2018 -19

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‘Arts’ play an important role in molding the minds of students. In this age of technology and concrete jungles, art is of paramount importance. The Arts Club at Baselius College helps its student community to develop a positive nature and a creatively inclined student with a positive bend of mind and aesthetic approaches in every work he or she does. The Arts Club provides a place and platform for people who share a connection with the transformative artistic moments of the past, but are also part of defining the Baselian vision for the future.

Ensuing forth is the Annual Report, for 2018-19 of the Arts Club, which shall provide a clear and complete picture of the Club’s accomplishments over this past year. The focus during the past year was twofold: a) maintaining the tradition of conducting distinguished contests for which the Arts Club is celebrated, b) Apart from participating in a multitude of events, the students get a firsthand experience of organizing and managing the events, it caters to the creative needs of the students. Under the guidance of teachers -in-charge (Prof. Jinu Mathew, Prof. Shetal Elizabeth Thomas and Dr.Krishnaraj M.V.) and committed and capable Union members, with special mention of the Arts club secretary Vishnu Prasad ( D3 Economics), the Arts Club has been able to conduct a handful of good programmes and also bag some notable achievements... The following key events are conducted under the auspices Arts club.

Piravi celebrations  ‘Agnithraya’: Arts Festival

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 University Arts Festival- Alathalam 2019 at Kottayam

ONAM CELEBRATIONS

Onam was celebrated with full zest every year. Reeling under the unprecedented havoc caused by heavy rain, the college community has resolved to do away from celebrating Onam this year and utilize the amount for relief operations.

KERALA PIRAVI CELEBRATIONS

Observing the great tradition and imbibing the true spirit of Keralite, Kerala Piravi was celebrated on 1st November 2018, Thursday. Kerala Sreeman and Shalini competitions were conducted. The judging panel of Kerala Sreeman and Shalini consisted of Prof Thara Thomas, Prof Jithin John and Prof Sani Mary Benjamin. The title of Kerala Sreeman was bestowed upon Lawrence Mathew of Department of Economics. The title Kerala Shalini was bestowed upon Krishnendu R of Department of Physics. College campus looks very colourful as the staff and students of the college came decked in traditional Kerala saree and dhoti.

AGNITHRAYA: ARTS FESTIVAL 2018-19,

The key event of the Arts club- Annual Arts Festival – which aims at providing students a platform for improving their capabilities to work as a team and raising their level of self-confidence in interacting with fellow students and peers, was inaugurated on 6th February at 10.00 am with a formal inauguration function, and the rules were explained Dr. Krishnaraj M V, Convener of common celebrations and Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Baselius College. Over the following two days many young energetic talents took the stage and delivered a host of performances. In order to instill the true spirit of competition, the cultural committee of the college, comprised of the teachers-in charge of Arts Club, House Masters, the Arts Cub Secretary and other

3 student representatives, grouped the students of various batches into four different houses “Ragam”, “Thalam”, Layam”, “Nadam”. All the Competitions were conducted separately for boys and girls. The following are the details:

LAYAM NADAM SWARAM HOUSE RAGAM HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE 1. D1 BBA 1. D1 Zoology 1. D1 1. D1 Physics 2. D1 2. D1 Vocational 2. D1 Economics 2. D1 Botany B.Com 3. D1 Commerce Chemistry

3. D1 3. D1 Politics 4. D2 BBA 3. D1 English 4. D2 Malayalam 5. D2 Mathematics Mathematics 4. D2 5. D2 Chemistry 6. D2 Botany 4. D2 English Vocational 6. D2 Economics 7. D3 Chemistry 5. D2 Zoology B.com 7. D3 Botany 8. D3 Politics 6. D2 5. D2 8. D3 Zoology 9. D3 Physics Commerce Politics 9. D3 English 10. M1 Chemistry 7. D3 6. D2 10.M1 Physics 11.M2 English Vocational Physics 11. M1 Commerce(Self 12. M2 Commerce(Self B.com 7. D3 Financing) financing) 8. D3 Mathematics 12.M2 Economics Prof Mr.Clement Malayalam 8. D3 Prof Vijeesh Vijayan Mathew 9. D3 BBA Economics Prof Ancy Sam Prof.Christeena 10. M1 English 9. D3 Mariam Mathew 11.M2 Physics Commerce Captain-Akshay Suresh 12. M2 10.M1 Vice Captain-Aleeda Captain-Sudhin V T Commerce Economics Vice Captain- Joshly Dr.Kiran 11. M1 Abraham Mathew Commerce Dr.Dona 12.M2 Elizabeth Sam Chemistry Prof Githu Captain- K Giji Sreehari Dr. Jintha Vice Captain- Thomas Nayana Thomas Captain- Sreehari Krishnan Vice Captain- Swetha S

