Authors Anonymous
Prose
First- Divyanshu Mishra(KMC)
Second- Akshita (LSR)

Poetry
First- Chandrima Chatterjee(LSR)
Second- Stuti Chandra(LSR)

Bazinga!
P.S Pranika (LSR)
Raaghav Aggarwal(ISBF)

Tongue in Cheek
First- Priyanka, Shambhavi (St. Stephens College)
Second- Sahaj, Radhika (Venky)

FOTOGRAFIA:The Photography Event
First- Raj Kaithwal (Ramjas)
Second- Chakshu Joshi (ARSD)

AMALGAM- Fusion (Group Singing)
First- Brahmanaad (Cross College Team)
Second- LSR Music Society

SANGAM- Indian Music (Group Singing)
First- Swaranjali (Hansraj)
Second- Alaap (Venky)
Third- Musoc (KMC), Geetanjali (Miranda House)

Nukkad- The Street Play Competition
First- KNC
Second- CBS, DRC

Best Actor- Bhupesh (Shivaji College), Lakshya(KNC)

CINEPHILIA- Film Making Competition
First- St. Stephens
Second- ARSD
Third- Venky

Pitch an Idea
First- Rishabh Khattar, Radhika Rajpal
Second- Vedika Aggarwal, Lavanya Bhamidipati
Third- Kavya Joshi, Sunaina Bhattacharya

BAILA- The Western Dance Competition
First- JMC
Second- Maitreyi College
Third- DRC

Quriosity (Quiz Competition)
First – Sourabh Choudhary and Dhruv Sharma (St Stephen’s)
Second – Anagh Mukherjee (Venky) and Shashank Malik (IGNOU)
Third – Mridul Kakkar (Thapar University) and Tushar Garg (CBS)

Kavyanjali (Hindi Debate Competition)
First- Manju (Gargi)
Second- Neel Parmar (RLA)
Third- Prabhaanshu (KMC)
Consolation Prize- Taarakeshwar Shah

Western Solo Singing Competition
First- Neeraja (Venky), Nirupam Sinha (Hansraj)
Second- Shreya Adhikari (Venky)
Third- Chetan Awasthi (Maharaja Agrasen College)

Western Trio Singing
First – LSR (Sophie, Gitana, Sadhvi)
Second – JMC (Esther, Rebecca, Imwabamgla)
Third – Venky (Krishna, Ketan, Chaitanya)

Doodle Art
First- Priyanka Tampi(JMC)
Second- Sneha Goyal(LSR)

Murlidhar Debate
Best Team- Bhoomika Kakawani, Upasna Thapar
Best Speaker- Saif Ahmed Khan(Maharaja Agrasen College)
Second Best Speaker- Shah Ikhlas Khan(Amity),  Saahil Menghani(Maharaja Agrasen College)

Best Adjudicator- Utkarsh Amitabh

Following a two-teams-per-college format, the event was dominated by all-girls performances, particularly from Venkateswara and LSR college western music societies.

The very notable efforts from the Team 2 of Venkateswara of mixing well-controlled humour and good harmonies were greeted  very well from the audiences, even eliciting a smile from each of the judges.

The CBS team of Sagar, Krishan and Shrutika pulled off a very country-themed moment; their performance shaped up pleasantly with many of the audience members singing along and clapping in sync to the popular number.

The last performance by SRCC’s golden ladies seemed a little distinct as the team was not able to provide a cohesive unity, much to the dismay of the performers.

Just as the results were being compiled by the judges, Kamakshi and Nirupan performed ‘Look Into My Eyes’ by Bryan Adams to entertain the audience. Their chemistry or perhaps the lack of it added a very comical note to the waiting. The ‘Kamasutra’ song by the WMS veterans also worked as a time-filler.

The competiton was won by the team of Sophie, Gitana, and Sadhvi from LSR. Second prize was awarded to Esther, Rebecca and Imwabamgla from JMC, and the third prize went to Krishna, Ketan and Chaitanya from Venky.

The prelims consisted of 25 questions, interspersed with audio clips. With cut-off score for selection to the final round being 13, 8 teams got selected.

Participants labelled the finals as ‘disappointing’ as only 32 questions were put up to be answered by the finalists, by the quizmaster, Kartikeya Batra.

Sourabh Choudhary and Dhruv Sharma from St Stephen’s walked out as the winners, bagging a cash prize worth 4,000 rupees. The cross-college team of Anagh Mukherjee from Venkateswara and Shashank Malik from IGNOU were declared first runner-up, winning 2k. Mridul Kakkar from Thapar University with Tushar Garg from CBS took the third position, winning 1k.

