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The final day at Mecca was a spectacular display of glamour and celebrations. Vishal-Shekhar duo had the massive crowd crooning and dancing to their beats; a brilliant end to Mecca.

The third and last day at Mecca 2019 witnessed a multitude of events being organised throughout the college. From the first two days dedicated to dance and bands, the third day was all about music and theatre.

Karwan-E-Shaqafat, a gathering to celebrate the multicultural identity of Hindu College was organised in the Zoology Lawns by the Parliament. The event saw the participants performing classical dance forms and various other cultural performances.

Mecca also hosted massive participation on day three – in terms of the crowd. The huge sports complex was brimming with Hinduites and Non-Hinduites likewise. However, given the special space reserved for Hinduites, and also, the college IDs being checked by faculty members multiple times before the entry into the concert ensured minimum foolery. “The huge crowd was managed well. There have been instances where concerts have been unsafe spaces for women.” said a third-year student from Hindu College.

Champrange, the A Capella event was organized by Aria, the Western Music Society of Hindu College which saw the participation of several teams from various colleges. The first position was bagged by Euphony of Gargi College followed by Cresendo of Sri Ventakeswara College at the second position and Echo of Jesus and Mary College at the third position.

The third and final day of Mecca continued in high spirits. The day kick-started with arpeggio ’19 by Aria: the western music society of Hindu college followed by the western music solo competition.
Chudamani Iyer Akshara from Lady Shri ram college for women secured the first place, Raphroyia Kayina from Gargi College secured the second place and Khushi Pallavu from Jesus and Mary College secured the third place.

Alankaar, the Indian music organised Harmony ’19 for their search for Mecca Idol. The event was followed by Raagmala, a group singing competition. Daulat Ram College’s Ahaalya stood first along with Alaap of Sri Venkateswara College. The second position was shared between Miranda House’s Swaranjali and Hansraj College’s Geetanjali. The third position was shared between SGTB Khalsa College’s Swarang and Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies’ Dhwani.

At the historical Ibtida lawns, street theatre found life once again as many societies delivered their last performances for the season. The street theatre competition by Mecca in collaboration with Ibtida, the dramatics society of Hindu college saw participation of over 15 teams. The event ended with ibtida’s street production ‘outvoted’. The first position was secured by Et cetra- the dramatics society of GTBIT for their production “Don’t kill my vibe”. Kahkasha, the Hindi dramatics society of Jesus and Mary College secured the second position and the SRCC dramatics society secured the third position.

Alankaar, the Indian Music Society of Hindu College organized a solo singing competition named Mecca Idol which was judged by Pavitra Chari. The room echoed with canorous music when eleven contestants from various colleges gave their euphonic performances to win the title of “Mecca Idol”. Sakshi Taneja of Lady Shri Ram College bagged the first position while Sukriti Poddar of Gargi College came second and Dakshraj Sharma of Maharaja Agrasen College got the third position.

The Parliament of Hindu College in collaboration with Nakshatra, the Fashion Society organized a competition to crown Mr. and Ms. Mecca. The event was conducted in three rounds. The first was an online round followed by an introductory round and a question and answer round with the esteemed panel of judges which included Mamta Sharma Das, who is a Creative Stylist and the founder of Viva la Vida and Pooja Chopra, who was crowned as Health Queen India, 2018 and is the founder of PNA Origine. The highlight of the event was a ramp walk by the judges themselves. The title of Mr. Mecca was bagged by Yaduvansh whereas Suhani was given the title of Ms. Mecca.

Ibtida: The Dramatics Society also presented their powerful annual production titled ‘Outvoted’ at the Street Play event. A satire on the Indian politics, this performance was Ibtida’s outgoing batch’s last performance. The crowd cheered and connected with the emotional Ibtida team and celebrated along.

