The Other Side of #BNLF
The Taj Mahal Palace , Mumbai , Date : November 3rd, 2015.
1st person : #BNLF ?
2nd Person : BNLF ? Let me check the chart.... I am extremely sorry but I can not find BNLF here.
1st person : Ooohhh..... Uhhhm... sorry Edelweiss App launch ?
2nd person : Yes , Edelweiss , at The Rendezvous , R Level .
Now, no need to elaborate further and confess my #BNLFia .... #BNLFever ....in more detail. You caught me there as the 1st person and 2nd person was the Concierge of the Taj Mahal Palace. #BNLF ( Blog Now, Live Forever ) happened on 31st October+1st November, and here I was for an App Launch on 3rd November but #BNLF was still on my mind all the while.
At The Rendezvous again the #BNLFever , continued as I met blogger-buddies Manisha, Saurabh , Dwitiy, Sanjay, Jigish, Chirag. We reminisced about what else but #BNLF. The brightest bloggers we met, super speeches / supreme speakers ( Purba Ray , Christoph Trappe’s, Kanan Gill , Preeti Shenoy , Arnab Ray , Anshul Tewari Youth Ki Awaaz , Jeff Bullas, Bruce Dickinson’s ) we loved, spectacular AitCraft-set-design , grand venue Lalit, mood-Zinger Blunder In The Code, friendly IndiCrew ,adventurous Cleartrip activities, novel concept of StayZilla and the Omni- Benevolent Team IndiBlogger .
Post Edelweiss launch we proceeded to Volini 360 launch at ITC Grand Central. Here we were given the star-studded opportunity to question Tennis-star Sania Mirza and Football captain Sunil Chhetri but we kept on chatting about #BNLF with 2 more brilliant IndiBlogers , Ekta Khetan and Heena Shah-Dedhi.
At home, my sister and nephew have warned me with dire consequences if I utter even the B of #BNLF. There's only one way to return to normalcy and that's possible, if I immortalize the #BNLF with a blog-post.
So to copy the host, co-founder of IndiBlogger and Adina's father ... " SSo....OKkay !" ...Here we go ... with actual #BNLF
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| Adina: ' Papa Don't Sleep , I'm Gonna Preach' |
1st June 2015, It was nightish, when I 1st spotted the #BNLF Red banner on IndiBlogger site. As usual, I rushed to Twitter to break the news to my IndiBlogger-buddies. I tried to tag as many bloggers in 4-5 tweets and then returned to #BNLF tab to register. Few of my friends are not much Twitter-active so I phoned them and ORDERED them to register pronto.
2. Discussing #BNLF with outstation bloggers :
On 5th June 2015, We the IndiBloggers + #OYOXplorers, Manjulika Pramod, Ragini Puri, Sammya Brata and I met at Candolim airport for the first time in person. No prize for guessing, we started discussing about #BNLF right there in the car-journey towards #OYOrooms. You may read about #OYO here
3. On 18th August, I received an email from Team IndiBlogger :
" We will begin giving out these passes towards the end of September.
| However, if you can’t wait, we are offering free passes to the event before the end of this month! |
Visit the BNLF site and write a blog post on your favorite elements of this event.
Submit your post here before August 24th, 2015 and we’ll issue a free pass to you on or before August 27th.There’s more - the best ever posts get the BNLF Limited Edition Mugs!"
SSo... So what, I wrote a blogpost for #BNLF and submitted it that day itself.
4. On 20th August, I received another email :
Very nice post Sujata! :-) , and you'll get a pass to BNLF soon, and the mug! :-)
Very nice post Sujata! :-) , and you'll get a pass to BNLF soon, and the mug! :-)
Dear SUJATA TAWDE,
We're happy to inform you that you have a provisional pass to BNLF Mumbai!
As a token of appreciation towards blogging for BNLF....
Here's a Flipkart Voucher for you.
Since then whenever we Mumbai-bloggers met for various launches, events etc. we discussed, planned about #BNLF. On 23rd October, Manjulika invited me for the Media Review of Novotel Imagica, Khopoli ( Experiential visit ). Here again we discussed, what else but our very own #BNLF. She was cross with me that, I had not applied for IndiCrew. I told her the reason and she sort of made peace with that. Sorry , I have not yet written about Novotel Imagica so no link. I am sure all of you would love to read Manjulika's post here
Statutory Warning :
Lengthy posts are injurious to Reader's eyes.
By now some of you may be feeling like killing me for keeping the suspense and not writing a sentence about the #BNLF , SSsso ... Keep Calm and read Anoop's Awe-Inspiring WTF #BNLF post here ...
Withdrawal Symptoms of #BNLF to be continued ....
17 comments:
Ha ha... this was fun Sujata...
Manjulika , Thank u . The 1st comment from u means a lot to me.
I can see that it was a great event.
:D This is such a fun post, Sujata. Waiting to hear more about the event -- from you.
Hi Dipti, Happy Diwali to you and your family. Exactly , #BNLF was a GREAT Event. Next I will be continuing with bloggers I met , Blunder In The Code , Keynotes , ClearTrip activities etc.
nice meeting you at the event. Looking forward to other posts
Shubh Deepawali Shrinidhi. I admire your and Arti's ( My Yatra Diary ) blogs so much that when I met you both in person that too together , I was tongue-tied. I could not properly convey my appreciation for your blogs. I will be writing about meeting you both at #BNLF in detail in my next post.
Funny! :D
I was there at BNLF and you are right. It sort of grows on one! Although, it was my first blogging event, I'll make it a point to attend as many as possible. Truly enjoyed a lot!
I remember seeing u ..but unfortunately we didnt get a chance to talk :(
Great write up
Ethnic Wear by Vintage Desi
Shubh Deepawali Rakesh. Welcome to ' Spirit Of Mumbai '. Thanks for the compliment. Yes, IndiMeets are like college-reunions. ' Blunder In The Code ' was Crowning glory at the #BNLF, with sweety Nadisha Thomas. See u soon at the next IndiMeet.
Shubh Deepawali Ananya. I saw you will be an understatement. I saw your aura. Surrounded by many blogger-fans. I didn't dare to gatecrash the fame-party. While the speakers were holding forth in the Hall, you were holding court in the dining arena. Loved your chic sari n various mod outfits. Thanks for visiting ' Spirit Of Mumbai '
Awesome post! Keep writing.
"At home, my sister and nephew have warned me with dire consequences if I utter even the B of #BNLF. "
Hi Heramb. Welcome to 'Spirit Of Mumbai'. Thanks for the compliment. We Indians are luckiest , when it comes to family-love n encouragement .
Ha Hahaa!!! Couldn't agree more! I wish I were there for a longer time, I could have met everyone in person! :)
xoxo Style... A Pastiche!
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Dear Style ... A Pastiche , Welcome to " Spirit Of Mumbai ". I can not imagine , why you did not stay for longer. That was the most wonderful feature of #BNLF. We got to meet n interact with all our NetBlogger Friends in Real - Face2Face . See u soon
Wonderful round-up, Sujata and it felt really wonderful meeting and talking to you in person at the event! :)
Dear Arti, Your #BNLF post is so much more content-rich than mine. Thanks for compliment. Wish to meet you soon at the next IndiBlogger meet
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