Background
Pratibimb information
PRATIBIMB --- THE RAISON D'ETRE OF THIS HOME PAGE
Pratibimb, for those who came in late, is the name of our
intercollegiate youth festival. This is one time when we VJTIites put away
our drafters (or floppies, or ICs, or whatever) and get down to the
serious business of partying. With no sponsorship permitted, it's much
harder for us to put on a good show, but the way the organisers manage
with the limited funds they have would put any well-endowed college to
shame.
In fact, we thought of putting up this home page just so as to let all
you Web-surfers out there know what's going on right under your noses.
Believe me, if you haven't been to our fest you're missing something.
Check us out on the 5th and 6th of February and you won't regret it.
Pratibimb boasts of a gamut of events for all you talented folks out
there. If NOTHING listed below interests you, I think we can safely
conclude that you're a Martian sent out here to bore us to death. On the
other hand if you participate in one of the contests and win something,
fame and fortune are yours for the taking!
(All events listed below will take place on the 5th and 6th of Feb.
Contact us for the exact timings of these events.)
Performing Arts
- Sa Ni Dha Pa
- A Hindi film sing-along. For those who watch TVS Sa Re Ga Ma religiously
every Tuesday (or is that Friday?) night.
- Geetantar
- Sing one song to the tune of another (provided either has a tune, which
isn't very likely if you're singing any of the recent hits.) Really tricky
stuff.
- Antakshari
- Need we say more? All right, we'll say it --- Annu Kapoor. Geddit?
- One Man Show
- Now you can do your Amitabh, Dev Anand, and Bobby McFerrin imitations
with a worshipful crowd (not the mirror) as your audience. Bobby McFerrin,
who dat? It's okay (really!) if you don't know him. As the man used to
say, don't worry, be happy.
- Do Re Mi
- Could be more like Release, if you go by most of the folks who
participate in this one. Got some MAJOR steam to let off? Envy Axl
striding about on stage, running about on stage, mumbling un-make-outable
words on stage? Here's where you get to do the same. Your chance to be a
rock star!
- Footloose
- If there's singing, can dancing be far behind? People with ten left
toes, stay outta this one!
- Haute Couture
- A fashion show by any other name...&c. We don't know about the culture
part of it, but this one's highly appreciated. Especially at VJTI. Why?
Let's give you a hint. Guess how many females (as distinct from non-males)
get 95%+ in PCM. Got it now?
Debate and Literary Activities
- JAM
- Generally the piece de resistance of the day events. Talk for as long as
you can on a topic we give you. If you win, you've got panache, wit, and
the gift of the gab. But then, so does Johnny Lever. Depressing thought,
isn't it?
- Hardsell
- Vie with everybody else to make the most compelling advertising campaign
for your product. And of course, no vulgarity please, we're VJTIites.
- Carry on Spinning
- No, this ain't a tribute to khadi. It's called Spin-A-Yarn generally,
but we couldn't resist showing off our creativity here too. Let your
imagination run wild as you concoct the most unbelievable story this side
of the Arabian Nights. (And despite the title, double entendres are a
strict "nyet-nyet" here as well.)
- Debate
- Finally, something that's called what it is. There's an English version
and there's a Marathi version --- both 1.0, of course. (They tried to
bring out a Hindi version too, but they couldn't fix the bugs in time.)
- Personality Contest
- Another crowd-puller, along with JAM. Why are so many human beings
interested in the personality of people they've never seen before in their
lives? Who knows, but as long as the crowds come in, who cares?
- GK Quiz
- What was Rahul Dravid's average in the recent series in South Africa? By
how many seats did the Congress win the 1980 general elections? How many
legs does a centipede have? (Oops!) Trivia buffs, this is where you get
your fifteen minutes of fame!
- Logic Quiz
- MENSA has company! Apply yourself to solve challenging problems that
require more than a mite of those leetle grey cells. Definitely not for
those who flunked high school maths, but hey, you don't have to be
Einstein II to participate either.
- Connexions
- Guess the personalities, films, songs, whatever, based on clues we give
you. If you don't know who Gerard Depardieu is, don't even think of
entering this one.
- Clues Cruise
- Good ol' What's The Good Word in a new improved package. Includes a FREE
Pictionary round, a Crossword round, and various other goodies. Enjoy!
Fine Arts
Rangeela Re
Rangoli, for those who don't get enough of it at home. Show off shamelessly!
Caricatures
Lampoon your favourite personality. Not the ones who participate in the
PC. Someone really famous --- me, for instance (ha ha, just kidding).
Clay Culture
No, not a philosophical discussion on the moulding influences of culture
on the way we think. More like the moulding influence of your hands on
inert lumps of clay. If you like to play in the mud, this is definitely
your thing.
Rustic Colours
The title has absolutely zero informational content, so don't whip out
your canvases --- it's pots you're supposed to paint here. Great if you're
one of those son-of-the-soil types.
Patch-it-Up
Make a collage using stuff we provide. For those who used to love Craft
in school.
Black Magic
Charcoal painting in disguise. Enjoy getting your hands filthy.
Card Creations
For all aspiring Archies employees. The name says it all (for once).
Technical Exhibition : Idea '97
Innovative ideas, thy middle name be Idea '97. At least, we hope so.
Give us some really good ideas and you'll be the Einstein of the festival.
(We look a bit suspiciously at herbal petrol, however.)
Pratibimb Sports' 97
(Sports? At a festival? Well, nobody ever said we
were conventional!)
This includes TT, carrom, tennis, chess and volleyball. Give us a good
response and next time we may include synchronised swimming and
trampolining. (As they say, give the camel an inch...)
THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO AT PRATIBIMB THIS YEAR --- THE HIGH PROFILE
EVENTS
Like at most festivals, the talking point at Pratibimb is going to be
our fashion show, Haute Couture. All that glitters is not gold they say,
so the most jazzy outfit may not win the prize. The way the "models" carry
themselves and present what they're wearing will definitely have a say in
the final result.
Inspired by Madras IIT
Other perennial faves from the Literary events include Hardsell, the
Personality Contest and the Clues Cruise.
We have great hopes from the techie contest, too. No nerdy stuff here
--- just good old brainwaves. Definitely worth a look.
And of course, don't forget the sports. We're not organising them just
to show you the great infrastructure at VJTI, but because we've got some
serious talent here. If apun se panga leneka hai, you'd better come
well-armed.
That's about all we can fit into our home page. You can come and
experience the rest of our unique atmosphere on the two days of Pratibimb
(the 5th and 6th of Feb, to remind you one last time). Mark those dates
out in red on your wall calendar.
After all, you don't want to be the only person in your college who
wasn't there, do you?
Written by Shreyas Gandhi and Abhijeet Vijayakar
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