Sourabh and Dhruv (St. Stephen's)

Shashank (IGNOU) and Anagh (Venky)

Kartikeya Batra (Quizmaster)

M Vishnu Vardhan
vishnuv@dubeat.com 

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 expressions.

The first one to perform was Hindu Choreo Society, presenting ‘Till Death Do Us Part”, choreographed by Palden di Lama, depicting life after death. Their costumes were very creatively done and they used face painting to bring out their facial expressions in a stronger way.

Next up was Gargi, presenting ‘Mrityun Jaya, the Conqueror of Death’, choreographed Tushar Kalya. Their technique was excellent and their moves had perfect lines, their lifts and splits were flawless. They performed with grace and vigour and were applauded twice by the audience.

Performing next was Hansraj, presenting ‘The Quest’, choreographed by Gaurav Alavar. Their theme was realistic – the unending quest of happiness – and the message they conveyed to the audience was relatable. Their costumes were pretty, their moves graceful and their expressions perfect.

Kamala Nehru College performed next, presenting ‘The Awakening’, choreographed by Bhavani Mishra. The story was about a girl who wanted to follow her dreams, but was defeated by logic. Their dance depicted the conflict between mind and heart.

Next was Sri Venkateswara College. Their dance didn’t have a title but the theme was war and its consequences. Their dance was self choreographed, but it was excellent all the same.

Last to perform was LSR, and their performance, as always, was breathtaking.

The event was perhaps the most popular one today, and the line outside the auditorium remained strong all throughout the show.

The winners of Izraz are as follows:

Winner: Sri Venkateswara College
First Runner-up: Hansraj
Second Runner-up: LSR and KNC

Tazmeen Siddiqi
tazmeens@dubeat.com

Contrary to popular belief, there were a lot of vacant seats in the auditorium; the crowd was barely filling up the entire space, let alone overflowing.

The battle took off at a slightly cold note, the first band Pratigya, with Abhishek, as the lead singer, failed to impress what seemed like a rather deflated audience with their first song, ‘Aas Paas’. Their next song ‘Sadda Haq’ from the movie Rockstar didn’t seem to work too well either, as people left midway. Their interaction with the crowd didn’t pep them up either. They had to exit stage right before their last song as it was time for the next band to come on stage.

The second performance was by Soul River that brought a certain amount of intensity on stage with their original, self composed song, ‘Illusions of the Soul’. Their music was a dark yet soulful form of rock, their lyrics had a fantastic imagery about it. The crowd finally woke up when they played their second song, ‘Burn it Down’. The strong point of this band was their synchronization and their solos, which were simply flawless and very well composed. They earned a round of applause and a series of hoots from the audience.

By the time the next band, Incredible Mind Funk, came on stage, the audience had undergone a sort of revival – more seats had filled up, and people seemed more appreciative and receptive of the music. They played a mixture of punk rock and jazz, their synchronization was excellent and the vocalist, Neeraja, simply floored the audience, making it a peppy and fun filled performance.

As soon as the next band, Soul’d Out, the most popular and well-known of all the participating bands, with vocals by Chetan, accompanied by Shajal on bass, Abhay on saxophone, Abhijeet on drums, and Bhanu as the lead.  They received a very loud and enthusiastic welcome from the crowd. They instantly seemed to connect with the audience. They built a rapport instantly, and gave a brief introduction to the kind of music they play and the songs they have composed, which they performed as well. This performance was undoubtedly the most well-received performance of the entire battle. The crowd couldn’t stop clapping and shouting in appreciation, everybody enjoyed the entire 9 minutes that Soul’d Out was on stage for. They completely ruled the event, and created an energy and ease on the stage with their dance moves and general enthusiasm. They were the only band to use a saxophone along with drums and bass. Their solos were amazing, synchronization was flawless and vocals were perfect. They left the crowd cheering, clapping, and asking for more.

Overall, the very first event of Tarang was a well-received and a successful one.

