It was a week-long celebration of the Hindi Saptah with both online and offline events.
It was the opening day of our Hindi Saptah celebration held in the amphitheater. It began at 4:45 PM and ended at 6:30 PM. The flow of the event was as follows:
Dance by IC members: 3 dances, each 45 seconds long Musical chairs: we distributed candy amongst the audience, and whoever got the candy had to participate in the game. Music was played, participants danced around the chairs, and once the music was stopped, they had to complete a task given by the MC before they could take their seats. These tasks were simple, like- bring a jhumka, bring someone who was wearing a blue kurta, etc. There were 5 rounds of this. The winner was given coupons of our sponsor, ‘Chicken Affair.’ Encore performance
Antakshari: the participants were roughly divided into 4 groups. We played certain bits of famous Hindi songs and paused them. Whichever group continued singing the rest of the song won. We had 5 spirited rounds of this game. Towards the end, there was intense competition between 2 groups, and a deciding round was played to declare the winner. Cult had a performance and they announced their cult nights.
International cell collaborated with exploreIT to celebrate hindi diwas in the AV room from 4:30 pm. It was an open mic, and multiple students recited poems in hindi. The chief guest gave a speech. It was a successful event.
A reel was put out on our Instagram account. In the reel students were asked to say tongue twisters (in Hindi) as fast as they could. Eg- kaccha paapad, pakka papad.
This was a classroom event held in SY-D from 5 to 6:00 PM. It was a team rangoli-making competition. There were 5 teams participating, with 2 judges. They were instructed to create a rangoli, the team with the best rangoli won. In the game, they were all given the same basic materials to start with. These included chart paper, 3 ribbons, paints, glue, crepe paper, and gift wrapping paper. Once the game began, each team had to give a pitch to the judges to get access to the ‘special items.’ These included 1 pair of scissors, 1 holographic chart paper, and confetti. Once the game had begun, each team had to pick a chit that had a challenge written on it for a specific amount of time. There were 3 rounds of this. Some of these challenges were
It was a classroom open mic event held in SY-A from 5 - 6 p.m. There were 40 students who came up on stage and expressed themselves in Hindi. There were recitations of poetry, Shayari, and stories. Some students opted to sing songs. It was a very lively environment, with students cheering the participants on.
A chart paper was stuck on the wall opposite the juice center. It had a question: ‘What is sukoon to you at SCMS?’ Students were encouraged to write their answers with the sketch pens that were placed near the paper. The paper was full by the end of the day
A wonderful atmosphere was created. At the end of the event, the judges judged the rangolis, and the best 3 teams were rewarded with coupons for ‘Chicken Affair.’
International Cell of SCMS, Pune conducted a Welcome ceremony for the incoming exchange students studying at SCMS, Pune with the objective of welcoming them to SCMS and India in Indian tradition and introducing them to our culture here. 13 exchange students from France and Portugal and 10 students from the International Cell Core committee were present for the event. Director, Dr. Adya Sharma, Faculty, Prof. Sonica Rautela and Mr. Angelo Dccunha were also present for the event. The event was hosted by the International Representatives, of Student council of SCMS, Pune.
The exchange students were put on tika by the Indian students and offered sweet and rose followed by a presentation by the buddy committee heads about India. The presentation included a variety of relevant topics. Presentation began by speaking about India and its rich diversity in terms of food, language, physical appearance, geography and culture in general.
This was followed by the Welcome address by Dr Adya Sharma and finally we concluded with Q&A session and mehndi ceremony for the exchange students
One of the most awaited and grand event organized by International Cell of SCMS, Sarva dharma Sambhav took place in a majestic manner at Amphitheater, Symbiosis Viman Nagar Campus. The event was based on the motto of Symbiosis International (Deemed University) of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam ” which means “World is one family”. It was an event which shows the care and importance Symbiosis put foreword for its international students and tries to make them familiar with the Indian culture and also presenting the strength of diverse cultures at SCMS campus to the Indian students. Foreign exchange students from Germany, France, Spain and Foreign Nationals from Afghanistan, Israel, Nepal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Tanzania and UAE along with NRI students participated in this event and performed magnificent dance and cultural walk. The event also included performances from different arts clubs of SCMS, Pune. The event was witnessed by Dr. Adya Sharma, Director SCMS- Pune, Col C V Mohan, Campus Administrator , Viman Nagar, Col Joshi, AO – SCMS-Pune , faculties, staff and students from entire SVC. The event was a huge success with the Amphitheatre going full with the students all cramped up yet excited and on their tip toe waiting for the next performances. The event ended with vote of thanks by Prof. Sonica Rautela, Faculty In charge for International Initiatives SCMS- Pune.
An extravagant unfolding of activities in order to help our international students acclimate to the environment and attain a taste of the rich tradition and culture of India. This particular event solely transpired for the International Committee to communicate and nurture an ever-growing amicable relationship with the International students present in Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, and what a success it turned out to be! The Hindi Saptah comprised of 4 activities which were carried out over the span of 3 days, they were:
A farewell ceremony was organized to say goodbye to the incoming Exchange students. The session was cheered by the Director Dr. Adya Sharma and she thanked the students for choosing India and Symbiosis. The students also shared their experiences in India and Symbiosis. They were glad that they chose Symbiosis International Universities for their exchange program.
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