33Rd Inter University South Zone Youth Festival Newsletter • Day 4 18Th to 22Nd December 2017

33rd Inter University South Zone Youth Festival Newsletter • Day 4 18th to 22nd December 2017

A Christian Minority Institution Kalai Koodam Newsletter Day 4 33rd Inter University South Zone Youth Festival 18 - 22 December 2017

Art is a harmony parallel with nature - Paul Cezanne

Kalai Koodam synergized talents from the South India & showcased the diversity of our regional folk music. Folk tribal Dance Thidambu Nritham, Perini, Thapetta Gullu, Dollu Kunitha, Theyyam, Oppana, Garadi, Oyilattam, Mayil Attam and lot more it’s hard for gravity to hold audience on ground.

Dancers burst with verve and vitality sporting flamboyant costumes and artistic jewels, mind blowing performances, acrobatic skills, perfect synchronized movements and great expressions. The versatile dancers stole the show at Kalaikoodam and it was a glittering event that would always remain in the minds of the audience who were spellbound.

www.hindustanuniv.ac.in Organized by Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science (HITS), Padur, Chennai – 603103 in collaboration with Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi 33rd Inter University South Zone Youth Festival Newsletter • Day 4 18th to 22nd December 2017

Music unwraps the heart, sings out the prayer, Group Song Indian dances the spirit and opens the soul – Mary Davis

16 Team Kalaikoodam Nightingales flocked together in harmony and unison. It was an explosion of talents they rendered melodious tunes and souful songs. Singers were spellbinding, alluring, delightful and soul touching Group Song Western The western Group Song team from Bangalore University stole the show. There were rocking performances from other institutions also. It was diffcult for the audience to be glued to their seats and judges to select the best performers.

Western Vocal Solo Western Instrumental Solo

It was rocking performances with songs of Demi Lovato “Stone Cold”, Adele’s - Rolling in the Deep, Ellie’s – Love Me Like You Do, John Legend’s – All Of Me, Alicia Keys - Girl on Fire etc. by participants from CUSAT, Sri Chandraskharendra Viswa Maha 9 teams participated in the event and it was a power Vidyalaya (SCSVMV), Gulbarga packed performance. Few of the participants were Antony University, Venkateswara University, Verghese, University of Calicut, Arjun, CUSAT and Harsha Shri Padmavathy Mahila Viswa Lanka, Vignan’s Foundation for Science. Vidyalaya and many more.

Organized by www.hindustanuniv.ac.in Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science (HITS), Padur, Chennai – 603103 in collaboration with Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi 33rd Inter University South Zone Youth Festival Newsletter • Day 4 18th to 22nd December 2017 winners Valedictory Event Wise Championship Music • Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham - 1st • Bangalore University - 2nd Dance • Manglore University - 1st • Bharathidasan University - 2nd • Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya – 2nd 33rd Inter University South Zone Youth Technology for their efforts to conduct this Literary Festival, Valedictory Programme was event. She impressed the audience with her • Mahatma Gandhi University - 1st conducted on 22nd December 2018 at villu pattu songs. Other eminent persons • University of Kerala - 2nd Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science, present were Shri. Sampson David, Joint Theatre Chief Guest of the function was Smt. P. C. Secretary, Association of Indian Universities, • University of Kerala - 1st Thenmozhi, IPS, Deputy Inspector General of praised Hindustan University for its • CUSAT - 2nd Police, Kancheepuram Range. In her message commendable efforts for organising the event • Manglore University - 2nd she informed that students should excel in in an impeccable manner. He also praised the • Mahatma Gandhi University - 2nd extra curricular activities and not to confine efforts of the organising team and appreciated • Bharathidasan University - 2nd themselves to academics. All the participants all the students of the host institution. Dr. S. Fine Arts of the Youth Fest should make a mark in Ramachandran, Vice-Chancellor of Hindustan • Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit - 1st the international arena and should aim for Institute of Technology and Science (HITS) • University of Mysore - 2nd Oscars in Arts and Olympics in Sports field. announced the overall champions of the 33rd Overall Championship Smt. Bharathi Thirumagan, Carnatic Musician, Inter University South Zone Youth Festival as • University of Kerala - Champion Performing Artist in AIR, Doordarshan and University of Kerala and the Runners Up were • Mahatmagandhi University - Runners other channels, was the Guest of Honour. She from Mahatma Gandhi University. praised the efforts of Hindustan Institute of

“Good opportunity to surface the “Kalai koodam is a well known youth talents of the youth to the outside festival and it is a good platform world. Such opportunities empower to showcase our talent and it helps the youth to perform the best, us boost our motivation and make Cultural Bytes highlighting the culture, rich tradition, ethos us work hard to reach our goal. I thank the “It was a great experience at the and values of our country which is a mix of organizers of Kalai Koodam and Hindustan 33rd Inter University South Zone diversity but united in spirit and camaraderie” University for giving us this golden opportunity to perform and witness other contestants Youth Fest and the entire team of Brig. Ravi Varman, Dean Admin., HITS SCSVMV enjoyed participating in Kalai perform” Koodam, at HITS. A great platform for cultural “We are all happy with the facilities Anthony Varghese, integration among the youth of our Nation. provided by HITS and I am extremely Student of Calicut University. Congrats to the Editorial Team for bringing happy to perform I the Folk Orchestra” out such a quality newsletter and Hindustan Mr. K. Balasundaram, “Happy and feeling at home in this University is the first institution to bring out Alagappa University campus. It was an exhilirating experience such a marvelous multicolour newsletter and it is for the first time I witnessed covering all the events of the Youth fest.” “Fantastic Youth fest and beautiful thousands of youngsters from India Prof. Dr. K. Venkatramanan, campus, hats off to the kalai koodam performing culturals with traditional fervour. A Director-Cultural Affairs & Programmes, Sri HITS team”. great event indeed’! Chandrasekharendra Viswa Mahvidyalaya, Kanchipuram. Souparnika, Student of Amrita Viswa Ms. Malou Payen Vidyapeetam Assisitant Professor, French, HITS

Signing off Editorial Team Staff Reporters Photography & Videography Team Dr. Sherine Joy, HoD, Languages & Editor • Department of Languages, SoM, CSE & ECE • B.Sc. Visual Communication Asst. Editor & Designer Mr. Sheismon K. Francis, Student Reporters Mr. Chandru, Manager www.hindustanuniv.ac.in Organized by • BBA & B.Com. Mr. Yogesh, Photographer Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science (HITS), Padur, Chennai – 603103 in collaboration with Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi