Tamil Nadu - Tiruchi   

Aesthetics reigns supreme

— Photo: R. Ashok

Exhibiting flair: Students performing a folk dance in Tiruchi on Saturday.

TIRUCHI: Multi-hued ‘pattu’ saris and stone-studded crepes welcome us with glitters at ‘Seera-‘07,’ the cultural fest of Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College. A casual stroll around the college is enough to lift our spirits. Stepping carefully without smudging the intricate rangoli designs that span over 10-metres in the alfresco auditorium, we are drawn into an unassuming classroom with its overwhelming ethnic aroma. A minute or two is all it takes to realise that mehndi-decked hands were the spring of that aroma. Over 20 well-manicured hands were attended by equal number of their counterparts at the competition. With the deftness of a professional, these girls came up with Rajasthani, Arabic and stone-studded designs, while some went on a creativity spree blending all these aesthetically.

The two-day event held on Friday and Saturday had more of dance and music, alongside a host of pen-and-paper events on the first day.

One cannot help but smile, when one gets to see a fancy dress on the list of events in a college cultural. But when we enter the venue expecting to witness Indira Gandhi or a winged angel walking graciously on the ramp, the sheer intensity of the dialogue delivered by the decked-up girls make a mockery of our ignorance. One could see a Kannagi not just riveting the audience with her fierce looks but bringing alive the historical character with her sterling dialogue, laced with angry hisses.

While all the actions are on in the auditorium and seminar halls, the calm classrooms turned into creative kiosks.

Poem writings in English and Tamil, collage, elocutions in English, Tamil and Sanskrit, recitations from Thirukkural, Bhagavat Gita, Bible and Quran, on-the-spot painting and flower arrangements kept the nifty minds busy.

Folk dances, the final event of the two-day fest, gave an adrenaline rush to the scores of audience.

It wasn’t a cakewalk for the participants to perform before such a huge crowd that kept swelling with every performance. Even a slight slip-up in the movements earned resounding boos from the audience.

After a four-step screening through general knowledge test, extempore, group discussion and one-to-one grilling by the panel members, Preethi from III year B. Com emerged the winner of Miss Seera ’07.

With a whopping lead in score points, the Department of Commerce (Day College) bagged the overall-championship trophy, along with Applied Commerce, who emerged first among the departments in evening college.

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