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Highlights of Gargi College’s Reverie 2014

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Gargi College conducted its Annual Cultural Fest – Reverie 2014 on 5th, 6th and 7th February. Under the tagline – ‘Dreams to Reality’, the three day fest was a culmination of various events ranging from dance, music and art. To top all, there was a last minute change in the Star Night and a delay in the Sufi Night due to rain. Here is a recap of all that happened at Reverie 2014.

The Inauguration

The day kicked off with the inauguration in the Auditorium. With Rajasthani elements of Kalbailiya and Ghoomar, the inauguration did manage to gather the hoots from Gargi students in the packed auditorium.

Inauguration

Choreo Night

Ten teams contested to win the top spots at ‘Cursive-iti’ – the choreo night at Reverie. With no pre-lims, the event was the closing act of day one. The judging panel comprised of Mr. Firoz Haider and Mr. Himanshu Sharma.

The home team from Gargi College was also the winning team, with their performance themed on ‘Astitva, the search within’. Kamala Nehru College’s Adagio performed ‘Trip- Is it worth it?’ and earned the second spot. The third prize came in the kitty of Hansraj College’s Terpsi Chorean for the performance ‘The oomph!’.

An excited Kanika Joshi from winning team, has the following to say, “To achieve something we have never achieved before, we had to do something completely different. We believed in ourselves and let the dance win! Cursive-iti has always enjoyed the most amazing reception and the best teams from across DU. And we won! But I also really liked Hansraj’s performance.”

Sufi Night with Adi and Suhail

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Hosted by the students union of Gargi College, the second day of the three-day college fest, Reverie had to culminate with the performance of Coke Studio artists – Adi and Suhail. Just when the spirits were soaring, it started to rain at the venue. Though nominal, it ended soon only to start again after sometime. The fluctuating feelings could be seen among the crowd, just when Gargi College’s music society decided to sing some fillers inside the tent where rain was not a problem.

Their performance was accorded with a huge cheer and also gave a ray of hope to the Coke Studio-wallaswho then decided to do the same and perform under the tent. In Adil’s own words, “This is the coolest gig we have performed in our life”. As soon as the crowd heard this, they went beserk and repeatedly applauded for the professional singers and instrumentalists. The duo performed several sufi melodies,  including the famous ‘malhar’ and ’ranjha’.

Star Night with Neeraj Shridhar

Nothing could have been more befitting than the musical adieu, that the final day got with the presence and performance of famous singer, lyricist and music director Neeraj Sridhar. Neeraj who is known for his peppy numbers in Bollywood for almost a decade now, successfully got the audience’s eye and appreciation irrespective of him being roped in at the moment due to Arijit Singh’s ill health.

The celebrity began the concert around 7: 30 p.m. when the ground roared several people cheering and shouting for the star of the night. Starting with the famous peppy numbers like ‘Hey Baby’ , ‘Chor Bazari’ and ‘Prem ki naiyya’ he went on to the recent most awaited chartbusters like ‘tum hi ho bandhu’. Not only did he interact, but also shared interesting stuff about the making of songs and behind the screen happenings which audience enjoyed as well.

Winners’ Tally

Nivacanna- the Theatre fest

Best Play:  The Private Ear (Ramjas College)
Best Direction and second Best Play: Black Comedy (SRCC)
Best actor: Shared by Kabir Ahmad (SRCC) and Dhruv Sirohi (Ramjas).
Special Mention (Acting): Gagan Arora, Shaheed Bhagat Singh (evening)

Indian Music Duet

First Position: Rahul and Kshitij from Sadhna Sangeet College (SSC)
Second Position: Kshitij, Saptak and Prateek from Hans Raj College
Third Position: Miranda House and Jesus & Mary College

Indian Classical Singing (Solo)

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First Position:  Faculty of Music
Second Position: Tie between Hindu College and Kirori Mal College.
Third Position: Hansraj College

Indian Folk Dance

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S.G.T.B Khalsa with their Bhangra performance

