Chandigarh, October 24
Vibrant hues, energetic performances and an ecstatic crowd marked the conclusion of the three-day PU Zone A youth festival at Government Home Science College, Sector 10, here today.
With giddha as the highlight of the day which saw dances in the morning and afternoon sessions, the audience enjoyed every moment where entertainment reigned supreme, with various dances adding life to the programme.
The girls, dressed in salwar suits of vibrant hues, entertained the crowd with their ‘bolis’, as they gave a glorious performance of the Punjabi culture and put all their energy into the
vigorous movements, enlivening the crowded hall with their zest.
While there were only two entries in the classical dance category, group dance category saw participation from four of the six city colleges. The girls of Dev Samaj College attired in red and white sarees presented a Tamil dance in appreciation of the beauty of a woman.
The team from GCG-11 whirled and twirled in colourful lehangas, presenting a Haryanavi dance to ‘Marodda mat maro mar jayoongi’ while Home Science College girls offered prayers to Lord Ganesha for a good match.
Though the performances by all colleges came in for a lot of appreciation, there was resentment among teachers from various colleges accompanying their teams over the unequal competition between under-graduate and postgraduate students.
Though they approached the judges to come to their rescue, a move resented by teachers of a few colleges, all were adjusted when the results were finally declared.
Meanwhile, high drama prevailed at the venue of the fest during the prize distribution
function when Sunpreet, a student of Government College for Girls, Sector 42, declared second in the individual prizes category for giddha, threw her trophy on stage after accepting it from the DPI (C), Mr Dileep Kumar.
Sources said that the girls of the giddha team were agitated for being declared second after being earlier informed by the organisers of the host college that they had come first and would have to perform again before the chief guest for the day, the DPI (C), as is customary.
However, when the prizes were announced, MCM DAV College was declared first while the second place went to GCG-42 after which they refused to go on the stage and collect their prize, alleging cheating in the declaration of results.
When a girl from their team won a prize in the individual category as well, she expressed her dissatisfaction by throwing the trophy and walking away.
Later, the DPI (C) met the accompanying teachers of the college and condemned the behaviour of the student. He asked them to convey to their principal to speak to him on her return to the city.
The results are as follows:
classical dance: Gurpreet Kaur-GCG-11 (1), Rakhwinder-GCG-42 (2).
General dance: GCG-11 (1), GHSC-10 and DSCW-45 (2), GCG-42 (3).
Giddha: MCM DAV-36 (1), GCG-42 (2), GGSCW-26 (3).
Vaar singing: GGSCW-26 (1), GCG-11 (2), MCM DAV-36 (3).