Panache, the fashion show competition organised by Nakshatra, the fashion society of Hindu College was adjudged by Mr. Viren Barman, Mr. India 2017, Ms. Mamta Sharma Das, creative stylist and founder Vive La Vida and Ms. Aishwarya Sharma, fashion and lifestyle blogger. The event saw participation from 9 teams which showcased their annual productions on themes ranging from Nature vs Technology to Depression. Debonair, fashion society of Daulat Ram College bagged the first position while Glitz from Kamala Nehru College came second.

To deliver the perfect finale, the crowd could not have asked for anyone better than the superb duo of Vishal and Shekhar. Performing some of their best tracks from Bollywood and their Coke Studio project, the duo had the crowd enraptured. The performance shortly also moved to a patriotic avenue as the band accompanying the duo performed ‘Saare Jahan Se Accha’. Both of the singers declared their gratitude towards an aazing crowd.

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Day 2 of Mecca, the annual cultural fest of Hindu College saw various music and dance competition and ended on a glorious note with Papon’s magical performance, Let’s look at the events that took place.

The unfortunate and perplexed weather conditions delayed many of the events at Mecca Day 2. However, despite the erratic weather shifting between sunlit and dewy, Hindu College hosted a massive crowd in its premises.

One of the first events to start today was Jagerbob: Battle of Bands organised by Aria: The Western Music Society. The event witnessed amazing musical performances by various societies from across the varsity.
The light drizzle managed to delay the event but failed to drizzle on the spirits of the performers. The winning band Firdaus from Ramjas College presented a deservingly winning performance. Anhad from Keshav Mahavidyala finished second.
Aarambh, the western dance society of Hindu College organised Firestone, the western dance competition as part of its Annual Dance fest “Aramya” sponsored by OMC, Insight One, Love Grill and Ozone. The event saw participation from 13 teams from across different colleges which was adjudged by Mr Sahil Aneja aka Sazzie, founder of BADA and a Dance India Dance participant. The auditorium was full of enthusiastic dance lovers who enjoyed all the dynamic performances. Enliven, the western dance society of Gargi College came first while the second position was shared by Spardha from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College and CVS Zest.
Also, as a part of “Aramya” Srijya, the choreography society of Hindu College organised Finesse, the choreography competition. This event was judged by Ms Jhilmil Modi, a trained dancer in Jazz, ballet and contemporary who has been teaching in Danceworx Academy and is currently heading the GK-1 studio along with Ragini Bhajanka, who has performed in various pieces of the Danceworx Company Repertoire choreographed by many Indian and International artists. LSR Dancesoc came first while second position was bagged by Sensation from Kirori Mal College and Adagio from Kamala Nehru College came third.

Alankaar, the Indian Music Society of Hindu College, organised two magnificent competitions. The perfect ambience was created with the venue covered with black sheets and fairy lights adorning the room, echoing with heartwarming music. First was the instrumental solo competition, where Soumendra from Sri Venkateshwara College emerged as the winner. Rohan Prasanna from Hansraj College and Nandu Krishnan from Satyawati College were awarded the second and third position.
The same society organised Jugalbandi, the duet competition where Upasna and Padmaja from Indraprastha College for Women bagged the first position with their soulful and splendid music. Shounak, from Ramjas College, and Nandu, from Satyawati College stood second. Daulat Ram College’s Navya and Vasudha came in third with their melody.

The Zoology Lawns hosted Snap, the annual photo exhibition of the college. Organised by Vivre: The Film and Photography Society, the exhibit saw some splendid shots clicked by the society members on display. Covering themes like culture, light, and symmetry, the exhibit was a vision for the eyes. Vivre also organised an On The Spot Photography Competition and a Film-making Competition with a unique one-minute movie-making concept. The results for both the events are awaited.
Manthan, Hindu College’s Quiz Society organised it’s quiz competition on the theme India. A team comprising of Kanika Yadav, from Miranda House College, and Ashish Singh, from Ramjas College, emerged as the winners of the competition. Abhishek Paliwal, from Ramjas College and Adil Jacob, from Jamia Milia Islamia University comprised the team coming second.
Day 2 of Mecca came to an end with Papon’s musically enchanting performance, opened by the band “Shadow and Light”, powered by Redbull Music India. Papon captivated the audience with his Assamese songs that won the crowd over, as everyone performed their own versions of Bihu. The crowd enjoyed his melodious tunes when he sang some of his famous songs like ‘Itti si khushi’ and ‘Moh moh ke dhaage’. The crowd was managed well and saw no ill behaviour.