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HOUSES

 Off stage items flagged off on 21/01/2019 and continued till 25/01/2019. The off stage events including on the spot painting, clay modeling, pencil drawing… all had inspiring themes of hope and love.  On stage items was held on 6, 7 and 8th of February.  Events were staged at Balabhaskar Nagar (Auditorium), Lenin Rajendran Nagar (Room No.212)

The inauguration of the Arts Festival was a unique experience. The lighting of lamp was done by Dr.Shyla Abraham, Union Advisor and Vice Principal, Baselius College. The Arts Festival got off to a colourful start when Play back singer Sri Job Kurian, the invited guest of honour officially inaugurated the Arts festival on 1st of October 2018. He gave a memorable and inspiring address which was indeed a food for thought for the entire student community. He stressed the role of co curricular activities in shaping the attitude to life in the impressionable minds.

The inaugural ceremony was scheduled thus:

 Words of Welcome – Amal K Aji . (Union General Secretary)  Principal’s Remark – Dr.Jancey Thomas (College Principal)  Presidential address – Unnikrishnan M J ( Union Chairman)  Inauguration of College Arts club – Sri.Job Kurian(Play back Singer)  Felicitations – Dr.Shyla Abraham (Union Advisor)  Prof. Jinu Mathew (Arts Club Teacher In-charge)  Vishnu Prasad (Arts Club Secretary)  Vote of Thanks – Christy J Kurian (Vice Chair person)

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All the four houses participated in the right spirit of the Arts Festival and at the end of it the four houses fared thus:

 First – RAGAM with 219 points  Second – LAYAM with 215 points  Third – SWARAM with 150 points  Fourth – NADAM with 135 points

Chanthu Milan Santhu (D3 Physics) and Swathy G Krishna (D1 Physics) were adjudged as Kalaprathiba and Kalathilakam respectively.

AGNITHRAYA

ARTS FESTIVAL 2018-19: RESULT

MALAYALAM ELOCUTION 1 AISWARYA P R D3 COMMERCE LAYAM HOUSE 2 AGATHA KURIAN M1 ENGLISH RAGAM HOUSE 3 SOUMYA P B D2 POLITICS LAYAM KAVITHAPARAYANAM 1 GAYATHRI JAYARAJ D1 CHEMISTRY RAGAM 2 DILIN SAJI D2 ECONOMICS NADAM 3 SURYA S KUMAR D2 COMMERCE RAGAM KAVYAKELI 1 AISWARYA S D3 CHEMISTRY SWARAM RECITATION ENGLISH 1 MARIA GRACE FRANCIS M1 ENGLISH RAGAM 2 ANJALI S D2 CHEMISTRY NADAM 3 HENA MARIAM D1 CHEMISTRY RAGAM THOMAS COLLAGE 1 KESIA A D3 COMMERCE LAYAM ARJUN KARTHIKEYAN D2 MALAYALAM NADAM 2 JOJI JOHN D2 ECONOMICS NADAM 3 JINU SUSAN D3 COMMERCE LAYAM ABRAHAAM ON THE SPOT PAINTING 1 RIYA ELIZABETH JOHN D2 PHYSICS LAYAM

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2 NIKHIL GEORGE D3 ENGLISH NADAM ABRAHAM ITTY D2 COMMERCE RAGAM 3 JOEL ANN JACOB D3 ZOOLOGY NADAM AKSHARASLOKHAM 1 SWATHY G D1 PHYSICS RAGAM KRISHNA 2 RAVEENA S D D3 BBA RAGAM RECITATION SANSKRIT 1 GAYATHRI K S D2 CHEMISTRY NADAM 2 SWATHY G KRISHNA D1 PHYSICS RAGAM 3 SANDRA ELSA JOHN D1 ENGLISH LAYAM PENCIL DRAWING 1 CHANDHU MILAN D3 PHYSICS SWARAM SANDHU 2 AAKASH K A D3 RAGAM MALAYALAM 3 RAJALAKSHMI K S D3 COMMERCE LAYAM CLAY MODELLING 1 AAKASH K A D3 RAGAM MALAYALAM 2 AMAL JOHN JACOB D1 SWARAM MALAYALAM 3 ABRAHAM ITTY D2 COMMERCE RAGAM CARTOONING 1 ABHIJITH R NAIR D3 RAGAM MALAYALAM 2 JUNAID SHAH D1 MATHS RAGAM 3 VISHAK P L D1 POLITICS NADAM POSTER DESIGNING 1 AAKASH K A D3 RAGAM MALAYALAM 2 ARJUN KARTHIKEYAN D2 NADAM MALAYALAM 3 ASHIN RAY BIJU D2 PHYSICS LAYAM

