in step: Students performing at Eclecia’06 and (below) a file picture of the band Euphoria

March 10, 11 and 12 saw Heritage Institute of Technology, Calcutta, celebrating its annual fest Eclecia?06. The event started with an intra-college competition, followed by the much-awaited DJ night on the 10th.

The quiz named ?Brain-n-Skull? kick-started the inter-college events on the 11th, with IEM bagging the first prize. The performances by various college bands such as those of Ashutosh, Jadavpur University, St Thomas, etc, were quite superb in ?On The Rocks?, the music band competition. Phoenix, the South City College band, claimed the first place, and the Heritage band, Calcutta Crossovers, came second here.

But the event that impressed one and all was ?Vibrantz?, the fashion show. ?Harmony? (solo singing), ?Jhankar? (antakshari) and ?Dhoom? (choreography) were on the events list on Sunday. Debajeet Das of Heritage sang his way to success. Actress Debaleena Dutta and ballet dancer Amrita Mukherjee adjudged the final year Heritage dance troupe, the winners of Dhoom. Celebrated artistes and chief guests Wasim Kapoor and Sheila Kapoor gave away the prizes. The fest came to an end with a scintillating performance by the band Indian Ocean, with the notes of the song Are ruk ja re bande still resonating in our ears.

Tasneem Sayeed, first year, and Fahd Nizam, fourth year, IT, Heritage Institute of Technology

CALCUTTA
Prize catch

The University of Calcutta (CU) Centenary auditorium at the Ashutosh Siksha Prangan swayed to the foot-tapping beat of upcoming Bangla band 4WD on March 2 on the occasion of the prize distribution ceremony of the annual sports and cultural competition organised by the CU students? union. The winners were thrilled with the glittering medals made especially for the occasion. The programme included a rendition of popular movie songs by students.

Arjun Chaudhuri, second year, MA in journalism and mass communication, Calcutta University

Up in Flamz

The excitement of our annual cultural fest, Flamz 2006, was a little marred by the ongoing board exams. But the performance by Mumbai-based band, Zero, on the final day, lifted our spirits. Their performance was mind-blowing (especially that of drummer Gino Banks and their lead singer Rajiv). Other engineering college students were immensely impressed by the organisation of our fest, the credit for which must go to the second-year students of FIEM.

Debraj Adhikari, CSE department, Future Institute of Engineering and Management

Music time

The annual social of Heramba Chandra College was held on February 27, 2006, at the Nazrul Manch. The afternoon started with the felicitation of the outstanding sportspersons of the college by our principal Amitava Basu. Then it was time for some melodious Bengali as well as English numbers. This was followed by a pulsating performance by singer Shayne Hyrapiet. Finally, the mega event of the evening took place with Rahul Vaidya entertaining the crowd with some hit dance tracks.

Amritesh Sinha, B.Com (first year), Heramba Chandra College

Durgapur
Elixir 2006

DIATM, Durgapur, celebrated its annual fest Elixir 2006 on March 9, 10 and 11. The evenings were named Rhapsody Nite, Accidia Nite and Accoustikos Nite respectively. All three were made unforgettable with splendid performances by the bands Euphoria, Fossils and L.R.B. The first day had solo and group songs, folk dances, a quiz contest and a dazzling show by Euphoria in the evening. The next day saw fun events like ?Khiladiyon ka khiladi?, ?Adam & Eve? and an antakshari, followed by a college dance performance in the evening. We also presented a number of technical projects made by our students in the tech fest.

Zafeer Qamar, BTech second year, Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology and Management

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