By Prerna Sangal
At this time of the year, cultural societies of various colleges are busy conducting rigorous auditions to select for their society the best-suited freshers. Audition is usually a fun-filled activity involving a lot of healthy interaction between the freshers and the seniors. It not only helps the freshers know their college better but also enables [...]
By anisha banerjee
Declaration of Bsc.(Hon) Math Part-1 results propelled a huge wave of shock and disappointment amongst the DU students. A shocking 37% of the students pursuing this course failed in the annual exam conducted in the month of April-May 2010. Moreover, another 9% have provisionally been promoted to Part-II on the condition that they would have [...]
By Devika Dutt
Third Year students of Hansraj College faced quite a shock when the chunks of ceiling of their classroom started falling during the course of a class on Wednesday, the 28th of July. Fortunately, everyone escaped unhurt.
The classroom in question, Room 5, of Hansraj College is located on the first floor, above which a whole new [...]
By Eeshaan Tiwary
The official voice of the students, the DUSU (Delhi University Students’ Union), appears to be a house divided on the issue of the semester system. This emerged after the Delhi High Court had decided that the students’ union needed to be asked for its opinion on the contentious issue.
The Delhi High Court had on July [...]
By DU Beat
DU Beat gets you the first impressions of some fachchas from Delhi University.
Step one – Look Straight, Step two – Walk straight, Strep Three – Be confident. Step four – Forget it all and simply enjoy the experience.
Despite my apprehensions, we were not ragged. As boring as it may sound, it was a better way [...]
By anisha banerjee
Last week, the LSR Dramatics Society was all set to prove how action speaks louder than words, as they emerged with a new concept of performing an Invisible Play in their college cafeteria during the recess when a large crowd of startled spectators was expected.
No individual except for the dramatics society members knew about this [...]
By Eeshaan Tiwary
Amongst all the din and excitement of a new academic year, the chaos caused by the construction work at various points on campus stood out as a sore thumb. An issue that has already caused much trouble for many is the usage of college hostels by the Delhi government for the Commonwealth Games.
The University Community [...]
By Neelakshi Tewari
Now that the first week is past and the grind of classes has begun, freshers, keep your eyes peeled for audition notices while we tell you a little about the societies that can be a huge part of your three years.
The Drama/ Street Play Society: Be it stage productions or street plays, the drama societies [...]
By DU Beat
Manthan ‘10
Verve, the street play society of Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies (University of Delhi) will be organizing “Manthan-2010”, its annual street play festival from the 23rd of January to the 5th of February. The cavalcade will cover places like the West Gate Mall (Rajouri Garden), PVR Priya, Jantar Mantar [...]
By DU Beat
JMC’s long awaited fest took place on the 10th and 11th of December, featuring a wide range of competitions and fun activities, topped off with an incredible performance by Junkyard Groove. The results were as follows:
Stage play
Best Play –Hindu, for Infidels
Runners-up – Miranda, for Kindertransport
Best Actor – Aman, from Hindu College
Best Director – [...]
