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SGTB Khalsa wins Street Play Competition Reverie 2014

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The Arts Quad witnessed the street play competition on Day 2 of Gargi College’s annual fest Reverie. The judges for the event were Mrs. Shubha Sharma from the National School of Drama, Mrs. Mrinmoyee Majumdar, Director of Kathakaar Trust and Ms. Chaaya Sawhney, teacher convener of Kshitij, the street play society of the college. A total of 12 teams participated in the event including CVS, Hindu College, Hansraj College, Kamala Nehru College, PGDAV and Maharaja Agrasen College. SGTB Khalsa College’s street play – We, The People was adjudged the best, while Guru Gobind Singh College’s Chidiya ki Kahaani and Kirori Mal College’s Company Raj bagged the second and third place respectively.

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The day also saw conventional debate being conducted at the Seminar Hall. The topic for the debate was – This house aims for the stars – which was open for interpretation. Eventually,  the team of Sidhant Shekhar and Aiman Anjum from Deshbandu college bagged the first position, while Sushmita Singh and Meghna Acharjee from Gargi College were adjudged the second best team. The best interjector was Bhawna from Lady Hardinge Medical College.

Other winners:

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1st position: Nishant, Sulabh and Sanchit – Maharaja Agrasen College
2nd position: Akshat, Satyam, Rahul – PDGAV
3rd position: Devesh, Akshay, Rahul – Maharaja Agrasen College

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Hindu, LSR share first position at Reverie’s Indian Music event

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Day 2 of Reverie kick started with the Indian Music (Group) event in the Auditorium and the event was organized by Samranjini, the Indian Music Society of the college. The event saw participation from 14 teams and each team was given 10+2 minutes to perform their act. The judges for the event were Arundhati Bhattacharya, Lahiri Srivastava, Dr. Joya Bhattacharya, the teacher co-convener of the society. The participating teams were judged on the basis of coordination/synchronization, melody (sur), rhythm (taal), level of difficulty and sargam. Needhi Roy, President of Samranjini said that, “This is a classical programme, open for all students over Delhi-NCR to provide them a platform to showcase the same.”

The first position was shared by Alankar, Hindu College and Dhwani, LSR, the second position was shared by Geetanjali, Miranda House and Sangeetika, KNC and the third position was secured by Alahyaa, Daulat Ram College.

Alongside Object Poster Making competition organized by Anubhuti, the Creative Writing Society was being conducted at LT-2.. 25 teams participated in the event that was judged by Dr. Manjit Singh & Sarita Sarsar from the History Department of the college. The themes for the competition were ‘Dream to Reality’ and ‘Reality to Dream’ and the objects given were a bird and a chair. Kunal Singh from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College won the first position, Sandeep Gupta from Ramjas College secured the second and Anjali Bokaria from Gargi College claimed the third.

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Ullas 2013: Day 1 Enthralls All

