Archive for February, 2010

Handing Over in progress

The handing over ceremony  of the students executive committee of St.Johns medical college was conducted on the Wednesday February 10^th 2009 in the cardinal gracias hall in the college premises. The chief guest for the occasion was Padmashri Dr. Gopinath , renowned surgical oncologist. The  other dignitaries were the director of the institution Rev Fr. Lawrence dsouza along with the associate director college Fr. Matthew Kattiyangal and additional vice dean of the college Dr.karuna ramesh kuamr. The Cultural secretary of the  new committee Mr.Nitin yashas introduced the chief

guest  and  thanked him profusely for accepting to be a part of the occasion and invited him to address the audience.

The chief guest  advised the new committee to be not just individuals of excellence but rather institutions of excellence and asked them to always

Padmashree Dr. Gopinath

remember the responsibility with which they have to discharge their duties as representatives of the student committee.

Following which the handing over of the files took place which symbolized the taking over by the new committee. Dr. Karuna Ramesh Kumar administered the oath of office for the new committee.

The director  of St.Johns National academy of health sciences Fr. Lawrence D’souza blessed the new committee and thanked the outgoing committee for their work over the past 1 year following which certificates were handed over to the outgoing committee.

Dr. george Felicitated

The newly elected president of the students committee Jino Joy addressed the gathering following which mementoes were handed over to the outgoing committee. There was felicitation of the chief guest Padmashri Dr.Gopinath by Fr.Lawrence on behalf of the students executive committee. Dr. George K John who was recently awarded the Rhodes scholarship was also felicitated. The outgoing president Manu Abraham proposed the vote of thanks which was followed by the college anthem to mark the end of the solemn occasion.

The new Comm. with the Guests

The New Office bearers

President: Jino Joy

Vice President:Ravikanth Reddy

General Secretary: Avian Chang

Cultural Secretary:Nitin Yashas Murthy

Sports Secretary: Dhilip Andrew and Davis John

Mess  inc harge: Roshan Valentine and Joseph Eugene

Magazine Secretary: Swathi.s

Social service secretary : Henry

Students welfare Secretary: Chris Zacharia

CUL AH 2010-jungle fever an inter collegiate fest was conducted by mount carmel college from the 4th to the 6th of february. the fest lived upto its theme of jungle fever with the 3 days being a wild ride through the forests(???) and the numerous corridors of MCC. with the events being held at different venues, it was but natural to get lost in the myriad of buildings in MCC.

day 0: day 0 actually represents the days before the fests. informing people from different batches can be hard but coaxing them and convincing them to attend is even harder. the fest brochure also adhered to the theme of jungle fever as evinced by the fact that deciphering the rules and schedule of the events took ages!!!!!!

day 1: the tone and the momentum for the fest was set by the Mad Med Men Jnrs from the batch of 2007. though their excuse of the junglee traffic of bangalore being the reason for their late arrival was not accepted by the organizers, their performance had the audience asking for more which prompted the team to extend their performance beyond the time limit. though a non competitive event, they were declared to be the best and the most entertaining team.its a privilege for me to be a part of this wonderful and energetic team. though st.johns had only 1 representation in the western solo dance event, it made its presence felt in the event. roshan cristina from the batch of 2009 used her repuatiion as an ex carmelite and her dance moves to set the stage on fire and became the only female participant to qualify for the final where she came 4th. lisa from the batch of 2008 emerged first in funky fonts and after persuading a tired nd exhausted jino joy to take part in debate, we emrged 3rd and i got best speaker. anusha battula from the batch of 2007 after searching for a mobile phone with a camera for more than 24 hours made sure that her efforts were not in vain by finishing 2nd in mobile photography. pravin singarayar from the batch of 2007 qualified for the finals of sudoku but made that tiny mistake in the final of filling up 1 box which cost him the event. it was a bit disappointing to end day 1 on 27 points. 22 points behind the leaders. what was more disappointing was the miscommunication with the organisers which prevented us from taking part in what could have been a strong event called nutri hunt which involved preparing a balanced diet for patients. misunderstanding regarding the points sytem also deprived us of points. i hope that these flaws regarding re-registration and scheduling of events and clarity of rules are ironed out in the next edition. however being johnites, we looked forward to the next day with optimism.

