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CVS and SGGSCC win various events at Mecca; EDM artists Dualist Inquiry and Anish Sood close Day 2

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Day 2 of Mecca’16, the annual fest of Hindu College commenced with NDTV’s The Rising Standup Comedy Competition. The first performer was Rohan Chaudhary from IPM College. A total of 9 teams took part and the winners will be announced tomorrow. The programme will be on air soon.

Keeping the fashion quotient high, Nakshatra-The Fashion Society of Hindu College, sponsored by Forever 21, organised Panache, the Fashion show event on day 2 of Mecca. With 8 participating teams from various colleges, the event showcased a plethora of themes.

From zodiac and women empowerment to acceptance of LGBT community, colleges such as Shaheed Rajguru, Institute of Home Economics, Sri Guru Govind Singh College of Commerce presented their creations. Judged by the Management Head of Forever 21, Mr. Manav Chopra and Varoon Kapoor, GGS College emerged as the winners of the event.

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Fashion Society of GGS after winning the Fashion Show | Captured by Animesh Agarwal

Ibtida, the dramatics society of Hindu College organised Nukkad Natak Competition. The judge of the event was Sahil Yadav, a Hindu as well as JNU pass out, who also was in the dramatics society. The first prize went to Dramanomics, College of Vocational Studies and Kshitij of Gargi College won the second prize. Special mention was given to Tanya from Shivaji College.

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Dramanomics from CVS after winning Street Play Competition at Mecca | Image Credits: Arindam Goswami

  On being asked what he thought about the performances, Sahil Yadav commented, ‘The teams have carried on well with a new trend that was picked almost four years back, to establish the message step by step. Totally love being here.’  

Some minor events like Photography Competition, Treasure Hunt, etc also took place. The second day ended with EDM night featuring DJ Anish Sood and Dualist Inquiry.

Sudisha Misra, Riya Chibber, Arindam Goswami, Srivedant Kar

Photo Credits- Animesh Agarwal, Harshit Thukral

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Playtime from HRC and Misba from SGGSCC shine at Mecca; Raghu Dixit’s night closes Day 1

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Day 1 of Mecca’16, the Annual Cultural Fest of Hindu College started with the lamp lighting ceremony. The fest was inaugurated by Hindu College’s Principal Dr. Anju Srivastava and Parliament’s Prime Minister Ashish K Holaria. The inauguration ceremony was followed by a performance by Mizaaj, the band.

Aria, the Western Music Society of Hindu College conducted Battle of Bands and Instrumental Solo Competition. The Battle of Bands kicked off with a performance by Mufills, a collaboration of students from different colleges. The jury of both the competitions consisted of Ritesh Khokhar and Nishant Hagjer who announced Playtime from Hans Raj as the winners of Battle of Bands. The runner up were Mufills.

The Instrumental Solo competition started with KNC’s Anshuman Sharma’s  performance. When Ritesh Khokhar was asked what he thought about the performances, he said, ‘It’s a lovely process. The music is absolutely beautiful.’

Playtime from Hans Raj won the Battle of Bands Competition at Mecca
Playtime from Hans Raj won the Battle of Bands Competition at Mecca

The last major event to take place was Western Dance. The first performance of the event was by Aurobindo College. The judge of the event was Hemant Kumar. The winners of the competition were Misba Dance Grew from Guru Gobind Singh College. The second place was held by Verve, the Western Dance Society of Sri Venkateswara College, and the third place was held by IIT Delhi.

 

Other minor events that took place were Street Soccer, Times Vebate, and Playground Sports’ Quiz.

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The audience then geared up for the closing act of the day which was a star night with The Raghu Dixit Project. The band sang its famous songs in Hindi, Kannada and Tamil. The crowd of about 5000 enjoyed to their numbers like Ambar, Masti Ki Basti and many more.

Sudisha Misra
Abhinaya Hargovind
Tarushi Varma
Nidhi Panchal
Srivedant Kar

Photographs by Tejaswa, Alex Arthur and Vegh Daswani.

Feature Image Credits: Alex Arthur.

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Mecca 2013: Day 2

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Mecca, the annual fest of Hindu college, attracted an enormous amount of students from various colleges of Delhi University. The second day of the fest saw the audience being mesmerised even in the practice sessions. The atmosphere of the college was  vibrant and cheerful. The fragrance of mouth watering gol gappe, aloo tikki, dahi bhalla, bhel puri, momos, ice creams from nirula’s, stuff from M aunty’s kitchen wooed one and all. Hoopla and gunshot games were the favourite amongst the people. The bands from various colleges delighted the audience by playing groovy numbers. The audience was struck as if by the voice of nightingales when tracks like Alicia Key’s ‘girl on fire’, Cold Play’s ‘the scientist’, Katy Perry’s ‘hot and cold’, Green Day’s  ‘american idiot’, Ishaqzaade’s ‘main pareshaan’ were being played by the bands. Face painting commenced at 2, giving way to the potential in the participants to show itself with full enthusiasm. There was no particular theme for the competition and the time allotted was an hour. The participants were supposed to bring their own colours and prizes worth Rs.1,000 were to be won. Treasure hunt started simultaneously at 2, taking place within 400 metre radius of Hindu college. Hints were given in a poetic form and the rules were clearly put across. The participants were not allowed to use any means of transport and misbehaving with the volunteers was strictly prohibited. The participants were forced to put their thinking caps on and the event was a great success. The total members in the team were 4 or less. Volley ball competition witnessed a large number of participants from various colleges with each player giving his best effort , both in playing and enjoying. Harmony, the inter-college music competition, started around 3 with Gustakh Ahmed Khan, the legendary vocalist who has given performances in countries like Australia and Pakistan, being the judge. Hans Raj college performed the first enthralling the audience with classical melodies like ‘hey gajaanan’ and ‘mora mann bhaayo re’ while SRCC performed the last. Six colleges took part in the competition. The audience was captivated and remained glued to their seats. The activities kept everyone engaged. The crowd was enjoying thoroughly and seemed in a festive mood. It was a great time to hang around in Hindu college. Spectators loved it and so did the participants.   Namrata Gupta [email protected] ]]>