First Position: Gargi College
Second Position: Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa College (SGTB Khalsa)
Third Position: Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce (SGGSCC)

Cursive-ity: Choreo

First Position: Gargi College
Second Position: Kamala Nehru College
Third Position: Hansraj College

Western Dance Competition

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Tanz – The Dance Society of Miranda House

First Position: Jesus and Mary College
Second Position: Miranda House
Third Position: Gargi College

Aabhas – The Street Play Competition

First Position: SGTB Khalsa College’s We, The People
Second Position: Guru Gobind Singh College’s Chidiya ki Kahaani
Third Position: Kirori Mal College’s Company Raj

Overacting

First Position: Nishant, Sulabh and Sanchit from Maharaja Agrasen College
Second Position: Akshat, Satyam, Rahul from PDGAV
Third Position: Devesh, Akshay, Rahul from Maharaja Agrasen College

Poster Making Competition

First Position: Kunal Singh from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College
Second Position: Sandeep Gupta from Ramjas College
Third Position: Anjali Bokaria from Gargi College

Conventional Debate

First Position: Sidhant Shekhar and Aiman Anjum from Deshbandu College
Second Position: Sushmita Singh and Meghna Acharjee from Gargi College
Best Interjector: Bhawna from Lady Hardinge Medical College.

Sanskrit Shlokavriti Pratiyogita

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First Position: Vaibhav from St. Stephens College
Second Position: Sonali from Gargi College
Third Position: Suruchi from St. Stephen’s College

Natya Abhivyakti Pratiyogita

First Position: Ritu Singh from Gargi College
Second Position: Pratibha Pathak from Satyawati College
Third Position: Suruchi from St. Stephen’s College

Rangoli Competition

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Winner of the Second Position at the Rangoli Competition

First Position: Chahat and Swati of Keshav Mahavidyalaya
Second Position: Ekta, Neha, Nisha and Sonia of Janaki Devi Memorial College

Western Music (Choir)

First Position: Lady Shri Ram College for Women
Second Position: Jesus and Mary College
Third Position: Kamala Nehru College

Western Music (Solo)

First Position: Hanita Bhambri, SSCBS
Second Position: Shubham Mahajan, SSCBS
Third Position: Tie between Lalmuanpuii, SRCC and Yamini Joshi, KNC

Classical Dance (Solo)

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First Position: Jayapriya from Gargi College
Second Position: Radhika of Miranda House.

Gurman Bhatia, Mridul Sharma, Brij Pahwa and Raghav Chopra

Full Coverage of Reverie here | Visit the Reverie 2014 Facebook Album here

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Maharaja Agrasen College hosts 2nd National Student Academic Congress

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Maharaja Agrasen College organized its 2nd National Student Academic Congress on 6th and 7th February, 2014. While the theme of last year’s congress held in March was “Educational Reforms – The Way Forward”, the discussion this time was focussed on “Power of Ethics”.

The two-day conference was inaugurated by Prof. Sudhish Pachauri, Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Delhi in the presence of Dr Sunil Sondhi, Principal, Maharaja Agrasen College who said that such conferences serve as a great opportunity for the students to not just compete with one another but also to increase their knowledge by listening to the views and suggestions of others. Prof. Pachauri in his address spoke at length about the recent reforms at the University of Delhi. He reiterated the need for holistic development of students which skilfully integrates mind, body and heart.

Not just students pursuing graduation and post-graduation, even research scholars and school-going students submitted paper presentations on topics like Life Management & Gita, Morality in Education, Globalization & Relevance of Gandhi, Role of Media in Raising Women-Centric Issues and Impact of Kashmir Conflict on Women and Children. 65 research papers were presented by students from Jawaharlal Nehru University, University of Delhi, Mumbai University and Jamia Milia Islamia.

Principals of Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women, Atma Ram Sanatana Dharma College and Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies judged the congress which was spread over 4 sessions. The two- day event came to end with the distribution of certificates to the winners during the Valedictory Session which was chaired by Prof. MM Chaturvedi, Director, Cluster Innovation Centre,University of Delhi.