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After entering the college premises in the morning on Day 1 of Ullas, one would probably have been disappointed to find little fest-like environment and only a few students scuttling about and the stall area. But then my ears caught the sound of booming music which led to the college auditorium. The music was loud and peppy and already jumping on my toes I made way to the door where the guard on duty squashed my spirits by promptly informing me that there were no seats available of the 1000 present in the auditorium and no, not even the steps. Ultimately, and fortunately at that, I found myself seated in the auditorium balcony, a whole seat to myself. The auditorium was bustling with laughter, cheers, whistles, dancing, everything which the outdoors lacked. Nupur- the Indian Dance competition inaugurated the events of the day with a myriad of colorful costumes, peppy soundtracks and everlasting enthusiasm. This event saw participation of various colleges like LSR, Hindu College, Gargi College and DeshbanduCollege amongst others in the categories of Solo Classical and Group Folk. The crowd cheered every participant, but it became a scream fest when Kamala Nehru took the stage and performed a Punjabi Folk Dance, and eventually also bagged the winner’s position in this category. JMC, which stood second in the Group category performed a lavani act, while Gargi College which stood third enthralled the audience with a Haryanavi act. Alongside, the Seminar Room saw the conduction of Crossfire, The English Debate competition. The participants were given three topics to choose from, all in keeping with the theme – Politics sans ethics? Eventually, a cross team of Deshbandu College and Kamala Nehru College walked away with winner’s title while the best speaker was from RijulKataria from Hindu College. Next up was the choreography competition, which began at around at 1:00pm in the college auditorium and was nothing but riveting, keeping the audience glued to their seats. Every participating college was performing a unique theme and must have managed to do complete justice to it, for the judge was all praises for them. HIndu College displayed a graceful performance on the theme ‘Blind Trust’ while Lady Shri Ram had ‘Competition’ as theirs. Gargi gave a new meaning to ‘Run’ while Kamala Nehru’s ‘Ab Bas’ which was based on the rape incidents managed to raise goosebumps. The auditorium was jam packed and leaving your seat was not an option, for re-entry wouldn’t have been possible. Glitz, the Fashion Show began an hour late. The students, not the one to sit idle, started dancing on the music being played in the background giving a head start to the DJ night scheduled later for the evening. Glitz, of course was a huge success and was witness to themes as polar opposite as ‘Seven Sins’ and ‘Bohemian Culture’. Institute of Home Economics took away the first prize and College of Vocational Studies followed with the second. While the Auditorium was buzzing with these events, there was activity outside as well. Swaranjali-the Indian Music were witnessed by audience who appreciated their talents. Business Plan organized by the Commerce Society saw a lot of enthusiastic participation with Indraprastha University winning the first position on their plan of a Warehouse. The day ended with a lot of students, their friends, strangers shaking their legs to popular Bollywood and Punjabi music. In the midst of dancing, the crowd was surprised by a flash mob organized by the dance societies of Kamala Nehru who took it upon themselves to teach the crowd a few winning moves. The area was beefed up on security with lot of police and security guards roaming around, but fortunately, no incident of misbehaviorwere reported. Overall it was a good day, setting a benchmark for the next and final day of Ullas 2013.   Niharika Singh ([email protected]) and Cheshtha Gupta ([email protected])]]>

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Harmony 2013: Day 1

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The annual fest of St. Stephen’s College – Harmony 2013 began with a blast. It was wonderfully exhilarating with a variety of songs, dances, and videos. The inaugural ceremony began with the Indian Choreography Society showcasing beautiful, well coordinated, and traditional Indian dances. Following this was the Western Choreography Society; with a medley of contemporary Bollywood songs, they got the crowd in the mood to have fun. ‘Through The Looking Glass’ is the most awaited part of every fest at St. Stephen’s College. It consists of a video filled with pictures, which capture those deadly, can’t-be-missed crazy moments, accompanied by funny comments and gossip. It was shorter than usual – and dedicated to the graduating batch of 2013. However, it still brought smiles to the faces of many. The rest of the day was filled with events like Tug of War, Face Painting and a Science Quiz. There was lot of activity, and something to do for everyone present. The day ended with a Battle of the Bands event. It was a well organised first day – filled with excitement and laughter. It lived up to the tagline of the fest: colours of life – which were plentiful and present in every corner of the college.   Adita Bhatia [email protected]]]>

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Pareto-Time at Kirori Mal College

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2013 marks the 26thyear of PARETO TIME – the annual inter-college festival organised by the Economics Department of Kirori Mal College. Like every year we have tried to make it more than what it’s ever been.  A three-day event includes something for everybody- from main stream hard-core Economics related events to just light hearted fun events. If you give us a moment, we’ll keep you engaged for long. The main events include Mock Stock, Paper Presentation, Debate, Lensomania, which is the movie-making event and Minister’s Cabinet that involves budget allocation in hypothetical situations and problems. An event called “The Start-Up” is a test of innovative business and marketing ideas. There are many other lighter “side-attractions” as we call it like bidding of IPL players and a representation of barter economy called “The Bazaar”. A guest lecture by Mary E.John would mark the beginning of the last day. There is also a General Quiz, Ad-Mad, retention of names and a utility-maximising event named “Satisfare”. It all started off today, on 18th morning and ends on the 20thevening with the much talked about Treasure Hunt. The whole festival is designed so as to reach out to as many people as possible. Well truly, if you knew all the behind the scene efforts gone in making and pasting posters around campus (especially the wall of democracy) and with the event pages being created on Facebook every day for most events, it’s been pleasurably exhausting. Pareto-Time provides a platform to learn while you win prizes without even realising it and to celebrate life as we know it. This festival has much to offer and a lot to look forward to.]]>

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Le Economiste – Hindu College Economics Fest

