Eshanee Hatiumuria
DELEGATE, NEIMUN 2015
“NEIMUN is not just about debate and diplomacy, it is about the story of successes, failures, to be leaders of today. My name is Eshanee Hatimuria and I was a part of NEIMUN 2015. My journey as a delegate of Spain was truly incredible! When I first heard about MUNs and it's so called the trend nowadays I was really scared of even thinking to participate because the concept was totally new and in fact the different models for different MUNs made me confuse even more. But one evening a friend of mine literally forced me to take part in NEIMUN 2015. While I was filling up the form, questions like "what is UN4MUN? Being a class 12 student do I really have time to participate in the month of November?" were continuously making me anxious. I stammer, I really do! I've never taken part in either debate or MUNs or any speaking event due to this "de-merit". But after winning the most prestigious award of NEIMUN 2015 the 'DIPLOMACY AWARD' made me realise this de-merit is actually not a de-merit, it was not even a problem. I spoke! I spoke without stammering, without thinking whether people would accept my opinions or not. Definitely NEIMUN was like the life changing moment of my life which enabled me to speak with confidence, realise my strengths, work on my limitations, meet different kinds of diplomats and discuss with them issues the world is going through. Winners are not the people who never fail but the people who never quit. If a person like me could participate and make a change by winning the title then why not you all?”