"Campus Fiesta 2012"

Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology (PSIT) & Pranveer Singh Academy of Technology (PSAT) jointly organized its annual Youth-Fest “IGNITIA ’12...the soul extreme”, on February 16, 17 & 18, 2012.

IGNITIA ’12 was a 3-day fun-filled extravaganza, witnessing a true blend of talent, mettle, brilliance, enthusiasm, spirit, and pomp & show among the students from over 50 colleges of the state.

IGNITIA, eventually, has grown to be one of the most ecstatically awaited campus fests of the state, because of the quality of events, participation & hospitality extended. Participants from all across the nation, including those from other G.B.T.U. / M.M.T.U. colleges, different NITs and IITs, self-financed private Universities, such as, AMITY UNIVERSITY, set the events ablaze when they battled their brains out to win prizes worth up to Rupees Four Lac, and other branded Addiction, Reebok, ACC goodies & merchandise.

What sets IGNITIA apart from other college fests is its entirely student oriented panorama towards delivering the maximum at its best. Looking back at the previous years’ success, IGNITIA, the Youth Fest, was back again with more exciting, electrifying & scintillating events in technical, management, fashion, gaming world, and a GRAND rock fest, “Autumn Rock.. the battle of bands”.

With tremendous increase in the number of participants from all over the country, this year IGNITIA ’12...the soul extreme showcased more fun, entertainment, exuberance, & passion, when brains round the corner combated out their skills and took the festivity to an entirely new advanced level.

We planned out to make IGNITIA ’12...the soul extreme wilder, bigger and more intense than ever, and fortunately, succeeded in every bit of it. In short, every aspect of IGNITIA – the crowd, participation, audience, enthusiasm, and passion, is known for those who promise to take it to new heights. The anticipated THREE DAYS of IGNITIA ’12, as one could imagine of, were enjoyed & put up perfectly as expected.

All in all, the Dream.. “IGNITIA ’12 ..the soul extreme..”.. lived up to the fullest.

DAY 1 :

The event was inaugurated with a beautiful Ganesh Vandana dance, choreographed & performed by the two beautiful dancing divas of the college, Diksha & Pratiksha, pursuing their B.Tech in the EC branch.

The first day of IGNITIA ’12 was named “Techtics”, which was supposedly designated for the various technical & gaming events such as Robo-Rage, Robo-War, Junk-D-Punk, Bridge-It, Live Shocks, NFS-Most Wanted, Counter Strike, FIFA, etc. The gaming buffs had a great time playing the games, which included teams from West Bengal, Chandigarh, and Noida.

There were some intellectual events like A Minute To Win It, Quizicon, etc., all managed under “Think-Ink” , where people showcased their spontaneity & intellect, N-Anchoring, to judge how perfectly one can present live news report, and Editor’s Delight, a new & interesting event where the jury had to base their judgment on how well a news article is written.

The first day marked its end with a GRAND PRO-NITE, which witnessed the electrifying band from Kolkata of India’s Got Talent fame, the UNDERGROUND AUTHORITY, sizzle the stage with their spirit, talent, and an entirely unconventional style of performance.

DAY 2 :

The second day of IGNITIA ’12 was kick started by a melodious “Acoustic Session”, under the banner of Autumn Rock PRELIMS. In this session, the participant bands played off their art primarily based on acoustic guitar. This round turned to be a huge success, as the bands brought out their best in the least, proving their worth as true talented beings in their art. The participant bands were as follows :

Ÿ  Saher

Ÿ  Janmoksha

Ÿ  Parindey

Ÿ  Diabolical Damage

Ÿ  Destination

All the bands showcased their brilliance in the form of mesmerizing music filling the air. The audience joined them with claps & whispers round the corner. The bands performed various soft numbers such as, Aadat (Jal), Sufi Tere Pyaar Mein (Jai Veeru), Iktara (Wake Up Sid), Tumse Hi (Jab We Met), Tum Jo Mil Gaye Ho (Hindi Rock Style), and many more. But, the ultimate delight to the connoisseurs was the overall performance of the band from Lucknow, Destination, which blew away the crowd with their astounding OC “Saawan Aayo”, and an innovative touch to our very traditional “Vaishnav Jan To”. This bunch of versatile rock-stars outperformed the others & won the session, grabbing an acoustic Granda guitar in prize, sponsored by DAB (Dazzle Association of Bands), New Delhi. The judges for the session were the pronite celebs, Underground Authority.

The evening session of the day witnessed a cultural fiesta “Moves ‘n’ Rhythms”, in which, participants from various colleges proved their mettle in the art of singing, dancing & fashion. Singers combated out in “Sing-In”, dancers in “D-Style”, and fashion freaks in “Fashioneista”.

DAY 3 :

The third & final day saw a blend of various events being conducted in the morning to noon session, such as Manageria (MBA), Pharmakon (Pharmacy), Hussain’s Gallery, Let Us C, etc.

The evening session was the icing on the cake for the spectators, as it was time to witness one of the GRANDEST rock-fests across the nation, “Autumn Rock”.

The “Autumn Rock”, floating on its prior success, has eventually turned out to be a battle apt for national standards and probably one of the biggest ever rock-fests in the nation. This year too, PSIT | PSAT, summed up together as PSGI, was back with the much awaited “band war” yet again.

The battle witnessed amazing performances by all the participant bands, Saher to be the openers, followed by Janmoksha, Destination, Diabolical Damage, and concluded by Parindey. But, outperforming all the others at the end, Diabolical Damage, Lucknow again, proved their mettle & won the battle, taking home a cash prize worth Rs.25,000/= only, along with the love, appreciation & cheers of all.

FARIDKOT, a Delhi-based band performing “confused pop”, HEADLINED as well as judged the battle, marking an end to the celebrations. The Faridkots are the CHANNEL [V] LAUNCHPAD Winners.

The Faridkots performed their OCs from their debut album “EK”, recently launched by Times Music, such as, Laila, Haal-e-Dil, Jashn, Patjhad, their theme, “Faridkot”, and much more to recon with.

All in all, IGNITIA ’12..the soul extreme, turned out to be another feather in the cap of PSIT | PSAT, and repeated history of being one of the best annual Youth-Fests of the time. We here at PSIT | PSAT promise to add many more colours to the prestige of IGNITIA in the years to come. Cheers.. \m/

Submitted by :

Shruti Bajpai

Autumn Rock Lead