vish writes " Confluence of colours
Students of engineering colleges in the city had a rocking time at `Ragam 06'
CRACKING THEIR BRAINS Students testing their wits for pot pourrie
Ragam is the annual cultural festival of NIT - Calicut, a sibling of Tatva, its tech variant. Conducted in the month of February, Ragam attracts quiet a few colleges from in and around Kerala.
Ragam has been on without fail from the late seventies and continues to commemorate the martyrdom of Rajan, a student of the College, during the Emergency period.
This year too Ragam boasted the presence of institutions like NIT-Suratkal, NIT-Warrangal, IIM-K and College of Engineering, Trivandrum (CET).
A team of about 25 participants and a cheering squad of 50 students of CET attended this year's version of Kerala's largest cultural showbiz. The theme of Ragam was `confluence of colours.'
From the rich and refined decorations to the pro-show tickets, the theme was highlighted with a palette of colours. The mascot for the festival was the Rubix cube, again colourful.
Musical night
The newly remodelled OAT was witness to the melodious start, a musical night by Balabhaskar. The choreo nite and events like extempore were featured on the second day.
There were about 20 teams for the dance competition and most of the items were captivating ones that saw the students swaying to the beat.
Battle of wits
The days that followed saw teams pitting their wits against each other in various events like JAM, Pot Pourri, Debate, Block and Tackle, Anthankshari, Dumb-C, Quiz, Creative Writing, Eastern and Western orchestra. Innovation and novelty were the key in events like face-painting, clay modelling and Rangoli - colour powder designing.
The KaBoom stage hosted events like three-legged race, `who will tie the knot,' and `persona.' A newsletter, sponsored by The Hindu kept participants, cheering squads and viewers up-to-date on the happenings .
A daily crossword kept the visitor busy.
Parikrama, India's favourite rock band, were there to rock the audience. CET team leader, Rahul T.R., remarks, "CET made an indelible mark at Ragam wining prizes in debate, extempore, Jam, eastern orchestra, solo song and creative writing. Our team did a good job by partaking in the spirit of Ragam."
Jayaram K who won the first prize for creative writing was full of praise for the foolproof organisation of the fete.
The festival also saw Mar Baselios College of Engineering make a strong bid for the crown. They stood second.
"There are advantages to coming prepared," remarks Rajiv R of MBT.
Thus Ragam 06 has left a trail of achievement and a yearning for more, making it certain that next year's edition would be bigger and better.
VISHNU MENON M
http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/03/04/stories/2006030401620200.htm
Note: Link to The Hindu Article
