Clubs & Forums Life in KCLAS is busy for students with 31 proactve clubs and forums. It is a setng in KCLAS where like-minded students join hands no mater their ability. It creates an open and free space for them to engage in ideatng unique concepts for the actvites. www.kclas.ac.in Insider #WHEREYOUWANTTOBE. Founder 04 About KCLAS 05 Expressive Arts 07 Community 13 Literary 18 Fitness 23 Reading, Writng and Quizzing 27 Social Organisatons 31 ABLE 37 Startups 39 3 Founder ARUTCHELVAR DR.N.MAHALINGAM Arutchelvar Ayya was a simple yet mult- faceted legend. A Gandhian by principle, a patriot, and a proud son of the soil, Dr. N.Mahalingam was a man of pious living. His exemplary social contributons in numerous felds of the socio-economic spectrum have benefted scores of insttutons and individuals. An agriculturist by birth, he graduated to be an Engineer and Technologist. Through his persistent endeavour, he rose to become a genius in planning and executon, eventually to be hailed as an industrialist and pioneer of establishing various industries and insttutons. He held several important positons and played major roles fostering the development of agricultural, industrial, human resource and insttutonal development at the State and Natonal levels. His social and humanitarian consideratons took his journey beyond the boundaries of industries and scholarly tenets he nurtured. And his social mission, true to his belief in Vallalar, was towards pursuit of excellence. The Government of India duly recognized his meritorious deeds and honoured him with the prestgious Civilian Award – PADMA BHUSHAN in 2007. His values and approach towards life stll inspire our people and insttutons. 4 About KCLAS Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts & Science (KCLAS) is a premier college in South India and we ofer an educaton that broadens the mind and “liberal” thinking that encourages the questoning of assumptons and reliance on facts that can be interpreted diferently through diferent lenses. We open the doors, enabling the mind to go wherever it wants in the pursuit of knowledge and understanding. It bends toward openness instead of containment. We ofer comprehensive curriculum through which students will gain strong foundatonal knowledge and a wide range of other courses that the students may not have exposure in a regular undergraduate program. We aim to build a culture that places enormous emphasis on value and enables the community to derive achievements and success from this foundaton, rather than by replacing it. As an insttuton dedicated to learning, we invest in intellectual vitality and engage with stakeholders to make a diference locally and natonally. Our contributon to this shared eforts are the unique knowledge, transformatve approach and skills generated by our core actvites of educaton and research. Our success will be visible in contnued growth of our impact and reputaton, and that of our region. We atract students and faculty who are intellectually curious, independent learners, value honesty, collaboraton, and are passionate about making a diference. We embrace and celebrate the beauty in diferences and use these opportunites to grow, evolve and learn. 5 Welcome to KCLAS 6 EXPRESSIVE ARTS Dance Club Drama Troupe Music Club Fine Arts Club Haasya Club 7 President Bhalaji | IV Year | Biotech | 96980 90531 Nivash | IV Year | Mech | 94882 36251 Dancers Staff Coordinator 75 Ms. Pavithra. P Follow facebook.com/TeamEvokeKCT [email protected] Team Evoke Dance Club A symbol of aesthetics and grace With Eastern genres such as Classical, Folk, Contemporary and Kalari being the strongest foot hold of the club, the dancers of the club are the trendseters. While they are also profcient in Western genres, in recent years, with their zeal and enthusiasm, have taken the purpose of dance to a much meaningful understanding. They have plunged into learning Mallar Khambam, a traditonal South Indian sport where a gymnast Secured Second positon in performs aerial yoga postures and wrestling grips in hanging wooden pole, Sarrang’15 at IIT, Madras in Eastern dance cane or hanging rope. The dancers of Kuruksastra’18 at SASTRA University, Thanjavur the club are trained in Stand Mallar in Eastern dance Khambam, Rope Mallar Khambam and this year are in the mission of learning Finalists of Mood Indigo’16 at IIT, Mumbai. Fabric Mallar Khambam. Signature events Goal Swagatham, KCT While the club will contnue to compete Jananam, KCT in various dance shows and performances every year, they will also involve in absorbing other unknown forms of traditonal dances for the love of natvity What’s in for 2018 - 2019 and culture. Host Team’18 Will contest at auditon Aura’18 - PIMS In 2017 - 2018 Zumba Festember‘18 - NIT Secured First positon in workshop for ftness Mood Indigo’18 - IIT Mumbai Festember’16 at Natonal Insttute of Jananam’18 PODs’19 - Mumbai Technology, Trichy in Eastern dance Fabric Sarang‘19 - IIT Kuruksastra’17 at SASTRA University, Mallakhamb Chennai