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The Economics department of Hindu College kick started its economics fest “Le Economiste” on 30th January. The three day fest promised a plethora of competitions like Monopolist , Mock economy , J-A-M, Doodle, photography, AD MAD, scavenger hunt, presentations and FIFA. The first event of the day started at around 9 am with a quiz on economics. Around 15 teams from all over Delhi University registered and there was an estimated participation of close to hundred students on DAY 1. This was followed by “The monopolist”, in which participants were given questionnaires centered on general economic knowledge and crosswords that dealt with economic terms and processes. Towards the latter half of the day, “Just a minute” or JAM as it is commonly known, was held. The competition was bilingual, but Hindi showed its colloquial dominance as both the first and second prize winners  Mohit and Prabhanshu gave their speeches in Hindi. Charvi Jain and Mahesh of Hindu College were close competitors. The Third of the economics festival of Hindu College “L’Economiste ’13” was sweet and short. It started at ten thirty in the morning with the final round of the three-day event – The Monopolist. The fifth round of the board game ended with Hansraj College in first place. Ad Mad followed this: termed “great fun” by the participants, it was a lively event with Satyawati College proclaimed as the winners. The fest ended at 1.30 with a closing lecture by Dr. Jayati Ghosh, a renowned economist and professor at Jawahar Lal Nehru College. Talking about “economic reforms and the way forward”, she captured the attention of all present. A brilliant orator, she left the “children of the reforms” thinking about the growth and development of our country. She stressed on the need for our generation to realize the tasks at hand. Dr. Jayati Ghosh stated that though the growth in income was immense, it was not sustainable and went on to explain why: talking about the reforms of the past, and how we took the “easy way out”. She left the enthusiastic learners thinking about creative methods to remedy the mistakes of the past, suggesting the need to shift from a “profit led” growth to an “employment led” growth. The organizers who clad in formals looked content as they headed out for lunch, soaking in the success of the festival. It was a brilliant end to a brilliant fest!   Adita Bhatia             &        Siddhi Goyel [email protected]      [email protected] Image credits: Ishika Gupta ]]>

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Rendezvous- Day 3

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37 years after its inception, Rendezvous continues to cast its magic on students of more than 500 different colleges across the globe. On the third day of its 37th edition, Rendezvous witnessed the campus of IIT Delhi buzzing with a series of frolic and adventure filled events and activities like Laser Tag, Zorbing, Street Dancing, Podium, Mr. and Ms. Rendezvous and the most talked about Confluence which is a series of Musical performances from bands across the globe.

This time Instituto Cervantes presented the Spanish Raga, which is a unique blend of Spanish jazz and Carnatic music. The event began at four in the Dogra hall and continued for an hour and a half.  Although the lyrics was in Spanish and therefore unintelligible by the majority of the audience, the Dogra hall was fully packed with students humming along with the band. The artists played flute, drum and guitar and rocked the stage with their slow and passionate songs.

Stage one had the Delhi drummers giving their performance in full swing with students gathered all around them, clapping and cheering with enthusiasm. The other enthralling event was Mister and Miss Rendezvous which saw girls and boys showcasing their talent by dancing, singing and even acting on the stage in order to impress the judges. The audience enjoyed thoroughly, whistling and hooting after each performance. The students thronged the auditorium to see the participants perform.

Last but not the least the food and handicraft stalls witnessed a huge crowd inspite of being quite expensive. All in all day three of Rendezvous was as dazzling as one would expect an annual IIT fest to be.

 

 

Aishwarya Chaurasia
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‘Adrith’ – NGO-cum-Diwali Mela at Kamala Nehru College

