“Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce celebrates Intercollegiate Cultural extravaganza -Yuva Spandan”

Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce’s brand intercollegiate cultural extravaganza- Yuva Spandan took place recently. The inauguration of the event took place at the hands of Mrs. Indira Salian, Vice-President, Kannada Sangha. Mr. B.Baburao, Treasurer, Kannada Sangha graced the occasion. Dr. S.B. Kharosekar, Principal, Kaveri College, Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, Cultural Head, Teaching staff, non-teaching staff and all the enthusiastic volunteers and students of the college were present.

Yuva Spandan started with a fabulous Traditional Day Celebration, Nail Art and Mehendi Competition on 26^th Dec, 2015 in the college campus. Varieties of traditional attires were presented by the participants. The titles of ‘Mr.Traditional’ and ‘Ms. Traditional’ were won by Mr. Rupesh Danve SYBCOM and Ms. Sayali Bhagat SYBCOM respectively. Ms. Riddhi Patel TYBCOM won the first prize of Rs. 500/-, Certificate and Trophy and Ms. Nimisha velani won the second prize of a certificate and a trophy in Nail Art Competition. The winners of Mehendi competition were Ms. Jyoti Yenpure SYBCOM who won the first prize of Rs. 500/- , certificate and trophy and Ms. Riddhi Patel TYBCOM won the second prize of certificates and trophy.

The second day 27^th Dec, 2015 showcased a spectacular Retro Day and Street Play Competition.  The participants had showed their creativity in their dressing styles and their accessories. The title of ‘Mr. Rajesh Khanna’ was won by Mr Niranjan Nigadikar and Ms. Mumtaz was won by Ms. Vishakha Ganu FYBA. Street Play Competition got overwhelming response of teams exhibiting various social issues. The Competition was judged by Mr. Abhijeet Chaudhary Mr. Soham Gadkari and Mr. Prashant Singh from Swatantra Theatre.  The first Prize worth Rs 3000/-, certificates and Trophy was won by Sir Parshurambhau College. The Second Prize Rs 2000/-, certificates and trophy was won by Modern Law College.

The third day began with a splendid General Quiz Competition followed by Treasure Hunt Competition and Fashion Show on 28^th December, 2015.  In General Quiz a team from Yashwantrao Mohol College, Pune won the first prize and the runner up was a team from Fergusson College, Pune. The first prize was Rs. 1000/-, certificate and trophy and the second prize was Rs. 500/-, certificate and trophy. The Treasure Hunt competition was won by Sahil Mahajan, Salil Deshmukh, Dinesh Prajapati and Utkarsha Purandare from FYBCOM with Rs. 1000/-, Certificate and Trophy and the second prize of trophy and certificate was bagged by Mohit Panse, Vaishnavi Adhikari, Siddharth Mehendale, Kshitija Deshpande from FYBSC. The winner of the Fashion Show was a team from MIT College of Arts and Commerce and runner up was a team from Singhagd College of Science, Pune . The title of Ms.Yuva Spandan was won by Ms. Vaishanavi Hublikar of Singhagd College of Science, Pune and Mr. Yuva Spandan was from Mr. Aadhesh  Madhok of Singhagd College of Science, Pune. The event was judged by Mr,Chetan Agarwa, Founder, Chetan Agarwal Foundation and Ms. Ankita Lande, Pune finalist for Miss India.

The intercollege dance competition was conducted on 29^th Dec, 2015. It included Solo Dance Competition and Group Dance Competition. The Competition was judged by Ms. Meghana Sabade and Ms. Gauri Swakul, the renowned dance trainers. The winners of Solo Dance competition were Mr. Manish Sharma from Garware College securing 1^st prize and Mr. Nikhil Kamble from Sinhagad College secured 2^nd prize. The first prize comprised of Rs. 2000, a trophy and a certificate and the second prize comprised of Rs. 1000, a trophy and a certificate. The winner of Group Dance competition was Ms. Sayee Kalyani’s team from BMCC bagging the first prize and Mr. Hrishikesh Kadu’s team from MIT College securing the second prize.  The 1st prize comprised of Rs. 5000, a trophy and certificates and 2nd prize comprised of Rs. 3000, a trophy and certificates.

The most exciting Annual Social Gathering and Dance Competition took place on 30^th Dec, 2015. Eye-catching performances of the students took place in the Annual Social Gathering. The most demanding fashion show was conducted. The title of Ms. Kaveri was won by Ms. Vishakha Ganu FYBA and the title of Mr. Kaveri was won by Mr. Aniket Jankar SYBCA.

The event was generously sponsored by Hotel Vaishali and Hotel Sudama, Pune.

Participants from the renowned colleges of Pune like Sinhagad College, MIT, S.P. College, Wadia College, Yashwantrao Mohit College, Mamsaheb Mohol and Kaveri College, etc participated in various events. The Yuva Spandan Student office bearers namely, Mr. Nikhil Patil (President), Ms. Nikita Naik  (Vice-President), Mr. Siddhesh Karanjkar  (Working President), Mr. Pranam Shetty (Secretary) and all other student volunteers of the college tirelessly worked for the event under the leadership of Dr. S.B. Kharosekar, Principal and Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, Cultural Head. All the teaching and the non-teaching staff contributed a lot for making this event successful.