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Bazinga: Only Shades Of Saffron Allowed For Holi

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The Bharatiya Jabardasti Patriotic Party (BJPP) has issued a notification banning the use of all colours except shades of saffron during Holi this year.

The State office issued a circular to all manufacturers and suppliers of gulal and other forms of colours used in Holi to stop production and sale of all colours other than saffron. According to the circular, the only acceptable colours are yellow, amber, gold and orange. Other shades, especially red and green have been deemed as anti- national. The notification has faced heavy criticism from the Traders’ Association. Rangeeley Haath, a member of the association was caught saying, “The Bharatiya Jabardasti Patriotic Party has created much confusion in the market because of this move. The youth is demanding a variety of colours and is threatening to boycott Holi altogether if more colours aren’t supplied. This rule implies heavy losses for us.” 
The move has been criticised by other parties as well. A senior member from Alag Aadmi Party told one of our correspondents, “Ye saare rang miley huyein hain ji! Rango mein milawat hai, humaari Party ko phasaane ki scheme hai ye! We shall not let this happen. We are holding a dharna –cum –Holi party at Jantar Mantar this Friday in protest where all colours will be used.”

The Bharatiya Jabardasti Patriotic Party has also directed colleges to hold Rain Dance this Holi for their students, albeit, in accordance with the notification. The students unions of various colleges have started their preparations for the same.
Disclaimer: Bazinga is our weekly column of almost believable fake news. We strongly support a colourful Holi!

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Nexus 2016 at Sri Venkateswara College : Glimpses and Highlights

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Nexus, the annual cultural festival of Sri Venkateswara College, witnessed a plethora of events from March 3 to March 5, 2016. The highlight of the fest was the traditional Sufi rendition by Nizami Khusro brothers, while the much awaited performance by Bollywood singer Sunidhi Chauhan was cast away by a spell of rain, but was brought back on March 7 as part of an extended evening. 

Day 1 : Street plays, Indian classical Solo dance, Western Vocals Trio and Battle of Bands

Nexus was off to an enthusiastic start on 3rd March 2016 with a ceremonial inauguration. Day 1 saw many events unfolding simultaneously. With an overwhelming turnout of students, the highlight of day 1 was Madari, the street play event, organised by Anubhuti, the street play society of Venky. From religion to mental illness, various ideas were explored by the teams with The Dramatics Society of SRCC emerging as the winner, while Vyam, Shivaji College, and Ibtida, Hindu College stood second and third respectively. [caption id="attachment_40516" align="aligncenter" width="588"] Madari, the street play event.[/caption] On the dance front, Mudra, the classical solo dance event organised by Nrityangana society saw Tejasvini Sharma of Hansraj college bagging the first position while Raghav from Sri Venkateswara Colllege won the second position. The Western Vocals Trio, organised by Crescendo, enthralled the fest comers with foot tapping beats. Out of the 5 participating teams, Gargi College stole both the limelight and the first position, with KMC and CBS tied at the second position. Indian classical Solo dance Day 1 came to a closure with the Battle of the Bands and Choreography competition. While The Hans Raj Projekt emerged as the winners, Night Shades from DCAC were adjudged as the runners up for Battle of Bands. In the Choreography event, Srijya, the Choreography society of Hindu college, and TerpiChorean, from Hansraj College bagged the first and second positions respectively.

Day 2: Acappella, Indian Vocals group, Street dance and Sufi Night

Day 2 at Nexus was a musical affair with a range of music-related events. The Indian vocals group competition, Alaap, saw participation from 13 teams from which Geetanjali, the Indian music society of Miranda House outshined others by bagging the 1st position, followed by Daulat Ram College bagging the 2nd position. [caption id="attachment_40518" align="aligncenter" width="545"]Day 2%2c Indian vocals group Alaap[/caption] This was followed by the Street Dance competition where Zest from Dyal Singh College were declared the winners while CVS Streets stood second. The Western Choir, in the Acappella format saw Zephyr, Kamala Nehru College grabbing the first position, followed by the Western Music Society of Lady Shri Ram College for Women at the second position. Day 2 of Nexus drew to a close with a soulful Sufi rendition, with the much awaited performance by the Nizami Khusro Brothers, who energised the audience with popular renditions like Allah Hu, Kun Faya, Kajrare and many more. Sufi night was followed by Razzmataz, the Western dance event, which saw Miranda House’s Western Dance Society, Tanz winning the first spot and Zeal, Maitreyi College, the second spot. [caption id="attachment_40520" align="aligncenter" width="482"]Day2%2c Sufi night Sufi performance by Nizami Khusro Brothers[/caption]

