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Kirori Mal College presents Renaissance 2015: Highlights

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This year’s edition of Renaissance, the annual cultural fest of Kirori Mal College kicked started on Wednesday, the 25th of March. The three day event saw its fair share of highs and lows, with a few events getting cancelled, competitions attracting good participation and a packed star night.

Here’s a complete event wise round up of Renaissance 2015:

Western Dance Competition

Nine western dance teams from across the University participated in the competition. The event was judged by Makkhan a.k.a Sagar Verma and Shown Kohli, teachers at Delhi’s reputed dance institutions like Brooklyn Dance Academy, Big Dance and Hash Aerobics Studio. The event began with all the teams performing their annual productions, most of which were on the medley of Hindi, Punjabi and English songs.

As the crowd gathered and cheered for their favorite team, the second round of the western dance competition saw the dance war between teams. One member from each team represented their respective colleges for the dance war round.

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Results:

Winners: Verve – Sri Venkateswara College

First runner-up: Natya – Guru Teg Bahadur Institute of Technology (GTBIT)

Congratulations to Verve : Dance CREW from Sri Venkateswara College for winning the western dance competition at RENAISSANCE 2015, the annual cultural fest of #KMC.#DelhiUniversity #festseason

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Informal and Solo events

Day 1 at KMC witnessed informal set of events like creative writing and taboo. The fest also saw few other filler events like street football, spell bee and poster making apart from solo singing, solo dance and one-act play.

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Fashion Show

The second highlight competition was the Fashion show which saw participation from different fashion societies of Delhi University. Portraying various roles, the members put up their annual acts which revolved around various social topics.

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Results:

Winners: Fashion-is-ta, Kalindi College (Theme: Don’t Rape)

First runner up: Stylus.Inc, Delhi College of Arts and Commerce (Theme: Panchtatva)

Second runner up: Glitz, Kamala Nehru College (Theme: Supporting LGBT community)

Renaissance 2015: Fashion-is-ta, the fashion society of Kalindi College won the Fashion Show at #KMC’s annual cultural…

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DJ night with a special performance by Bhanu Pratap Singh

The guest star, Bhaanu Pratap Singh took the stage at KMC post the Fashion show. He sang various famous Hindi and Punjabi numbers like Tum Hi Ho, Brown Rang along with his own compositions called Kalli, Head 2 Toe and Bin Tere. The crowd danced and enjoyed to the songs and beats of the singer.

Bhaanu Pratap Singh
Bhaanu Pratap Singh

Second day at Renaissance ended with a DJ Night with the set being played by DJ Bharat.

Choreography Dance Competition

The final day at Renaissance 2015 witnessed the choreography competition. The event saw participation from Lady Shri Ram College and the host college, KMC. With 15-20 minutes given to each performance, the acts revolved around a particular theme.

The choreography dance competition was judged by Vicky and Manjeet.

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Results:

Winners: Leave Us Alone – Lady Shri Ram College (Theme: Women tribes at Amazon forests)

Winning team from LSR for the choreography dance competition
Winning team from LSR for the choreography dance competition

Star Night: Bohemia

Kirori Mal College’s annual cultural fest, Renaissance, came to an end with Pakistani American rap artist, Bohemia’s performance. While the show started late, the rapper more than made up for it by singing to his fans in the audience all his hits. As people in the crowd rapped along with him to Kali Denali, some were scaling the main building in a bid to get a better view of the artist. The Punjabi hip hop rapper sang his two-hour set with other numbers like Charso Bees, Ek Tera Pyaar, Jaguar and Dil. The concert was attended by over 5000 students from the University.

BOHEMIA the punjabi rapper performed at RENAISSANCE 2015 for the final day of annual cultural fest at #KMC. The desi hip…

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In between the songs, he talked about his experience growing up in California and his yearn to connect with South Asian culture as a young man. He included jibs at MTV and other artists in the desi pop and hip hop industry to loud cheers from the audience. Like always, Renaissance’s closing concert seemed to have been a hit and had won over the attendees.