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When festivity begins with a dash of pristine goodness and the intent to spread joy across every nook of our diversified community, you know there isn’t a louder thud of cheer that shall float around for the rest of the season. Imbibing this wholesome philosophy of generosity, Kamala Nehru College marked the season of festivity by celebrating ‘Adrith’ , an NGO cum Diwali mela in collaboration with Delhi States AIDS Control Society on 18th October 2012. As humble as was the purpose, the commencement of the event was far thunderous and enthralling. With an inauguration by the esteemed Principal, Ms. Minothi Chatterjee, what trailed was a mesmerizing kathak performance by Mr. Sunny Sushoday followed by a performance by the dance society of the college, ‘Nupur’. The fashion society, Glitz hypnotically walked to claim the spot of the most popular society of the college once again. An awe inspiring Rajasthani folk dance performance by children suffering from thalassemia rendered an atmosphere defined by pure charisma. Witnessing a resolve worth admiration, out on display were a number of NGO stalls that stirred the latent string of responsibility in every individual as was evident. Among the many who made their presence noted were Art of Living, National Federation of the Blind, Parivartan Sandesh, Manzil and Smile. These NGOs are testimony of change making and evolution in their respective spheres of social work. ‘Kayakalp’, an initiative by SIFE SRCC which aims to empower puppeteers of low income groups and ‘Project Akshar’ which is an endeavour by SIFE SSCBS, captivated a mammoth crowd. A meticulous effort was made by conducting several health check-up camps like the blood sugar camp, homeopathy camp and the national thalassemia camp. The event was a host to many sensitizing activities, with an aim to educate the youth about blood donation. The Poster making competition saw a roaring participation and entailed cash prizes worth Rs 10000 along with the street plays which were a gripping power house of action. In dearth of absolutely nothing, the event housed frolic, reverberating jam sessions, scrumptious food stalls and recreational acts of shopping. A power pact performance by the rock band ‘Zzid’ and an absolutely lyrical performance by the Bihu dancers of Pragjyotish Bihu Husori Group rewardingly concluded the event. But amidst all the flair throughout the event, what stood out as the hero was the pure resolve of righteousness, vigour and honest intent of integration of the society to give back with all humility. “It was just very satisfying working for the college in the name of a good cause” says Shivangi heaving a sigh of contentment.]]>

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Rendezvous 2012 at IIT Delhi

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Rendezvous 2012, the annual festival of IIT Delhi, promises to be all the more exciting as a host of entirely new events and the high celeb quotient pave way for the latest version of North India’s largest college fest. To start off with a bang, the entire cast of the film Chakravyuh will be arriving for an informal interactive session with the students on the 20th of October. Then there’s Aditya Kumar, of Gangs of Wasseypur fame, who will also be coming as a special guest to RDV ’12. Also, Cypher16 will be headlining this year’s Blitzkrieg, which will be battled out by bands from more than 40 colleges.

Also, this year’s Kaleidoscope will be judged by the famed Shiamak Dawar Institute of Performing Arts, with over 40 colleges participating this year. Then, there’s Coke Studio’s first outdoor performance in the OAT, with artistes Shilpa Rao, Advaita and Papon. Also, this year’s Saaz will be adorned by the presence of Ayaan Ali and Amaan Ali, while the Mr. and Mrs. Rendezvous competitions will be judged by none other than Miss India Vanya Mishra.

On a more musical tone, the internationally acclaimed bands Tal Kravitz, Solstice Coil, Spanish Raga and The Riptide Movement will also be gracing this year’s Rendezvous with some exciting fusion music. For a finish on a lighter note, Papa CJ, one of Asia’s leading comedians, will be arriving; while on the activities side, there will be exciting events such as Laser Tag and Paintball. With biggies such as Micromax as the title sponsor and Nimbuzz and Parle as associates, this year’s Rendezvous promises to be a blast.

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Orizzonte- A Management Fiesta for School Students by DDUC

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There are numerous inter college fests held in DU all around the year. However, there are very few events organised for school students by colleges. Fests for school students allow them to catch a glimpse of college life and the kind of competitive events that take place at a university level. Addressing this, the Department of Business Studies, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College is organising Orizzonte, its first ever Annual Management Festival for Schools.

Scheduled for Tuesday, the 16th of October, Orizzonte will be held at the North Campus Conference Centre. The selected events are sure to challenge the students’ creativity, analytic abilities and reasoning. The competitions include core management related events like Product Designing, Stalking the Stock (mock stock), Biz Quest (business quiz) and Think Pot (group discussion). In addition to these, a Movie Making competition will be held, with the theme ‘Black and White’ and an entertainment quiz, The Couch Potato Quiz, will be a fun event with students answering question about TV show sitcoms and Harry Potter.

The program will also allow students to get a feel of what it is like to study Bachelor of Business Studies, the only undergraduate management course in the University of Delhi. The theme for the event is “Exploring new horizons” and the entire proceedings of the day have been carefully laid out, keeping the theme in mind. The main aim of Orizzonte is to inspire school students to think differently, and compete with each other on a whole new level. As Sanchetna Kapur, the President of Spettro the BBS society of DDUC puts it, “Through Orizzonte we hope to provide students an opportunity to explore the various aspects of management education and the prospects of the same. It will radically change the way a school student looks at competitive events and allow them to challenge themselves in a healthy manner”.
Further details about the event can be found at https://www.facebook.com/Orizzonte.Dduc

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