Chief Minister Hemant Soren today inaugurated the annual cultural festival of Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, BITOTSAV'20 and greeted the students of State’s premier technical institution for organising the event. The CM lit the auspicious lamp by with Dean Students’ Welfare, Dr. Anand Kumar Sinha and the Vice Chancellor of BIT Mesra, Dr. S. Konar. The BIT Prayer by the students of the institute followed. The Inaugural Ceremony and Heritage Night were organized at GP Birla Auditorium. The host for the evening was professor Mrinal Pathak.
Vice chancellor of the institute, Dr. S. Konar presented the chief minister with a sapling.
Various dignitaries of the college including the registrar Dr. AP Krishna were present to grace the auspicious evening. Honourable Vice-Chancellor of the institute, Dr. S. Konar then addressed the gathering with his welcome speech.
Thereafter the faculty coordinator of BITOTSAV’20, Dr. Kirti Avishek took the stage to introduce the themes and various other aspects of the fest to the assemblage.
Following this, Chief Guest Hemant Soren addressed the audience and expressed his best wishes for the extravaganza. A portrait of the CM and his better half sketched by Sheshadri Bhakat was presented to the Chief Guest as a token of gratitude. Dr. Anand Kumar Sinha, the Dean Students’ Welfare presented the Vote of Thanks. The Inaugural Ceremony wrapped up with the National Anthem.
The Heritage Night commenced with cultural performances with a semi-classical ensemble performance of songs based on ‘Raga Desh’ by Toshi Priya and group that gripped the audience. The hosts were Sharanya Jha and Shivam Kumar Tiwary.
This was followed by a tribal dance and drama performance which elucidated the audience about the rich cultural heritage of Jharkhand. Next up were classical dance performances depicting the theme: Colours of India, which showcased multifarious dance forms like Kathak, Oddisi and Bhangra.
A musical skit on ‘Physical Disability’ by architecture students gave the crowd goosebumps. Following this, the gathering toe-tapped to the amazing musical performances by the bands Alleyway and Kshatriya. The band Alleyway mesmerised the assemblage with songs ‘Mere Yaar’ of The Local Train and ‘Dil Se Re’.
The band Kshatriya raised the energy with melodious renditions of ‘Albela Sajan’ and ‘Aigiri Nandini’. A mime presentation on ‘Menstrual Health and Hygiene’ followed suit. Finally, the highlight of the evening unwrapped with the artists Ravie Solanky, entrepreneur and founder of The Social House and Niraj Nidan from The Social House who mesmerized the assemblage with their magical poetry and heat-touching stories.
Both the performers left the audience completely spellbound with the poems on romantic genre and also shedding light on the various prevalent social issues. The eventide curtained with the felicitation of the poets from The Social House by the faculty coordinator of BITOTSAV’20, Dr. Kirti Avishek.
BITOTSAV 2020 is sponsored by The Social House, co-presented by Directorate of Culture, Department Of Tourism, Art, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs, Government of Jharkhand, NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) as the CSR partner and Radisson Blu as the Hospitality partner, Powered by Fastrack, and energized by Monster commenced here on Thursday.
