THE BROBDINGNAGIAN1

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Day 2 at Colossus rendered us awestruck with a similar feel, as we held our breath and
witnessed ye dil maange more come alive. A spellbinding day, it painted on to the Colossus
canvasjust the perfect shades of sportsmanship, drama, dance and music. We saw a lot of
victories in sports and defeats as well. But what we did see for sure was excellent
sportsmanship, camaraderie and the competitive spirit that is intrinsic in Colossus. Drama
was just another facet which demonstrated multiple talents possessed by the participants in
the things that they do and the way they do it. Music created a beautiful symphony of cheer,
mirth and excitement amongst the audience and the bands themselves were thrilled to perform
infront of such an endearing crowd which never failed to motivate the bands to give their best.
Dance got the audience into the groove and up on their feet as the participants doled out
some crazy moves before them and showed them how to jive!

Bhai Brobdingnagian bole toh Giant.

Fresh From The Fields #2

Cricket
Confidence is high in the hosts camp as they
dispatched NUSRL Ranchi with a 4
wicket win. HNLU awaits to meet their
challenger for the finals.
Basketball
HNLU boys team was dunked out of the
finals by St. Thomas College however the Home Teams Girl Power emerged victorious,
defeating NUSRL Ranchi.
Throwball (Boys)
NUSRL held its nerves in their semifinal tie against AIIMS , Raipur to meet the hosts in
the final. However the hosts blazed through an entertaining final to win the event.
Volleyball
BIT Durg beat BIT Raipur in their semifinal clash to meet NIT Raipur who bested
MATS University. However, BIT Durg couldnt carry their form as they lost the final to
NIT Raipur.
Football
Hosts HNLU could well remember their tricky lake-side derby fixture in the last edition of
Colossus but it was not to be the case this time around as they beat ITM Raipur
comfortably in their semifinal tie in what appears to be a recap of last years fixture.
Badminton (Womens Single)
NUSRL ranchi outshuttled the Home Team.

Band-Baajaa, Drama aur Dance!

BANDS
Headlined by the Special Edition Xpress
(S.E.X!),

The

bands

faced

tough

competition against one another as each

and everyone of them was at the top of their
game delivering some major riffing at the
Battle of the Bands. Bands such as
Raudra, Ayaan, Rental Days gave solid performances as they covered some crowd pulling
songs. DLOS was the sole metal act for the day and absolutely killed it with some crushing
guitar rhythms, blood curling growls and screams and some major butt kicking drumming.
SSTC emerged victorious with its brilliantly innovative rendition of Hanuman Chalisa
which tugged at the very fiber of the souls of the crowd (Our Honble Vice Chancellor loved
it!) and also had their heart melting, romantic original composition, Love U, O Shona Meri

Jaan, a very elucidating song which taught us how to get a funti2!. The night saw some
intensely entertaining compeering by Rohan Nadimpally, who stunned (read appalled, just
kidding!) the awesome original musical piece

called

Hamri Gaiyya,

and Akshay

Shandilya! Special Edition Xpress absolutely killed it with covers from bands such as
Judas Priest, Metallica, Motorhead. Nimitt Dixit gave guest vocals in his Tie In
Arrangement with the band and enthralled the audience with the cover of Coming back to
Life by Pink Floyd!

Funti = bae <3 :*

DRAMA
Drama is most often associated with the idea of action. This is because drama is
intended for performance, and can 'bring to life' things that would ordinarily be 2
dimensional. When I think of drama I often think of it as a story about events in
the lives of characters, but this is not always the case. Examples of drama can be
found everywhere; we can find it as written text, a piece of theatre and on our
television and cinema screens. The purpose of these pieces of drama varies but
they also have things in common. This is because drama does not have one
purpose but several.
HNLU witnessed some class acts yesterday evening as some stoic performances were
delivered by the students in the Nukkad Naatak Event. The teams embraced this art form
and owned it as if it were imbibed in their very beings.
NIT took centre stage in the event as it won not only that event but the hearts of the
audience as they beautifully transgressed the fine lines between drama and reality and the
characters were no longer restricted to the mere but evolved into entities of the real world
and not just to the script.
DANCE
Dance a form of art, a way of life, an emotion, a passion and one of the most contagious
things to have ever existed on this earth. It's like you cannot resist giving into the rhythm as
you watch the maestros romance the beats
with their every single move.
The evening unfolded into a similar affair,
when the stage was pumped up to the
beats of Bollywood chartbusters from
"Leke pehla pehla pyaar" to "Albela
Sajan Aayo" and "India Waale". The
night was marked by a diversity of

performances from contemporary to break dance to graceful Bharatnatyam. Nikhil from

