Univ Week 2024! | NLSIU’s Annual Intra-University Cultural Fest
May 11, 2024
We are excited to announce that Univ Week, the annual intra-university cultural fest, is being organised from May 11 to 15, 2024 by the Cultural and Fine Arts Committee (CulComm) at NLSIU. It is an inter-batch competition that will be held, this year, over the course of five days – May 11 to 15, 2024. The highest-scoring batch will win the coveted CulComm Shield.
The detail schedule of events is available below.
Day 1 – Chord-elia (Singing and Music Competition)
May 11, 2024 (Saturday), 4 PM to 6 PM – Amphitheatre
An inter-batch competition where vocalists and instrumentalists are invited to perform songs of any genre and in any language (Eastern or Western tunes).
The event started at 4 pm, and was held in the Amphitheatre. Participants performed a variety of songs by English artists, as well as Indian classical and Bollywood songs. Performers were allowed to sing both solo or in a group/band, showcasing talented instrumentalists from different batches. The 4th Year (B.A./LL.B.) batch emerged as the winners.
Day 2 – Art Mela, Treasure Hunt and NLS Masterchef
May 12, 2024 (Sunday), 2.30 PM to 5 PM & 6.30 PM to 9 PM – OAB Quad
Participants display their skills in the fine arts through a variety of competitions including mehendi, hand and face painting, and mural making.
Rang De (Art Mela): This event was organized in the OAB Quad from 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm, and consisted of four components – Mural painting, Rangoli, Face/ Hand Painting and Mehndi. The young artists got an opportunity to discover their artistic side amidst a competitive spirit. The individual winners were Mayanka and Veeraman (Hand/Face Painting), Sana Quayyum (Mehendi), Maitreyi (Rangoli) and Akshit (Mural).
Treasure Hunt and NLS Masterchef: This event was organized in the OAB Quad from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. The event consisted of two components a cooking competition and a food related treasure hunt. In the treasure hunt the participants would get letters at various places within the campus and they had to unscramble the letters to make a food related word. In the cooking competition, the participants impressed the judges with scrumptious food like Ras Malai, Pesto Pasta, Nutella Brownie and Kulfi, Chicken Roulade, Vadapav quesadilla among other dishes. There were also fun food challenges in which students could participate, namely Coke Pong and Golgappa eating challenge. In the former, participants had to attempt to land table tennis balls into an arrangement of cups with soda inside them. In the latter, participants teamed up and competed against each other to see who could finish a plate of 15 golgappas in the shortest time.
Day 3 – Tamasha (Cinema Quiz)
May 13, 2024 (Monday), 7.15 pm to 9 PM – Amphitheatre
A night for cinephiles, this event consists of quizzes, food, music and games for those who enjoy everything cinema.
The event was hosted in the Amphitheatre from 7:15pm to 9pm. There were two components – a cinema-related quiz and music-related challenges. In the former, a team from each batch had to guess trivia answers relating to Bollywood, Hollywood and South cinema across 3 rounds. In the second component, there were three challenges – participants had to complete the lyrics to songs played, guess the song based on a sample tune and perform the hook step to popular dance songs. The 5th Year BA/LLB students emerged as the winners in both these competitions.
Day 4 – NLS Ball
May 14, 2024 (Tuesday), 7.15 PM to 9 PM – Amphitheatre
The much-awaited NLS Ball was held from 7:15pm to 9pm in the Amphitheatre. Couples arrived in formal suits and dresses, and danced to the music. Flower bouquets and chocolates were also sold by students.
Day 5 – Taal (Dance Competition)
May 15, 2024 (Wednesday), 5 PM to 9 PM – Amphitheatre
The Dance Competition happened in amphitheatre from 5 PM to 9 PM. All the batches competitively danced their hearts out. After the competition, everyone grooved to the dhol beats. Khwaaish from the fourth year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) batch won the solo/duet category and second year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) students won in the group performance category. The fifth year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) students won the Culcomm Shield and fourth year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) students were declared the runner-ups.
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