ESSAY WRITING HINDI 1 LAKSHMI SREEKUMAR D3 POLITICS SWARAM 2 KRISHNA DEVI D2 POLITICS RAGAM 3 ALEEN ANTONY D1 CHEMISTRY RAGAM RECITATION HINDI 1 SREELAKSHMI D3 COMMERCE LAYAM

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HARIKUMAR 2 VANISREE M2 ENGLISH SWARAM 3 SANDRA ELSA JOHN D1 ENGLISH LAYAM ELOCUTION HINDI 1 UTHARA MOHAN D1 COMMERCE SWARAM 2 LAKSHMI SREEKUMAR D3 POLITICS SWARAM 3 MEREN BENNY D2 ZOOLOGY RAGAM SHORT STORY HINDI 1 LAKSHMI SREEKUMAR D3 POLITICS SWARAM 2 LIYA MARIYA VARGHESE D3 COMMERCE LAYAM 3 SHERIN MARY RAJAN D1 COMMERCE SWARAM HINDI POETRY 1 ARYA SHAJI D1 ENGLISH LAYAM 2 LAKSHMI SREEKUMAR D3 POLITICS SWARAM 3 MANEESHA MANOHAR D1 ENGLISH LAYAM ESSAY WRITING MALAYALAM 1 AISWARYA P R D3 COMMERCE LAYAM 2 AMRUTHA PRASAD D3 PHYSICS SWARAM 3 TREESA SATHEESH D1 CHEMISTRY RAGAM MEHANDI 1 ALEENA ANN ABRAHAM D2 BOTANY SWARAM 2 ASHIFA FATHIMA D1 ZOOLOGY NADAM 3 ALIYA SHAJI D3 BOTANY NADAM SERAH JACOB D2 ENGLISH RAGAM THIRUVATHIRAKALI 1 LAYAM 2 NADAM 3 RAGAM LIGHT MUSIC MALE 1 ABHIJITH T AJITH M2 COMMERCE RAGAM 2 ABHIJITH D1 COMMERCE SWARAM RADHAKRISHNAN 3 AMAL JOHN JACOB D1 SWARAM MALAYALAM KATHAPRASANGAM 1 NIKHIL SAM ABRAHAM D1 PHYSICS RAGAM 2 SOUMYA P B D2 POLITICS LAYAM LIGHT MUSIC FEMALE 1 GAYATHRI JAYARAJ D1 CHEMISTRY RAGAM 2 ARCHANA RAMESH D1 COMMERCE SWARAM 3 APARNA D3 BBA RAGAM BALACHANDRAN

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MIME 1 NADAM 2 RAGAM 3 LAYAM CLASSICAL MUSIC FEMALE 1 GAYATHRI JAYARAJ D1 CHEMISTRY RAGAM 2 GAYATHRI K S D2 CHEMISTRY NADAM 3 ANJALI DIVAKAR D2 COMMERCE LAYAM CLASSICAL MUSIC MALE 1 HARIDEV D D1 VOC.B.COM NADAM POETRY WRITING MALAYALAM 1 ALEENA JOHNS D1 BBA LAYAM 2 AISWARYA AMBADI D2 PHYSICS LAYAM 3 NIKHIL SAM ABRAHAM D1 PHYSICS RAGAM STORY WRITING MALAYALAM 1 DAHLIAMOL K DILEEP D1 POLITICS NADAM 2 ABHIJITH R NAIR D3 RAGAM MALAYALAM 3 NIRANJANA V RANJAN D1 CHEMISTRY RAGAM ELZA SUSAN D1 PHYSICS RAGAM KOCHUMMEN DUFFUMUTTU 1 RAGAM PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT EASTERN 1 ABHIJITH D1 COMMERCE SWARAM RADHAKRISHNAN PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT WESTERN 1 CHANTHU MILAN D3 PHYSICS SWARAM SANTHU