BIT whose skilled popping and locking moves made him win not only hearts but the title as
well.

A special mention, to the exuberant and elegant performance by our very own

Vardhikaa Sharma to "Hamari Atariya." (Go Vardhikaa!)

The doctors from AIIMS left the audience spellbound with their classical performance.
The audience was up for an awe-inspiring performance by our very own danseuses and
danseurs. Paridhi & Co set the stage on fire as they shook a leg to " Turn up the Music",
followed by a scintillating performance by Tanvi Priya,Prashasti, Devank, Nimit , Vijaya,
Pramil, Divyam, Preksha and Smita, who danced to a fusion of foot tapping songs from the
sensual "Maiyya Maiyya" to the peppy "Thag le" and the latest chartbuster "Bang Bang".

Up, Close and Personal with the #SWAG man!

We bring you a heart-to-heart interview with our very own Nimitt Nizzfreak Dixit.
Q: Your views on Colossus15?
N: Colossus 2015 was well planned. The infrastructure and ideas were great. There is
great participation and the competition is great. The after party arrangements look fabulous.
Q; Your view on the stalls?
N: That was the best part of the fest. The
enthusiasm shown by the people is just amazing.
There was food and music and people are betting
and its great to see so many people come together
to set this up.
Q: If you had to recommend a few items?
N: One is the sausage hot dogs at Sreoshi and
Asthas stall and the Pancakes and Oreo shakes at
Dineshs.
Q: How did it feel performing for the last time?
N: (laughs) hope not. I am glad it went well. It was a different feeling as it always is. I
performed Coming back to life by Pink Floyd which has defined living in the boys hostel
during the last 5 years for me. That is THE song that every person in HNLU will relate
to. And it was a privilege to perform the song for everyone.
Q: A word for The Brobdingnagian team?
N: It has come a long way and it is great to see so much effort put into making this newsletter
and reaching out to all the students and participants.

Random Tributes
#1.A tribute to Chirag and Dinesh who kept the drum set from falling apart. They ensured
that the S.E.X. didnt stop. They were an integral part of the band, the sole compensation
to shaky equipment, the plaster to our broken bones. The Brobdingandfaf salutes these
behind the scenes people who stayed in the 'dark' to make sure that what we see and what we
hear turns out to be nothing short of perfect.
#2.To the people who 'spontaneously' in an upsurge of emotion caught Sanjay Sugumaran
as soon as he made his not so pre-meditated jump which NO ONE WAS
SUPPOSED TO KNOW ABOUT *wink wink*.
#3 To Mr Rohit Bhattacharya, whose Pink Floyd solo would've rendered many a maidens
to croon his name. But sadly, the ladies had all left. No wonder Mr Rohit has to make do with
Anant Joshi.
#4 To Mr Mayank Dastane who looks like a Cuban drug peddler but disappoints many
when he's asked for some goan stuff but, he never disappoints on stage.
#5 To Shakti Bamal for casually legalizing gambling
#6 To the first aid team that needed first aid FIRST. *Cough* Shrivastava *Cough*
#7 To the disguisedly unemployed editorial board who still cannot figure out how to
pronounce brobdingbhfbagbsgsv3.

The Armageddon of Colossus: The after party

One is never too tired to party inspite of all the trials and tribulations that might have been
faced by us all- the participants as well as the organizers- because a successful fest demands
a successful and a forgetful climax. So may Mr Bob Marley bless us all as we live life king
size. #afterpartyscenesbob!

Bole toh wahi"GIANT".