DUTA stages dharna
The Delhi University Teachers’ Association staged a protest in LSR today. They were protesting against the idea of establishing a Meta University floated by the VC, and of a four-year undergraduate programme, through the media, without placing the proposal before the Academic and Executive Councils for proper evaluation of the desirability or feasibility of such...
Controversy mars SRCC-Venky football final
The recently concluded SRCC Festival of Youth Sports saw two heavyweights, Sri Ram College of Commerce and Sri Venkateswara College, face off in a hotly contested final. The high intensity game saw the hosts SRCC win 1-0, with the solitary goal being scored at the half hour mark by Kunal. The high-octane match unfortunately was...
Udaan ’12 – A Flight of Dreams
Udaan, a performing arts festival organized by the Manchatantra Creations, powered by Manchatantra, the dramatics society of Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce that kicked off on February 1 concluded on February 2 with the prize distribution ceremony. The festival started off with ‘People’- the Street Play competition. The competition saw participation by the...
Western Trio Singing at Tarang 2012
The Western Trio Singing at Tarang 2012 began at 1.30pm amidst an enthusiastic bunch of western music loyalists in the infamous bamboo room H-2. The music resonated well to produce a serene harmonizing effect in the rather crowded room. Following a two-teams-per-college format, the event was dominated by all-girls performances, particularly from Venkateswara and LSR...
Quriosity – The Quiz Competition at Tarang 2012
The air seemed to be buzzing with the sounds of the whirring brains of the quizzers who had gathered in plenty to battle their wits out to win the Tarang 2012 quiz. However, there was a delay as the competition began a full 45 mins later than it was scheduled to begin at, with a...
Izraz – Choreo Competition at Tarang 2012
Izraz, the Choreo competition at LSR took place at 2.30pm in the auditorium today. An hour before the competition, a huge line formed outside the auditorium; the event entertained a houseful of enthusiastic people. There were 10 participating teams and each team had to convey a message to the audience using dance movements and facial...
A Kickstart to Tarang: Battle of the Bands!
Tarang rocked its way into the fest season today morning at 11.30am with their first event, Western Group Singing. Screeching guitars, thumping drums and thunderous applause greeted the event Battle of the Bands in the college auditorium. Contrary to popular belief, there were a lot of vacant seats in the auditorium; the crowd was barely...
Ullas 2012
DAY 1 Day 1 of the annual fest of Kamala Nehru College, Ullas 2012, was just the perfect start to this year’s fest season, with events and competitions ranging from dance to debate to fashion. The fest started off with Nupur (Indian Dance) well on time to a jam-packed auditorium and a very excited audience. One could very frequently...
Mecca 2012 Comes A-Callin’
Mecca, the Hindu college fest commences tomorrow and promises to be bigger and better than all the previous ones Hindu has played host to. With sponsors like Airtel, DU blog, Cocoberry, LTC Travels, Nikon, Ping My Mobile, Red FM 93.5, Buzz in Town, Reebok, Snapdeal and Lotus Infra; Hindu is all set to showcase a...
Why Jan 26 is not just a holiday anymore
Date: January 26, 2012. Day: Thursday, a holiday. The old generation of the country would say this is all how a 19-year-old would describe the day. Switch. A 19-year-old clad in a khadi kurta and jeans along with his teammates, is performing a street play on ‘Whistle Blowers’ in a slum in north Delhi. Lavanya,...
Your Guide to the College Fests
The most awaited chapter of the Delhi University’s calendar is finally here! The fest season is kicking off this February. It’s been only three weeks since the University reopened after the winter vacations and the colleges are already buzzing with preparations for the fests. Like every year, fest budgets have soared up and the student...
Football in India
Football has really developed over the years in India. I had never even dared to harbour the hope of watching a great football giant playing a football game in India with their full strength squad up until a couple of years ago. We already had one big match at the Salt Lake in Calcutta last...
