INSTINCTS v 5.0

DAY ONE:

On March 4^th, 2010 SSN witnessed the magnum opus inauguration of the three day annual cultural extravaganza ‘INSTINCTS v.5’. with a crowd that overflowed the main auditorium, the mega budget event in association with HCL  was inaugurated by the very energetic and youthful GOA team Venkat Prabhu, Premgi Amaren, and Vaibhav. The inaugural saw the trio earning repeated applause from the audience for their little dancing and singing. Vaibhav and Premgi had the audience shaking with laughter with many one-liners from their films. After the team made an exit, the stage sizzled with a variety of host performances including dance and music.

The Music club had its inauguration in the Main Stage by ‘MELLISAI MANNAR’, the legendary M S VISWANATHAN. In spite of the age and health, he enthralled the crowd with his heart filling numbers. The Tamil Mandram, ’SAARAL’ was inaugurated by the famous orator Thiru. SUBAVEERAPANDIYAN of ‘Tamil peachu ,engal muuchu’ fame.

The students had a great opportunity interacting with Hiten Gusani and Richa Gusani, from 3D India, Mumbai during the 3D Photography workshop. The whole day witnessed many events like Quiz, Light music, JAM, Elocution, DUMBC, Mono Acting, Rangoli, Junkart and many more.

The first day ended with the students dancing to the hits and remixes during the D J NITE. DJ CRAIG and DJ PETER kept the audience on their feet dancing to the tunes they played.

  DAY TWO:

Once the afternoon set in the students were sent on a Treasure hunt which was a major crowd puller. While the Gamers were busy racing and firing in the Gaming chamber. VJ Paloma came up with the right quotient needed for a VJ.

The Tamil Mandram showcased the Cultural Heritage of Tamil culture, bringing in professional artists to perform various dances such as ‘Kuthatam’ and ‘Karagatam’. This made the crowd exuberant with joy. The day also witnessed many events like Face Painting, Mehandi, Poster making, IPL 3, What’s the good word and Tamil Isai.

DAY THREE:

If day two had a bundle of entertainment packed inside, its successor had thought provoking concepts in life told to all in the best possible way. The Tamil Mandram’s premier event, MODHIPAAR (debate) saw the best of best orators (SSN and outside participants) going neck to neck. The event had a judge whose name would pop up whenever someone talked about debate, Mr. Rajagopal aka “PATTIMANDRAM RAJA”. He took the debate to a level beyond any comparison. His reviews on the speeches were not only fun filled but also tested every one’s knowledge. It was followed by the valedictory function of Tamil Mandram. The Main Auditorium recreated the scene of inauguration with an ever enthusiastic crowd that waited eagerly to catch a glimpse of one of India’s famous comedian on stage, ‘Padmashree’  Vivekh . His speech on student life and friendship was a combination of humour and emotions that incorporated self motivation and development in all. His prescription on HOW TO WORK SMART was perhaps the best.

 Instincts 2K9

The 5^th 6^th and 7^th of March 2009 saw a shift in the prime population towards southern Chennai in the sprawling campus of SSN and witnessed SSN at its best for the three days of INSTINCTS!!! Beauty, brains, talent, creativity and the gifted came together to make this grandeur festival successful than ever!! With more than 20000 participants and prize money worth more than 3.5 lakhs INSTINCTS2K9 was a grand success and the three day cultural extravaganza turned out as a rendezvous of the young and the talented.

The inauguration function was indeed the fitting opening to this cultural extravaganza with its scintillating promos, graceful dance and sizzling performances and actor Aarya as the chief guest. The auditorium was packed to its fullest and Aarya was welcomed with an earsplitting and enthusiastic cheer. He also handed out cds of his latest movie Sarvam to those who amused the crowd with a crazy stunt!! The three days were adorned with events of all genres including workshops for radio jockeying (RJ) and jazz to bring inconspicuous talent in the open. While Gaming, Variety, Quiz, Cartooning, Junk art, Face painting Mehndi and a lot more events paved as a portal for the participants showcase their creativity, the dance and music events enthralled the audience and exhibited the endowed talent of the skilled participants.

The blazing sun failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd all through the three days. The beauty of the campus and the charm of the location were enhanced by the lovely handiwork by the students. May it be the fine arts event in the IT block or the literature club event in the auditorium or the main stage, the heads appeared in colossal amounts. The events proved as a locus where talent reached out to gaiety and where the finest talent in town contended with each other, nothing but the crème de la crème to judge the best. The luminaries not only discerned the skills of the participants but also gratified the audience with their ace performance. The show stopping bike stunt show won lots of cheer, hoots and claps from the spirited crowd with their breathtaking stunts and talents. The show that lasted for almost an hour witnessed outstanding performance by professionals who enthused the audience with sensational stunts.

