Ragam, the annual cultural fiesta of the National Institute of Technology, Kozhikode, concluded on Sunday, marked by overwhelming participation by students from various colleges across the country.
The NITC Model United Nations was one of the major events with the participation of 143 delegates. The participants were split into two committees - the United Nations General Assembly on Disarmament and International Security (UNGA-DISEC) and the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The topic of the discussion was “Tackling the issue of political and social unrest in the Middle East, with special reference to disarming terrorist organisations involved in the transnational conflicts”.
The last day saw finals of events like crime scene investigation, mock court, and Mr. and Ms. Ragam. The dance events for the day included classical dance and tangled, a duet dance competition. The fine arts section of Ragam ’18 witnessed events like face painting competition, face to face and a mehendi competition. The Kalolsavam, presenting several mono act and dance events, turned out to be a huge crowd-puller. The stand up comedy event featured aspiring comedians who provided a laugh riot. The musical soiree had acoustics, a battle of notes and beats among the best bands across the country, Western music solo and string solo. The open general quiz and open mela quiz saw over 20 teams give each other a run for their money. Salt and pepper, the culinary event, saw cooking enthusiasts battling it out to meet the judges’ expectations.
The concluding day of the literary fest I-INK hosted eminent law experts and social activists to take part in a discussion on ‘Aadhaar: State and Citizens’ which detailed the aspects of Aadhaar from the origin of the idea to the privacy of the citizen. The panellists were Usha Ramanathan, an expert on law and poverty, Anupam Saraph, innovator and polymath, and Anivar A. Aravind, founder and executive director of the Indic Project.
The highlights of the day were the dramatic events, streetplay and English drama. Take one, the short film contest was another major attraction. Besides screening of notable short films, the fest also included a panel discussion and an interactive session on “independent cinema”.
Performances by stand-up comedian Sahil Shah, acrobatics from the Fire and Circus Arts Collective, Industribe, ‘Metal Sitar’ by Rishabh Seen and DJ-nite starring Aron Chupa and Sara Santini were the other attractions of the final day.