However, once during the concert, Papon mentioned, “Believe in yourself, and not everything that you see on the internet.”

There had been some conflict about Papon performing at Mecca. The alleged accusations against him that had defiled his creative image, went on to trigger questions among the audience whether it was entirely justified to participate and indulge. As observed by us, the audience had conflicting views about the issue. Some of them felt that the alleged accusations could be overlooked. However, many others were of a more strict bent of mind. Despite the wonderful performance by Papon, it could not entirely remiss the stigma attached to him due to some allegations. The idea remained that even in this conflict of art and the artist, we must maintain a sensical sensitivity about the issue.

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Celebrating nostalgia with the hashtag #PhirWahiDilLayaHoon, Mecca: The Annual Festival of Hindu College organised by the Hindu College Parliament commenced to a great start today.

In its 43rd cycle, Hindu College’s Mecca day 1 was all about dance and celebrating art and aesthetics. Day one saw participants contesting for their respective titles in various competitive events organised by the societies.

The college auditorium witnessed the inauguration by the principal in the morning. A classical dancer presented a graceful act to mark the commencement of Delhi University’s one of the most highly anticipated fests. Faculty memvers and students displayed their talents as they sang their favorite songs and narrated their poems to the audience.

One of the first events to begin, although not without some delay was the Beat Box Battle organised by Aria: The Western Music Society. As the President Bharg Kale of the society mentioned, the event sought to celebrate a highly undermined form of music. In the 90 seconds given to the participants, many of them gained a popular mandate amongst the listeners. The event host’s Gully Boy beatboxing performance was a highlight.

Although delayed by a couple of hours, the auditorium also saw various dance societies contest for the title of the winner of Arangam: Group Folk Dance Competition. Being the first event in Dasstan-E-Dharma, the dance fest of Hindu College saw 10 teams from across the varsity representing folk dances of India.
The winning team from SGND Khalsa College presented a charged Bhangra. The energy that all the societies displayed was contagious and had everyone among the audience swaying to folk beats. Miranda House’s team finished second with their scintillating performance of Kalbeliya from Rajasthan. The third position was awarded to Maitreyi College’s team who performed an energetic folk dance from Haryana.
Abstractions- the Fine Arts Society, of Hindu College organised its Poster Making Competition on Day 1 of Mecca, 2019. The theme for this event was ‘Binaries’, left open to interpretation. Six students from three colleges- Hindu, College of Vocational Studies and Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College participated and gave a tough competition.
Abstractions- the Fine Arts Society, of Hindu College kickstarted day 1 at Mecca, 2019 with its Graffiti Competition. The theme for this competition was Disguise in Colour. Two teams participated in the first round of this competition. One team was from Croydon- Arts Society of Indraprastha College for Women and the other comprised of students from Hindu College. The second round is going to held on 15th March.

The star-night of the first day of Mecca’19 had Saurabh and Co perform in the sports grounds of Hindu. They performed various Bollywood songs, Ek ladki ko dekha, lamberghini, and ghaata among others. This event happened when it was still daylight, and dusk brought with it the flashy stage and Progressive Brothers, along with DJ NYJ who played their DJ and self-compositions. This particular event was arguably more popular and packed with energy – both on the performers’ and the audience’s side. Closer, Let Me Love You, and some of their originals were performed.
Besides the actual performances, the stage was what caught the attention of people. With impeccable lighting and graphics, the Progressive Brothers said, “it is the best stage in Delhi.”

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Day 3 of Mecca’18 began on a with a number of traditional singing and dancing competitions lined up. The audience had geared up for the enthralling performances since 9:30 a.m. and for the most-awaited concert of Amit Trivedi.