Events and competitions at Renaissance were anchored by guest hosts Raghav, Devansh and Vikrant. After three days of events and competitions, Renaissance 2015 came to a successful close on the 27th of March. Here’s looking forward to its next edition!

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Images by: Abhay Makhija, Animesh Agarwal, Ankit Kumar Meena, Kashish Madan, Paurush Bharadwaj, Iresh Gupta and Greta Khawbung for DU Beat

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Nine severely injured as 'DU Bachao Maha-rally' by ABVP lathicharged outside VC Office

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DU Bachao Maha-rally‘ attracted more than four thousand students who gathered at the Arts’ Faculty for the same. The gathering was addressed by ABVP functionaries and DUSU office bearers. ABVP’s National Joint Organizing Secretary, Shri Shriniwas said, “Our universities should be places that encourage constructive thinking in youth and motivate them to work and think for the country. When students are not provided the basic infrastructure and amenities, they should stand up and demand their rights. It is important that the entire systems of universities is over-hauled.”

The rally that commenced at 11 AM targeted the Delhi University administration on the following demands:

1. Restarting special chance and supplementary exams. 2. Starting new colleges and evening shifts in all existing colleges. 3. Building new hostels for outstation students. 4. Opening the university stadium for all common students. 5. Starting 24×7 library in North Campus. 6. Providing U-Special buses from all parts of Delhi-NCR. 7. Building East and West Campus. 8. Providing AC Bus passes to SOL students. 9. Ensuring AICTE approval to B.Tech. courses.

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The students took out the rally from Arts’ Faculty to the VC Office via Daulat Ram College Chowk, Ramjas College and Hindu College. Protestors were seen raising slogans like ‘sabko hostel dena hoga’, ‘special chance shuru karo’ and ‘B.Tech. ke students ke sath nyay karo’. Reportedly, when the protesters reached near the Gate number 1, a barricade broke due to the excessive rush. In conversation with DU Beat, Saket Bahuguna, Delhi State Secretary (ABVP) said, “The police stopped the protesters from marching inside the VC office and used water canons and batons to stop them. Nine students, including two DUSU office bearers were severely injured and dozens other injured in police lathicharge outside VC Office Gate no 1.”

According to the ABVP press release, DUSU Vice President Parvesh Malik and Joint Secretary Ashutosh Mathur are among the severely injured. Eight of them were admitted in Hindu Rao Hospital whereas one victim was taken to the University Health Centre. Some students including the DUSU President, Mohit Nagar were detained by the police.

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Expressing his views on the situation at ‘DU Bachao Maha-rally‘, Rohit Chahal, National Secretary (ABVP) said, “We strongly condemn the police action on these students. This university is not the fiefdom of the Vice Chancellor who imposes anti-student policies on students and also uses police as a means to suppress democratic voice of the students. ABVP and DUSU will continue its fight for the required student issues.”

As quoted in the press release by Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA), Nandita Narain (President) says, “The DUTA condemns this high-handed attitude of the DU administration and the Delhi Police who have clearly acted at its behest. This is not the first time that these officials have snubbed the democratically-elected body of students. Their arrogant indifference to democratic appeal and consistent neglect of the norms of civility have aggravated the conditions of unrest among students and teachers of DU.”

With inputs and images from ABVP press release.

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Kalindi College wins Fashion show at Renaissance; DCAC and KNC bagged the second and third spot respectively

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Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi kick started its annual cultural festival, Renaissance 2015 on 25th March. Day 1 at KMC witnessed informal set of events like creative writing and taboo. The second day hosted the fest inauguration which was followed by the western dance competition.

Nine western dance teams from across the University participated in the competition. The event was judged by Makkhan a.k.a Sagar Verma and Shown Kohli, teachers at Delhi’s reputed dance institutions like Brooklyn Dance Academy, Big Dance and Hash Aerobics Studio. The event began with all the teams performing their annual productions, most of which were on the medley of Hindi, Punjabi and English songs. As the crowd gathered and cheered for their favorite team, the second round of the western dance competition saw the dance war between teams. One member from each team represented their respective colleges for the dance war round.

Evaluating both the rounds, the judges declared Verve, the dance crew of Sri Venkateswara College as the winners for the competitions. Natya, the western dance society of Guru Teg Bahadur Institute of Technology (GTBIT) was declared the runner-up team.

