by Vivek Mahapatra
The second day of Verve began with a war of minds waged by slings and arrows carved of words and intent. The intense concentration of the debate contestants made the air tingle with palpably electric tension. The victors were from the 4th semester followed by 6th semester and 2nd semester as second and third respectively.
Close on its heels followed the face painting event, where the topic of a ‘Blast from the Past’ evoked the fun bygone times it references. The good cheer of the patient human canvasses combined with the rapturous skill of the brush-wielders to create vistas melded with the visage of those nostalgic for the same. The winners of the event were the fourth semesters.
Simultaneously, over at Greens, dulcet tones accompanied by skilled strumming serenaded the fresh and vibrant weekend audience with the excitement they so clearly craved. Rhythmic claps broke out in waves to pair up with the coupled voices of the Creative Vocal Duet contestants. The winners of the event were once again, the fourth semesters.
India can be sketched on a map, but it can just as easily be envisaged via its various cuisines, musics, and dances. The latter concerned the Eastern Dance Solo, as the contestants drew portraits of India through their graceful movements and much practiced perfection. The winners of the event were the fourth semesters, with the second semesters bagging second place and third place going to the fourth semester students as well.
Too many cooks have spoiled many a metaphorical broth. However, when a group rallies their skills like cogs to a machine, each individual movement can interlock to create something far greater than the mere sum of its parts. With their enthralling routines, the groups contesting the Eastern Group Dance held the audience spellbound in a state of nigh constant amazement and cheer through many a winning performance. However, at the end of the night, the ultimate victory lay in the arms of the sixth semester students.
In the course of time and tide, the student inevitably becomes the master. But a part of that mischevious student persists, and the Interdepartmental Competition allows that unbridled spirit release through wildly astonishing creativity as the various departments of KMC went head to head. Tightly plotted scripts tinged with humour, zest and brilliant dance numbers; the sight was impossible to look away from. While all the departments etched themselves into the memory of the audience, the one which stole away the prize was the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Day 2 Scoreboard (Cumulative)
2nd Semester: 89
4th Semester: 136
6th Semester: 158
8th Semester: 24
TIPS: 28
Results
Debate
1st position: Slot 4 (4th sem)
2nd position: Slot 3 (6th sem)
3rd position: Slot 2 (2nd sem)
Face Painting
1st position: Slot 5 (4th sem)
2nd position: Slot 3 (8th sem)
3rd position: Slot 4 (2nd sem) & Slot 7 (6th sem)
Creative Vocal Duet
1st position: Slot 2 (4th sem)
2nd position: Slot 4 (6th sem)
3rd position: Slot 3 (4th sem)
Eastern Dance Solo
1st position: Slot 5 (4th sem)
2nd position: Slot 7 (2nd sem)
3rd position: Slot 1 (4th sem)
Eastern Dance Group
1st position: Slot 3 (6th sem)
2nd position: Slot 5 (4th sem)
3rd position: Slot 4 (2nd sem)
Interdepartmental Tug of War
1st position: Anaesthesiology
2nd position: Community Medicine
3rd position: Pathology
Interdepartmental Variety Show
1st position: OBGYN
2nd position: Anaesthesiology
3rd position: Pharmacology & ENT
Signum Vitalis 