D.O - II Friday 15 December 2006

It was a day when most of the students were deep into the yuletide spirit, and most of them were dreaming of their homeward journey for the same.
For Tam/Phil class, had handwriting practice (afflic) and then,
in the Rhetoric class, it was the turn of two students to speak. A lot of questions were asked and the session was really interesting for the students. One among them was indeed a revelation. At the end of their speech, we discussed the five parameters of public speaking, the canons of rhetoric, and explained important terms in rhetoric side by side.

Rains hold sway the whole day...

For the I Pbt & Zoo class, many had gone to pay the fees and so i gave permission for latecomers. Three "golden boys" were sent out for ever out of my class for disturbing others and the teacher for half an hour at a stretch. The same three were under observation for the past two weeks and this was my final step in that direction. Had newspaper quiz and General quiz. Taught the lesson on Dr.Radhakrishnan, "An Ideal before the Youth"
May-June : 80 pts
Nov - Dec : 35 pts
Jan - Feb : 20 pts
Mar - April : 10 pts

Catching up with Deepwoods '06

It's the time of the year when MCC gets into a different kind of frenzy altogether... It's neither the Margazhi utsav nor the Yuletide spirit, but it's something on a higher plane - higher in everything... in creativity, in crowds ( and crowd management), in canteens etccc and the C list goes on and on and on....

The first day of Deepwoods was more of an aesthetic treat than an intellectual one.
The edifice of Samson, ironically with wings on his back, tied to pillars, in snow white was a treat to behold. The entrance was a bit different compared to the past couple of years, the threshold being adorned with hues of pink and white, quite obviously part of the hutch campaign. Entry was restricted to students having their id cards on them. Participant colleges started trickling in one by one, and for the first program at Thomas's, AD-ZAP we had around ten colleges.

It was a crowd unparalled in the recent past for the first day's events. Students were at their best when it came to organisation and discipline.

The quadrangle was overflowing on all sides for the mega event of the day - the Fashion show.

To sum up, it was a lovely day worth every penny spent, deep out there in the woods...!

D.O - VI - Wednesday, 06 December 2006

Had group discussion class for all the four groups at Exams hall gallery, and the students were seen immersed in their discussions. Four different topics were given for each of the four groups and they relished it.

Had Rhetoric class and two students spoke. The first one was given a bonus, 73 marks, as a gesture for taking the initiative. Then, students booked their topic for Elocution in advance.

For the First years PBT & Zoo students, three different competitions were held. One was the Newspaper round, followed by the Dictionary round. Then, Crossword round was postponed today due to time constraints.

At the end of the day,
May-June : 240 pts
Sept - Oct : 230 pts
Nov - Dec : 170 pts
July - Aug : 140 pts
Mar - April : 120 pts
Jan - Feb : 110 pts

A Day Deep in the Woods..: Dec. 07/2006

Deepwoods 2006

First Day’s Report

7th December 2006

It’s that time of year when Madras Christian College (MCC) transcends its usual rhythm.

It’s an energy that surpasses the tranquillity of the Margazhi Utsav and the warmth of the Yuletide spirit, reaching a higher plane of cultural frenzy.

This is Deepwoods - a festival soaring in creativity, in crowd scale (and the intricate art of crowd management), and in its food stalls. The ‘C’ list, indeed, goes on and on.

Today, the first day of this magnificent cultural extravaganza, was a true testament to the festival’s legacy.

The initial advertisements in the daily newspapers were the cynosure of all eyes, and soon enough, all roads led to MCC! And how!

Day One of Deepwoods proved to be more of an aesthetic treat than an intellectual one. The centrepiece, the magnificent edifice of Samson, ironically depicted with wings yet tied to pillars, rendered in pristine snow white, was a breathtaking sight.

The college entrance also offered a different visual appeal this year, its threshold adorned with vivid hues of pink and white - an obvious and eye-catching element of the Hutch campaign - the highly successful and iconic advertising campaign for the Indian mobile service provider Hutchison Essar, featuring a small boy and his loyal pug dog named Cheeka who followed him everywhere.

In fact, Business Today had featured this Ad as the Top Print Ad for 2003, and it is considered one of the most iconic and successful advertising campaigns in Indian history.

In a long time, the CUS Cabinet had done some real hard work resulting in the famous Hutch agreeing to co-sponsor the Fest!

What’s more! Quite interestingly, this ad has resulted in a “pug mania” across India, with the demand and price for pugs (often nicknamed the “Hutch dog”) having soared, with sales more than doubling across the country.

Entry into MCC and into the Quadrangle was strictly regulated, allowing only students with valid ID cards on them. Participant colleges soon began to trickle in. The day’s events kicked off at Thomas’s, starting with AD-ZAP, where, coincidentally, I served as the adjudicator. We had a robust participation of around ten colleges - a crowd size rarely seen for a first-day event in recent memory.

The student body excelled in organisation and discipline. The sheer volume of attendees was remarkable. By late afternoon, the quadrangle was overflowing on all sides, anticipating the mega-event of the day: The Fashion Show, that saw an overwhelming response from the crowds that were swelling by the number each passing moment.

To sum up, it was a truly lovely day, full of energy and spectacle. It was a day worth every minute spent, deep out there in the woods!

D.O - V - Tuesday, 05 December 2006

Each and every Tam/Phil student had brought his/her daily newspaper along, and so the newspaper quiz was a bit interesting today. Then, Had the usual word power sessions too...
B - 220
A - 140
C - 140
D - 90

D.O IV - 04 December 2006

I Pbt & Sci it was both newspaper quiz and general quiz today. Then, for II B.A left them ten min early cos of Mrs.Sujatha Bhat's Viva at Martin Hall. Dr.Ganesh, David and I coordinated the event.
The scores for I BSc PBT & Zoo - today:
Nov - Dec : 95
May - Jun : 70
July - Aug : 20
Sept - Oct : 10
March - April : 5
Jan - Feb : 0
we are really happy for Nov - Dec who have stood their word.. they are hopefully on a roll...