day 2: a perfect example to show what we johnites can achieve despite limited resources. we emerged first in caught in the act photography contest thanks mainly to anusha who is fast acuring a reputation of having the cameraman’s eye in inter collegiate fests. her pictures of a johnite jumping the gates , a student falling asleep in class and auto driver ignoring the rules of parking stood out among the rest. i took part in JAM where the rules were new to even me but could qualify for the finals after having topped the prelims. the most exciting event of the day was online treasure hunt. again clashing of the events made it almost impossible to take part but in the end, we managed it. the team of avian & shelon and ryan&myslef finished second acquiring the benefit of double the points for the college. the event was pure fun and involved searching the computers for file, encoding passowrds with clues and in the end a monstrously difficult jigsaw puzzle to solve which made our 2nd year subjects look easier in comparison!!!! over the past few fests it was noticed that we were lagging behind in the art events. but the batch of 2008 ensured that this time the trend would be reversed. johnites are known to be fashionable( in a gud way or the bad way) and victor from the batch of 2008 came 2nd in hairstyling and make up. shanthi also from the batch of 2008 came 1st in picturisation of verse which involved expressing sanskrit sholkas in art form. lisa from the batch of 2008 continued her good form and won the cartooning event. again if the art events were not clashing, i m sure that this trio who were supported by their batchmate prudhvi would have made an impression in other art events too. ryan colaco from my batch of 2007 made spellings look ridiculously easy and won the spelling bee contest. i am not even going to attempt to write here the words that he spelt for the simple reason that i am not sure whether i know the spellings of those words!!!! sheldon and anusha emerged 3rd in photography thanks to some brilliant tactical planning by the three of us before the event. day 2 turned out to be far better than expected and considering the events participated in, SJMC went into the lead. though the day was filled with a challenging event when 2 vehicles were towed away and ended with me bargaining for the release of them.!!!!

day 3: would we lift the overalls? we were realistic about our chances and wanted to give our best in every event. the epitome of johnite spirit could be seen in the fact that about to be interns from the batch of 2005 murtuza, romina and meenakshi BA turned up at the fest to contribute their bit. murtuza and romina finished 3rd in cooking with innovative food items like a strawberry drink called autumn muse, a chicken dish called summerslam and much more. JAM was conducted by RJ Darius who was very witty with topic like w my parents are in iron and steel business, my mom irons and my dad steals i played to the gallery and talked about stealing hearts,and i also made use of medical terms much to the annoyance of other participants and went into the lead at the end of halfway mark of 3 rounds.at this point of time i took break to attend mad ads mad ads was conducted on main stage. the team of Mad med men who had left an impression with their ice breaker which was the talk of the fest could not pull it off. though it might sound like sour grapes, we were not happy with the event. judgement as a wise man said is just perception and can vary from a person to person. though we have beaten the teams that won here and emerged 1st in the last 5 events we participated, i am not going to question the jugement as i believe in the integrity of the judges. but what was disappointing is how can the microphone get switched off and the volume go down in the middle of the event?? and what was not acceptable was the members of a team from another college standing right in front of the stage and booing other teams including us and using abusive words. indeed this reflects more on the character of the college and the people who indulged in it.

meanwhile i got back to jam and decided to play it safe and acuire less negatives and finished agonizingly a close 2nd. though i choose the genre of medical mystery in the story telling round ,i couldn’t hold onto my lead and lost by 1 objection. meanwhile kurina and karan won 3rd in history quiz and alex and team and henry and team from 2009 qualified for the general quiz finals. henry and brian from 2009 debated on the topic of how it development has made Bangalore a concrete jungle in rashtrabasha hindi and won 2nd. sheldon and avian enjoyed a ride in the hot sun of Bangalore and finished third in treasure hunt.

