Hear! Hear!

Once upon a time, long, long ago (that is to say 50 years back)—youth twinkling in their eyes, hearts filled with ambitious dreams, and with an uncompromising passion for life, the first set of aspiring engineers set foot into the Government College of Engineering, Thrissur. This institution then went on to become the established centre for technical education, thus completing what was lacking in the cultural capital of Kerala. Gallons of water under the bridge; its fertile loins have since then brought forth thousands of engineers who have passed on to receive accolades rightfully deserved; quite a few, who dropped out, have then moved onto achieve what was thought to be next to impossible in ventures pertaining to their interests which were nurtured during the time they spent inside these college grounds. Athletics, sports, arts, and last but not the least, education flourished and decades later, we find ourselves in this prestigious institution, celebrating its golden jubilee year.

Dhyuthi ‘07 a cultural and literary extravaganza, was today formally announced to the world outside as a part of the golden jubilee celebrations. A long line of GECians slithering through the curvaceous road, their voices reverberating through the contiguous shops encircling "the round"; youthful boys and beautiful girls joyously shouting passionate slogans; Swaraj round resounded not with the occasional din of evening traffic but with the voice of GEC. The disembodied voices became one, knocked on heavens doors and asked God to wake up and take notice of what is prophesied to be the largest cultural fest one shall bear witness to: Dhyuthi '07.

Strange faces and stranger looks, people came to us looking for answers “What is all this?” and to that we answer nonchalantly, “We are celebrating, chetta…we are 50 years old.” Well, how does it feel to be 50?—young, of course. Here let me point out something that has, sort of, prodded me into thinking: Colleges don’t grow old. They are eternally young: Peter Pans of educated reality. How is it that they remain young?—we, of course.

What is in store for you in Dhyuthi ‘07? Good question, heres what we have in stock for you…

Day: 1 (Nov: 28)
· Mimicry
· Monoact
· Creative writing
· Face painting
· Cartoon
· Drawing

Day: 2 (Nov: 29)
· Rangoli
· Thiruvathirakali
· Oppana
· Step n Synchro
· Western dance
· English drama
· Malayalam drama
· Western orchestra

Day: 3 (Nov: 30)
· Eastern Orchestra
· Anthakshari
· Nostalgia
· Nadanpattu
· Quiz
· Mime
· Movie spoof
· Street play
· Song competition
· Eastern Dance

We shall keep you posted on the upcoming events and happenings in the college regarding the golden jubilee celebrations and Dhyuthi ‘07on this blog. Any queries regarding the events can be sent to dhyuthi07blog@gmail.com and any one interested in co-blogging are also invited to send their posts to the above mail id.