ASTITVA Event in BMCC College Pune
Astitva is the event or you can call it a festival organized in BMCC Pune 2019 organized by Heritage Collective was indeed a blockbuster event this year. It was the 10th year of the fest and hence the students and the staff members under the guidance of the Principal put in their indefatigable efforts to make this event a grand success. The fest was held on 20th and 21st August and the theme was Cinematic Heritage of India. There were 12 events conducted under Astitva 2019 including the academic essay, quiz, performing arts like singing, instrumental, and dance, fine arts like painting, sketching, and creative arts like mehndi, hair styling, and makeup, and photography. The newly introduced 10 Seconds Film showcased films on various social issues like corruption, environment, addiction, peer pressure, gender equality to name a few. Panache the fashion show showcased some of the rich textiles and dresses of various states of India. More than 1600 students from over 60 colleges from different streams participated to showcase their talent and creativity.
The event was inaugurated by the eminent Indian classical singer Shri Rahul Deshpande on 20th August (first day) who emphasized the importance of classical music in making us more compassionate human beings. He also urged the students to compete only with themselves and not with others to achieve their goals in life. Astitva 2019 events were judged by eminent people who excel in their respective fields like Ramdas Palsule, Satish Paknikar, Tejasavini Sathe, Arundhati Patwardhan, Jitendra Bhuruk to name a few who also guided the participants towards excellence.
Astitva always has had a definite purpose of promoting Indian heritage and national pride. Social outreach has also been an important component of the event. Like previous years, this year too student volunteers set up stalls for the sale of products made by the NGOs like Niwaant, Nirmaya Trust, Prism Foundation, Seva Sahayog, and Melghat Sampoorna Bamboo Kendra and for the information about Teach for India.
Astitva also provided an opportunity to our budding BMCC preneurs to hone their entrepreneurial skills by setting up stalls of food, art, games, etc.
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