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For the first time K.J. Somaiya College of science and commerce had organized an inter-collegiate event, VIBES 2009 where entertainment and talent was at its best.

The event took place on the 28th, 29th, and 30th of December 2009.We had the usual plethora of events where on the 28th we had events like the Fine Arts under which bridal mehendi had 23 participants comprising of 12 colleges amongst which top 3 were selected, followed by rangoli in which the theme given was ‘Traditional Art’ with 12 participants from 7colleges amongst which top 3 were selected, in T-Shirt painting the theme given was ‘GO GREEN’ for which we had 13 participants comprising of 8 colleges amongst which our judges had zeroed on the best 3 amongst the lot, in poster making we had 12 participants comprising of 7 colleges with top 3 bagging the trophies, and last but not the least in collage we had 10 participants comprising of 8 colleges with top 2 being awarded. In Literary Arts we had eliminations for 2 events viz hot seat in which we had 4 teams from 4 colleges amongst which 3 were short listed for the finals and for spell bee we had 12 participants comprising of 9 colleges with 6 going for the finals. On the same day we had Dance Eliminations Round with 30 participants in all. For folk dance solo we had 6 participants amongst which 3 were qualified for the finals, in folk group we had 4 groups from 4 colleges amongst which 2 were qualified, in classical solo we had 3 participants amongst which 2 were qualified, in western solo we had 10 participants amongst which 5 were qualified and for western group we had 7 groups amongst which 4 were qualified for the finals. The dance elims were followed by our USP show ‘The Reality Zone’ for which we had 8 groups comprising of 7 colleges amongst which 5 were short listed for the finals.

On the 2nd day of VIBES ’09 i.e. the 29th we had the Finals of Literary Arts in which we had 4 events beginning with the finals of spell B having 6 finalists from which 2 were awarded and in hot seat we had 3 teams finalized from which 1 was given the prize, in creative writing we had 13 participants comprising of 9 colleges from which top 3 won and in just a minute we had 7 participants comprising of 6 colleges from which 2 were given the prizes. Under Management Events we had organized for ad making in which we had 4 teams from 4 colleges amongst which 1 was awarded for its excellent performance and in debate we had 8 teams from 7 colleges amongst which 2 were awarded. In Theatre Events we had mono acting with 8 participants comprising of 6 colleges amongst which 2 were awarded for their splendid performance and 1 college performed a skit which left the audience and the judges spell bound. This is not all ,the theatre events was followed by Singing Eliminations Round with 30 participants from 18 colleges w ere competing against each other amongst which the top 10 were selected for the finals.

On the 30th was our grand finale which had the finals of the dance event, the singing event and the reality zone. For the Dance Finals in folk solo 1 was awarded. in folk group 1 was awarded. in classical solo 1 was awarded , in western solo 2 were awarded and in western group 2 were awarded for their outstanding performances. In Singing Finals for solo singing 3 were given the prizes and for duet singing 1 was awarded as the best duo performance. For Reality Zone only 1 college survived till the end and was declared a winner.

The Band Event too was a highlight with 5 colleges competing with each other for the best band from which 1 took away the trophie, not to forget our guest band chronic phobia who set the stage on fire with its electrifying performance.

Above all, Bhavans college (Andheri) bagged the award for the best college in VIBES 2009. With all this excitement and thrill VIBES ’09 was surely FUN AT ITS PEAK.

Where we played the perfect host, the participants and the viewers were the perfect guests. With almost 25 colleges and more than 500 students participating the event was a huge success.

Furthermost, we would like to make a special mention about the sponsors with PEPSICO INTERNATIONAL being our main sponsor, followed by 12 other sponsors, without whose support the show would not have been possible .Also the organizing committee (students ) have a mention for working day in and day out to make the event a success.

Achievements - 2009-10

1. Saurabh Deshmukh won the 3rd prize in youth festival for playing instrumental music.
2. Mulgund Madhwacharya won the 2nd prize for singing in Hooner(K.J. Somaiya college of Arts and commerce).
3. Dushant Thakur won the 2nd prize in Hooner Stock Exchange (K.J. Somaiya college of Arts and commerce).
4. Niketan, Ruchira & Group won in chetna college for street play.
5. Sanmita Walimbe won 1st prize in NM college(UMANG) for Cake Decoration.