The winners of the battle of the Bands are as follows:

Winner: Soul’d Out

First Runner-up: Jokes Apart

Second Runner-up: Incredible Mind Funk

Tazmeen Siddiqi
tazmeens@dubeat.com 

Battle of Bands
Winner- Soul’d Out
First Runner Up- Jokes Apart
Second Runner Up- Incredible Mind Funk

Splash of Music
Winner- Rohit Bhagat (Dyal Singh Eve)
Runner Up- Era Choudhary (LSR)

Ashu Bhashan Pratiyogita(Hindi Public Speaking)
Winner- Jitendra
Runner Up- Aarti

Treasure Hunt
Winner- Shivika, Niharika, Sonal, Princi (LSR)
First Runner Up- Rohan Bajaj, Rohan Sharma (Manav Rachna International University), Neha Sanjay, Shri Lakshmi Tiru (LSR)
Second Runner Up- Apula, Aditi, Naimat, Shuchi (LSR)

BLITZKRIEG
Best Adjudicator- Sourya Donkada(LSR)
Survived most of the rounds- Udit Rastogi (Law Fac) and Raunak Singh(Amity)
Last Man Standing- Chaitali Sinha (Gargi)

Izraz- Choreography
Winner – Venky (self choreographed)
First Runner Up – Hansraj
Second Runner Up – LSR and KNC.

IMS Instrumental
Winner- Anisha Jalan(LSR)
Runner Up- Sarthak Pahwa(Jaypee Institute), Gurnaman Singh(SGTB Khalsa)

IMS Malhaar- Classical Solo
Winner- Risha (LSR)
First Runner Up- Srimidhi (SRCC)
Second Runner Up- Prateek (Hansraj)

IMS Semi-Classical Solo Result
Winner- Rajshree (Daulat Ram)
First Runner Up- Parampara (LSR)
Second Runner Up- Rahul(ARSD), Sunaina(DRC)

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 hear shouts of “Go KNC!!!” when the host team took stage. The event was judged by Ms. Madhumita Raut and Ms. Nalini Jain from the fields of Kathak and Odissi. In the end, in the Indian Folk (Group) category, KNC emerged as winners followed by Khalsa College and then JMC.

This event was followed by Adagio, the Choreography competition. Some others on the other hand, were trying to put their stand forward as part of Crossfire (English Debate), the topic for which was: Bitter medicine may be a well-meant cure but sweet poison has its own swift virtues. Here, Deshbandu walked away with the best team, with the best speaker from NSIT.

Then took place one of the most awaited competition of the day, Glitz, put together by the fashion society. This competition saw teams coming up with some totally out-of-the-box themes, with models wearing dresses made from newspapers, to CDs, to even balloons! It was Prophecy, fashion society of Lady Irwin College that walked away with the winner’s title and the accolades as well, followed by Glitz of the host college KNC.

The evening saw Battle of Bands, a competition amongst several Delhi bands with Claustrophobic Expansion, Ebonix, Soul’d Out and others performing some of their very popular numbers. Amidst all this, Caricature, Tattoo Making, T-shirt Making and the numerous food and games stalls also drew large crowds.

DAY 2

Day 2 of Ullas 2012 began just on the right note. Well, quite literally, with Rhythm ’n’ Blues, the Western Music competition, which saw over 30 teams participating in the different categories like Solo, Duet and Choir. In the duet round, while participants from Hansraj sang “Think of Me”, College of Business Studies did an acoustic cover of “She’ll be Loved” which was well appreciated by the audience. Others like DCAC and KNC also put up good performances covering songs like “Poker Face” and “Jar of Hearts” respectively. This was then followed by the Western Choir category, at the end of which Echo, from Jesus and Mary College was declared the winners, followed by Crescendo, the music society of Venkateswara, while the third position was shared between IP College for Women and Musoc of KMC.

Simultaneously, Srijan (Hindi Creative Writing) and Inquizzitive (Quiz) were also being held in other parts of the college. Though Ol’ That Jazz, the Western Dance competition, was supposed to begin at 1pm, it was only by 3pm that the participants took stage. However in a way it was worth the wait, because once the performances started, you could easily mistae the college auditorium to be a jam-packed movie hall all owing to the considerate hooting and applause! Here, the western dance society of Venkateswara walked away with the winner’s title.

As the evening drew close, one could also easily notice the crowd slowly growing large in number. Yes, everyone was very excitedly waiting for Bombay Rockers to show up and perform! By the time it was 6 in the evening, the scheduled time for the performance, a crowd ofover 700 geared-up faces had gathered! Within minutes, the duo of Naf-Thomas took over. True to their rock-dhol genre, they wereaccompanied by dhol players. First up was ‘Rock da Party’ followed by ’Ari Ari’ and other numbers! However about 40 minutes into the performance, due to a very excited bunch of people, the performance had to be stalled for few minutes, only to start over again bigger and better!

Cheshtha Gupta
cheshthag@dubeat.com

Here are a few glimpses from Ullas 2012: