A FIESTA: BAND, MAITREYI (W)RAPS RHAPSODY ’23 DHOL BATTLE AT

Made and other performers in for a treat as musicians were Ankit Tiwari added a Students of Delhi University as singer cultural fest groovy, even Maitreyi College’s annual Bollywood tadka!

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It was two days of grand musical fiesta for the Delhi University (DU) students, as Maitreyi College’s annual fest, Rhapsody ’23 brought bands, singers, rappers, and performers across genres under one roof. Singer Ankit Tiwari also ensured the fest had a grand finale with his extended performance.

THODA JAM, THODA RAP

Students participating in various competitions presented performances that seemed on par with professional acts. Swasti Srivastava, a final-year student of Economics (Hons) at Maitreyi College, shares, “The Battle of the Bands felt like Euphoria or Advaita were performing! No one could have guessed that they were just college students.”

FOREIGN SE AAYE DOST

Not just Dilliwale, but a few students from universities of New Zealand were also part of the fest on day 1, when they performed on the Chennai Express

(2013) song Kashmir Main Tu

Kanyakumari. Speaking about the fest, college principal Haritma Chopra says, “Rhapsody was not just (an event) for the students, it was a jashn. Many students used their passes to bring their parents or family members to the fest.That’s why we call it the Maitreyi kutumb (family).”

DANCE AND DRAMA GALORE

The dance and drama competitions saw some electrifying acts by students. Nutan, from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College’s dram soc, shares, “Our play, an adaptation of Mindgame by Anthony Horowitz, is a psychological thriller and it won the Best Production prize. But a lot of it has to do with the amazing audience.”

TWO-AND-A-HALF HOURS OF ANKIT TIWARI!

“Sab bachhon ne itna decorum maintain kiya ki I performed for twoand-a-half hours!” shares singer Ankit Tiwari, while talking about the enthusiastic crowd. Tiwari also introduced his four-year-old daughter Arya, onstage, who swayed along with the audience as he performed. Manna Phanjoubam, a final-year History (Hons) student of Maitreyi, says, “I was part of the student photographers team, who were instructed to cover the event.

But when Tiwari’s concert began, I got so immersed in music that I felt compelled to put down my camera.”

The amazing audience made performing here feel like an honour. Har jagah aisa crowd nahin hota. NUTAN, Member of Shaheed Bhagat Singh College dram soc*

Sab bachhon ne itna decorum maintain kiya ki, I performed for two-anda-half hours jabki mera set 90 minutes ka tha! ANKIT TIWARI, Singer The fashion soc of Institute of Home Economics had their glam game on Ramjas College western dance soc oozed swagger and clinched the first prize at the competition

Zakir Husain Delhi College’s band won the first prize with their concertlike performance entry inside the college for two hours to gain Students had to wait huge turnout closed due to an unanticipated as the gates were

PHOTOS: DHRUV SETHI/HT Rudra (left) and Kunal (right) were the beatboxingrapping duo that enthralled the crowd on day 2 The folk dance soc of SGND Khalsa College killed it with their bhangra moves while dancing to the beats of live dhol

Maitreyi College students camped out hours in advance to catch Tiwari’s set

Mayank, aka Kaafir channelled his inner Gully Boy and won the Rapzilla

Ankit Tiwari loved the crowd and kept performing enthusiastically