Manto says the blame’s on all

I had written this poem in my first year of college. The poem has been written in the memory of Sadat Hasan Manto – the famous writer – who always preached non violence. The poem tells us Indians to stop our attitude of shedding blood every now and then.

Manto says the blame’s on all

But who cares, we are ready for the fall

He wrote short stories, 250 in all

But who cares, we are ready for the fall.

1947: the year we were free

We went on a killing spree

Brotherhood forgotten, love long lost

Let’s see today, who slaughters the most

Manto was shaken,

And so were the rest

Birds were scared,

Even in their nests.

Some said, ‘its all because of these British

Before they came there was nothing amiss’

We accepted it then

Felt good for the heart

After all we are Indians,

Pretty smart.

Years passed Manto was dead

Trotting trudging lives we lead

Thought we had rewritten our past

So 1984 left us aghast!

Mirrored the same old violence and vengeance

Our thirst for blood wasn’t quenched

For a hollow identity

For something so fake

How could we put our everything on stake?

No one spoke, not only the khadi-clad

Not even you, me or any common lad

Soon we forgot soon we were back

Our normal lives again on track.

1992 our throat ran dry

Long time didn’t see anyone cry

Hunger for some more blood

A little more shroud

How could we live without - it

Our staple diet!

More blood, more gore

Still chanting ‘more, more’

This wasn’t all

Just a bigul ‘call’

A lot was left

Grief, lust, theft

Houses broken, broken hearts

Broken into pieces, shreds and parts

Jigsaw puzzle, did we think it so?

Lives can’t be fixed, they are meant to grow.

It happened then,

It’s happening now,

Only numbers remain,

As years move on.

Manto is dead,

And so will be the rest,

We didn’t care then,

We don’t care now.

So let’s accept our fault, and put a halt

This killing spree must come to a stop

Manto had said the blame’s on all …

                    the blame’s on all …

LSR College Fest: Tarang 2010-11

TARANG, the annual cultural festival of Lady Shri Ram College is one of the most eagerly awaited festivals of Delhi University. Dedicated to the celebration of creativity, it is a stimulating event brimming with youthful dynamism. TARANG 2011 will commence on the 11th of February, the festivities continuing over 12th and 13th February, each day culminating in a musical performance. TARANG will see the campus turning into a veritable kaleidoscope of people who not only compete in various events but also enjoy informal events, competitions, band performances, discussions and film screenings that are spread over these three days. TARANG also incorporates a food festival, which is an amalgamation of various cuisines and snack brands and is hence a prime attraction in the festival.
Looking forward to fun filled festival ahead! :D

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR TARANG 2011:

11th February:-

• REMIX (Poster Making) Room 28 & 29 9:00-15:00
• For details contact: Shukti- 9810049077
• NUKKAD (Street Play Competition) Principal's Lawns 9:00-18:00
• For details contact: Samira 9811993614
• Indian Classical Solo, Instrumental and Semi Classical Competition Hut 10:00-17:00
• For details contact: Nikhila 9717821598
• Western Acoustic Band Competition Auditorium 10:00-14:00
• For details contact: Grace 9911247480
• QURIOSITY (Quiz Competition) Upper Seminar Room 11:00-13:00
• For details contact: Shambhavi 9971645274
• Rhetorica Room 9 & 9A 11:00-13:00
• For details contact:Kamala 9811460087
• Hindi Parliamentary Debate Tutorial Block ( 2nd Floor) & Room 15 11:00-17:00
• For details contact: Kanika 9953304060
• 'BAILA' Western Dance Competition Auditorium 15:00-18:00
• For details contact: Pooja 9810214492
• Projekt Movie Screening Project Room 15:00-18:00
• For details contact: Kaveri 9971956488
• Display of Photography Competition Entries Lower Foyer All Day
• For details contact: Kaveri 9971956488
• BATTLE OF BANDS Bamboo Grove 15:30-19:00
• For details contact: The Students' Union

