Aditya Shetty, humble StuCCAn of the Department of Publications and Correspondence, hails from South Bombay. PCr is charged with the publicity of the fest and also ensuring that the best possible participants turn up for it. They’ve done a good job of it so far.

However, this year, Aditya admits that PCr has been facing difficulties. The cultural fests of IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi and IIT Roorkee all clash with Oasis this time around. The need for a department dedicated to handling outstation participation has never been more pressing as it has been this Oasis. Though they face bigger challenges than ever before, Aditya believes that PCr has put in more effort this time round and that these efforts will yield results.

This year, PCr has introduced the Campus Ambassador programme to increase publicity of the fest, particularly in Delhi and Jaipur. Moreover, they conducted a feedback calling session soon after last Oasis to figure out what changes they needed to make this year to secure better participation. These measures seem to be working, for there are over 2500 registrations on the Oasis website, out of which 1500 are to be confirmed.

PCr also takes care of all printed material necessary for the fest, from flexes and posters to judge sheets for practically all events. This is something they’ve been doing for a long time and is the one part of their job that, thankfully, isn’t facing any unnecessary complications.

Moreover, Aditya believes that the intriguing theme of the fest will gather more participation. Also, the increase in the budget allotted to prof shows has led to Amit Trivedi showing up for Oasis. A name as big as his is sure to bring fans from afar.

Though fate seems ill-disposed towards PCr this year, they seem to have things under control. ‘Oasis is going to live up to all the hype around it,’ promises Aditya. We are inclined to believe him.