We
are happy to announce “Renaissance 16” MJC cultural festival to be held on 29th
and 30th of January 2016. On 29th we will have Renaissance
Junior the interschool competitions and Renaissance- Cubs and on 30th
we will have Renaissance Senior the
intercollegiate competitions
Competitions
will include Mehendi drawing, Singing (solo and group), dancing (solo and
group), rangoli making, elocution (Tamil and English)
and painting.
Evolution of Renaissance - MJC CulFest
Renaissance
means re-birth, the fest was named so because we
dedicated this to our re-awakening. After the untimely death of our founder
chairman in 2012, there was a worry among many that MJC would wither away. But
we took a vow; that we will not let it happen. Renaissance is an expression of
this commitment and confidence.
Renaissance
was initiated with an aim to provide our youngsters
an opportunity to manage an event, compete with their compatriots, and to have
an opportunity to interact with a broader audience from the society around. We started this in 2013, and it has flourished
since then, thanks to our children’s tremendous efforts as well as the support
from several well wishers. The fest includes a variety of items ranging from
literary to musical; with opportunities for
students with ways with the paintbrush and who can tap their feet to the rhythm
of the music.
The first Renaissance held in January 2013 had participation
from 100 students from around 20 colleges who competed with vigor and
enthusiasm. First and Second Price winners were rewarded with gold coins
sponsored by Chemmanur international jewelers. We had a distinguished panel of
judges who selected the winners. The chief guest of the event was Mr. Bobby
chemmanur who gave an inspiring speech to our youngsters. Mr. Kishore sodha a
renowned trumpeter played at this event for the students and stole their hearts
with some popular Bollywood tracks.
Students of Kongu Nadu Arts and Science College bagged the
Rolling Trophy constituted in memory of late Dr P P Job, Founder of MJC.
Renaissance 2014 grew to be a two day event; first being for
school students and second for college students. For the Inter- School Event (Renaissance 14 - Junior) we had
participation of 260 Students from 13 Schools. Dr Job Memorial Rolling Trophy
for the Overall Championship was bagged by SSVM World School,Vellalore,
Coimbatore.
For Inter-College Event (Renaissance 14
- Senior) we had participation of 111 students from 18 Colleges. Dr Job
Memorial Rolling Trophy for the Overall Championship was bagged by Angappa
College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore
Renaissance -15 saw a lot more participants than the
previous years. Around 150 students participated in the ‘Junior’ event 90
students from 17 different colleges participated in the ‘Seniors’. The chief
guests for the fest were Rev. Jacob Thomas and Rev. James Thomas and the guests
of honor were Mr B Vijayan IAS (Retd Chief Secretary of Goa), Ms Devyanni
Khobragade IFS and MR Bobby Chemmanur.
Thiru
Janardhana Matriculation Higher Secondary School walked away with Dr.P.P.Job
Memorial Rolling Trophy
The
Winner of the Trophy for the intercollegiate event was CMS College of Arts and
Science, Coimbatore.
Over the years Renaissance has seen outstanding talent from
various schools from all over the state and hope to see a lot more talent in
the forthcoming years.