It was Gecofest time again. Right from the tastefully and visually well designed card to the 75 onstage and off-stage events conducted to the closely fought out battle between the second and third years, GECOFEST 10 was at its best. 
Student Secretary Vinoth, ably assisted by his friends from the various associations had gone to great lengths to make the two days memorable for his friends and juniors. 
Allwyn Subash was an instant hit with the audience as he ably, humorously and cheerfully acted as Master of Ceremonies. I see a great future for this young man who led the audience willingly by its nose, not an easy task, considering the diverse interests at play there. 
Volunteers, like ants, spread out to conduct events off-stage and on-stage. I always marvel at how students come up with stellar performances with the least interference from grown-ups. 
V.D.Kirupanithi and his team of musicians played the anthem music and the CD of the same was released at the inaugural function. 
Once again, new talent in singing, dancing and acting was unearthed. Snekalatha, a 1st year student sang mellifluosly and earned the appreciative grunts of the audience. Artists came up with beautiful collages and paintings and pencilwork. Gopi, Santhosh and  Prashanth could easily be called the artists of the year. SathyaJothi showed her artistry in handwork of different kinds. 
Dancers donned special costumes and wowed the audience with their choreography. 
A special feature was the short film category. There were three entries and I watched openmouthed as all three were good attempts and our boys were natural actors. The cinematography in one had special angles and beautiful locations; I'm sure such kids have a special talent and an eye for detail. 
The variety entertainment and the e-fest events were runaway hits as boys wooed girls and discussed ways and means to capture the elusive God of love at Siva's bar ( all in the skits and plays, of course). There was shadow dance, something new and the girls produced a theme that was appreciated. There was a mime show by the first year boys that produced goosebumps and tears- one of the most original and well directed patriotic themes I've ever seen in GECOFESTS.
A year to go for the next one. Mmmm....long wait that. Wish we had quarterly fests like this.

Mekchat 10 was organised by the Department of Mechanical Engineering. It was a two day affair, but my classes took all my time and I couldn't visit them to appreciate their innovative designs display. ECE had their COMPCOM10 and we attended the inauguration. Women's Day was celebrated on the 8th. The Chief Guest, Ms. Latha, Director/Employment was a facile speaker and held the attention of the audience. And then, we had Vidial, the TLA's annual  celebration. Suhana, oops, sorry, Sahana 10, the Ladies' Hostel Day was celebrated too. This week, we have GECOFEST10. I intend to attend this function atleast, cos I have missed all the above mentioned due to classes and other department work. Horrible. There are many new events and there's bound to be some excellent stuff coming out. And on Friday, the Boys' Hostel Day is scheduled. 

So, the calendar for March is rather full. However, it's all good, cos all these activities tend to bring out the hidden talents of our young people.