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Tempest 2018 organised by Miranda House comes to an end, here are some highlights from the last day of the festival:

The third day of Tempest 2018 was full of excitement and enthusiasm around the campus since it was full of extremely entertaining events like panel discussions, the most anticipated western dance competition, and the much awaited star night, with the headlining act being Siddharth Mahadevan.

In the midst of the hustle bustle of events in the three-day Tempest, Miranda House Vatavaran, the Environment Society of Miranda House organised a unique but considerably salient event. It was a competition wherein participants had to depict environmentally-conscious ways of having fun. They were allowed to use music, choreography and enactment to put forth their renditions. The judges of the event were Dr. Amrita Tripathi Sheikh and Dr. Bani Roy, professors at Miranda House. A total of 10 teams participated, some of which presented self-composed poems on varied topics like eco-tourism and eco-friendly college fests.

The Entrepreneurship Cell of Miranda House invited three proficient panelists to share their experiences of living the “start-up life”. The panel included personalities like Tanya Kathpal, founder of ‘Eat My News’, who engaged the audience in a gripping discourse on how she began her start-up and the kind of obstacles she had to overcome in order to further the same. Among the panelists was Nikhil Chainani, founder and CEO of ‘Perspectico’, who talked about taking risks and dealing with rejection while being an entrepreneur. The third panelist was an alumni of the University of Delhi, Neha Gupta, who shared her experiences of working on projects from diverse fields and handling stress while starting off your own business.

The main highlight of day 3 at Tempest 2018 was the Western Group Dance Competition, Burlesque’18, organised by Tanz, the Western Dance Society of Miranda House. Judges Sarthak Chauhan and Tarun Sharma chose Crunk, the Western Dance Society of Sri Aurobindo College as the winner. Crunk performed on numbers like Buleya, Deapacito and Malhari. The second position was shared by Misbah of Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce and Zeal of Maitreyi College. Misbah and Zeal thoroughly entertained the audience by dancing on peppy numbers like Ishq Di Gali Vich No Entry, Finesse, Tan Tana Tan Tan Tara and Tum Tum. The teams were given cash prizes and accolades. Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology’s western dance society, Funk in Action, was much appreciated by the judges for their enthusiasm and innovative use of musical instruments like Dhol. Following this, another round called ‘Bipolar Round’ was held with the participating societies performing on songs on the spot. Electra of Motilal Nehru College emerged as the clear winner who danced on famous songs like Shape of You, Lahore and Shaguna. The Bipolar Round was conducted to evaluate and judge the spontaneity of the participants.

Tempest 2018 was concluded by the enchanting performance of Siddharth Mahadevan, a playback singer known for singing Bollywood numbers such as “Sarfira” and “Nachde Ne Sare”. The curtains of Tempest 2018 closed in an exquisite manner with songs which varied from aesthetic ones like “Mere Rashde Qamar” to new-age chart toppers like “Tukur-Tukur”. His versatility was on complete display as he could switch languages seamlessly since he crooned to Ed Sheeran’s “Shape Of You”. As he moved from “Channa Mereya” onto more light-hearted numbers, “Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe” this performance was an instant hit with the young crowd, and the perfect way to conclude the three-day festival.

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Arts & Culture

Tempest 2018’s second day ends on a Thrilling and Musical Note

By Kinjal Pandey February 21, 2018

Tempest 2018 saw activities like Euphonic Yoga, quizzes, art exhibitions, stage play, and a performance by DJ Vibzz on its second Day.

Tempest 2018 saw its second day start on a sombre yet delightful mood with the Euphonic Yoga- an event that was a fusion of Indian Classical Dance and Yoga. Through the day, an array of competitions like debates, quizzes, and stage play took place. The college had been creatively decorated in sync with the theme of the fest- “The Future of Fun” with dream catchers, coloured disks and other quirky items reflecting the same. The college had been embellished in a picturesque manner and students were seen taking photos and posing along the same. The crowd increased significantly during the afternoon and soon enough the campus was buzzing with people taking photos, checking out stalls, and meeting new people.

Euphonic Yoga kicked off at Tempest 2018, the annual cultural festival of Miranda House, University of Delhi. The narrator started the enchanting and educational performance by giving a brief on the birth and significance of Yoga and the much renowned Indian Classical dance form Kathak. The auditorium of the college was filled with enthusiastic students and faculty alike to witness this enlightening display of this fusion of an Indian Classical dance form and yoga.

The Hindi debate competition organised by the Vaad Vivad Samiti (Hindi Debating Society) of Miranda House saw over 15 individuals who spoke on the topic ‘The increasing use of technology is undermining emotions’. The debate was in the turncoat format and was judged by eminent debaters Sahil Kairo and Loh Kumar. While announcing the results the judges explained that they devoted equal importance to content as well as the language. Aadiya Kumar from Kirori Mal College won the first prize in the same while Rajesh Kumar Jha from Shivaji College and Ramanand Sharma from Acharya Narendra Dev College won the second and the third position respectively.

