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Annual Cultural Festival - Mélange

The students at the Institute eagerly look forward to their annual cultural festival-Mèlange that symbolizes a coming together of vibrant colours. The festival is marked by different events such as choreography, debates, music and dance competitions, plays, fashion-show and other exciting events. Mèlange is celebrated each year in the month of December wherein a variety of cultural events ranging from debates & classical music to fashion show are held. Each event is judged by eminent personalities from the fields of art, music, dance, theatre and media. The festival provides a platform to students to showcase their talents and also an opportunity to interact with their counterparts studying in other colleges of the North and South Campus


Cultural Activities

A variety of cultural activities are undertaken in the college such as "The Rhythm Mix" (choreography), "Swaranjali" (Indian Music), Western Music & Dance in addition to dramatics. The street play competition "Masquerade" is organised every year by the Dramatics Society, where teams from the college and other colleges of the University participate. Eminent artists, performers and choreographers are invited to train promising and interested students in choreography, dances and dramatization.


Annual Day

The Annual Day of the Institute was celebrated on January 28, 2010. Prof. Kiran Walia, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Delhi Government was the Chief Guest at this year's Annual Day celebrations. She gave away prizes to the students for their meritorious academic performance. A cultural show by the students was the highpoint of the celebrations.


Spicmacay

The Institute is a proud member of the SPICMACAY chapter. Renowned artists from the country give lecture demonstrations to the students about various facets of Indian classical dance and music at the Institute premises. Over the years, well known artists such as Padma Bhushan Smt. Teejan Bai, Ustad Aashish Khan Saheb, Pt. Uma Shankar Mishra, Dr. Meeta Pandit and renowned Sufi and Ghazal singer Prof Rita Ganguly, have rendered their performances. Workshops on Kalamkari, Calligraphy and Yoga have been successfully organized for select group of under-graduate & post-graduate students under SPICMACAY banner. SPICMACAY has provided the students a platform to imbibe the rich cultural traditions and heritage of our country.

 


National Service Scheme

The Institute has a very active NSS wing which carries out several community outreach programmes for the benefit of society. It works in collaboration with various organisations such as NAB, Helpage India, Muskaan and Manzil. Besides this, students are placed in NGO's for voluntary work; participate in environmental up-gradation programme, tree plantation, campus cleanliness projects, and health and nutrition education including demonstrations for the economically weaker sections of society and blood donation camps.


Societies

In order to discover, develop, train and promote talent and interest among the students in literary and cultural pursuits, there are a number of societies in the Institute. Each society has an elected President and Secretary who look after the affairs of the society under guidance from a committee of faculty members. The elected members comprise the students council who work in close collaboration with the faculty on one hand and students at the other and are responsible for organizing various academic and cultural events in the college throughout the year. The elected representatives get a chance to further their organization and leadership skills. Their role comes to a peak when they organize the annual cultural festival of the college `Mélange' held during the month of December every year.

Literary and Debating Activities

The college has a very active literary and debating society, which organizes debates, just a minute contests, creative writing, quiz as well as poster making competitions. The society provides a platform to the students to nurture their communication and presentation skills and helps them build confidence and poise. The activities of the society are an integral part of the college festival when inter-college debates and other competitions are held. The society is also responsible for bringing out the annual college magazine `Surbhi' showcasing the writing skills of the student community.

Students Association

All the students on the rolls of the Institute are members of the student's association. The Institute conducts elections every year to elect student representatives as College President, Vice President, General Secretary and Secretaries of various societies. The elected representatives get an opportunity to hone their organizational and leadership skills that come to a peak during the college festival, Mèlange, held every year. Starting this year (delete) The entire election process has been computerized and the students cast their votes electronically.



Sports

The Institute lays great emphasis on physical fitness of the students and organizes a weekly physical education class for students of all courses. The Institute is also well-equipped with playground facilities for sporting activities such as volleyball, throw ball, kho-kho, athletics, table tennis, yoga, aerobics and badminton. A fully equipped, air-conditioned gymnasium is available for use by the students. Interested students also receive training in self-defense by trainers of Delhi Police. The Institute has on its rolls a qualified physical educationist who takes care of sports and allied activities. The Annual Sports Day is an exciting event that is organized each year.


 
   
 

 

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