Day two at Unmaad - Highlights

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The second day of Unmaad saw a considerable increase in the numbers of both participants as well as audience with more teams arriving from colleges across the nation. The campus was in a hightened state of frenzy with events happening everywhere and teams being supported by their college contingents with passion and fervour. While the literary events of the day were dominated by the IIM Bangalore team, NIFT Hyderabad put up a great show in the Fine Arts category. Unmaad with its "Spirit of India" theme introduced two new events; Hindi Kavi Sammelan and Folk Dance, both of which drew crowds in huge numbers and were greatly appreciated by the audience. The western solo vocals and the western solo dance saw the maximum number of participants with 40 and 50 participants in them respectively. The latter event was won by NIFT Hyderabad whereas CMS Bangalore won the....

Dramatic dramatics

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The dramatics contest at IIMB lit up with one of the most amazing performances yours truly has ever seen. I couldn't watch the whole of the dramatics performances, but this one was particularly compelling to write about. There is always this line drawn between a play / movie being over conceptual and over -realistic. Sometimes simpleness is mistaken for realism, and vice versa. More often than not, someone who wants to convey an underlying message, does so at the cost of the fabric of the story, something which causes a loss of connect with the audience midway. Those were the thoughts passing through my mind today as I saw this really funny play by the guys at IIMB which essentially revolved around the concept of what oppressed people in society should, and really do. A play titled "Mareech", it looked at three distinct stories from three....

Day one at Unmaad - Highlights

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The usually quiet campus of IIM Bangalore was a hub of frenzied activity as the annual cultural festival Unmaad kicked off in style. True to its tradition, the event attracted footfalls in thousands with students from as far as Mumbai, Pune and Delhi making it to the event. The first day saw a variety of events such as literary events, Indian vocals, antakshri, street play and the biggest rock event in town - B-school of rock (BSOR). The highlight of the first day was the movie making workshop with famous Bollywood actors Boman Irani, Madhavan and Sharman Joshi as guests. The stars, already on campus for the shoot of a movie, candidly shared their views on a number of topics which included the current hot film Slumdog Millionaire. The street play event, Nukkad, had teams passionately dramatizing topics such as anti-smoking and terrorism, and undergraduate students from Pune....