Every year, the cultural societies in Delhi University work tirelessly to put their best foot forward and emerge as the winner. Likewise, this year, some teams managed to outshine others and win big at various college fests in the Varsity. We bring to you a series with the college societies that bagged the top positions during the fest season 2016-17.
The best college society in each category was selected by creating a tally of the top 3 positions at competitive events held during various cultural fests of this season. Whenever a society won the first prize they were awarded 3 points, for the second position they received 2 points.
In the Choreography category, Terpsi Chorean, Choreography Society of Hansraj College scored the maximum points. Terpsi Choreon’s 16 points were followed by Sparx, the Choreography Society of Gargi College (13 points). The third position was bagged by Sensation, the Choreography Society of Kirori Mal College (12 points).
The Winning Society at a glance
Terpsi Chorean, Hansraj College:
Their annual production named ‘The Unfading’ was a thrilling tale full of secrets and broken family ties, depicting the chilling effect that memory can have on us. It revealed how some of us obsess over some memories, run away from some, while others are repressed. The ten minute performance depicted how, contrary to popular belief, our memory is not our friend; it is a monster that controls us.
Palak Aneja, the President of the society says, “It feels extremely proud to have fought through all the odds and emerged victorious. Every word of appreciation from the audience brings a sense of accomplishment, because winning hearts is greater than just winning a competition. You can make the audience believe in your theme only when each team member truly believes in it. A lot of dedication and hard work goes behind the glorious victories, but nothing is impossible when we become each other’s strength, both on and off stage.
Performing members:
- Palak Aneja – President
- Anoushka Chopra – Public Relations Head
- Shreyasee Sen – Treasurer
- Pawni Singhal
- Vidhi Maheshwari
- Gauri Shukla
- Rishita Sachdeva
- Nehul Goyal
- Sharvika Deo
- Damanpreet Singh
- Saksham Bhargava
- Keshav Khurana
- Deven Chhabra
- Simran Sahni
- Deepak Arora
- Deepika Dubey
- Shreya Setia
- Raghavi Chauhan
- Soumya Mittal
Winners Tally: Terpsi Chorean
Out of the considered fests this year, 8 had conducted a competitive Choreography event, namely Crossroads, Montage, Ullas, Tarang, Confluence, Mecca, Reverie and Nexus. Here is the list of winning performances by Terpsi Chorean (Hansraj College):
1st Position: Crossroads, Tarang, Montage, Nexus
2nd Position: Mecca, Reverie
(Hover over the icons to know more about their victories)
Design by Alex Arthur
Picture Credits: Alex Arthur
Lovleen Kaur