 12th February:-

• 'MUDRA' Classical Dance Competition Auditorium 9:30-11:30
• For details contact: Udita 9899639464
• Western Music Society(Solo and Group) Hut 10:00-14:00
• For details contact: Sophie 9711901221
• Aribana (Rangoli Making) Room 28 & 29 10:00-15:00
• For details contact: Akriti 9999099564
• Creative Writing Competition Room 9 11:00-13:00
• For details contact: Kamala 9811460087
• WDC Movie Screening Project Room 11:00-14:00
• For details contact: Reeti 9911859622
• Drama Battle Bamboo Grove 11:00-14:00
• For details contact: Apoorva 9910828780
• Hindi Parliamentary Debate Tutorial Block( 2nd floor) & Room 15 11:00-17:00
• For details contact: Kanika 9953304060
• Reena Sandhu Elocution Competition Room 9 13:30-15:00
• For details contact: Pallavi 9582116680
• Indian Music Society: Sangam Auditorium 12:00-15:00
• For details contact: Tulika 8860825115
• Confessions of a Tattoo(Tattoo Making) Room 17 & 18 15:00-18:00
• For details contact: Vanika 9910152421
• Drama Rama Project Room 15:00-18:00
• For details contact: Priya 9910955932
• Treasure Hunt College Campus 15:00-17:00
• For details contact: The Students' Union
• Display of Photography Competition Entries Lower Foyer All Day
• For details contact: Kaveri 9971956488
• PARIKRAMA LIVE IN CONCERT
• Also featuring JASLEEN ROYAL BACK LAWNS 18:00-20:00
• For details contact: The Students' Union

 13th February:-

• YAVNIKA (Stage Play Competition) Auditorium 9:00-15:30
• For details contact: Samira 9811993614
• Indian Music Society Jugal Gayan Room 12 10:00-14:00
• For details contact: Nikhila 9717821598
• Still Point( Still Life Painting) Room 28 & 29 10:00-14:00
• For details contact: Shukti 9810049077
• Hindi Parliamentary Debate Tutorial Block ( 2nd Floor) & Room 15 11:00-17:00
• For details contact: Kanika 9953304060
• Projekt Film Screening Upper Seminar Room 14:00-17:00
• For details contact: Vani 9810429987
• Street Dance Bamboo Grove 14:00-17:00
• For details contact: Pooja 9810214492
• 'IZRAZ' Choreo Dance Competition Auditorium 16:00-18:30
• For details contact: Lavannya 9971410020
• Display of Photography Competition Entries Lower Foyer All Day
• For details contact: Kaveri 9971956488
• DJ NIGHT BACK LAWNS 18:00-21:00

For details contact: The Students' Union:
lsrstudentsunion@gmail.com
President
Pragya Mukherjee 9650012331
General Secretary
Namrata Neog 9716057063
Cultural Secretary
Ipshita Sinha 9654230476
Treasurer
Aaina Mahajan 9650065448

Ohh my god....I am a Senior! :o

So the new session has begun and I still can’t get over the feeling of being a ‘Senior’….just cant get over that word! I was a fresher last year, now we have a whole new crowd of first years…..time flies really fast. The third years we knew have passed out, and the second years who were our companions in not knowing everything on earth have now become the third years! I have a weird feeling whenever a first year comes and enquires about the way to the ‘Upper seminar room’ or the ‘Administrative office’ (we are so used to short forms aren’t we). The same feeling starts taking a hold of you when you sell your books to the freshers or when you tell someone a better route from there place to college. This feeling is difficult to explain…like you cannot explain what an orgasm feels like unless you’ve experienced it, similarly you cannot explain what it feels like once you are no longer a fresher. In the first year you are inquisitive, and full of energy and questions (though it’s the same for the second and third years in LSR), it’s a bit more in the freshers! Its like a baby learning about the world after its born, you want to know everything and understand it in your own way. So if any fresher chances to read this blog, use this fervour, this vigour to the fullest cause time flies away, you wouldn’t even realize and the first year would come to an end. Perhaps you would even be giving the same word of advice to the then freshers! Make most of your first year, you will love it!! :)