The fourth and final day of Harmony’13 was scheduled on 24^th February. Since it was a Sunday, the number of students participating in the fest was less than that on other days. However, a fair number of participants still took part in all events. The collage making competition, ‘Bits and Pieces’ was held in the Library Lawn with 13 teams. Students were busy cutting pictures from magazines and putting them together as collages on the theme ‘Circus’.  The event went on for about 3 hours and the 1^st prize was awarded to Satakshi and Annu from St Stephens. They won meal coupons worth Rs 2000. A Kabaddi tournament took place at the football field. Despite the heat, this event attracted a large crowd of both participants and spectators. The teams played quite enthusiastically, and barring a few scuffles, the matches took place without any hiccups. ‘Eklavya’ was an event organised by the Social Services Society of the college. It was held in the basketball court and was open to all students. The participants had to try to hit a metallic plate in front of them with a ball. The catch, however, was that they were blindfolded and had to rely only on the sound of a hammer being struck against the plate. More than 20 students took part in this event including physically and visually impaired students. Apart from these, other events were also lined up for the day. They included ‘Shipwreck’, an Obstacle Race, a Pottery Workshop, ‘Scenes from a hat’ and the DJ Night.]]>

To Stephanians, the company of one another is absolute bliss that alleviates any spurt of boredom. As stereotyped as it may be reckoned, St. Stephen’s is a world of its own for the college dwellers who rejoiced in harmony in the entirety of the fest. Frequent showers of rain interrupted Day 3 of Harmony. However, this didn’t let down the spirits of the Stephanians and they kicked off with the day’s event with avidity. First event of the day was Scavenger’s Hunt, which saw huge participation. About 49 teams got registered for this fun trail. They were given a list of 48 items to be collected in 1 hour in which they could collect only 5 pictures in total for any item. Shreya, Siddharth, Anusha and Diksha battled out and managed to win this competition. Up next was FLAME {Fashion, Literature, Art, Music, Entertainment}, the Quiz that received a handsome response from quiz lovers and drilled them with some mindboggling questions. The students showcased their creativity with colors and brushes in a Texture Art competition. The topic given to them was “abstract” and students in large number painted their masterpieces. Sherlock Holmes drew huge crowds where a team of two {one impersonating Sherlock Holmes and the other as Watson} set to solve the murder mystery. All the teams were provided with a case study, which they were asked to solve in given time. Five selected teams who reached the finals were then allowed to interview suspects and witness the crime scene. “It was really very interesting, something different” shared of the participants. This was followed by Theatrics in the college hall. The aura of the college was very musical where songs were being dedicated by students to their fellow mates. Paintball and graffiti were also a welcome addition at the fest. Theatrics was conquered by Yang and Subodh, claiming the first and second position respectively. Giving way to sarcasm and exaggeration alike, Mocktaves gave vent to the mimicry talents of the students. Participants gathered to mock and imitate the extremely popular professors of the college who in satirical view had everybody rolling with laughter. Rahul emerged as the clear winner who with his extremely entertaining act had everybody in splits. Footloose was another event which commenced with a number of participants paired to rock to the tunes. Elimination after each thump rendered the top ten participants exulting in the glory and ultimately trying to oust each other. This by far was the most amusing event where everyone let their hair down.  The day concluded giving way to a rocking performance by the band Parikrama, preparations for which were in full swing.  

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The second day of the three day long fest did not have many competitions lined up. There was the intra college Frisbee competition that hardly brought any crowd except the participating teams themselves. The food tasting competition, Khai Khai, saw large participation. The first round was a blind tasting, quite literally, as you were given- mostly Bengali- sweets to taste and recognize while being blind folded. If you could guess the exact sweet, not only did you earn respect but also full points. A fraction of the total score was awarded if one was able to guess the ingredients or generic name for the food item. Apart from these, there was the dodge ball competition which also exclusively saw Stephanian participation. Create it Quick was the competition that pushed participants to create as many origami Ninja Stars (Shurikens), clay bird figures, etc as possible in the given time. The street play competition, Anhad, began with much energy and vigour. Thirteen colleges took part and won the crowd over with their performances that communicated their message while tickling the audience’s funny bone. As per tradition, the plays had music, songs and interaction with the audience that made the spectators feel like a part of the play. The winners

1. Hindu College-
2. Shaheed Bhagat Singh (Eve) College
3. Miranda House

The winning teams were given prizes worth Rs.2500, Rs.2000 and Rs.1500, respectively. Many people were attracted to the event and it was a big success. It was thought to be the most entertaining event of the day, as compared to the other competitions on day 2 at Harmony, 2013.   Shreya Mudgil([email protected]) Anugrah Gopinath([email protected])]]>