Congratulations to Verve : Dance CREW from Sri Venkateswara College for winning the western dance competition at RENAISSANCE 2015, the annual cultural fest of #KMC.#DelhiUniversity #festseason

Posted by DU Beat on Thursday, March 26, 2015

The day also saw few other informal events like street football, spell bee and solo singing. The second highlight competition was the Fashion show which saw participation from different fashion societies of Delhi University. Portraying various roles, the members put up their annual acts which revolved around various social topics.  

Fashion-is-ta, the fashion society of Kalindi College were given the first prize for their act about the rape culture and the related victimization in our country. Stylus.Inc, the fashion society of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce (DCAC) was declared the first runner up for their act ‘Panchtatva‘ whereas Glitz, Kamala Nehru College’s fashion society bagged the third position for their ramp presentation in support of LGBT community.

RENAISSANCE 2015, the annual cultural fest of Kirori Mal College kicked off on 25th March 2015. Here are a few shots…

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The guest star, Bhaanu Pratap Singh took the stage at KMC post the Fashion show. He sang various famous Hindi and Punjabi numbers like Tum Hi Ho, Brown Rang etc. The crowd danced and enjoyed to the songs and beats of the singer. Second day at Renaissance ended with a DJ Night with the set being played by the local guest DJs.

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Rangrez, Ramjas wins Battle of Bands at Rachnotsav’15

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Rachnotsav, the music festival of Hans Raj College was organised on 23rd March 2015 by Swaranjali, the host music society. After events like Indian Group Song and Western Solo in the first half, Rachnotsav hosted Battle of Bands, Indian Solo and Western Group Song in the second half.

Battle of Bands was held in the college auditorium and saw participation from five bands of the Delhi University’s circuit. Sajal Sharma, the ex-president of Swaranjali and Siby Mathews, guitar player of Urban Early Men, judged the event. Stellar Teller, the band comprising ex-members of Swaranjali headlined the event.

Rangrez from Ramjas College was declared as the best performing band whereas Paper Boat from St. Stephen’s College secured the second position. Other participants included Stable Flux from College of Vocational Studies, Music Society from Kirori Mali College and Alanwesha from Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce.

Sajal Sharma, one of the judges was quotes saying, “The quality of music that these bands put up on stage is getting better each year. It is good to see such societies from all over the campus make such mark in the field of music.”

Western Group song competition saw seven teams like Lady Shri Ram College, Miranda House, Sri Venkateswara College, Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce and Kirori Mal College among others.  Nirupan Sinha, ex member of Swaranjali and Sherry Mathews, vocalist from Doppler Effect judged the event.

Western music society from Lady Sri Ram College won the competition and the team from Sri Venkateswara College bagged the second position.

The final event for Rachnotsav was the Indian Solo competition which attracted around 12 participants. Pavitra Achari from LSR won the first position whereas there was a tie between Mansi Bharadwaj from Music Faculty and Dhruv Pargai from IIIT Delhi for the second spot. Ritesh Prasanna, the renowned flute player judged the event.

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Day 2 at Moksha sees Venky and KNC on top, ends with Edward Maya's performance

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Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT) hosted the second day of Moksha on 21st March 2015. With this year’s theme being “Spectrum of Symphonies”, the annual cultural fest of NSIT witnessed various cultural competitions like street dance, western dance, fashion parade and stage play on Day 2.

Moksha kick-started Day 2 with Step Up, the street dance competition, which witnessed eight teams participating in the individual competition and group face-offs. The participating teams included dance troops from Dyal Singh College, Sri Venkateswara College, Trinity College and PGDAV College (Eve) among other independent groups. As professionals from the field of street dance, Sanjay Rana, Gaurav Thukral, Digant and Shreoshi Kumar presided over as the judges for the event. Dance group called Firebreakers won the street dance competition while the second position was bagged by Trinity Institute of Professional Studies.

