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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

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Gargi Sanskrit department holds twin events at Reverie 2014

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The Sanskrit Department of Gargi College hosted a twin event on the third and final day of their annual college fest ‘Reverie’ – 2014 in the afternoon slot. The event was judged by Ms. Veena Bhatnagar and Ms. Kumkum Jindal, professors from the same department.

The first leg of the event called ‘Sanskrit Shlokavriti Pratiyogita’ saw the recitation of Sanskrit shlokas from numerous literature pieces of the language. The first prize was bagged by Vaibhav from St. Stephens College, who was praised well for the clear recitation by both the jury members. Sonali from Gargi College bagged the second prize.

The other event called ‘Natya Abhivyakti Pratiyogita’ saw the participants enacting and delivering Sanskrit dialogues in different situations provided by jury members. The first prize was bagged by Ritu Singh from Gargi College itself, second being bagged by Pratibha Pathak( Satyawati College). The third position in both events was won by Suruchi from St. Stephen’s College.

Both the events saw a participation of overall 15 teams. “The event was really exciting, the decision was tough, hence, the prizes were exceedingly divided and consolation prizes distributed. It was nice to see the interest of youth in the language still alive.” said Ms. Kumkum Jindal, after the announcement of results.

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Gargi College wins the Indian Classical Dance Competition at Reverie 2014

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Nazakat – the Indian Dance Society of Gargi College conducted the Indian Solo Classical Dance Competition on the last day of Reverie 2014. With 10 teams participating in the competition, the event was held alongside the main stage of the fest.

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The event was judged by Ms. Priya Srinivasan, a Bharat Natyam Dancer and student of Ms. Leela Samson. She was accompanied by Dr. Rashmi Bansal, a trained Bharat Natyam Dancer and Professor at Gargi College.

The event saw performances ranging in different classical dance forms including Kathak, Bharat Natyam and Mohiniyattam. The first position in the competition was bagged by Jayapriya from Gargi College while the second position was grabbed by Radhika of Miranda House.

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Day 2 at Reverie 2014: Coke Studio artists Adi and Suhail perform despite rain

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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. Crowds had flocked in numbers and the stage was all set for the much awaited performance. Just when the spirits were soaring, Zeus decided to put a cap on all those. Yes, 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.

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Their performance was accorded with a huge cheer and also gave a ray of hope to the Coke Studio-wallas who 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’.

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JMC’s Mudra wins the Western Dance Competition at Reverie 2014

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The Dance Society of Gargi College organised the Western Dance Competition as part of Reverie 2014, on February 6th. With 23 teams participating in the prelims, 8 were selected for the finals.

Lady Irwin College, one the finalists were the first ones to perform at the competition. After 2 hours of dancing and 8 teams performing, the competition was a combination of both Western dance forms and Bollywood drama. Songs ranging from ‘Dafli Wale’, ‘Ghagra’ and ‘Dhatad Dhatad’ entertained the crowd with even Wrecking Ball adding to the fun.

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The heart stopping moment came, when Sandesh Kumar, the judge for the event declared the results. JMC’s western dance society ‘Mudra’ was selected as the winners of the competition. Miranda house’s Tanz was the 1st runners-up and the 2nd runners-up was the host college, Gargi. Total prize money of 25,000 was distributed among the winners.

“The event was a House of talent, lots of good dancing, and teams connected well with the audience”, said Sandesh Kumar, a veteran dancer himself.

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Theatre thrones: Ramjas’ Private Ear wins first prize at Reverie, SRCC comes second

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Gargi’s Annual Cultural Fest Reverie 2014 started on a high note. The first day is on it’s close and the energy is palpable. One of its most awaited events, Nivacanna- the theatre fest saw participation from all over the university. 24 teams contested the prelims and following four made it to the finals:

Dyal Singh College- Mumtaz Bhai Patangwale

Shri Ram College Of Commerce- Black Comedy

Ramjas College- The Private Ear

Shaheed Bhagat Singh(evening): The Darkroom

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The top four teams along with Gargi (non competitive- Blind Spot), performed to a packed auditorium. The judges for the event were Ms. Vidya Das Arora, Ms. Vani Vyas and Mr. Neel Chaudhari.