Day 3: Folk dance and brief appearance by Sunidhi Chauhan, as rain played spoilsport

On Day 3, the Folk dance competition saw Nazaakat, the Indian dance society of Gargi College, winning the first position with their unique Assamese dance, while the second position was shared by SGND college Bhangra group and Maitreyi college’s Nrityakriti. Khyati Kalita, the judge said, “The Assamese dance bagged it because their synchronisation was perfect and it was executed beautifully. ”

Day 3%2c Folk Dance

The star night of Nexus came to an unprecedented end as Sunidhi Chauhan came to the stage to greet fans but couldn’t perform because of the rain playing spoilsport. Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan performed on Monday, 7 March as a part of an extended evening of Nexus.  Image Credits: Mridul Kumar, Sahil Chauhan, Gerush, Vegh Daswani, Vibhana Kanwar, Uzma Rehman, Alex Arthur, Paurush Bhardwaj and Chirag Sharma for DU Beat Riya Chhibber, Tarushi Varma, Shagun Marwah, Arindam Goswami, Lovleen Kaur, Arushi Pathak and Shefali Bharati.

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HRC leads prize tally on Day 1 of Montage 2016, Jesus and Mary College

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montage 5 The main field simultaneously hosted signature compositions of collenge bands in Madrigal, The Battle of Bands. A total number of fifteen teams had participated in the preliminary round, out of which five shortlisted bands competed for the ultimate victory. The sole judge of this event was Roshan Roy, who has now successfully established a band of his own, eventually declared the The Hans Raj Projekt as their winner. Their most popular composition, ‘Kya Kahoon’ seemed to do the trick. montage3 Adaa, the Indian Dance festival was organised by Nrityanjali, the Indian Dance Society of JMC, which involved Classical Solo and Folk Dance competitions. In classical solo, a total number of ten teams participated, where Apoorva of Gargi College won the first place, Aishwariya Verma of Maharaja Agrasen College claimed the second position and Suryansh of Maharaja Agrasen College bagged the third place, along with a consolation given to Tejasvini of Hansraj College. In the vibrant event of Folk Dance reflecting the rich culture of all the different lands of the nation, Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce’s Bhangra emerged as the winner, while the second position was taken by Sri Venkateswara College. Maitreyi College, Gargi College and Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College’s folk dance performances were also given a special mention. The judges of the Indian Dance events were Guru Geetanjali Acharya, an eminent Odissi dancer and Pandit Hermant Pande, a proficient Kathak and folk dancer. Before announcing the results, Guru Geetanjali Acharya admitted that, “It felt like we were watching a national festival. All participants performed exceptionally well, so much indeed, that without the provision of judging a third position, we decided to declare and award a third deserving winner for this event.” [gallery columns="2" ids="40526,40525"] On the other hand, Chimera, the western dance festival of JMC organized a Choreography and Western Dance competition. The event of Choreography was judged by Mr. Sehaj Singh, a well acclaimed choreographer and Mr. Govind, a western dance choreographer and instructor at the Urban Dance Academy. The first place was given to Hans Raj College while the second one was claimed by Kirori Mal College. Lady Shri Ram College for Women was also given a special mention. In the western Dance, Sri Venkateswara College’s Verve bagged the first position whereas IIT Delhi’s V – Defyn stood on the second position and Sri Guru Gobind College of Commerce’s Misba came third. The day ended with Supersonic DJ Mojojojo playing a mix of popular pop tracks.   Lovleen Kaur Shagun Marwah Arushi Pathak   Images by Sahil Chauhan, Hitanksha Jain, Gerush Bahal and Vibhana Kanwar for DU Beat  ]]>

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SRCC student and Gamezop co-founders finds place in Forbes Asia’s 30 Under 30 list

