Ek Rose Ki Kimat tum Kya jaano ....

' Baharo Phool barsao
Aaj Rose-Day jo aaya hai :)

  He tucked his shirt. Straightened himself. Confidence oozing from his whole being, he walked towards her. A rose clutched in his hand and a smile on his face. He wanted to take that rose and do the 'she loves, she loves me not' thing. But then remembered the rose, the epitome of his love was just for her. He presented the rose to her.


  And then I saw the girl shrieking, "Nahiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii !"


"What, what?", the guy was flabbergasted.
"A red rose ?"
"Yeah, why ? "
"I was hoping to give you first."


  I smiled as I saw the couple leaving. My Rose Day already had got the filmy start.

  That was just a little after 1pm, about the time when the college was opening its gates. To the horde of students waiting eagerly outside. As they embarked on to enter Ramnarain Ruia college. The college which on the 24th September, celebrated  the spirit of love and friendship.
  For your lovely ears, Ruia is the only college in Mumbai which celebrates Rose Day in such a unique, festive and grand manner.

And it should. For I saw today Ruia draped in its most romantic avatar. Students filled in the quad to jiggle to tunes of the DJ. Regional, rock , retro...you name it, all was doled out today. On the dance floor, ruiaites jumped, danced and swaggered to the tunes of all songs the DJ belted. And to cheer them on this day,we had Amitabh Bhattacharya, the singer of the 'Iktara'song and Sai Tamhankar, the popular Marathi actress,  who made the day all the more special.

  The Principal in his address had wished all present there a Happy Rose Day. Everyone ensured it was, as blushing girls mingled with gutsy guys.In the most rosy day of the year, love was sure present in the air. The lucky guy today aka the Rose King was Sanket Palsule  and the beautiful dame who garnered the most rose cards was Pooja Nair, this year's Rose Queen. The envy of all, they were gifted with some handsome vouchers.

  Apart from the all-consuming love, a lot of other stuff was at the college today. From just yummy cakes, to Rose Day badges for charity work, was all out there. Not to mention the stalls selling bouquets of flowers. As my friend put it, it was for 'last minute love'. Whatever, love is love anyhow.

  As evening approached, the DJ intensified the beats and made sure the Fire was kept Burning on the dance floor. People were tired but only superficially. One awesome track and the people got back to grooving. The music took the backseat as the crowd started echoing the tracks.People screamed their hearts out and danced till the last.

My day started with a love saga. And ended with my own.
A rose can do a lot. As I found out today.

Awesome fun today.

You Are What You Eat

Burrrrrp! Sorry ,I know it was ...umm, unceremonious but certainly not intentional. It so happened that today, I had just been to the Fest Appetisers .Organized superbly by the Biochemistry department; this was certainly one fest no one missed.

Huge crowds were attracted to this fest as food is one thing which tempts all. As soon as we entered the venue, our hunger pangs were aroused and our taste buds yearned for some enrichment. Dutifully, we obliged and an hour or so later, our tummies filled and our hearts content, we departed, promising ourselves we will be back soon.

A variety of dishes, games and of course knowledge awaited the food lovers on their entry to appetizers. Dishes to name a few, the ones I tasted (its euphemism, I devoured all that I could! )were Icelandic Sandwich(simply great), pani-puri, bhel, sevpuri, (roadside dependable eating here was just Awwww), French pizza, popcorn, well  a lot more too but I guess in between all checking them out, my memory has blurred to the point of forgetting their names !

Games, a variety of them, grabbed our eyeballs from the food for a good time because of their competitive and interesting tasks. The fest also saw a number of posters and charts, highlighting good health and the nutritious food we all should consume.

So, good health I thought of implementing in my life. Alas, I met the Chocolates stall outside. Needless to say, I tried all kinds of it, including the killingly awesome Dark Chocolate.

Summarize Appetisers in one word? As was recorded by your journalist, the words of Mrs. Shamali Bose, Head of BMM Department, “Yummy!!”  

Unanimously agreeing with this view, we all await next year’s appetisers .Till then, keep relishing...these memories. We'll remember it  as a feast for our senses!!

The Events Have Begun With A Bang !

Your Journalist,keeps you updated with all the fun that was witnessed today at the Fest. 

The Psychology Department of Ruia,held the events of its fest ‘Perceptions' at the T1 today. On our entry, we were greeted with a warm welcome by the organizers..Our very own Sangeeta ma’am conducted a seminar teaching us ways to increase our concentration levels. A much needed teaching lesson was thus imparted to the students.That,along with a host of personality and EQ tests and the screening of the psychological thriller ‘Devrai’ ensured that  the depth of psychology excelled its own standards today.

French, a beautiful language, finds a special place in Ruia,the only college in Mumbai which offers a BA in French. Their fest, ‘Franc O Fun’ started with a BANG !Entire college was taken to surprise to their chants of  “Franc O Fun ,Dhan dhana dhan “.Thee spring in their steps and the enthusiasm in their performance ,marked the spirit of SAMANVAY.

The events marked the encouragement given to inter-cultural and lingual exchange. The Chief Guest at this event was Mr.David Cordina,the director of Alliance Francaise was quoted saying ,"All in all, the event was interactive and the atmosphere jovial.”

At the end, we could just say one thing, “Bonjour to Francaise”!

Botany department with its fest named ‘Kingdom Plantae’ created awareness about going Green. They had events like rangoli in which participants were asked to make it using different flowers… then making things out of fruits., essay writing based on the same theme etc.Their stalls, providing a host of gainful insights on stuff in botany, received much of the crowds throughout the day.

Along with natural viewpoint. SAMANVAY also saw things from economical point of view, yeah; you heard it right, the Commerce department with its fest-Commercium, showed five POV, participants were all geared for this intelligent one!

It tested their business knowledge in round one, there was voice recognition competition in round two, the most entertaining part came when the participants were shown half advertisements and told to recognize the brands, they also kept prize for the audiences. All in all, we got to know the 'money matters'.

‘Chimera’,the Biotechnology Department Fest was eventful, as best shown by these snaps.Events that took place here were What The Fun,Art attack, criminal event, tick-tock on the clocks etc.

The ChemFest saw a variety of events, with the fest starting with a introductory speech by the HoD of chemistry department, Dr.Sathe. Events succeeding it ensured that chemical equations were set right and their competitive nature made sure that the enthusiasm levels kept bubbling.

The bioanalytical Science department came up with their fest called as “Bioanalyze”,held in S10.The highlight of their fest was the treasure hunt, an enthralling event that tested all the contestants to the hilt but made sure that they enjoyed every bit of it.

First day of SAMANVAY ended with the organizers satisfied and the participants in high spirits .After enjoying the day to the max. ,the organizers and students look forward to tomorrow and the upcoming days for more fun-filled and fulfilling sessions. From the 13^th to the 16^th at Ruia college, at SAMANVAY.

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