Mr. Diwakar and Ms. Bohara judged the Arangam, the folk group dance Competition, organised by Adhrita, the folk group dance society of Hindu College. The power-packed and vigorous performances of eight Delhi University colleges upped the energy levels of the audience. The judges, as well as the spectators, highly enjoyed the cultural extravaganza. The third position was shared by Nazaakat of Gargi College and Annhad of Daulat Ram College. Nrityakriti of Maitreyi College was declared the first runner-up and received immense praise the judges. The most dynamic Bhangra performances by Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College and Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College won them both the winner trophy.

The first competition of the day was Harmony, the Indian music competition organised by Alankaar, the Indian music society of the host college. Soumitra Thakur, a Bal Shree Award winner, and Pt. Bholanath Mishra, an eminent vocalist of Benaras Gharana, judged the competition comprising of 10 participant teams. Alaap of Sri Venkateswara College emerged as the winner and Swaranjali of Hansraj College scored the first runner-up trophy. Harmony was followed by Indian classical solo competition.

The second event of the day under the canopy of the auditorium was Lasya, the classical dance solo competition. Participants from across the University exhibition their expertise in various Indian dance forms. The judging panel of Gauri Diwakar and Kalyani Bohara adjudged Raghav Monga from Shri Venkateswara College as the winner while Abhinav Priyadarshi from Hansraj College emerged as the runner-ups.

The second half of the day saw the Battle of Bands between the bands of Ramjas College (Backbeat) and Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Common Thread). The judges, Upamanyu Das and pianist Anirudh Verma were noticeably impressed by the performance of both the bands although Backbeat was victorious.

Aria, the Western Music Society of Hindu College alsoorganised Tone Wolf, the instrumental solo competition. The event was adjudged by Mr. Upmanyu Das, an alumnus of the society and college who also founded the college band. Each performance in the competition was asmesmerising as the other, and all the pieces were either self-composed or adapted. The first position was bagged by Sanjay Menon from Delhi Technological University. Aashay Bhatnagar of Ramjas College won the second spot, while Denis from Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College was placed third. 

It was time for the much-awaited star night. Indeed, Mecca had saved the best for the last. Following a small delay, Amit Trivedi arrived on the stage with four additional singers. The concert kicked off with the song “Dilli”. The four other singers accompanying Amit Trivedi were Arun Kamath, Meghna Mishra, Divya Kumar and Rashita. Meghna Mishra was a 16-year old artist who had won awards for “Secret Superstar”. The team said that they divide their performance into two halves where the first half was for the ears while the other half was for the legs. The songs they performed included hits like “Maanjha”, “ Gulaabo”, “Shandaar” and “ Ud-daa Punjab”.

 

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Mecca 2018, was one of the most anticipated annual cultural fests in the University of Delhi. The three-day fest that kicked off on the 14th of March, is expected to enthrall fest going students in the University. With a line-up that includes The Local Train, Zaeden, and Amit Trivedi, one can expect Mecca 2018 to be bigger and better than ever. The fest, which attracted a significant crowd during the first day itself, will be a thrilling event including good music, food, and games.

The decorations of the fest were based on the theme “Around The World in 72 hours”. The college was decked in trinkets, maps, and more which divided the college on the basis of countries and cities. The theme could be seen on the graffitis that were made by students as well. Overall, the decor made the college infrastructure come alive, all the while providing fest going students aesthetic backgrounds to take photographs.

The Inauguration ceremony of Mecca 2018 took place in the auditorium of the college. Alankar, the Indian music society of Hindu College has opened the ceremony with a musical gala which was followed by various cultural performances including Kathak and classical music. The performances enthralled the audience and were a collective display of skills of some of the most talented students of Hindu College. Panache, the Fashion Society event subsequently followed the inauguration in the venue itself.

Mecca idol, the solo singing competition, began right after the inauguration ceremony. The winner of the contest will get the opportunity to perform at an opening gig before Amit Trivedi’s performance on the 16th of March.

