Humsufi in action at SK Memorial Hall during the programme organised by Cimage College and (below) students enjoy on the sidelines of Zonasa 2014. Pictures by Ashok Sinha and The Telegraph Magadh Mahila College principal Dolly Sinha at the announcement of the Bihar Science Conference. Picture by Ashok Sinha

The dream of a destination city was the highlight of the final day of Zonasa 2014.

National Institute of Technology, Patna, played host to the annual architectural festival organised by the zonal body of National Association of Students of Architecture. The three-day event concluded on Sunday.

Architects Srinivas Murthi G. and Debabrata Ghosh gave students attending the festival valuable tips on design. The star attraction was, however, French architect Anne Feenstra who shared with the participants his vision for Patna.

He gave a presentation on “Patna 2050”. According to his vision, Patna should be an organic city, full of vegetation and greenery. Besides, it should become a destination city when it came to tourism. He also stressed the need for zeroing in on better rainwater harvesting methods.

Serious lectures were not all that marked the annual event. On Sunday, students from close to 32 engineering colleges attending the event also had some serious fun — dancing to the tunes of different Bollywood tracks.

Perfect pitch

Humsufi, a band from Calcutta, set the pitch for a perfect evening on Saturday. The occasion was the inauguration of Navtez, a two-day programme organised by Cimage College to welcome students of the new batch.

The band members presented Sufi songs on the SK Memorial Hall stage. Song-and-dance routines and skits by the students added colour to the two-day event.

Institution director Medha Agrawal lit the traditional lamp to start the programme after which Humsufi members Krishna and Sayantan sang Allah Hun Allah Hun, Damadam Mast Qalandar, Jhule Jhule Lal, Piya Re Piya Re and Teri Diwani, bringing the audience to their feet.

If that was not all, another band member Sagar left the audience spellbound playing 27 different musical instruments.

The institution’s students were not to be left behind as they too gave scintillating performances. Santosh Kumar, a bachelor of computer application student, and Amit Kumar, a bachelor of business management student, sang Hai Junoon from the 2009 film New York to applause from their mates.

Director Agrawal said the two-day programme was an opportunity for the students to showcase their hidden talents.

Sunday saw a dandiya performance and painting competition being organised as part of Navtez.

Bachelor of business administration student Surya Kumar was chosen Mr Talented based on his performance in different competitions over the two days.

Some meritorious students were also felicitated by college chairman Basant Agrawal, while few were handed cheques of Rs 5,000 for their cent per cent attendance.

Fashion beats

Navratri came to the campus of National Institute of Fashion Technology, Patna, in style.

The students matched steps to the beats of dandiya on September 27 at the institution.

Dhol baje from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai from Phata Poster Nikla Hero were some of the songs popular on the dance floor.

Fashion could hardly miss a beat on the institute campus so the girls turned up in salwar-kameez, while the boys stuck to their sherwanis.

Science boost

Come December, Magadh Mahila College will host Bihar Science Conference, an international conference on science and technology from December 23.

A three-day event, the college will organise the event jointly with Patna-based BBrains Scholastic Centre. The theme for this year’s conference is “Innovations in science and technology and development”.

National Innovation Council chairman Sam Pitroda is expected to deliver the inaugural address of the event.

Magadh Mahila College principal Dolly Sinha said on Saturday: “The college is proud to host the international conference as it would witness participation of scientists and science research scholars from India and abroad.”

The objective of the conference is to bring together experts from different fields of science on a single platform.

BBrains Scholastic Centre chairman Vikramaditya said experts would discuss various sub-themes such as energy, food processing and conservation technology, agro-electronics, nano-technology, nano-electronics, solid waste management as part of the conference.

Schoolchildren will also have science projects and models to see during the conference.

Scientific adviser to Prime Minister S.E. Hasnain, among other luminaries, is expected to attend the three-day conference concluding on Christmas Day.

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