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Forbes Forbes Asia stated, “Gamezop just closed $350K in seed funding with global investors, making Yashash one of the youngest in Asia to raise institutional investment.” The Delhi-based company aggregates short and addictive games from around the world, which can be played on a single app and removes the friction of constantly installing and uninstalling individual games. Although Android-only at this point, all of the hundreds of games featured on the Gamezop app are device- and OS-agnostic and can be shared as web links for play on any smartphone, tablet, PC, or Smart TV. Yashash Agarwal has been in the gaming business for two years now. “Content-light platform plays have been most scalable in the digital consumption space. Popular forms of digital entertainment, such as music or videos, already have platforms that serve as one-stop destinations. However, in gaming one only hears of individual titles. We are building a platform to make gaming reach the inflection point that the others have already witnessed,” he said. Sri Peddu, MD of Powerhouse Ventures has appreciated the careful selection of the target audience. “India isn’t a mature gaming market and most are still non-gamers who haven’t used gaming consoles. Gamezop with its snackable games is a crisp offering and targets those who would use their smartphones as their first gaming device. It’s a segment that is poised to grow and the founders have the requisite product expertise.” Gamezop has also been selected to represent India this April at the International Business Model Competition at Redmond, co-hosted by Microsoft, Harvard Business School, and Stanford Graduate School of Business. In May, they will travel to Silicon Valley for the global finals of the TiE International Startup Competition. Upon being asked if being one of the youngest in the country to raise institutional funding was a challenge, Yashash praised the evolving Indian startup ecosystem that no longer demands several years of experience. “Our focus has been to build a robust product that addresses the genuine problems for users and indie game developers alike. The early results are fabulous and we are glad to be backed by veterans who prioritized that over everything else.” Featured image credits: forbesindia.com Shaina Ahluwalia [email protected]]]>

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Moksha, NSIT ends on a high with Shaan and Abish Mathew

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Day 3 of Moksha kicked off with Dhwani, the umbrella of music-based events, which was judged by Mohit Dobhal, a Hindustani vocalist, and Ms. Roli, a proficient classical singer.

In Tarang, the Indian classical group competition, the first position was shared by Dhwani, the music society of Lady Shri Ram College For Women and Tarkaas, the music society of Institute of Home Economics. The second position was also a tie, between Gargi College’s music society Samranjini and Miranda House’s, Geentanjali. This was followed by the instrumental duo event, Symphony. Nalin Vinayak and Aditya who played a romanticizing combination of guitar and keyboards were awarded the first position and the second place was shared by the teams of Rishi and Saurabh, and of Anirudh and Mitesh.

Street Dance was another exciting event that took place on Day 3. It was judged by Digant Kar, a dancer and choreographer, along with Benjamin Jacob, a Senior Member at the Academy of Danceworx, Delhi. The team from Trinity Institute of Professional Studies was declared the winner.

Oorja, the western dance competition, was another highlight of Day 3, and saw Misba, the western dance society of Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, winning the first position. Afroza, Indraprastha College for Women, and V-Defyn from IIT Delhi ranked second and third respectively.

Abish Mathew’s performance as a part of the Humour Fest drew crowds as he made the appreciative audience crack up with references to engineering in his jokes amongst other things.

Moksha ended on a high with Shaan’s performance as he crooned his biggest hits and crowd-pleasers like ‘Chaar Kadam’, ‘Bhool Jaa’ and ‘Partner’.

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The Literary Department of Shaheed Bhagat Singh College hosted their Annual Fest, Fantasia 2016

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Bricolage, the Literary Department of Shaheed Bhagat Singh College celebrated its Annual Literary fest—the 9th and 10th of March. SBSC is primarily known as a Commerce-oriented college, and indeed has one of the best Commerce Departments in Delhi University.

The well-shaded parking lot was transformed that day, with streamers, banners, posters, 3-D figures, food stalls by students, and book stalls by Katha, and bustling students dressed in departmental sweatshirts. The theme this year, after much debate, had been voted upon as ‘Fantasy’ and the festival, was accordingly called, Fantasia, 2016. One side of the area was entirely devoted to themed decorations: the Mad Hatter’s tea table was set, and the White Rabbit presided along with the grinning Cheshire Cat. The broom and the Witch’s Hat lay together, ready for the students to pose with, while from a corner a White Walker in a wig glared from behind the Iron Throne of Kings Landing.

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Two days of fun-filled events awaited the quintessential DU student, along with a host of cash prizes and exciting gaming coupons from Smaash. Day One began with an Inaugural Function, with engaging Musical and Dance performances by the students of the Department. Since presidents of Audiophile (the Music Society) and Spardha (the Dance Society) were from the Department, the audience was in for a treat.