Winner group of Firebreakers for the street dance competition at Moksha, NSIT | Image Credits: Kashish Madan
Winner group of Firebreakers for the street dance competition at Moksha, NSIT | Image Credits: Kashish Madan

The second event scheduled for the day was Oorja, the western dance competition which saw 13 participating teams from all over the University. Dancers presented various dance styles like break dance, hip-hop, Bollywood and classical jazz. The competition witnessed teams dancing to a medley of English, Punjabi and Hindi songs. The main-stage area attracted viewers who encouraged their respective favorite teams. Verve, the dance crew of Sri Venkateswara College won Oorja whereas the western dance society of Kamala Nehru College was declared as the runner up team.

Dancers from Verve, the dance crew of Venkateswara College who won Oorja, the western dance competition| Image by Chirag Sharma
Dancers from Verve, the dance crew of Venkateswara College who won Oorja, the western dance competition| Image by Chirag Sharma

Theatrecon, the stage play competition was another event that attracted audience to the college auditorium. Organised by Ashwamedha (dramatics society of NSIT), it witnessed six shortlisted teams presenting their annual productions. The plays, which were judged by Ankit Gulliya- the founder of Ashwamedha, highlighted various themes like comedy, tragedy and sarcasm in their portrayal. The annual production of Delhi Technological university (DTU), Ravi Par bagged the first position whereas the stage play by Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (E) won the second spot.

Glimpse from the stage play event at Moksha | Picture Credits: Kashsish Madan
Glimpse from the stage play event at Moksha | Picture Credits: Kashsish Madan

‘Rouge – The Fashion Parade’ was held on the main stage. The event presented a synchronised and orchestrated series of fashion parades from a number of colleges of Delhi. The societies presented their group acts based on certain themes like support to LGBT community, rape culture etc. Glitz, the fashion society of Kamala Nehru College won the first award for their act on LGBT fashion. The second position was bagged by Institute of Home Economics.

Fashion Parade at Moksha 2015
Fashion Parade at Moksha 2015

Moksha also hosted MasterChef Moksha, the NSIT version of MasterChef India. Participants were seen trying their hands at different dishes with a blend of spices, sugar and innovation. Day 2 ended with a performance by Edward Maya, the Romanian DJ and music artist. Held at the main stage in Moksha ground, the star night attracted over 10000 spectators while he  spun tracks and played a number of his hit songs.

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With inputs from Public Relations Team, Moksha 2015

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DUSU seeks ban on SGTB Khalsa’s ‘anti-hindu’ street play; theatre fraternity supports ‘Welcome to the Machine’

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Delhi University Students’ Union recently demanded an immediate ban on the annual street production of Ankur, the theatre society of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College. The student representative body of Delhi University issued a notice to the college authorities on 17th March 2015 stating that ‘Welcome to the Machine’ is an anti-Hindu play and gives out a wrong message to the society.

Ashutosh Mathur, the Joint Secretary of DUSU wrote the letter that was addressed to the principal of SGTB Khalsa. In conversation with DU Beat, Ashutosh Mathur said, “The complaint has not been filed as a result of my personal opinions or those of other DUSU members. The action has been taken after regular complaints from the students of Delhi University after its performance at Ramjas College recently.”

Copy of the letter sent to The Prinicpal of SGTB Khalsa
Copy of the letter sent to The Prinicpal of SGTB Khalsa

The issues taken in consideration include portrayal of religious forces that assert power by means of tradition, culture and education. The play also talks about communal riots which are a result of manipulations within the boundaries of religion and its associated faith. “The play hurts the sentiments of Hindus and holds them responsible for societal problems that it addresses in form of street theatre”, Mathur said.

The incident has caught the attention of various groups and NGOs preaching freedom of expression within a few hours of the letter being released on social media. There has been constant criticism against DUSU as independent theatre groups around Delhi have also expressed their views on the action taken by them. Sidhaant Sharma, founder member of Khanabadosh was quoted as saying, “The whole idea of banning plays shows the gutless attitude of elected representatives. I am sure that none of the DUSU members have watched or understood the play and its real message. We urge them to go and watch the play. These bans won’t bog anyone down.”