Aerials, the English Stage Play Society of Miranda House enacted Jean-Paul Sartre’s acclaimed play, ‘No Exit’. Three damned souls are locked in a mysterious room in hell forever and reveal their crimes. The play was performed well by the actors and the team received a huge round of applause and cheers from the audience at the end.
Adwitiya, the Fine Arts Society of Miranda House had organised an art exhibition displaying some of the finest art pieces created by their members. They had also organised a competition called ’Maidan-e-Craft’ on the theme of Spirituality and participants were provided with the creative material and topic on the spot. The first position was shared by Yogesh Kumar of Sri Venkateshwara College and Sangeeta of Miranda House while the second position was secured by Ankita Patil of Hans Raj College.

The English Debating Society of Miranda House organized its event ‘Shama Kohli’- a Memorial conventional debate. ‘This House believes that Religion is Outdated’ was the motion of the house. During the course of the argument, certain pertinent issues were raised by the young debaters. Indira from the English department of Miranda House and Nitish from the Economics department of Miranda House judged the event. The level of engagement was quite intense and relevant among the debaters. Saurabh Dubey from Satyawati Evening College and Rajesh Jha from Shivaji College were judged the ‘Best Speaker for the Motion’. Ivan Baruah from Shyam Lal Anand College was given the award for ’Best Speaker against the Motion’. Satyawati Evening College bagged the award for the best team while Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of Technology and PGDAV College came second. ‘The Best Interjector award’ was shared by Simran Sharma from Daulat Ram College and Aman Kumar from Shyam Lal College. A special mention was given to Parth from Hansraj College.

The most anticipated event of the day, the DJ Night was also one of the most exciting for the crowd. DJ Vibzz thrilled the crowd by playing hits like “Bum Tum Tum”, “Lawng Gawacha”, and “Lean On”. The performance delighted the fest and concluded the day of Tempest 2018 on a highly energetic note.

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Tempest 2018 Begins with Power-Packed Performances

By DU Beat February 20, 2018

Tempest, the annual cultural fest of Miranda House kicked off today morning with the theme of this year’s fest being “The Future of Fun”. The theme was prominent across all the decorations spread across the college, and the enthusiasm of all cultural societies to organise successful events was applause-worthy. A myriad of events took place today – Indian Music group, solo classical performances, folk dance performances, and more.

The day began with Orpheus, the Western Music Society of Miranda House organising A Capella, the western music competition (group), wherein each team was given 10 minutes to put forth their rendition. Team ‘Echo’ from Jesus and Mary College bagged the first prize, while the second position was bagged jointly by ‘Dhwani’ of Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, and the Western Music Society of Lady Shri Ram College. Team ‘Euphony’ of Gargi College came a close third in the same. In their second event, ‘Euphony’s Solo’, Aronjoy Das from SBS triumphed over 12 other participants and bagged the first position, while Gatha Akashmani from Hansraj College and Jannis Joe from Jesus and Mary College bagged the second and third positions respectively.

In the Battle of Bands competition organised by Orpheus, seven teams from across universities competed to gain the top spot. Common Thread, a from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College performed their original composition titled, Rahein. Backbeat, a fusion band of Ramjas College thrilled the audience with peppy jugalbandi of tabla and guitar. Musicians Dan Thomas and Joshua Peter judged the competition. Backbeat from Ramjas College emerged as the winners. Musoc from Kirori Mal College and Commonthread from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College came 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Jigyasa, the Quiz Society of Miranda House organised multiple quizzes as part of Tempest 2018. In the first quiz, which was themed around mythology, the cross-college team consisting of Bishal Kumar, a student of the Department of Buddhist Studies and Durgesh Rai, a student of Dyal Singh College bagged the first position. The second position was secured by a team comprising of Kuchi Sri Harshvardhan and Yatish. The third position was sealed for the rather vibrant team constituting Jignesh M. E. and Nayan Kumar.

In the Cinema Quiz, the team comprising of Tushar Anand and Amit Sinha secured the first position. Ankur Agraj and Priyam’s team came second by a close margin while the team consisting of Amlan Sarkar and Shatabdi Singh bagged the third position.

The Folk Dance Competition was organised by Mridang, the folk dance society of Miranda House. Nrityakriti from Maitreyi College achieved the first prize while Annhad from Daulat Ram College and Etram from Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College shared the second prize.

In Sangam, the Indian Music Competition organised by Geetanjali, the Indian Music Society of MH, the first rank went to Alaap of Sri Venkateswara College, whereas the 2nd position was jointly shared by Alankar of Hindu College and Alahyaa of Daulat Ram College.
Swaranjali, the Music Society of Hansraj College bagged the third place.

Tempest 2018 Day 1 drew curtains on a high note with an electrifying performance by the band Parashara, that enthralled the audience with songs like “Fitoor”, “Rock On”, and “Dil Se”.

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