North-east Fest: Confluence, 2007
27 October, 2007: Boys were exuberant; girls equally elated. The environment was filled with tremendous zest and zeal: fragrance of imported talcum-powder, expensive perfume and deodorants, blended with lavish luster and glow on everyone’s face, ostensibly because of immense fun & laughter and joy & happiness. Yes, it was the overwhelming mood of the crowd on the occasion of North-east Fest, ‘Confluence, 2007’ within the premise of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
The Confluence is actually a common platform wherein students from various parts of North-east India studying in JNU come together and put-up a cultural-night to showcase the rich cultural diversities and virgin-human civilizations of the North-east Region. This gathering provides
these students who are physically and culturally thousands of miles away from their homeland moments of linkages to cultural-ethos, communal-bonding, customary and traditional ways of celebration, and essence of the life back home.
The spectators completely filled the open-theatre near Ganga Dhaba, near the main gate of the JNU. Even before the program begun, every-inch of the venue was already occupied. Many others didn’t mind clinging on rough rocks in the far-corner of the open-theatre to have a glimpse of each cultural item. The crowd comprised of, mostly, north-east students; but a large number of them were students from other states of India as well as foreigners.
The program started at 7.00 p. m. To begin with, the Arunachalee girls and boys thrilled one and all with a mesmerizing performance. It was a modern cultural dance by girls and boys together. It was followed by performances by other states as per alphabetic order. They were all one upon the other as per as attires, decorations, presentations, performers and artists are concerned. The entire gathering really had a great time. It was no less than a voyage to explore unknown in a distant place. To many a people among the spectators, the mosaic of human-societies in the far-off India in North-east were a splendid revelation.
The last cultural item was a fashion-show. As the models (they were north-east students from JNU itself) arrive on dais one a.jpg)
fter the other, the crowd went nearly crazy. The crowd started shouting and hooting at maximum volume. The program got over by 12.30 a. m.
Thereafter, it was dinner time. Since the crowd was really big, people stood in queue of five lines. The organizers ensured that everybody got food and also enjoyed it properly. The food was awesome. Everyone had a sumptuous dinner. Major delicacies of north-east cuisines were served.
It was a remarkable night. The program, including dinner, got over by 2.00 o’clock in the morning. Certainly, the ‘Confluence, 2007’ had left a big impression in my heart. It surely would further strengthen the bonding and fraternity of people. Hurray!!!!
The Confluence is actually a common platform wherein students from various parts of North-east India studying in JNU come together and put-up a cultural-night to showcase the rich cultural diversities and virgin-human civilizations of the North-east Region. This gathering provides
these students who are physically and culturally thousands of miles away from their homeland moments of linkages to cultural-ethos, communal-bonding, customary and traditional ways of celebration, and essence of the life back home.The spectators completely filled the open-theatre near Ganga Dhaba, near the main gate of the JNU. Even before the program begun, every-inch of the venue was already occupied. Many others didn’t mind clinging on rough rocks in the far-corner of the open-theatre to have a glimpse of each cultural item. The crowd comprised of, mostly, north-east students; but a large number of them were students from other states of India as well as foreigners.
The program started at 7.00 p. m. To begin with, the Arunachalee girls and boys thrilled one and all with a mesmerizing performance. It was a modern cultural dance by girls and boys together. It was followed by performances by other states as per alphabetic order. They were all one upon the other as per as attires, decorations, presentations, performers and artists are concerned. The entire gathering really had a great time. It was no less than a voyage to explore unknown in a distant place. To many a people among the spectators, the mosaic of human-societies in the far-off India in North-east were a splendid revelation.
The last cultural item was a fashion-show. As the models (they were north-east students from JNU itself) arrive on dais one a
.jpg)
fter the other, the crowd went nearly crazy. The crowd started shouting and hooting at maximum volume. The program got over by 12.30 a. m.Thereafter, it was dinner time. Since the crowd was really big, people stood in queue of five lines. The organizers ensured that everybody got food and also enjoyed it properly. The food was awesome. Everyone had a sumptuous dinner. Major delicacies of north-east cuisines were served.
It was a remarkable night. The program, including dinner, got over by 2.00 o’clock in the morning. Certainly, the ‘Confluence, 2007’ had left a big impression in my heart. It surely would further strengthen the bonding and fraternity of people. Hurray!!!!
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