Panache, the fashion show competition, organised by Nakshatra, the fashion society of Hindu College. The event saw the participation of seven Delhi University teams.
Harsh Khullar, stylish and show director, Rishi Raj, an image consultant, Sawati Verma founder of Glam Veda and, Parina Chopra, an actress, model, a reality show star judged the competition. They judged the competition on the parameters of theme, choreography, walk, and the wardrobe. I Vogue, the fashion society of Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce secured the first position while Poise, from the Institute of Home Economics, got the second position. The last performance was by the home team Nakshatra which garnered huge applause for their stunning work.

The Instrumental (solo) competition organised by Alankar, the Indian music society of Hindu College and judged by Mr. Nandan Borkar, witnessed a perfect blend of sur and taal by various participants from School of Open Learning, Hansraj College, ARSD, Ramjas College, to name a few. Karthik Balan from Hansraj College who bagged the first prize performed ‘Aditaalam’ on Mridangam, Shikhar from Delhi Technological University performed the raga ‘Hansdhwani ‘on flute grabbing the second prize and Nandu Krishnan from Satyawati College, performing ‘Aditaalam ‘stood third.

Scribe, the Literary Society of Hindu College organised the Slam Poetry Competition. Himel Sarkar from Bring Back The Poets who judged the event, remarked, “Poetry is so vulnerable that it seems wrong to put grades next to it”. He found it a cumbersome task to take out winners from such a talented pool of poets present at the event. Vishal Kumar was declared the winner in the Hindi Category and Chahak Gupta bagged the First Position in the English Category, while Mahesh Krishna and Gurveen Dang were declared the runners-up.

Sumit Anand, a stand-up comedian spirited the Mecca audience in a fit of laughter with his witty and relatable punchlines. With a happy-go-lucky attitude, his jokes were effortlessly funny, leading to momentous hooting from the audience. From RSS, casteism to masturbation, his line-up didn’t leave any area unattended.

The Local Train, a Hindi rock band was invited to close the first day at Mecca. Their songs were peaceful yet upbeat, a combination we never thought could be achieved in a rock performance. Their set featured popular songs like Manzil, Aaftaab, Khudi, and Mere Yaar. The lighting arrangement added to the appeal and brought the audience to their feet, where everyone lost themselves in the moment.

 

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The final day of one of the biggest fests of Delhi University, Mecca 2017, saw major competitive events take place in the morning. These included the Battle of Bands, the Indian Choir Competition, and the Street Play Competition. The Competitive Fashion Show was conducted in the afternoon, after which the most awaited event, the star night of Mecca 2017 commenced and concluded on a musical brilliance!

The melodious music event, organised under the canvass of Harmony, kicked off in the morning. Raagmala, the Indian Choir Competition, was the platform to serenading performances. Adjudged by Shri Soumendra Thakur and Shri Rajeev Prasanna, with Tarkaas of Institute of Home Economics taking home the first prize. Swaranjali of Hans Raj Collegesecured the second place, and Samranjhini of Gargi College and Geetanjali of Miranda House Collegeshared the third position. Aria, the Western Music Society of Hindu College, organized the energy-packed Battle of Bands event which saw The Tantrik Steve as the winners, with stupefying and foot-tapping performances. Transcending into the world of actions and stories, the front lawns hosted the nukkad natak event, a confluence of endearing and thought-provoking performances.  The theatre society of Shri Ram College of Commerce emerged as the winners, followed by Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (M) bagging the second place, and Gargi College and Sri Venkateswara College securing the third position.

Panache, the fashion show, left the audience stunned with the innovative designs and creative expression of the participants. The trophy was bagged by Galore, the fashion society of Maitreyi College, followed by I Vogue of SGGSCC. The day next witnessed the Solo Indian Instrumental Competition, performances infused with a perfection of taal-mel. The final edition of the fiesta also saw a plethora of diverse activities to challenge the creative streak of the participants; from Stand-up comedy, Business Quiz, and Poster Making to Treasure Hunt and Mini Militia, Mecca was home to milieu of talent.