when it comes to music, we Johnites pride on ourselves. however due to various factors, we have not been able to participate in musical events. but this time sharan,pravin and lisa won 2nd in tamil singing with sharan bagging up the runners up spot in the solo category and in gospel siniging, sharan got 3rd for solo and sharan and lisa 2nd for duet.if they can achieve this at such such a short notice and just 1 day of practise, i think the opposition better be aware cause you are gonna be hearing a lot about them in the future. amit and milan from 2009 won 2nd in poster making. in personality jerry jacob enthralled the audience with his juggling of balls, plates and mobile phones but was interrupted after 20 seconds when my phone started vibrating. sorry jerry but you can blame jino for sending the message.!!!!!!he also made a funny introduction and did well in the other rounds including aircrash and Q&A. it was 1 of the toughest personalities and though some of us may have won in other fests at this event, except at josephs, nowhere this standard has been conducted. in the end he finished 3rd. i meanwhile won in the big fite, an event of group discussion about the recent ipl controversy.

in the end when it was time for the results we finished RUNNERS UP finishing behind SJCC and ahead of CHRIST university, vogues, SJASC, etc. what makes it remarkable is the fact that we had 0 points from stage events due to exams, vacation and other reasons and we being a medical college are always a small but a strong contingent. i would like to thank nikhil dhanpal for his guidance and giving me this opportunity. and each and every1 of you who decided to bunk class and attend this fest and make a difference. what was more heartening was the inter batch cooperation which gave hope that in the future when we have adequate represnetation we can keep the flag of st.johns flying high in these fests. thank u 2 victor and sharan and jerry,roshan and henry from 09 from 2008 for coordinating the events from their batch . and of course jino joy with his tantrums of exhaustion but nevertheless for his big  support and suggestions throughout the fest. and sheldon and ryan and chang from 2007 for keeping up with me thoroughout the fest despite their vehicles being towed away.!!!!. the crowd of mcc were warm, encouraging and orgnisers of most of the events were helpful . but in the future, i hope they do iron out the flaws pointed out earlier, have more transparency and proper updating of the overall points immediately, have strict rules regarding misbehavior of other colleges and also allow nose drops inside college premises!!!! thanking each 1 of u and also you , the reader if you have managed to reach the end of this article without dozing away in between which shows that you appreciate and recognise the effort put in by these people. signing of for a 2 week sleep.

p.s. (for list of winners please see the post below)

1st prize winners
best team ice breaker: mad med men jnrs-2007(Jino,Jobin,Nitin,Roshan,Davis, Jeson,joseph)
funky fonts: lisa-2008
Best speaker: Nitin Yashas -2007
Big fight : Nitin Yashas 2007
caught in the act: Anusha,Nitin yashas,Avian chang-2007
picturisation of verse: Shanti- 2008
Cartooning – Lisa 2008
Spelling Bee- Ryan colaco-2007

2nd prize winners:
mobile photography: Anusha-2007
hair styling and makeup: Victor-2008
Best Duet gospel singing: Sharan and Lisa -2008

Best solo: tamil singing – Sharan 2008

online treasure hunt: Sheldon rao and Avian chang-2007, Nitin yashas and Ryan colaco-2007

poster making: Amit & Milan: 2009

JAM: Nitin Yashas-2007
tamil singing: Sharan, Lisa, Pravin
Hindi Debate: Brian and Henry 2009

3rd prize winners:
movie making: jino joy and nitin yashas-2007
history quiz: karan and kurian-2009
personality: jerry jacob-2009
cooking : Murtuza and Romina-2005
treasure hunt: sheldon and avian-2007
photography: sheldon and anusha -2007
Gospel singing solo: sharan-2008

Finalists
Spelling bee: avian, sheldon-2007
entertainment quiz: nitin,ryan, sheldon-2007
henry,brian,karan-2009
general quiz: henry,kurian,karan-2009
alex, grancy, Chris-2009
Western Dance: roshan cristina-2009
Sudoku- pravin singarayar-2007