Doctor Angelie Multani, who is an Associate Professor of Literature at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, in IIT Delhi, delivered the Inaugural Lecture. She spoke beautifully on the topic of fantasy and the need to escape in the world of humdrum reality. The inaugural event also included a Puppet Show by local performers, Lala Bhatt and his wife Guddi, who attracted an immense audience to the stage.

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After the Inaugural function, the Creative Writing event ‘Breaking the Block’ was held, sponsored by Delhipedia. The winners of the event are to be published by them, and were also gifted elegant diaries, embellished with maps and doodles—a traveller’s delight. The participants were asked to write about how fantasy is love, and were given a chance encounter to frame their piece. The Scene Enactment competition, ‘Act-O-Magic’ was held simultaneously, and the day finally concluded with the Book Cover Designing event, ‘Paint Your Dream’, in which the winning entry illustrated Goku, the protagonist of DragonBallZ in 21st Century India, the land of Oxy-Moron.

Day Two started with the Fantasy-Lit quiz, ‘Fanterrogate’, won by participants from Maharaja Agrasen College. The event was followed by an interactive Meet the Author session presided over by Keki N Daruwala, the Indian English poet.

Next in line was the Cosplay event, where the students dressed splendidly in costumes. The winning entries were Snow White, followed by Aladdin.

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The Slam poetry event followed and a twist was added, as the participants were asked to compose a poem in 45 minutes and then perform it on stage. Thus, on a poetic note, the two-day fun-filled fiesta ended. The teachers and students took back fond memories of priceless moments spent on one of those rare, beautiful spring days that Delhi offers.

 

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The Viral Fever, Choreography mark Day 1 of Moksha; EDM Night on Day 2

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‘Moksha’, the annual cultural fest of Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology, kicked off on 10th March 2016 with a number of events.

Day 1 commenced with Soch, the Street Play event, organised by Ashwamedh, the Dramatics Society of NSIT. It witnessed participation from college teams from all over India. Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women bagged the first position and Dyal Singh College (evening) came second. The play by Shivaji College earned a special mention.

Dhwani, the music competition, saw Isha Chakraborty from Gargi College and accompanist Anirban Divakera from St. Stephens’ College bagging the first position. The second position was shared by Shruti Dhasmana from Gargi College and Gurpreet from Jesus and Mary College. In the A Capella event, Zephyr, from Kamala Nehru College, and Western Music Society, Lady Shri Ram College for Women shared the first position.

The first dance competition on Day 1 was the Folk Dance competition, Kalakriti, where Natraj, the dance society of Maharaja Agrasen College, and the Bhagra team of SGND Khalsa College tied for the first position. The second position was bagged by Maitreyi College, and the third by Delhi Technological University.

Later in the evening, Mudra, the choreography competition saw Srijya, the Choreography society of Hindu College winning the first position, followed by Terpsi-Chorean, from Hans Raj College at the second position, and Lady Shri Ram College at the third position.

Naveen Kasturia and Arunabh Kumar of the very popular The Viral Fever Web series, Pitchers, left the audience in splits with their spontaneous humor and also encouraged students to follow their entrepreneurial calling. Proving to be one of the major crowd pullers of the evening, an exclusive preview of TVFs’ forthcoming video was also shown.

Day 1 concluded with the very energetic VH1 Supersonic where artists such as DJ Zayden enthralled the crowd with their music.

11th March 2016, day 2 of Moksha saw Stage Play, Battle of Bands, and the EDM night as the main attractions. Visitors were also kept involved with various informal events like Mini Militia and Banging Pyramids.

The Stage play competition saw participation of a total of six teams, including those from Shivaji College, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College and others. The event was judged by Prince Nagpal and Naveen Mallik from the Asmita Theatre Group. Vayam, Shivaji College, won the first position for their production ‘Jeevita Chellave’, while Mukhauta from Lady Irwin College took the second spot for ‘Khalid ka Khala’.

Rains played spoilsport in the evening as several events couldn’t take place, one of them being the finals of Rogue, the fashion show. The day soon picked up again with the DJ Wars, where Akshit Bhagat emerged victorious from amongst a host of contenders.

