Life
Bangalore
Chennai
Coimbatore
Delhi
Hyderabad
Kochi
Madurai
Thiruvananthapuram
Rhythm delight
CAMPUS DISC: Students dancing away to glory on the steps of Engineering College.
THEIR DEFT fingers played with colours as if they are toying with computers. Perhaps, they want to prove that though chips and dollars across the seas fascinate them, their own culture and traditions continue to delight them and are rooted in their hearts. And that was reflected in the amazing colours spread on the floor.
Ask how they could come out with such wonderful creations, out came the gun-shot reply, "it's all in the rhythm.'' Their creations were a visual delight. Indeed, rhythm was all pervasive. This was the scene at the Rangoli competition of `Allgorhythms-2002,' the annual student festival of the Osmania University Engineering College. But here's the catch. It was guys who were at their best in the Rangoli competition as girls looked amused. Yeah, it was guys who stormed the female bastion, for a change!
A series of events were to follow to ensure that the rhythm continued. That is, for three days to take the students on a journey, full of entertainment. The regular but `can't do without' events like antakshari, tambola, creative writing, collage, rampage, ek minute and mock press conferences were all there, attracting hundreds of students from various engineering colleges in the city.
WAITING FOR THE BEAT: Girls enjoying themselves at `Allgorhythms-2002.'
But it wasn't just fun. "We are organising a blood donation camp and have also decided to donate a part of money generated for charity,'' Suman Rao and Srujan, student organisers, said.
The steps leading to the Engineering College have now acquired the sobriquet of a discotheque. Well, don't blame the guys as no one can resist the temptation of shaking a leg or two when 10,000 watts of music is pounded. And guys and girls went with their instincts as they danced to the foot-tapping and pulse-revving numbers from English, Hindi and Telugu. Yes, they danced and kept dancing for three days.
By R. Ravikanth Reddy
Photos: Mohd. Yousuf
Send this article to Friends by
E-Mail
Life
Bangalore
Chennai
Coimbatore
Delhi
Hyderabad
Kochi
Madurai
Thiruvananthapuram
|
