In the uncertain light of the closing afternoon, Samagra, the APOGEE coordinator, recollected the functions of Matrix, the club of literature and cinema connoisseurs.

‘The club, however, is so much more,’ Samagra said. Deliberations within its members visit upon not only books and movies, but they also spend considerable time on music, philosophies, and beyond. Matrix emerges as a liberal forum to talk about anything one wishes to, where it is “perfectly natural for a vote on the most unwatchable movies of all time to turn into a sermon on existentialism.”  

Matrix thus enters APOGEE to drive home its twin objectives: movie screenings and the book fair. On the more theatric front, the coordinator promises screenings of movies, emphasising the plural nature of the aforementioned screenings. Samagra hastened to assure the political reader that the choice of films has been democratic; every member of Matrix had an equal say in the making of the curated list of familiar movies. The remnant of a work that is largely completed, comprised small logistical concerns over the booking of rooms for the actual screening.

Next, Samagra informed the AEP of his intentions to resurrect a Matrix tradition from two years ago—a book fair to delight the forgotten reader in at least a few engineers. That is Matrix’s mantra for this year, he declared—to guarantee an enjoyable three days of a technical fest for everyone, including those of the non-technical bent of spirit.

Elaborating on the book fair, Samagra said that it is a joint venture, the result of a partnership between Matrix and the Paper Evaluation and Presentation department (PEP). The book fair is a steal by design—prospective readers will be charged not for the individual book but for the size of the box they can cram their paperbacks in. Samagra vowed with much sincerity that the books in the fair will not be unwanted leftovers of a library; to guarantee that, Matrix planned to send out a Google form for everybody to fill with their favorite titles and authors.

Samagra ended by restating his initial wishes with much gusto—that Matrix events turn out to be enjoyable for everybody, readers or otherwise.