Cascade’14, the annual commerce fest of Gargi College took place on Friday, 28th February. The event commenced with the traditional lamp lighting ceremony. The latest issue of Comascent, the bi-annual magazine of commerce department was released by Mr. Amitabh Kant, the Chief Guest. Ms. Shereen Bhan, the Managing Editor of CNBC-TV18, the guest of honour, threw light on the topic of the seminar, “21st Century Marketing- Opportunities & Challenges”.
The keynote speaker of the seminar, Dr. Mithileshwar Jha, Professor of Marketing at IIM Bangalore, delivered the keynote address on the topic. He gave an overview on Marketing in the 21st Century. Mr. Kant, who has been the CEO of Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Ltd, then addressed the audience and talked about his campaigns like ‘Atithi Devo Bhavah’, ‘Incredible India’ and ‘God’s Own Country’. He said “Branding isn’t just about marketing your product; it has to do with the improvement in the quality of your product”.
Ms. Smriti Singh Bhatia, VP at TNS Global India, the next speaker of the seminar talked about ‘New ways to market Automotive in the 21st Century’ and the new essentials of the automotive market. Mr. Rahul Gandhi, Regional Manager- North ITC LTD, introduced himself by saying “My name is Rahul Gandhi & I’m not a politician” and laughed. He compared marketing in 21st Century with that used in 20th and 19th century and talked about digital media, social marketing as a concept and some of the fastest growing brands.
Mr. Chander Shekhar, founder CEO of Shade- a Design Enterprise, who has served as a full time Senior Design Consultant for UNICEF, talked about branding and his experiences in the field of design. He said, “I wanted to do things that pleased me and are free from greed. This is how I became my own publisher and started providing services to others without making any profits.” The seminar ended with the announcement of inception of the Marketing Society- Make Your Mark, an initiative taken by Vidushi Bhalla and Navtej Marwaha under the guidance of Ms. Sheela Dubet and Ms. Chitra Rajora.
Winners of the Informal competitions held:
Young Entrepreneur
1st prize: Ashish Kohar, Divyansh Dua & Arushi Bhatia, College of Vocational Studies
2nd prize: Aditya Anand & Anushka Sibal, Ramjas College
3rd prize: Himanshu Garg & Sanchi, Sri Guru Gobind College of Commerce
Dancing brushes
1st prize: Kunal Singh from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College
2nd prize: Satveer from Gargi College
3rd prize: Bhanu Priya Pareek from Gargi College
Wrap it up
1st position: Monisha and Ishu from Gargi College
Second position: Preeti, Richa and Sakshi from Gargi College
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.
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.”
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.
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)
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
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
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.
First Position: Ritu Singh from Gargi College Second Position: Pratibha Pathak from Satyawati College Third Position: Suruchi from St. Stephen’s College
Rangoli Competition
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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’.
The Star Night at Reverie 2014, the Annual Cultural Festival of Gargi College has received some last minute changes. Earlier, Bollywood Playback singer, Arijit Singh of Tum hi ho fame was scheduled to perform on 7th February. However, due to certain illness, he would no longer be performing at Gargi now.
Instead, Neeraj Shridhar, the singer of songs such as Aahun Aahun (Love Aaj Kal) and Tum hi ho Bandhu will be performing. The announcement came recently on the college’s official website. A Public and media relations committee confirmed the same.
Initially, the organising committee of Gargi College had stated that they would be distributing passes for the Arijit Singh concert on 5th and 6th February. However, after a footfall of over 10,000 people on the first day, it was decided that all students of Delhi NCR will be allowed entry to the concert simply on the basis of their ID cards.
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.
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:
Overacting
1st position: Nishant, Sulabh and Sanchit – Maharaja Agrasen College
2nd position: Akshat, Satyam, Rahul – PDGAV
3rd position: Devesh, Akshay, Rahul – Maharaja Agrasen College
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.
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.
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.
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
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.”
