Exercise 1

Our aim for the first exercise was to earn 100 rupees in a way where we don't mention that we are doing it for a project or charity. We were to earn this 100 rupees thinking creatively. Time limit was for a day.

I thought of making smiley badges and selling them.

But that wasn't enough.

Why would anyone buy smiley badges and just shell out money for me to reach a hundred's profit?

In fact i wouldn't buy a smiley badge from just a random street seller.

Then i thought over it.

I myself feel strongly for the environment.

I am not an activist but the least i do is make attempts to save electricity, water and not litter on the streets.

So i made these water drop shaped blue paper cut out and shaded it nicely with the blue pencils i had. It had the text "SAVE ME". I pinned it to safety pins.

The other one didn't turn out to look as appealing as i had planned. I cut out a leaf shaped light green paper. That too had "SAVE ME" on it.

By the time i was done, I knew there was no point in going to the city, I tried this place called B.E.L. Road near Hebbal.

I went to this coffee shop there called Barista. A lot of youngsters were sitting there.

I approached a group of three girls and told them that i would like them to buy those. i spoke about the scarcity of water within the coming decades. And we must not take it for granted. And more.

Initially i was charging ten rupees for it. They refused. Since they showed little interest while i was talking i thought i'll make it five for them.

Then it started to rain.

I managed to sell around seven and made 35 rupees.

Couldn't reach the hundred. Also realised its difficult without the plan.