Engineering students danced to drive home the need to educate all sections of society, while other students performed to welcome esteemed guests. The week gone by was eventful with inaugurations and food festivals organised across the city's different institutions.
Fashion boost
JD Women's College hosted a cultural programme on Friday for the inauguration of a tech lab for diploma in fashion design students, a language lab and a healthcare lab for physical education course on the campus.
The chief guest of the event was Magadh University vice-chancellor Mohammad Ishtiaq. He, along with AN College principal Lalan Singh, BD College principal Satyanarayan Singh and JD Women's College principal Subhash Prasad Sinha, inaugurated the labs.
The institution started the diploma course in fashion designing last year with 30 students enrolled in the first batch.
Addressing the students, principal Sinha said: "The girls are enthusiastic and have shown interest in fashion designing. So, we thought why not give them a proper arena to develop their fieldwork experience. The healthcare lab would ensure they remain fit."
Shiva Shalu, one of the college students, said: "We are happy that our college has opened three developmental labs. I want to pursue a diploma in fashion designing from the college after graduation. It's a memorable moment for our institution, as no other college under Magadh University enjoys these facilities."
Later, the students presented a welcome song, danced and enacted a short skit for the audience.
The guests also launched Dipti, a magazine planned by the students for the first time.
Foodie's delight
The home science department of Magadh Mahila College organised a food competition on Monday. Around 30 students took part in the event themed on "Low cost, nutritious and tasty food" and all of them came up with delectable goodies.
Principal Dolly Sinha, the head of department, home science, Vandana Singh, and home science faculty member Indra Kumari judged the spread put up by the students.
On the table were momos, chapatti with paneer tikka, rawa idli, dhokla and other delicious dishes.
Suhani Priyadarshi, who made mishti roti and amle ki chutney, walked away with the first prize. Khushboo Kumari with her rawa idli, kaddu ka halwa and badam ki chutney bagged second place.
Her endeavour from early morning paid off to her delight. She said: "I had everything ready by 10am. The principal appreciated the dishes as did the teachers." Pratima Kumari bagged third place with chana dal ki barfi.
Picture by Ashok Sinha
Jive to promote
Fifty and odd students of Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Patna, jived to Bollywood tracks at the P&M Mall on Saturday to promote Reva.
Founded in 2010 by some BIT-Patna students, Reva stands for Right to Education and Vision for All.
In the past five years, the initiative has provided children from economically weaker sections of society a stage to exhibit their talents. Through their performance on Saturday, the BIT-Patna students spread the message of how important education was for a developed society.
Saurav Tiwari, one of the students part of the function, said: "More than 50 boys and girls from all the four engineering branches of the institution danced at the P&M Mall to promote education of children from economically weaker sections of society. We chose the mall to stage the performance to attract the visitors' attention and get them associated with our organisation."
As part of the Reva festival every year, the BIT-Patna students also organise essay writing, dance, recitation competitions. The festival is one of the largest annual cultural and sports event organised for underprivileged kids in Patna.
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