On October 5, the final year BA students of Rabindra Bharati University?s English department hosted a colourful farewell for the outgoing PG students. The function began with the head of the department, Prof. Amitava Roy, unveiling the class magazine, The Scribblers, and speaking a few words of encouragement to the departing students.

After this, there were dance dramas, vocals, elocution and a magic show. A stage adaptation of the popular audio drama Priyo Bondhu and a parody of Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne were the chief attractions.

Finally, the outgoing students were given a traditional farewell with sweets, rose petals and tilaks.

Nirmalya Biswas, Rabindra Bharati University

HALDIA
Culture contest

On the morning of October 10, we, the students of Haldia Government College, set out for Vidyasagar University to take part in an inter-college cultural competition. There were teams from almost all colleges affiliated to the university.

As soon as we reached, we were given participants? badges and welcomed with a song by the university choir. There were speeches by the dean of students? welfare and the vice-chancellor, S.K. Pramanick.

The competition had events like classical and folk songs, classical and Western dance, painting, collage, poster making, clay modelling, quiz, debate and elocution. At 4.30 pm, the results were declared. All first-place finishers will go to Manipur to attend the inter-university challenge. Our college won two gold medals and four bronzes at the meet.

Subrata Nayak, Haldia Government College

COOCH BEHAR
Fresh start

October 9 was a special day for the students of the mathematics department of ABN Seal College. On that day we celebrated our Annual Reconciliation Festival. After a speech by Swapan Kumar Chakraborty, our senior-most lecturer, there was a rakhi and tilak ceremony in which the second and third year students accorded a warm welcome to the newcomers.

A personal ability competition was held after this, in which both newcomers and seniors participated with equal gusto. This was followed by a guitar performance by Deb Kumar Chakroborty. After this, the newcomers introduced themselves and gorged on the delicious lunch packets provided by the seniors.

At the end of the programme, everyone ? seniors and juniors ? grooved to some peppy music.

Sourav Paul, ABN Seal College

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