CELEBRATING ALUMNI AND ARTISTRY

LIKE every year, the first hints of Margazhi arrived early at MOP Vaishnav College this year too.

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It was not the regular chill of dawn, the scent of fresh flowers, or the kolam on the threshold, but the college auditorium held the season’s spirit in its walls. A created atmosphere with soft light pooled on the stage, the acoustics seized the murmurs, gathering the attention on the echoes of art, and the air felt weighted with the presence of exceptional artistes and their art.The audience, comprising alumni, students, and rasikas, who return year after year, transformed the space into a sabha, where tradition and talent thrive. The crowd of more than two hundred attended the college’s annual cultural festival, Shringar, held on December 10, 11, and 12.

What began 12 years ago as a modest alumni showcase, has, over the years, grown into a festival with its own identity. Principal Archna Prasad, in her opening message, said, “It’s very important, especially for us as an institution, to send out a strong message that once an MOPian, you will always be a MOPian, and we are ever willing to provide a platform for our alumni artistes. It’s also a message that we’d like to tell them that while they go out there, we are cheerleading and supporting them, and we’re very proud of them.”