Day 2 ended on a high with the EDM night. The female DJ duo Elektrovertz pumped up the crowd and were soon followed by DJ Makasi from Tomorrowland who had the crowd dancing to his beats.

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The Budget: You Care (even if you don’t want to)

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The union budget is a big deal. Every year on the last working day of February, the Finance Minister presents the budget in the Parliament by the means of a Financial bill, which is then debated and passed and put into effect from the first day of the new financial year, i.e, April 1.

Despite the hue and cry around the budget from several weeks before its announcement, and the prime-time TV and front page newspaper analyses, a lot of the general public’s interest in the budget is limited. Understandably enough, because it’s a lot of jargon they don’t understand and a lot of issues which don’t impact them directly. Although it is true that all aspects of the budget will eventually impact everyone (it’s quite literally a budget; an allocation of the government’s resources between all the different sectors and activities it takes cares of), what most people are interested in is how it affects them. This holds for college students too. Well, we got you, fam.

Here’s a list of the specifics we think are going to impact an average college student in India:

1. Shopping will require more moolah

This one’s gonna sting a little, especially if you’re someone who is brand-conscious while shopping. Prices of branded garments are set to rise by 2-5% with the government levying excise duty on ready-made products of Rs 1,000 or more.

2. Good news for budding Entrepreneurs

If you have an idea for a start-up, this might just be the sign you’re looking to actually pursue it. The finance minister announced a number of initiatives for start-up ventures, including 100% tax exemption for three years. It gets even better if you’re a woman or belong to the SC/ST category because Rs. 500 crore have been allocated separately which will help your business flourish .

3. Most tobacco products to get dearer

In a bid to discourage consumption of tobacco and related products, the government hiked excise duty (a kind of tax on goods produced within the country) on cigarettes for the fifth year in a row. A sign to finally quit smoking? Well, the government sure wants you to.

4. Costlier flying but smoother roads ahead

This one holds mostly for outstation students who have more last minute travelling to do than the rest of us. There’s a proposed hike of 6% in excise duty on jet fuel, and of around 6% on the ATF, which will eventually add up to fliers shelling out more money. Travelling via roads is bound to become smoother because of the focus on infrastructure.

5. Other dents in your monthly budget

Mobile phones, tablets, aerated drinks and imported imitation jewellery are some of the other items that are set to become pricier.

 

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Food Review: Café Echoes, Satya Niketan

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Ambience: The first thing that catches the eye is the poster that reads – ‘Speak with your hands, Listen with your eyes’. The brick-textured, colourful walls are decorated with alphabets and their representation in sign language. One side of the wall contains the image of the “Three monkeys”. The ceiling is adorned with balloons, ropes, glittering balls and creative lamps. Overall, the atmosphere is characterized by utter vibrancy. Food review 2  

Food and Menu:

The most interesting part about the menu is that it is accompanied by a note pad. All the dishes are allotted unique codes. The customers are required to fill in the dish code, quantity and customizations, if any. There are various flash cards used for facilitating communication with the waiters. They read – ‘Thank you’, ‘Bill Please’, ‘Call the manager’, to name a few. The food items in the menu consists of various variety in starters, sandwiches, burgers, pizza, pasta, wraps, hot dogs, Chinese, pizza cones, tacos, desserts and beverages. Each item comprises of a secret home-made ingredient. The first item we ordered was Sweet Chilli Fries. The dish had an impeccable sweet and spicy taste. ThFood review 3e outer layer was crisp and consistent which gave it an overwhelming flavor. The next item was the Barbeque Chicken Pizza Code. The chicken was decently cooked and the flavor was tangy and cheesy. Another impressive dish was the Double-Trouble Burger, which consisted of a fantastic combo of chicken and fried eggs. Talking about beverages, Strawberry lemonade was successful in giving a soothing, refreshing touch to the taste buds. Lastly, Waffle by the name of ‘Hello to the queen’ personally gave me the best dessert experience. It was topped with fresh fruits, whipped cream and honey, and the subtle, yet amazing flavor gave a wonderful end to our order.    

