Ladies Shall Rock

‘Fest’book versus textbooks: Once again, it’s time to rock. Ask any collegiate these days and this is what they will say, for, the time for fests is here. And even as colleges get ready to have some fun, LSR has gone ahead and had a rocking time already. They just held their three-day fest, Tarang ‘09. And obviously, it was one long masti session. The fest had music, drama, tattoo-making and rangoli competitions, and of course, the many guys wanting to get in to have a dekko at the girls chilling out.
Music beckons: Music unites and excites, like here Hysteria – the western music competition – united students from across DU and saw them headbang and rock. Neeraj, a student from Hansraj said, “Fest time is the best time. It’s that time of the year when we say no-no to books and enjoy ourselves in a college campus that’s not ours! It’s always great to go and see others perform.”
let the best man come: LSR authorities made sure that the best got a chance to compete. “A Students Union was created for initiating, planning and coordinating all cultural events within the college premises. The Union along with the Admission Committee supervised the admission procedures so that we get to see the best of talents,” said Megha, an LSR student. Promona Sengupta, head of dramsoc said, “This time the plays have been very innovative and we got to see great talent among the youngsters.”
Main yahan bhi hoon: Mr DT 2009, Rishi Sharma exuded the same confidence he showed during the Mr and Miss DT contest, and guess what, his team stood second in the choreography competition at LSR. Later he shared with us, “Our theme is ‘living your dream’. Through this fest we wanted to emphasis the importance of having a direction in life. Our show was choreographed by Preet, who is our college (Sri Venkateswara College) choreographer too.” That’s not all, Sahil Sharma, the 2nd runner up of the Mr and Miss DT contest was also there. He presented a street play – Andhviswas. “We wanted to do something different and this concept is different! I am glad we came second. And the fest is a big hit,” he said.
Winter wow! How cold is it in Delhi these days? Never mind the mercury levels, for, girls in thigh high boots, pullovers and scarfs had the fashion quotient soaring. “Winter is the time when we can move out of the plain Jane image and try some funky and spunky attires,” said Shruti, from Sri Venkateswara College.
Silence versus sound: The fest also saw a few silent protesters. A group of college students, who preferred to be part of the silent protest against environmental issues, did not participate in the fest. They just sat under a tree and didn’t interact with anyone, and made their point by doing this. Sound of silence, eh?
Flight of the dj: The three day fest wrapped up in a musical crescendo. DJ Rohit flew down from Indonesia especially for the fest, and made sure everyone had a rocking time by belting out cool numbers. Advaita, the Delhi-based band, also performed on the second day of the fest. “It came as a surprise for us to see that students knew our songs and were humming along. The crowd was really enthusiastic,” said Suhail Yusuf Khan, a band member.