Although the audience’s reaction was testimony to how well prepared each team was, Ramjas’ The Private Ear walked away with the first prize. Black Comedy (SRCC) won the second best play. The best actor was shared by Kabir Ahmad (SRCC) and Dhruv Sirohi (Ramjas). SRCC’s Black Comedy also won the award for Best Direction. Mr. Gagan Arora, Shaheed Bhagat Singh (evening) received a special mention for his outstanding acting abilities.

Gagan had the following to say, “The event was superb. Very well organized and managed. Each team was pretty good but I personally found SRCC’s Black Comedy the best.”

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Students debate brain drain and more at Reverie 2014

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Sameeksha, the Hindi Debating Society of Gargi College organised two events on 5th February, as a part of the college’s Annual Fest – Reverie 2014. While the first event was a Hindi Extempore Competition, the second was a Hindi Debate Competition.

The event saw participation from almost 16 students. They were each given 1 minute to think and 2 minutes to speak.
Some of the topics for the event were ‘loo tantra, bheed tantra mein badal rha hai’, ‘kya kavi keval kalpana mein hi keen hai’ and  ‘urbanization and reduction of villages’.

Aseem Aggarwal from Hindu college bagged the top position. Mohit from the Faculty of Law and Tajwar from Gargi college went away with the second and third prizes respectively.

The event was judged by Mr. Upendra, Editor of Samwad. He was accompanied by Ajay Kumar, member of the psychology department of Gargi college and Zola Kisha Adhikari.

For the debate competition, a total of 7 teams spoke on the topic – ‘Videshon mein bhartiya pratibha palayan – Majboori ya mahatvkanksha’ (English translation: Brain drain in India – Helplessness or aspiration)

The debate was judged by Dr. Viresh Raj Sharma, a Ph.D from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Krishna Meena, an Assistant Professor at Gargi College.

At the end of the debating sessions, Deepanshi from Gargi College won the first prize. Mohit from Faculty of Law bagged the second prize in this event as well while Vikas from Sri Venkateswara College attained the third spot.

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Faculty of Music and Sadhna Sangeet College gain top places at Reverie Indian Music Society events

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As part of Reverie 2014, Samranjini, The Indian Music Society of Gargi College organised the Indian Music (Duet) competition in the Seminar Hall. A total of 13 teams from the Delhi University and other universities outside DU participated in the competition.

The judges for the event were Dr. Neepa Choudhary, Arunadhati Bhattacharya- disciple of Padmashri Vidushi Sumitra and Deepika Chatterjee- the Teacher Convenor of Samaranjini. The time limit given to the teams for their performance was 5 minutes and the criterion for judgement being on the basis of Rhythm, Notes, Overall Performance and Coordination.

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Alankar from Hindu College performs Raaj Jaunpuri

The prize money for the competition was Rs. 3000, 1500 and 1000 for the 1st, 2nd and the 3rd positions, respectively. The 1st prize was bagged by Rahul and Kshitij from Sadhna Sangeet College (SSC). The second prize went to Kshitij, Saptak and Prateek from Hans Raj College and the third was a tie between Miranda House and Jesus & Mary College. Rahul from SCC said, “The competition was great event to be a part of. The level of competition helped us learn a lot.”

The event was followed by the Indian Classical Solo Competition with a total of nine teams participating in the event. The first position in the same was bagged by Faculty of Music, while the second position was a tie between Hindu College and Kirorimal College. Hansraj College took the third spot in the competition.

With inputs from Tushar Diwan

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Gargi wins folk dance competition at Reverie 2014, SGTB Khalsa at second spot

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The event saw performances from nine teams including Miranda House, Mata Sundari College and Kalindi College.The dance forms on display included Kawariattam, the famous Gidda and the evergreen Bhangra. The teams that emerged as winners were Gargi College who bagged the first prize while Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa College (SGTB Khalsa) and Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce (SGGSCC)went away with the second and third spot respectively.

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Khyati Thapriyal, a trained kathak dancer and one of the finalist of the Indian reality show India’s Dancing Superstar, graced the event as the judge. She was accompanied by Rashmi Bhardwaj, a member of the Philosophy department of Gargi College and also a trained Bharatnatyam dancer for 15 years.

Commenting on the performances put up by the various colleges, Ms. Thapriyal remarked, “It is fascinating to see college students receive such platforms for dance. With the level of performances put up, I am sure as soon as they pass out of colleges, they will crack several opportunities.

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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.

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