The final act of the fiesta was the Star Performance by the famous Bollywood singer, Sukhwinder Singh, of the ‘Chaiyya Chaiyya,’ ‘Jai Ho,’ and ‘Galla Goodiyan’ fame. The singer set the spirits high and the heart wanting for more with his enthralling and riveting performance. A worthy treat to draw the curtains at the dastaan-e-dilli version of Mecca, Sukhwinder Singh charmed the crowd with his voice and wit. The crowd cheered and grooved along the musical spectacle, and exuberantly bid adieu to Mecca 2017!

 

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The main events taking place on Feb 2 are War of the Bands (for the frenzied music lovers), Choreography (for the majestic dancers), Street Play (for the talented dramsoc squads),Last Man Standing (a competition inviting participation of those who ‘have guts to survive hell’), Ad Mad, Iskon rock band (for the head bangers) and, to top it all off, the fun-filled DJ night. To keep the crowds adrenaline levels high, the second day (Feb 3) is scheduled to have the Western dance competition and a performance by distinguished singer Javed Ali and Padamjeet Sehrawat.  Another performance to add to this days delight will be a classical one by Bharti Bandhu  (it happens to be a group of coveted artists such as Vipul Roy, Shree Dutt Jee Maharaj, Sameer Ahmed and Medha Sharma). The third and final day (Feb 4) is definitely going to attract a crowd from all over Delhi University because it is the official ‘RDB night’. With Hindu expecting a crowd of thousands, the RDB performance is expected to be a show stopper. Also, the crowning of Mr. and Mrs. Mecca happens on the same day, accompanied by a fashion show. There will be a Red FM RJ interaction to supplement this exciting list of events too. With promised cash prizes of up to one lakh (for the winner of Last Man Standing) and ten lakhs worth of prizes, Mecca is sure to attract participation of mind boggling and a list cracking number of students from various colleges and universities. In all, it’s planned to stand true to its name by providing ‘a Harmonical fusion of music, fun & frolic’. Mannat Sandhu [email protected]]]>

Mecca, the Hindu college fest commences tomorrow and promises to be bigger and better than all the previous ones Hindu has played host to. With sponsors like Airtel, DU blog, Cocoberry, LTC Travels, Nikon, Ping My Mobile, Red FM 93.5, Buzz in Town, Reebok, Snapdeal and Lotus Infra; Hindu is all set to showcase a three day extravaganza.

The main events taking place on Feb 2 are War of the Bands (for the frenzied music lovers), Choreography (for the majestic dancers), Street Play (for the talented dramsoc squads),Last Man Standing (a competition inviting participation of those who ‘have guts to survive hell’), Ad Mad, Iskon rock band (for the head bangers) and, to top it all off, the fun-filled DJ night.

To keep the crowds adrenaline levels high, the second day (Feb 3) is scheduled to have the Western dance competition and a performance by distinguished singer Javed Ali and Padamjeet Sehrawat.  Another performance to add to this days delight will be a classical one by Bharti Bandhu  (it happens to be a group of coveted artists such as Vipul Roy, Shree Dutt Jee Maharaj, Sameer Ahmed and Medha Sharma).

The third and final day (Feb 4) is definitely going to attract a crowd from all over Delhi University because it is the official ‘RDB night’. With Hindu expecting a crowd of thousands, the RDB performance is expected to be a show stopper. Also, the crowning of Mr. and Mrs. Mecca happens on the same day, accompanied by a fashion show. There will be a Red FM RJ interaction to supplement this exciting list of events too.

With promised cash prizes of up to one lakh (for the winner of Last Man Standing) and ten lakhs worth of prizes, Mecca is sure to attract participation of mind boggling and a list cracking number of students from various colleges and universities. In all, it’s planned to stand true to its name by providing ‘a Harmonical fusion of music, fun & frolic’.

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