WESTERN VOCAL SOLO 1 ALIN SARA GEORGE D1 ECONOMICS SWARAM 2 BLESSY ANNA THOMAS D1 ENGLISH LAYAM 3 KRISTIN SUSAN KOSHY D2 ECONOMICS NADAM 1 LAYAM 2 SWARAM 3 RAGAM QUIZ 1 JOEL JOSEPH D2 ENGLISH RAGAM 2 TREESA SATHEESH D1 CHEMISTRY RAGAM

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3 REVATHY S NAIR D2 COMMERCE RAGAM WIND INSTRUMENT EASTERN 1 JAYAKRISHNAN P A D1 BOTANY LAYAM 2 JOEL MATHEW JACOB D1 CHEMISTRY RAGAM 3 AMAL JOHN JACOB D1 SWARAM MALAYALAM STRINGED INSTRUMENT WESTERN

1 SANAL SCARIA D3 MATHS LAYAM JACOB 2 NEERAJ K D2 BBA SWARAM 3 HARIDEV D D1 VOC.B.Com NADAM STRINGED INSTRUMENT EASTERN 1 SWATHI G KRISHNA D1 PHYSICS RAGAM 2 HARIDEV D D1 NADAM COMMERCE(S.F) 3 HARIPRIYA H D3 CHEMISTRY SWARAM WIND INSTRUMENT WESTERN 1 JOEL MATHEW JACOB D1 CHEMISTRY RAGAM MAPPILAPATTU 1 PARVATHY BABURAJ D2 ENGLISH RAGAM 2 KRISTIN SUSAN KOSHY D2 ECONOMICS NADAM 3 HENA MARIAM THOMAS D1 CHEMISTRY RAGAM GROUP SONG INDIAN 1 SWARAM 2 NADAM 3 RAGAM

ELOCUTION ENGLISH 1 ABHINA DEVI K M1 PHYSICS NADAM GOVIND S D2 ENGLISH NADAM 2 ASHNA MARIAM GEORGE D1 ENGLISH LAYAM 3 BLESSY ANNA THOMAS D1 ENGLISH LAYAM MARIA GRACE FRANCIS M1 ENGLISH RAGAM SHORT STORY WRITING ENGLISH 1 ANN JACOB D2 PHYSICS LAYAM 2 ELSA SUSAN D1 PHYSICS RAGAM KOCHUMMEN 3 BLESSY ANNA THOMAS D1 ENGLISH LAYAM KARTHIKA R D1 ENGLISH LAYAM

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ESSAY WRITING ENGLISH 1 SRUTHI JACOB D1 ENGLISH LAYAM 2 ELINA ELSA GEORGE D1 ENGLSH LAYAM 3 KARTHIKA P NAIR D1 COMMERCE SWARAM BHARATHANATYAM 1 SWATHY G KRISHNA D1 PHYSICS RAGAM 2 SREYA V S D3 COMMERCE LAYAM 3 GREESHMA J D1 MATHS RAGAM MIMICRY 1 ASWANTH ANILKUMAR D3 POLITICS SWARAM 2 HARDY GEORGE D1 POLITICS NADAM 3 JEESON K VARGHESE D2 ZOOLOGY RAGAM POETRY WRITING ENGLISH 1 NEHA ANNA IPE D2 CHEMISTRY NADAM 2 ALEENA JOHNS D1 BBA LAYAM 3 ANN JACOB D2 PHYSICS LAYAM OTHER CLASSICAL DANCE 1 SWATHY G D1 PHYSICS RAGAM KRISHNA 2 SREYA V S D3 COMMERCE LAYAM 3 SREEUSHA BABU D3 ECONOMICS LAYAM KERALA NADANAM 1 SREYA V S D3 COMMERCE LAYAM 2 AMRUTHA D2 ZOOLOGY RAGAM LAKSHMI 3 ANAGHA R D2 MATHS SWARAM

MOHINIYATTAM 1 SWATHY G D1 PHYSICS RAGAM KRISHNA 2 PARVATHY BABU D1 CHEMISTRY RAGAM 3 SWETHA S D3 COMMERCE LAYAM FOLK DANCE 1 LAKSHMI K B D2 PHYSICS LAYAM 2 SREYA V S D3 COMMERCE LAYAM 3 SWETHA S D3 COMMERCE LAYAM FILM REVIEW 1 ELENA ELZA JOHN D1 ENGLISH LAYAM 2 ASHIK JAYAN D2 MALAYALAM NADAM 3 ANN JACOB D2 PHYSICS LAYAM

