNCEMENT dropping later this week....
CUIS love xx
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**MAHARANI DINING MENU**
Afternoon all! We are excited to announce our divine DINING MENU for this year's Annual Ball: Maharani 2019! Packed with the most authentic Indian food you can find in all of Cambridge, don't miss out on an opportunity to feast like royalty! Attendees for this year's ball will be able to experience such a glorious meal ONLY WITH A DINING TICKET! So get buying now before they all get sold!
I'm getting hungry just looking at this menu...
... BUY YOUR DINING TICKETS NOW: https://collecte.io/cuis-presents-maharan i-2019-111215
CUIS love xx
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­¤ć«­¤ć│ Happy Republic Day! 69 years ago today, the Constitution of India came into effect for the first time. And so, today is a chance for all Indians to celebrate our country's uniqueness, diversity and rich cultural heritage.
In this same spirit, our biggest event of the year - CUIS Ball: Maharani 2019 - is another perfect opportunity to celebrate such a rich culture with such wonderful people. So please join us at the Guildhall on the 22nd February 2019 to immerse yourself i...n the rich and beautiful culture of India. We have decided to increase our capacity for non-dining tickets as it sold out earlier this week. So get buying before they sell out again!
Tickets can be bought here: https://collecte.io/cuis-presents-maharan i-2019-111215
Also, keep your eyes on your emails as CUIS will soon be releasing its dining menu containing a whole range of exquisite and authentic Indian food - certainly something not to miss!
Happy Republic Day to you all! ­¤ć«­¤ć│
CUIS love xxx
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*** BALL AUDITIONS ***
Sign up now for a wonderful opportunity to perform at this year's CUIS Annual Ball - Maharani 2019!!! Still slots available so keep those talents rolling in!!!
DATE: 19/01/19 ... TIME: 12-3 LOCATION" Downing JCR
Contact Jai Shende (jps90) if you have any questions!
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