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Hindu Economics department conducts annual fest

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L’economiste, the annual festival of The Deparment of Economics, Hindu College, kicked off on the 3rd of February with the inauguration by Dr. Praduman Kumar, the Principal of Hindu College.

The first event of L’economiste was the Paper presentation. A team from LSR won the 1st prize, presenting on the topic “M-Paisa”.
The event “The Bluechips – the Stock Challenge” imitated the stock trading of the real world, to reward the best young investors who made maximum profits. After the prelims round of business and finance quiz, 23 teams were shortlisted from about 50 participants. In the next two rounds of stock trading, the participants were given a list of company shares, their prices and relevant news pertaining to company performance. Priyansh Jain and Rahul Mantri of Hansraj College received the 1st prize.

Policy auction, a new of its kind, was a 2 day event. 8 teams were selected from a total of 32 teams from the first round of Eco & Finance Quiz. The second round was Pictionary, whereby the 8 teams were allotted budget according the correct answers given by them. 5 teams went into the finals whereby they were allotted virtual countries. Then they had to analyse a case study, formulate policies and auction them. Rhea and Atul from SRCC bagged the 1st prize.

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Eco-say had 12 participants from the first round (Pictionary round) being selected for the second round, whereby they had to venture far and wide to relate economics to everyday life things and institutions. The last round was a rapid fire quiz with an activity. Akansha of SRCC received the first prize.

The second day of the fest saw the event “Fifa Manager”. The 1st elimination round was a quiz round. 11 teams were selected for the finals. Details of various football players and virtual money were given to the teams. They had to make a team of 6 football players via bidding. Samiul and Shashak of Hindu College bagged the top position.

The star event of L’economiste was the Ranjan Roy Memorial Debate. It was a parliamentary form of debate. Some of the premier debators of the country faced off against each other on a variety of motions. Aashay Sahay and Prasun (both ex-RVCE) defeated Saad Uzzamann and Shobhit Nanda (both ex-Ramjas, now Law Faculty) opposing the motions “This house believes that maximum wage should be imposed”. It was a day-long event on the 4th February.

The events ended with the “Scavenger Hunt” with around 50 teams running helter-skelter to find several objects. The fest formally ended with the guest lecture on “Land Acquisition” by Ms. Manika Bora

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Gargi College

Reverie 2014 inauguration lends a Rajasthani touch to the fest

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The inauguration for Reverie 2014 began with the Principal of Gargi College Dr. Shashi Tyagi welcoming students and guests alike on their journey from ‘dreams to reality’. She opened the show with the words “The future belongs to those who dream”. Radhika Aggarwal, the Cultural Secretary of the college threw more light on what is to be looked forward to in the coming three days.

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The cultural events for the inauguration began with a Rajasthani touch with a folk song performance ‘Kesari baalam – padharo maaro des’ by the Langa troop. Chari dance which is a Rajasthani welcome dance where women perform with pots on their heads with perfect hand movements was followed by the langa troop performance on the song ‘mor bole re’. The next performance was that of Babai dance which stole the show with a woman balancing seven pots on her head increasing one by one and other stunts including dance on a silver plate, naked swords and broken mirrors while still balancing the pots. Ghoomar dance with women in swirling robes came next followed by the kalbailiya dance which was a medley.

The cultural show came to a conclusion with another Rajasthani folk song by the Langa troop.

Catch live updates from Reverie 2014 here | Visit the Reverie 2014 Facebook Album here

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Bazinga: Delhi University bans fests, calls them ‘unnecessary extravaganza’

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Bazinga is DU Beat’s weekly dose of  almost-believable fake news!

DU on recommendation of a special committee, has declared a complete ban on any cultural events, college festivals, department fests, competitions, quizzes and panel discussions being conducted across the colleges of university w.e.f. February 1st. The decision has been taken in wake of college authorities splurging over the unnecessary extravaganza.