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MONOACT 1 SARATH BABU S D2 MATHS SWARAM 2 SHERIN M SHAJI D2 COMMERCE(S.F) LAYAM 3 SANDRA SHAJI D1 ECONOMICS SWARAM PHOTOGRAPHY 1 SUBRAMANYA D2 COMMERCE(S.F) LAYAM VENKIDESWARAN 2 AJITH K ANIYAN D3 ENGLISH NADAM 3 ANANDUKRISHNA D1 ENGLISH LAYAM T R SKIT 1 SWARAM 2 RAGAM 3 LAYAM GROUP DANCE EASTERN 1 RAGAM 2 LAYAM 3 NADAM GANAMELA 1 RAGAM 2 NADAM 3 SWARAM ONE ACT PLAY 1 RAGAM 2 LAYAM 3 SWARAM

BEST SMILE FEMALE 1 GAUTHAMI S D2 ENGLISH RAGAM 2 SHERIN M SHAJI D2 Voc.BCom Layam 3 CHRISTY J KURIAN D3 MATHS LAYAM HAIR STYLE FEMALE 1 SWETHA S D3 COMMERCE RAGAM 2 AKHILA SEBAN D1 ECONOMICS SWARAM 3 ANTONY VIJITHA D3 COMMERCE LAYAM BEST BEARD 1 NIDHEESH S D3 ECONOMICS LAYAM 2 AKSHAY T JACOB M1 CHEMISTRY SWARAM 3 S.SACHIN PILLAI D3 BBA RAGAM

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BEST SMILE MALE 1 UNNIKRISHNAN M J D3 PHYSICS SWARAM 2 ANANTHU P VINOD D3 VOC.B.Com RAGAM 3 ANANTHAKRISHNAN K D3 COMMERCE LAYAM NIDHEESH S D3 ECONOMICS LAYAM Mr.BASELIAN 1 ALESSIO SIBY MUKALIL D1 BBA LAYAM 2 ARUN SHAJI D3 ECONOMICS LAYAM 3 VISHNU SHIBU D2 ENGLISH RAGAM 1 RAGAM 2 SWARAM 3 NADAM DANCE TO LIVE TUNES 1 NADAM 2 SWARAM 3 RAGAM 1 NADAM 2 LAYAM BEST MOUSTACHE 1 ARUN PONNACHEN D3 MATHS LAYAM 2 S.SACHIN PILLAI D3 BBA RAGAM 3 NIDHEESH S D3 ECONOMICS LAYAM HAIR STYLE MALE 1 JOHN MILLEN D3 ENGLISH NADAM 2 RAHUL K R D1 BOTANY LAYAM 3 RAHENDU RAJU D1 ECONOMICS SWARAM MISS BASELIAN 1 LAYA MARIAM D3 POLITICS SWARAM ABRAHAM 15 2 RAGA THANKACHAN D3 ZOOLOGY NADAM 3 ANAGHA S D2 MATHS SWARAM GROUP SONG WESTERN 1 SWARAM 2 LAYAM 3 RAGAM

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UNIVERSITY ARTS—ALATHALAM 2019

The University Arts Festival was scheduled from February 29, 2019 to March 4, 2019 at Kottayam. There was appreciable participation from our college.

A total of 69 students participated in 38 individual items and 6 group items – Quiz, Group Song Indian, Margamkali, , Skit and Mime.

The following students have secured A grade in various events of university youth festival 2018-19

Sl.No. Name of the student Class Event 1 Swathy G Krishna D1 Physics Bharathanatyam 2 Swathy G Krishna D1 Physics 3 Swathy G Krishna D1 Physics Aksharaslokam 4 Arya Shaji D1 English Hindi Poetry Writing 5 Abhijith T Ajith M2 Commerce Light Music Vocal solo 6 Swathy G Krishna D1 Physics Other forms of classical dance 7 Gayathri Jayaraj D1 Chemistry Kavithaparayanam 8 Sreya V S D3 Commerce Kerala Nadanam 9 Abhijith Radhakrishnan D1 Commerce Percussion Instrument(Eastern) 10 Chanthu Milan Santhu D3 Physics Percussion Instrument(Western) 11 Ann Jacob D2 Physics Short Story Writing (English)

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 Aakash K A of D3 Malayalam won third prize for clay modelling

CONCLUSION

The students enthusiastic participation whether on stage or as part of the audience was perceivable all along. It was a year of some marvelous performance, achievements, joy and the Baselian spirit.

Prof Jinu Mathew Prof Shetal Elizabeth Thomas Dr.Krishnaraj M V Mr.Vishnu Prasad

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