Instincts 2K7

Instincts  2K7, the grand cultural extravaganza of SSN Institutions  was held on March 8-10, 2007. The three day inter collegiate festival was a spectacular success, attended by more than 10,000 students from over 125 colleges. HCL being the main sponsor, the prize money was over 3.5 lakhs.

Instincts believed in nurturing talent, inducing the spirit of competition and in fostering ties. There were more than 35 events spread over a wide spectrum of dance, music and literature. It was marked by the presence of many celebrities. Film actor Madhavan presided over the inaugural function. He interacted with the students and was so fascinated with SSN that he was willing to extend his support to SSN for any future endeavors.

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. Mr.S.N.Surender, playback singer and dubbing artist, short listed the five final teams. Although the five teams blazed away that evening, Karthik, the famous playback singer, and Joshua Sridhar, well known music director of “Kadhal” fame decided the St.Joseph’s College of Engineering as the best music band. Another event which attracted numerous participants was light music solo. The preliminary round was very difficult for Ms.Vinaya and Mr.Prasanna-the young playback artists, as they had to select only eight participants from the fifty who sprightly contested. And those eight were really lucky as they got a chance to sing before Tippu and Harini-the famous music couple.

The general quiz had mind-blowing questions, 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 questions in the sports quiz revealed the meticulous preparation that went into it.

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. Mr.S.P.Muthuraman, the veteran film director who has worked with Rajinikanth in more than 25 movies judged the Tamil Speech Competition.

The Dance Club really succeeded in attracting the crowd –not only for western dances but also for classical. Classical dance had participants performing Bharathanatyam, Kuchipudi and Kathak. Ms.Maanu, actor and dancer, was the judge. The highlight of the club was the presence of Raghav and Preetha, popularly known as Jodi No.1 and the small screen star couple, judging the western solo dance.

The closing event - 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. Dance choreographers Ashok Raja and Kadhal Kandas gave away the cash prize of Rs. 20,000 to A.M.Jain College of Engineering for having placed first.

The prize money was the highest among Engineering and Arts and Science colleges in Tamil Nadu - attributed solely to HCL and co-sponsor Aircel. HCL not only sponsored the major events but also set up a stall where interested students could register for a career with them. The students felt fully benefited as they had a dual advantage – they had fun at the cultural and at the same time had opportunity to register for a career.

The highlight of Instincts was the presence of Mr.Shiv Nadar, founder of SSN Institutions. He heartily enjoyed a special cultural show put up for him by the SSN students.

March 8, 9 and 10 saw the best of SSNites as they not only organized but also performed as host. Instincts 2K7 made the student community “COME ALIVE” 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 2K7 mainly to the whole hearted and unstinted support extended by Ms. Kala Vijayakumar,  SSN President, Principal, staff and students. The excellent team work of the organizers with  HCL as the main sponsor made this cultural event a grand success.
 

 Instincts 2K6

2K6- a cultural extravaganza, was conducted on March 2, 3 and 4th, 2006. 'Burn your desires' being the theme, INSTINCTS 2K6 aimed at infusing the spirit of life into the souls to produce a unique confluence of unbound ideas, opinions, skills and talents.

HCL being the major sponsor Red Octane, IOB, IOC and Chennai Silks being a few co-sponsors, it wasn't a surprise when stunning prize money of 2.75 lakhs was announced. Every dimension of talent display and students competition was focused which culminated into the organization of thirty events of music, dancer and literature. ~10,000 students from over 175 colleges participated. 
 

The grand event was inaugurated by actor ‘Jayam’ Ravi who claimed that the name was very apt because it is instincts which is the ultimate driving force for success in life. He enjoyed watching an award winning short movie "velicham" directed by a student of SSN.  The preliminary round of light music went on from dawn to dusk with Mr.Dharan, the young music director of ‘parijatham’ and Mr. Ranjith, eminent singer. Judges-  Ms. Rajalakshmi, vocalist and Mr.M.Shankar, the  eminent drummer, who  after much adieu proclaimed Hindustan Engineering   college as the winner.

Mr. Keith Peters and Mr. Paul Augustine watched on as  western music was unleashed mercilessly on stage and proclaimed KCG as  the winner. The Ghadam expert Vikku Vinayakram judged the instrumental solo. The highlight  was the light music solo which was graced by the presence of Kalaimamani Anuradha Sriram and the veterean play back singer  Mr.Srinivas. The INSTINCTS’ magazine VIVARTA - a tribute to the over flowing creativities of ssnites was released by Mr.Srinivas. the duo  couldn't get away without  singing seven to eight melodies to meet the demands  of the adulating  crowd.

The variety entertainment had the audience in splits as each team unfolded their creativity on stage. The fact that  Ms.Kovai Sarala judged  this event added sparkle to it. Face painting, collage and spin a yarn was presided by 'kanda naal mudhal' Karthik who  patiently explained to all  the participants the nuances of his judgment and  gave them suggestions.

The veteran Tamil poet Mr.Palanibharathi and Mr.Jayabhaskaran of Dhinamani presided over Tamil literary events. The English literary events like Young lawyers was judged by Mirchi Balaji and Mr.Bhaski Ship wreck and Jam were the other popular events.  In lieu with classical music the classical dance competition witnessed a large participation - a testimony to our ever prevailing culture. The actor cum dancer fondly known as 'boys' Manikandan  gave away the award to  the best western dancer. Mr.Nagendra Prasad, younger brother of Prabhu Deva enjoyed every minute of the four hours he spent evaluating performances as teams from various colleges danced to reverberating western numbers. Sairam engineering college emerged victorious as they had wonderfully woven a thought provoking theme into their dance. Scores of other events like quiz, Rangoli, Mehandi, Sketching and Face painting were conducted which focused on the versatility of the students.  The three day cultural extra vaganza was not just a plethora of competitions or a platform for talent exposure. It was our passion, our state of mind, our moment of reckoning. it is indeed what we call "burn  your desires"