“The fests are against the culture of India, where study place is considered to be as auspicious as a temple, No dancing, singing or Red Bull intake is acceptable here.” said Mr. Pee. Kay. Tunn, a committee member. The University has asked all societies to do away with their preparations and end all dialogues with the logistic providers, caterers and expected guest of honours. Also, a standing referendum is expected to be passed from the next academic year, where in all societies shall stand dissolved and 85% attendance would be made compulsory for all students irrespective of backgrounds, gender or the ‘under the table setting’ with professors.

A special penalty is introduced on colleges holding MUNs which to our bad luck, happen in every college at an alarmingly high frequency. The funds that shall be saved by banning fests shall be utilized by the University for the much needed welfare of the FYUP batch kids and and hiking the salaries of honest and hardworking professors. As the winds of change sway, the decision is being protested against by DU students.  The colleges’ union members are in a state of shock, poor souls; college fests were the only things they ever did!

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Bazinga: New FC on Soul and Spirituality to be introduced

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After having introduced non core courses such as General Science, Psychology, Philosophy and IMBH, the DU is all set to introduce a new subject called – ‘Soul & Spirituality’ for all students of the various FYUP courses. The step has been taken post numerous discussions among the VC, DU curriculum committee and numerous spiritual preachers of country. The subject will draw its basics from Vedas & Upanishads and shall be both theoretical and practical.

The students shall be tested on performance of Yoga aasans like Kapalbhati and AnulomVilom, recitation of shlokas, mantras and hymns. There would also be internal assessment projects where the students would be required to study religious literature and submit their interpretations. The decision has been taken to reportedly ‘channelize the energy of the growing atheist youth towards GOD and his supremacy’ said Baba Satyanash. The talks are on with numerous other members of ABOI, the Association of Babas of India, to take up jobs as Associate professors at the University and enlighten the students with pristine light of wisdom like other FYUP subjects have been doing.

While Baba Shri Bedagarg has agreed to share his knowledge with students of an esteemed DU college, the search for potential professors is still on in others. Unfortunately, the discipline shall be introduced from academic year 2014-15 and current first year FYUP students shall not get the opportunity to study this revolutionary subject. The students, as always have been, are perplexed and doubtful of their future and University’s further steps. The party karyakartas who’ve been silent for long, have got an issue to be vocal about. Seems like yet again the public buses, seemingly the real cause behind the controversy, and are going to ‘feel the heat.

Disclaimer: Bazinga is DU Beat’s weekly column of almost-believable fake news!

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KNC’s theatre fest Concoction starts tomorrow

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The 5th Annual Theatre Festival, Concoction 2014 presented by Lakshya, The Theatre Society of Kamala Nehru College is on 27th, 28th and 29th of January. This year, Kamala Nehru College also celebrates its Golden Jubilee Year so the fest promises to present grand shows and exciting prizes.

Jiddu Krishnamurti said, “Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure, it is in decay”. Every conscientious student wishes to break traditions that chain the progress of society. Taking up the theme of Breaking Barriers, Concoction 2014 brings together different sections of society on one platform for exchange of ideas and inspiration. This year the festival goes one step further with Aghaaz, street play event and Archlights, the stage play event. Moreover, Teach for India brings its talented children for a performance and Together for A Cause along with N.A.B does spoken word poetry, all for the enthusiastic college audience.

Concoction 2014 also has exclusive Q&A sessions with the city’s most fearless minds that went against all odds to make what they believe in, a reality. Each of the three days the speakers are from different fields, the first day, they celebrate women empowerment, the second, discuss issues surrounding homosexuality, and the third, extending a friendly hand towards children with special needs. The Delhi Drum Circle will also be making an appearance to add that rhythmic flavour to the festival.

Follow their Facebook page for regular updates: www.facebook.com/Concoction2014

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Delhi University releases date sheet for second and third year students

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Delhi University has released the examination schedule for semester exams scheduled in May 2014 for second and third year students of most courses. The announcement comes 20 days after the University released the initial date sheet for first year students of the Four Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP). According to the same, examinations begin on 5th May, 2014. The date sheet also lists Sem-II examinations for students who have previous ERs in the subjects and need to clear the same.

Students can check the date sheet here.

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