Politics At Samanvay!

‘We the People’,the fest of the Political Science department, was a grand success, witnessing much of the crowds, from Ruia as well as other colleges. Organized on the 13^th and 14^th of Sept, it began with an inter-collegiate event-Asia ’11. An eventful affair, it saw active participation from the students of several city colleges.At the event, teams were assigned different Asian countries, whom they had to represent in the summit .

The Quiz called Athena ,conducted on the 14^th tested the political knowledge of the students. Around 18 teams participated in this inter-collegiate event. The hospitality and helpful nature of the events certainly pleased all those present at the fest.

      The Youth Parliament was a highlighting point of this fest.Politics , as practiced by the parliament came to focus today at this event. Here,college students, representing various sections of the Parliament, debated the current affairs, a highly intense discussion which saw many a mesmerizing speeches. The Youth Parliament concluded with a host of issues being discussed and the Parliament passing the women’s reservation Bill.

          Swapna Samant, from the organizing team ,said ,”We got a very good response, from Ruia as well as other colleges. The atmosphere was charged and the level of debate was high.”All in all, it was a delightful event, outcome of the united efforts of ‘We the People’ team.”

          The political science fest ended with the ‘Throne-de-Throne event. This was an innovative game, combining Musical Chairs as well as Politics. In short, no of chairs you win per round get determines the no of votes you get and ultimately you form the Government. In the end, the BJP team won ,with the timely support of independents as well as from the people who switched loyalties and migrated to the BJP team. Poltics indeed!

        

           2^nd day of Samanvay saw the culmination of the Political Science fest. People, whether interested in politics or not, certainly enjoyed the ‘We The People’ events because of their gamely and informative nature. As the Political Science department of Ruia showed ,politics is Fun after all.