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Mecca 2013: Day 1

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The first day of the Hindu College fest, Mecca 2013, began with the Street Play competition in the Ibtida Grounds at 2:30 with participation from various colleges. The winners were:

  1. Sukhdev College of Business Studies
  2. Jesus & Mary College.
It was judged by ex-Ibtidians, Ankush Sharma and Ankit Chaddha. Choreography and Western Dance Competitions were held at the auditorium and the large crowd was wowed by the dancers that won over the audience with dramatic moves and music. The winners of the Choreography Competition were:
  1. Gargi College
  2. Hindu College
  3. Kamla Nehru College
The judges were Mandeep Raikhyi and Manju Sharma. Western Dance Competition was won by:
  1. Daulat Ram College
  2. NIEC
  3. Sri Venketashwara College and Kamla Nehru College
Judged by Anish Popli. A Hindi Debate Competition was also organised and the winners were:
  1. Hindu College (Ankit Kumar and Aseem Agarwal)
  2. Kirori Mal College (Anurag and Prabhanshu)
The judges were Vimal Kant and Dr. Arvind Kumar ‘Sambal’ A Chess competition was also organised at the Sports Complex, and the winner was Dheeraj from Hindu college. Underground Authority of India’s Got Talent fame performed in the evening and set the listeners rocking to their melodious tracks.   Shreya Mudgil([email protected]) Surbhi Grover([email protected])]]>

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Mecca 2013 at Hindu College: Day-Wise Schedule

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Mecca, the annual cultural festival of Hindu College will kick off this Tuesday, from 26th February. Here’s a detailed scheduled of the events set to take place at Mecca. DAY 1 – 26th February: 1) Nukkad Natak : 12noon to 3 pm Prizes worth Rs. 5,000 (Rs. 4,000 cash + Rs. 1,000 kind) Venue : IBTIDA LAWNS For more details contact Maryam (9711145386) 2) Choreography and Western Dance Competition : 2pm to 5pm Prizes worth Rs. 10,000 Entry fee : Rs. 200 per team Venue : College auditorium For more details and registration contact Dhairya (9953204673) 3) Chess : 1 pm onwards Prizes worth Rs. 2,500 Registration fee : Rs. 50 per person Venue : Sports Complex For more details and registration contact Kunal Kaudan (9582675991) 4) Bowl Out : 2pm onwards Prizes worth Rs.1,000 Venue : IBTIDA LAWNS For more details contact Bharat (9582984776) 5) Hindi Debate : 12 to 3 pm Prizes worth Rs. 7,000 Venue : Seminar room For more details and registration contact Aseem (8750477991) DAY 2 – 27th February: 1) Battle Of Bands : 2 to 5 pm Interested bands are required to send their contact details and songs to [email protected] Top 10 Shortlisted bands will have to prepare a jingle for NESTLE, and have to pay a registration fee of Rs. 500 Venue : Main stage, Library lawns For more details and registration contact Faraz Anees (9899491176) 2) Rangoli Competition : 1 pm onwards Teams are required to bring their own colours Venue : Sports complex Prizes worth Rs. 1,000 For more details contact Subash(8010694344) 3) Face Painting : 2 pm onwards Venue : Parking Lawns Prizes Worth Rs. 1,000 For more details contact Parul (9953986680) 4) Volley Ball : 2 pm onwards Venue : IBTIDA LAWNS Registration fee : Rs 150 Prizes worth Rs. 2,500 For more details and registration contact Damodar (9999387818) 5) Treasure Hunt : 1pm onwards The event will take place within 500 metre radius of Hindu college.Total members in a team are 4 or less Prizes worth Rs. 5,000 For more details contact Amritya Raj (9971448827) 6) Street Dance :11:30 am onwards Registration fee : Rs 200 per team Prizes worth Rs 5000 (in cash) + kind Venue : Library Lawns For more details and registration contact Sadashiv (9717780773) 7)Photography Competition For more details contact Akanksha (9999842913) And refer to the link, http://www.facebook.com/events/431219903622347/?ref=notif&notif_t=plan_user_invited DAY 3 – 28th February : 1) Fashion Show : 2 to 5 pm Venue : College Auditorium Registration fee : Rs. 200 per team Prizes worth Rs. 7000 For more details and registration contact Maryam (9711145386) 2) Tambola : 2 pm onwards Venue : parking lawns Lots of exciting prizes! For more details contact Rajat (9013816027) 3) Daredevils : 1 to 3:30 , VENUE : Near V Tree Registration on-the-spot (3 dare rounds ) For more details contact : Akanksha (9999842913) 4) Soccer Lounge : 1:15 pm onwards 4 players each side Prizes upto Rs. 8,000 Registration fee : Rs 800 per team For more details and registration contact Salil (7838268577) To register,you can also leave a message the on the official page of Mecca 2013, http://www.facebook.com/Mecca2013?fref=ts  ]]>

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