Final Verdict:

Due to a significant exemption from taxes, the budget falls to roughly rupees 450 for two people, including beverages. Overall, impressive flavours, coupled with such a motivating cause, makes this café one of my personal favorites. Credits: Lovleen Kaur Lovleen Kaur [email protected]]]>

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Uddyam 2016: Annual Commerce Department Fest of Shaheed Bhagat Singh College

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The Commerce Association of Shaheed Bhagat Singh College concluded its annual departmental festival Uddayam on 24th February 2016. The two day fest was attended by more than 1200 students from colleges all across Delhi University and from other universities in NCR as well. The term ‘Uddayam’ literally means entrepreneurship and all events hosted were completely synchronised with this theme. Pizza Hut was the food partner of the event.

The event started with the inauguration ceremony. The esteemed chief guest for the function was Mr. Amit Bahl, Partner at Price Waterhouse Coopers. The other senior faculty members included the Principal of the college, Dr. P.K. Khurana, teacher-in-charge of the Commerce Department, Dr. R.C. Jain and Convenor of the Commerce Association, Ms. Ruchi Gupta. The ceremony started with the lighting of the lamp for the auspicious beginning of the festival. This was followed by a sumptuous music performance by Piyush, a third year student at the college. The college’s Principal, Dr. P.K. Khurana warmly welcomed the chief guest with a bouquet of flowers.  The Principal then gave the welcome address and enlightened everyone with his words of wisdom. This was followed by a short speech by Dr. R.C. Jain.

The chief guest then shared a wonderful experience from his childhood and the days of his higher studies with the gathering. He gave an important teaching to all the students never to give up their goal in life slip as many times as they may. The President of the Commerce Association of the College, Himani Mishra also apprised the audience about the Association, the events it has conducted in the past and also about Uddayam. The ceremony concluded with Ms. Ruchi Gupta, Convenor of the Commerce Association giving a vote of thanks and presenting mementos to the Chief Guest, Principal and the teacher in charge.

Following the inaugural ceremony, the much awaited competitions started. An array of events was hosted this year which included some fun events to keep the atmosphere jovial and festive. Adwitiya: Hunar aur Jazbe ka sangam was the star event at this edition of Uddayam. This event had been specially designed for the physically challenged students. The event received a highly positive response from everyone present. This event gave the students a platform to showcase their talents and all the participants enthusiastically gave commendable performances.  Colossal Clash: The Best Manager Competition was one of the longest and toughest events this year. Only selected participants who had cleared the online preliminary round were selected for the main event.

The participants were made to go through group discussions and personal interview rounds on the first day. After elimination only 6 candidates were called the next day. They were made to pitch their Business Plans. Finally two winners were declared after the rigorous grilling. Other events on Day 1 included the much awaited Stockastic: The Mock Stock Competition. Here it is the fight of the Bulls and Bears and a test of who the real Warren Buffet is. Torrent and Trials was the T.V. show quiz where the participants were judged on the basis of their knowledge of shows like Game of Thrones, Friends and the interesting Harry Potter series.

The major fun event and one of the most successful events of Uddayam was the Bollywood Tambola. This was the traditional tambola being played in Bollywood style. Pirates Ahoy was the treasure hunt game where participants were given coded messages, riddles and other encrypted data which they had to decrypt to unveil the real treasure. The dart game was a major attraction for those who just wanted to enjoy the festivity.

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The second day was as interesting as the first. Beginning with some musical performances, the day gradually gathered pace. Contrakeenos was the commerce quiz testing the participants’ knowledge of the world of business. Several rounds of intensive questions got the best of the participants. Turbulence: The Turncoat Debating Competition was also a huge success. The final round was a press conference simulation wherein participants were required to address situations and reply to interjections from other participants.

One of the major attractions of the day was WeakLinks Season 3 which was quizzing only but in an all new avatar. Two rounds of mind-boggling quiz on general awareness and logical reasoning ended on an exciting note with the winner being a finalist for the last two seasons. Exaggerato was the caricature competition where participants had to make drawings on given themes and characters to win. Counter Strike was the fun event where participants competed on the computers by playing the game ‘Counter Strike’.  Marketing Superhero – The Ad Mad Competition was organized for the second time at Uddayam witnessing quality participation from all across Delhi University.

The things that we work hard for may not last a long time but it is the working which gives the longest satisfaction. Over two months of preparation served its purpose. The two days left us more prepared than ever to make our events better. Better than before.

The Commerce Association of Shaheed Bhagat Singh College congratulates the winning participants and all the attendees of Uddayam on their participation and wishes them the best for such more competitions and Uddayam’17.

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