Greater Noida, 13 March 2016: Mr. Pranav Kapoor, an MBBS student of Sharda University, won the coveted title of ‘Mr. Chorus’ and also ‘Mr. Glamour’ at the Chorus 2016 carnival that concluded today (Sunday, 13 March) at Greater Noida-based Sharda University. Ms Vani Chhabra, also an MBBS student of Sharda, was decorated with ‘Ms Glamour’.
The concluding day of the four-day techno-cultural fest saw Kanika Kapoor performing live at the elective ‘Celebrity Night’, an array of exuberant cultural events and active participations from a number of colleges and universities of North India in more than 25 competitions.
Chorus 2016 had a massive response from nearly 1,000 participants representing 80 colleges and universities that competed for prizes worth Rs 10 lakh during the carnival. Some of the notable institutions who participated were AMU, Jammu University, Amity, Galgotia, LPU, G.L. Bajaj, SRM (Haryana), Islamic Universities (Kashmir), etc. The fest also witnessed celebrities like Jassi Gill; Babbal Rai, Poonam Mathur, model Harshita Kashyap, Sahil Kapoor (Colour TV) and Sahil Aneja (Dance India Dance).
The concluding day of Chorus 2016 (Sunday, 13 March) began with ‘Grandmaster of Chorus’ – a competition in which students played the hell out of their minds and saved themselves from the invasion of their counterpart. Then, students dressed in appealing costumes performed a beautiful skit to showcase varied emotions along with “Rang Manch” that took this whole gala event to new heights. The audience were mesmerized with all the charismatic performances by the students. The idea of a “Rang Manch” is to create awareness amongst the masses. Mosaic Bolts, Grand Master of Chorus, Futsal, Treasure Hunt, Mr and Ms Glamour, Brand hunt, were added attraction.
Sunday also witnessed the ‘Clash of Titans’ in which four short-listed speakers from preliminary round of Saturday showed their debating skills. Elocution and Just-a-Minute were other interesting literary events that drew quality audiences.
Chorus 2016 gave the students of Sharda as well as participating colleges and universities a chance to rediscover themselves amidst a plethora of cultural activities and competitions. Self-confidence and learning were the major hallmarks of this annual mega-cultural festival.
Some major brands such as VH1, Radio Mirchi 98.3 Fm, Syndicate Bank, Danik Jagran, Tomatodeli.com, Hip Hop International, Suno Sharda 90.8FM, Ozone 3 Fitness and Spa, Campus Princess were associated with Chorus 2016 as sponsors and co-sponsors.
