LITT FEST 2010-2011

The Department of English conducts a major literary event called LITTFEST  every year. It is an eclectic mix of educational and fun filled activities based on language and literature. This event invites participation of students from all faculties. The department also organises Guest Lectures and conducts workshops and seminars.

Litt fest is like its name. Snazzy, short and a festival of literature, where students from across the faculties come to together to participate, contest, win, lose and in the process learn a lot. This year it was no different. Litt fest 2011 was inaugurated amidst excited minds on January 19, by  Prof Irfan Shaikh, Joint Secretary , M.C.E Society, who applauded the efforts of the Department of English for organizing this unique festival,   for today’s world where the importance of English is only growing.

Dr. Shaila Bootwala addressing the students.

Final Round (Girls)

“One minute to fame” and Spelling Bee were the two competitions of the day one followed by a screening of the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness”. 

One minute to fame

Final Round. (Boys)

The King & The Queen

One minute to fame entailed students doing seemingly easy but yet difficult tasks in a minute. The students enthusiastically participated in this event. One winner from boys and girls was declared. The winners were Ms Malaika Fernandes of F.Y.B.A declared One Minute to fame Queen and Mr.Ilham Abdul Salam was declared King.

Spelling Bee

Spelling Bee spruced up the fast deteriorating spellings of the students in today’s world of the ‘Spell check’.

Winner Of Spelling Bee.

There was an elimination round which was a written test. The top ten progressed to the next round where the students were given challenging words to spell. The winners were Mr.Adnan Shaikh of S.Y.B.Sc (First), Ms.Swaleha Shaikh of S.Y.B.A(Second), Ms.Misbah Ansari of M.A-II(Third) and Mr.Ishaq Polan of S.Y.B.Sc (consolation)

Day two was packed with competitions, as the day began with the students submitting a movie review of the movie screened the previous day.

The winners of the Movie review writing were Mr.Ritshi Kanjilal of S.Y.B.Com(1st), Ms.Jamila Patanwala of M.A-II(2^nd) and Ms.Misbah Ansari of M.A-II (3^rd)

Poetry Reading/Recitation Contest

The students had the audience and the judges listening in rapt attention as they read out one poem after another in the poetry recitation competition. What was applauded by the judges was that many students  read out their own works thereby fulfilling one of the primary aims of Litt fest i.e bringing out the creative you.

The contest was judged by amateur published poets Mr Javits and Ms Smitha who appreciated the efforts put in by the students. The winners were: Ms. Jovia D’Souza of F.Y.B.A (1^ST), Mr.Ritshi Kanjilal of S.Y.B.Com (2^nd), Ms. Tenzin Tselha of M.A-II (3^rd) and Ms.Fatema Kagalwala of F.Y.B.A (consolation).

In Pictionary, the five groups battled it out to depict the right words. The students were highly enthused in this game. There was keen competition and the winners were Ms. Misbah Ansari and group (Ritshi, Faye, Ummesalma, Niloufer, Tenzin, Zulekha & Mustafa). The runners up were Farheen Siddique and group (Firdous, Sadia, Jovia, Jamila, Omidullah, Aziz-ur-Rehman)

Speak Your Mind

Jamila Patanwala speaking her mind

“Speak your mind” was a new entrant and proved to be a runaway hit, as the Principal Dr. E.M. Khan, recommended it becoming a regular activity throughout the academic year.  The participants were all given impromptu topics and given a minute to speak on them.

The winners were Ms.Misbah Ansari of M.A-II (1^st), Mr. Arman Rahmutullah of T.Y.B.A (2^nd), Mr. Ishaq Polan of S.Y.B.Sc (3^rd) and Ms. Malaika Fernandes of F.Y.B.A (consolation).

Scrabble

Scrabble Marathon

The concluding day of this years’ Litt Fest began with the scrabble marathon where the sixteen teams gave each other a run for their words in their bid to become winners. The winners were: Adnan Shaikh and Ishaq Polan (1^st), Fatema Kagalwala & Rubina Khatoon (2^nd) ,  Jamila Patanwala &Farzeen Khan (3^rd ).

Littquiz

The Quiz Masters

With the Litt Quiz, that followed, it truly became a battle of knowledge and brains as the five teams locked their horns to fight for the top spot.

The winners for this closely contested event were: Ritshi Kanjilal & Group (1^st), Misbah Ansari & Group (2^nd).

Essay writing Competition

The students were given a list of topics on current affairs to write on in the Essay writing competition. The entries received were quite creative. The winners were: Ms. Jovia D’souza (1^st), Ms.Misbah Ansari (2^nd), Ms. Farheen Siddique(3^rd), Ms Bushra Thakur (consolation) and Mr. Ishaq Polan (consolation)

Play Reading by Ishaq Polon & Group

Dramatrix- the drama competition

‘Dramatrix’ proved to be perfect finale for the exciting three days of competition as three teams competed with their renditions of some excellent plays.

Play Reading by Misbah Ansari & Group

Poster Competition

The Posters on Display

The poster competition had ‘Book to Film’ as its theme. Students participated in large numbers and a variety of posters were creatively used. The winners were:

Ms. Bitania Zenebe (1^st), Mr.Ritshi Kanjilal (2^nd), Ms.Jamila Patanwala (3^rd) and Ms. Jovia D’souza (consolation).

Valedictory Programme & Prize Distribution

As the curtains drew to a close, it was time for the valedictory and prize distribution ceremony where Mrs. Yogini Brahmankar, Director, Apex Placements was the invited chief guest. Top classics and some modern day best sellers were given away as prizes as the room filled with applause for the winners.

Jamila Patanwala- 1st student coordinator

Ms. Jamila Patanwala was felicitated for being the first student coordinator of the festival.

Mr. Ritshi Kanjilal from S.Y.BCom was given a special appreciation for being a close contender for Littwhiz and active participant in Littfest.

Misbah Ansari- LITT WHIZ

The motivating Force behind it all

The suspense over the Litt Whiz, a prize for the student winning the maximum number of prizes was intense as was the competition. Ms. Misbah Ansari from M.A- II who was the Litt Whiz of Litt Fest 2011.