A mystical night when all Bennettians shook a leg

By Shubh Bhardwaj

The evening on the campus started with foot-tapping Gujarati songs and morphed into a night of Punjabi dance numbers, alongside the Jaikaras of Maa Durga, sending high-spirited devotees into a trance
Earlier in the day, the start of the event was marked by Maa Durga aarti and bhajans, with University COO Sudhanshu Verma lighting the lamp and leading the prayers.
Traditional dress code
The students looked stunning in their grand outfits as they performed garba and dandiya dances to the tune of traditional Gujarati songs. The performances were in absolute sync and soon the floor was open to all the students as more of them shrugged off their inhibitions to shake a leg.
The stage for the garba night was spectacular, the dance floor was full of DJ and fairy lights, and the golden colour added a whole different flavour to the Navratri gala. While traditional was the pronounced dress code for the night, it seemed as if the entire strength of the University was on the dance floor.
Dance like no one is watching you
Garba, fugdi, and dandiya were some of the eye-catchers of the evening while simply raising one’s hands in the air and jumping to the beats was the favourite step of many Bennettians.
The university left no stone unturned to make the event a grand success, as the students savoured mouth-watering food, served on stalls in the ‘street food lane’.
Smiles Everywhere
Everyone was wearing a spontaneous smile, which was also a warm welcome to the new members of the Bennett family. The freshers got to know about how the university gives equal importance to all festivals, and what life at Bennett is all about.
The gig was also an occasion where special moments were captured. Even as everyone danced their hearts out, the emotional songs left the students teary-eyed as well.
(The writer is a second-year student of BA JMC)