Guneet Singh Nanda, the President of Ankur says, “The allegation levied on the play are false and it doesn’t portray anything related to the Hindus. We are in the process of meetings with the Principal and authorities. We shall soon announce the date of our public performance soon and we shall invite everyone who supports DUSU to come and watch the play with us.”

Ankur, the theatre society also has given out a statement on its official Facebook Page expressing their discomfort on reading the irresponsible use of language in the letter sent by DUSU. The notice by DUSU terms this production as ‘fake drama’ and demands its immediate ban. Prabhjot Singh, the ex-president of Ankur says, “This is not just about Welcome to the Machine. It is an attack on every Delhi University play. Nobody has the right to tell us on what play to make. This is a black day in the history of DU theatre circuit.”

Theatre fraternity in and around Delhi University has extended their support to Ankur. Shivangi Tewari, member of Miranda House’s dramatics society remarks, “Nukkad natak as an art form spreads the message of freedom, equality and democracy. The play has managed to raise the voice against our leaders and the scenario of the country we live in. I firmly support Ankur.”

Other bodies like Delhi University Teachers’ Association also feel that the ban is highly condemnable and DUSU should focus on other issues related to students, which hold more value in the education system.

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Saniya Khan from ARSD titled ‘Student of the Year’ at NSUI’s Priyadarshini awards; girls from Gargi, Hindu shine in co-curricular category

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National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) organized ‘Priyadarshini Excellence Awards ’15 – Celebrating Women Power’ on 9th March 2015 to mark International Women’s Day. The event was conducted to applaud the remarkable feat of female achievers of Delhi University.

Senior Congress leader, Sharmisth Mukherjee and Shushmita Dev, Member of Parliament addressed the gathering at Shankar Lal Auditorium here at North Campus. Commonwealth and  Asian Games handball player Varuni Negi was also present as the guest. To celebrate the spirit of womanhood, event commenced with Sonia Chaudhary, an acid attack survivor being facilitated for her bravery and courage.

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Sonia Chaudhary being felicitated at Priyadarshini Excellence Awards 2015

There were six categories of awards that included areas of academics, sports, leadership, co-curricular activities, NCC and NSS. Mr Roji M John, National President, NSUI said, “The women students have brought laurels in various fields in representation of the college, university, state and even the country, at large. We believe in recognizing their valuable contribution towards the society. They all are an inspiration for each one of us.”

Amrish Rajan Pandey, Spokesperson, NSUI said, “Our committee took recommendations from Principals of all colleges around Delhi University. Out of the list prepared, our jury shortlisted the best performers in respective categories.”

Categories wise list of awards winning candidates:

Academics

Saniya Khan from ARSD College won ‘Student of the Year’ award, She has been winning this consecutively for three years being the college topper of Hindi Honors 1st year onwards. Her poems have been published in national newspapers and Saniya has also been a bronze medalist in state level judo and wrestling.

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Sharmisth Mukherjee, senior Congress leader giving out the awards to winners of Priyadarshini Excellence Awards.

Co-curricular Activities

Anindya Tripathi won the award in this category and she is a third year B.Sc Botany student of Gargi College. She is part of the college’s street play society and has been associated with a theatre group called Samarth for the visually impaired students. Tripathi is an Odissi danseuse and has also conceptualized, scripted and directed an unexplored form of lyrical theatre for the Om Foundation. Second awardee, Banashree Thapa is currently a B.Sc Botany first year student at Hindu College and is part of various college societies like the Fine Arts Society, Classical Dance Society,  NSS, environmental society etc. Banashree holds a B.Muse certificate in Kathak from Lucknow Gharana and also the title of All Assam Swimming Championship.

Sports

Three awards were given out in this category. Sonam, a student of Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education and Sciences has won gold medal five times in the National Level Throwball Championship and has been a gold medalist in B.Sc and also in M.P.Ed. Annu, has also won Gold Medal in Senior National Level Handball Championship, Junior National Level Championship and also at the Federation Cup. With her degree in yoga, Annu was also awarded the Priyadarshini award. Puja, also a student of Indira Gandhi Institute has won gold medal in Throwball Senior National Level,  Junior National Level Championship and also in Federation Cup. She has also participated in All India University Fencing Championship and was hence awarded the sports’ category award.