Thanjavur in Eastern dance Training Unmaad‘19 - IIM Aura’17 in PIMS, Pondicherry in Eastern Swagatham’19 Bangalore and Western dance 8 President Jegan | IV Year | EIE | 95663 48395 Staff Coordinator Artists Mr. Raja. M 40 Follow [email protected] facebook.com/dramatroupekct Drama Troupe For the passion to act Being able to express is an art, and drama is one such powerful forms of expression. Drama Troupe of Kumaraguru is a platorm for students to enact their thoughts, ideas and opinions about what is happening within them and around. They also learn, mould and enhance their actng and expression skills and intern become great communicators through the trendiest forms of dramatcs - Mime, Drama and Street Play. Navarasam at Kuruksastra’17, Sastra, Thanjavur Special menton award at NIMHANS, Bangalore Goal for a drama on Suicide Awareness. Drama Troupe is a platorm to tap students’ inherent talents and showcase Significant performances it. The club will work towards identfying A theatre performance on Shakespeare’s play, ‘As you and bringing to light many such talents. like it’. The French playwright Moliere’s Miser translated to In 2017 - 2018 Tamil as Olobhi was performed. Secured First positon in Drahaa Fest, an inter-collegiate drama and stand up Therukoothu at Futura’17, BIT, comedy event organised in collaboraton with Hasiya Coimbatore Club. Drama - Muthamizh Vizha, GCT, Coimbatore Variety show at AURA, PIMS, Pondicherry What’s in for 2018 - 2019 Play at Dhanak’17, IIST, Trivandrum Rejuvenaton to Kuruksastra’19 freshers Therukoothu at Kuruksastra’18, Sastra, Inter-college Thanjavur Festember’19 competton Independence Drama workshops Secured Second positon in day performance Teacher’s day Theatre day Naadaga Medai at Futura’17, BIT, celebraton Coimbatore performance Art fest Theatrical workshop Therukoothu at Festember’17, NIT, Trichy Futura’19 Coimbatore Book Festval, Codissia 9 President Robin Richard I | IV Year | Biotech | 90034 32053 Musicians Staff Coordinator 20 Ms. Betty. P Follow facebook.com/musicclubofkct [email protected] Agratha Music Club A place of endless raga The musicians here perform in a variety of genres such as classical, rock, sof rock, fusion and pop. They partcipate in compettons, performance stages and concerts. The club pro-actvely creates albums, cover versions, jams, medleys, etc. The musicians here spread the joy of music with their soulful creatons and performances at every opportunity. Goal The primary aim of the club is to spread the joy of music by encouraging music enthusiasts to come together to delve deeper into music through practces, research and creatons. In 2017 - 2018 Winners Pudhu Yugam’16 at Puthiya Thalaimurai TV Channel Dhruva’17 at Karpagam Insttute of Technology, Coimbatore Runners Dhruva’18 at Karpagam Insttute of What’s in for 2018 - 2019 Technology, Coimbatore Live Jam Sessions Agratha Launch Event Signature events Swagatham, KCT Jananam, Kumaraguru Jananam, KCT Yugam, Kumaraguru 10 President RajaKavin Vishnu | III Year | Civil | 94888 69966 Artists Staff Coordinator 100 Ms. Sandhya Devi. R.S Follow [email protected] facebook.com/varnamatkct Varnam Fine Arts Club The powerhouse of creativity Varnam creates opportunites for the admirers of drawing, paintng, embroidery, ornament crafing etc, to unveil their skills and the creator in them. The actvites, workshops and initatves that happen in the club are woven to develop the creator’s creatvity, aesthetc sense and the intellectual content, further. Goal Creatvity - more than a skill it’s a way of life. It’s a thought process. The goal of the club is to create as many platorms as possible for students to be creatve and innovatve, where one day this skill of theirs becomes their way of life. Signature events Paper dressing Pencil portrait In 2017 - 2018 Secured First positon in Relay art at Sastra, Thanjavur Face paintng, Tatoo art, Rangoli What’s in for 2018 - 2019 competton and T-Shirt paintng at PIMS, Pondicherry Pencil portrait Tatoo art Pot paintng Paper dressing Secured Second positon in T-shirt paintng Mehendi competton, Tatoo art and Glass paintng Wealth out of waste’ competton at PIMS, Art showcase Cartoonist Pondicherry Watercolour Workshops on Tatoo art at NIT, Trichy paintng basics of sketching Secured Third positon in Landscape Embroidery and sketching perspectve drawing T-shirt paintng at PIMS, Pondicherry 11 President Ajay Krishnan | IV Year | Mech | 95007 22205 Humorists Staff Coordinator 25 Mr. Allin Joe. D Follow facebook.com/kcthumourclub [email protected] Haasya Learn to Laugh Humor has been around as long as there has been humanity and considering that chimps and other primates laugh, humor has likely been around even longer than that. Being humorous or creatng a humor is an ability to give a wity or a comical perspectve to a thing, happening or a context through words and body language. A comical view makes the moment lighter and appealing. And sense of humor is also one’s ability to understand and appreciate the humor created.