Remember Bobby Darin's zany, zingy title tune of the 1962 romantic movie starring Rock Hudson? Yes, "Come September", and the BMCC campus is equally alive, more vibrant and absolutely as youthful as the spirit of that foot-tapping tune. Wanna know why? Yup, you guessed it right. It is that time of the year yet again, the time of the annual Astitva culture fest.
Held on September 3 and 4 this year, it lasted just two days of the actual performances. Yet the lovely BMCC campus was alive since August 28, given the elimination rounds of the music, dance and drawing contests, not to forget the essay competition.
The Astitva essay competition, entitled "Shabdalankar', is indeed unique. It explains, rather is at the heart of, the youthful ecstasy entitled "Astitva". Imagine hundred and thirty students from very many colleges actually preparing quite well to write an essay on themes which were quite difficult for them. If Astitva can manage this feat in today's ChatGPT 4.o days, it absolutely deserves its moniker which means existence, identity, being alive intellectually and creatively.
Astitva thus truly explores the multi-faceted personality of what youth today is. Each of the very many contests, beautifully and uniquely named, has high standards because the judges insist on excellent performances. For the highly talented alumni of the BMCC, the Astitva often is a deja-vu event, either as the chief guest or as the judges.
Spectators! Ah, yes, without their all enthusiastic response, the rapture of the Astitva melee would be incomplete. They cheer every offline event for sure. Yet the loudest are the shout-out's, literally indeed, for the finale of the event, the group dance. The young Astitva brigade indeed deserves huge congratulations for sleekly managing the decor and the discipline of an event whose memories linger lastingly.
Pratima@ The Astitva event 'exists' so breathtakingly because of the stalwart efforts of Gokhale Madam and her team who cajole, encourage and insist on wonderful performances by the youth brigade. Hence this highly deserved tribute to the youthful and pulsating performance # the annual inter-collegiate cultural fest "Astitva"@the BMCC.
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