To add to the mirth of the cultural fest singer Karthik stole the show with his concert for two hours. A rhapsodic crowd of almost 4000 swayed to the mystical voice of the singer and sang with him. The show triumphed with some great music and avid audiences. The jazz workshop conducted by Sanjay really jazzed-up with the sizzling moves of the trainer and ebullient participants. It was pure fun and frolic at the informals stage with crazy and zealous participation. SSN’s very own radio SSNadio was broadcasted during the three days with peppy music and it was welcomed with equal enthusiasm. True to its tagline “Hear it!! Cheer it!!” it won cheers from all around.

Both the literature clubs were at its best this year. The Tamil Club with its massive events embellished all three days of this cultural fest. Lyricist Yuga Barathy, Neeya Naana Gopinath, Delhi Ganesh paid tribute to the language with their presence. On the other side English Club with its distinguished chief guests and with spectrum of events like shipwreck, JAM, debate, creative writing, Adzap and potpourri proved to be the right test for language.

The music club events was graced by the personalities who are renowned in this field which includes B.S.Purushothaman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Gayathri Girish, Ramesh Vinayagam, Kabuli, M.S.Ragothaman. It formed the right path for the participants to showcase their musical and vocal talents.

The dance club set the entire audience to tap their feet to fast numbers. The teams were creative in their performance and competed with great spirit. The classical event was honoured by the guest Anitha Guha and the choreo night was judged by Baba Baskar. George, Michael, Sivakarthikeyan and Antony of Boys vs Girls team joined us during the Western solo event. A dance workshop was also conducted by Sanjay of Jodi No 1.

Finearts club with its creative and colorful events attracted the participants to involve and exhibit their artistic talents. Ms Varsha and Mr.Nattanam gave their august presence. The variety entertainment was again a show of pure creativity just as its guest Mr.Sivakarthikeyan.

The institutions is greatful to Neel Metal Fanalca, the eco-partner through whom it was able to showcase its keen care and concern towards the nature.

INSTINCTS has proved its mighty worth once again and this time it was the best ever. The three days have been perpetuated in the minds of those who were present and the legend of INSTINCTS shall endure until the sun grows cold !!!

we owe the success of Instincts 2K9 mainly to the whole hearted and unstinted support extended by Ms. Kala Vijayakumar,  SSN President, Dr. S. Salivahanan, Principal, Dr. Kasthuri,Dean, Mr. Srinivasan, SoMCA Director, Dr sunita Nair Faculty convener ,Faculty ,staff and students. The excellent team work of the organizers with  HCL as the main sponsor made this cultural even a grand success.

 Instincts 2K8

Instincts 2K8, the grand cultural extravaganza of SSN Institutions, was held from March 6-8, 2008. The three day inter collegiate festival was a spectacular success, attended by more than 12,000 students from over 125 colleges.

“Instincts” believes in nurturing talent, inducing a spirit of competition and in fostering ties. There were more than 45 events spread over a wide spectrum of dance, music, quiz and literature.

The film director Mr, Vasanth presided over the inaugural function.

The first day essentially had preliminary rounds for various events owing to the vast turn out. The light music group event had a plethora of instrumentalists and singers grouped together from various colleges. The Biz quiz had mind-blowing questions and the finalists barely managed to qualify. They were in for tougher grueling in the final round, and the participants and audience definitely went home with their grey cells multiplied!

The literary club had the maximum number of events and promoted both English and Tamil Creative writing, JAM, Shipwreck, Young Lawyers, Spin-a-Yarn, the list was very long.

This year too instincts was marked by the presence of many celebrities, which included Playback singers, Mr. Mano, Ms. Ujjaini, Mr. Sriram, Mr. Nikhil Mathew, Ms. Anitha, Mr. Haricharan, Cine personalities such as ‘Wide Angle’ K. Ravishankar, ‘Badava’ Gopi, AD Film maker Mr. Ramkumar, Mr. Ilaya Kamban, Mr. S.G. Srithar, Mr. Keith Peters, Mr. S.V. Ramani & Delhi Sundarrajan and RJs from Radio One. The performances of the Bike stunt show & Rock Show were the icing on the cake.

The closing event-“The Choreo Night” was a feather on Instincts crown. The entire crowd was swept away in the waves of dance as the almost professional groups performed astoundingly well on stage. Cine actor Mr. Arun Vijay & Choreographer Mr. Ramash presence made the crowd dance to their tunes.

The prize money was the highest among Engineering and Arts and Science Colleges in Tamil Nadu – attributed to HCL as main sponsor and co-sponsors Airtel and Pepsi.

March 6,7 and 8 saw the best of SSNities, as they not only organized but also performed as hosts. Instincts 2K8 made the student community “UNLEASH THE FIRE” and once again went on to prove that SSN excels not only in academics but in everything else as well.

We owe the success of Instincts 2K8 mainly to the whole hearted and unstinted support extended by the SSN President, Ms. Kala Vijayakumar, Principal Dr. S. Salivahanan, Dean Dr. K. Kasthuri, Student coordinator Dr. Sunita Nair, the staff and last but not the least, the student community.