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Saniya Khan from ARSD titled 'Student of the Year' at NSUI's Priyadarshini awards; girls from Gargi, Hindu shine in co-curricular category

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National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) organized ‘Priyadarshini Excellence Awards ’15 – Celebrating Women Power’ on 9th March 2015 to mark International Women’s Day. The event was conducted to applaud the remarkable feat of female achievers of Delhi University.

Senior Congress leader, Sharmisth Mukherjee and Shushmita Dev, Member of Parliament addressed the gathering at Shankar Lal Auditorium here at North Campus. Commonwealth and  Asian Games handball player Varuni Negi was also present as the guest. To celebrate the spirit of womanhood, event commenced with Sonia Chaudhary, an acid attack survivor being facilitated for her bravery and courage.

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There were six categories of awards that included areas of academics, sports, leadership, co-curricular activities, NCC and NSS. Mr Roji M John, National President, NSUI said, “The women students have brought laurels in various fields in representation of the college, university, state and even the country, at large. We believe in recognizing their valuable contribution towards the society. They all are an inspiration for each one of us.”

Amrish Rajan Pandey, Spokesperson, NSUI said, “Our committee took recommendations from Principals of all colleges around Delhi University. Out of the list prepared, our jury shortlisted the best performers in respective categories.”

Categories wise list of awards winning candidates:

Academics

Saniya Khan from ARSD College won ‘Student of the Year’ award, She has been winning this consecutively for three years being the college topper of Hindi Honors 1st year onwards. Her poems have been published in national newspapers and Saniya has also been a bronze medalist in state level judo and wrestling.

[caption id="attachment_30995" align="aligncenter" width="820"]Priyadarshini 2 Sharmisth Mukherjee, senior Congress leader giving out the awards to winners of Priyadarshini Excellence Awards.[/caption]

Co-curricular Activities

Anindya Tripathi won the award in this category and she is a third year B.Sc Botany student of Gargi College. She is part of the college’s street play society and has been associated with a theatre group called Samarth for the visually impaired students. Tripathi is an Odissi danseuse and has also conceptualized, scripted and directed an unexplored form of lyrical theatre for the Om Foundation. Second awardee, Banashree Thapa is currently a B.Sc Botany first year student at Hindu College and is part of various college societies like the Fine Arts Society, Classical Dance Society,  NSS, environmental society etc. Banashree holds a B.Muse certificate in Kathak from Lucknow Gharana and also the title of All Assam Swimming Championship.

Sports

Three awards were given out in this category. Sonam, a student of Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education and Sciences has won gold medal five times in the National Level Throwball Championship and has been a gold medalist in B.Sc and also in M.P.Ed. Annu, has also won Gold Medal in Senior National Level Handball Championship, Junior National Level Championship and also at the Federation Cup. With her degree in yoga, Annu was also awarded the Priyadarshini award. Puja, also a student of Indira Gandhi Institute has won gold medal in Throwball Senior National Level,  Junior National Level Championship and also in Federation Cup. She has also participated in All India University Fencing Championship and was hence awarded the sports’ category award.

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Fest Season 2015: Notable nukkad nataks of Delhi University

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The fest season this year at Delhi University saw nukkad nataks attracting maximum viewers. With over 25 teams from both on-campus and off-campus colleges presenting their annual productions on societal topics, the street-play scenario won many hearts with the varied kinds of messages and emotions it projected. We have compiled a list few such nukkad nataks, which have influenced the audiences at large.

Disclaimer: The plays mentioned here are in no particular order and are based on author’s personal opinion.

Nabbe Second ki Red Light – Dramanomics (College of Vocational Studies)

‘Nabbe Second ki Red Light’ questions the outlook of our society towards beggars. It focuses on the kind of hardships they face and how the people and it’s government fail to acknowledge their existence. The play enlightens the audience by suggesting some simple and doable ways in which we can help these unfortunate few come out of the unremitting cycle of begging.

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Kar-Maa – Shades (Keshav Mahavidyalaya)

The play revolves around the situation of mothers. It projects the usual topic of disrespect towards maa in a different manner, which leaves the viewers in tears post the play. It portrays scenes that show how children reciprocate the unconditional giving by mothers.

‘Uska dil toh beshumaar pyaar lautata hai
Par kya maa ka karma kabhi laut kar aata hai’

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Pyaare Lal Toy Shop – Et cetera (Guru Teg Bahadur Institute of Technology)

The play, very subtly points out how political ignorance and shallowness is incorporated in our generation and also throws light on this very severe phenomenon, the construction of naïveté and political ramifications. The play takes a metaphor of a toy shop where every child who underwent the training of ignorance ends up being like a mere meaningless toy with no sense of humanity and judgement.

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Mannmarziyaan – Abhivyakti (IP College for Women)

The basic theme of the play is economic materialism and irrational buying. It shows how we have started filling up emotional voids with plastic things, and how our craving never seems to end. It gives out the message to the audience that there is a significant pressure to ‘consume’ because we end up feeling that our material possessions shape our identity.

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Chacha Chaudhary Aur Dina Nath Ki Waapsi – Kshitij (Gargi College)

The play highlights educational terrorism, censorship of academic freedom and cultural hegemony. Within existing political status quo, using “Chacha Chaudhary”, the character of legendary cartoonist Pran, interspersed with music, the production examines the nature of education as ‘political agenda’ on one hand and the hidden agenda of the hindutva politics on the other.

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Welcome to the- Machine – Ankur (Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College)

The play principally articulates manipulation of religion for violent purposes to polarise and gain political power. It investigates how the religious forces assert their dominance over ‘others’ by means of culture , education and institutional structures. The blatant and direct approach of the play challenges the present political context and fundamentalism.

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Tamaasha – Hansraj Dramatics Society (Hans Raj College)

The play aims to show the reality of how people get influenced everyday unwittingly. Covering a range of examples, the play portrays situations that every strata of the society can relate to. Tamaasha highlights that there is no escape from this conundrum of life since influence is an intrinsic property of the way human society works. The audience is forced to question themselves on whether they think for themselves and make informed decisions or are swayed by popular opinion.

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Hum Ghum Ho Gaye – Manchtantra (Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce)

The play ‘Hum Ghum Ho Gaye’ showcases the plight of nomadic and de-notified tribes, the communities that have been subjugated and exploited since the British rule. The play focuses on how people who are born in these communities are titled as ‘born criminals’ as per law. It also sheds light upon their present situation, which is even worse than dalits; abundant of atrocity cases, no education, employment opportunities and complete violation of their human rights.

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Individual photographs have been provided by the respective teams.

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Maitreyi College wins fashion show at Hindu’s Mecca; JMC adjudged the best folk dance team on Day 2

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Day 2 at Mecca, the annual cultural festival of Hindu College began with the folk dance competition. The celebration of traditional dance forms saw four participating teams from various Delhi University Colleges. The teams presented various forms of folk dance like giddha and tandav.

The event was judged by Shri. Suresh Vyas who is a renowned Rajasthani dancer and has trained students of Indian Global Public School in Singapore. Shanti Dinesh Bhimraj Parihar was the second judge who is a renowned Kathak Dancer.

The participating teams included Gargi College, Jesus and Mary College, Maitreyi College and Kamla Nehru College. The Folk Dance Society of JMC was adjudged the best dancing team at the competition.

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The highlight event for Day 2 was Panache, the fashion show which saw six fashion societies from Delhi University coming forward to highlight their range of clothing and accessories. The acts presented by all colleges revolved around a certain theme.

Shri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce put up their production ‘The Vintage Error’ and won the third prize. Bharti College through their act gave the message of ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’. With their dresses designed using material like waste paper and spoons, the team from Bharti College won the second prize.

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Maitreyi College with their production ‘Lord of the Wild’ won the first position. Their act focused on banning tiger trade in India. Other participating colleges were Hindu College, Dyal Singh College and Ramjas College. Members of Pearl Academy, Maybelline, Zovi and The Incredible photographers, judged the event. Prizes worth Rs. 50000 were distributed to the winners, both in cash and kind.

Image Credits: Kashish Madan for DU Beat

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