The Cultural Club: Antardhwani

Events organized:

New Year Events

On the eve of New Year several games were conducted for the students by Antardhwani, the cultural club of SIBM Hyderabad. These events acted as a good refresher from the normal mundane routines of the students. The events were as follows:

1. Dare to Vibe:

This game was played in pairs. Each pair was given a list of songs where one had to enact the hook step of the song and the other person had to guess the song based on that. The participant doing the hook step had to wear a mask throughout to avoid whispering/lip syncing. And the participant guessing the song had to wear a headphone where a completely different song was played in order to distract the participant as well as to avoid if the audience guesses the song. A song could be played only for 15 seconds after which the songs were changed. The maximum number of songs guessed by a pair in 60 seconds would win the game.

2. Squid Game 2.0:

In this game any random people from the audience had to dance to the song played and as soon as the song stops, they had to freeze in their position however they were dancing. One person from Antardhwani, had to make them laugh/move without physical contact. The last one to stay still would win the game.

3. Lights Camera Acting:

In this game groups of 4 members each were made where a situation was given to each group which they had to enact and the audience had to guess. The group for which the audience would guess the situation rightly would win.

PITCH PERFECT

This event was a solo participation-based singing competition consisting of two rounds out of which the first round was a preliminary round and the second one was a live performance round. The top performances were selected based on the live performances in the presence of judges.

BECOME THE SENSATION (BTS)

This event consisted of a single round in which the teams were required to submit their performance videos beforehand. The top videos from the entries were uploaded on social media for a span of 24 hours and the views were taken into consideration for judgement, along with the judges’ opinions.

Ekaलाप

This was a monologue competition where the participants had to submit a video with them enacting and saying the monologue of their choice. In the second round, the participants were required to portray a fictional character of their choice in a situation given to them. The situation given to them was- ‘You are a murder suspect. Portraying your favorite fictional character convince the police that you are innocent’ Participants were given a time for 48 hours to enact the situation and submit the video which was shown live to the judges and the audience on the event day.

The SIBM-H Film Festival

This was a group acting competition comprising only 1 round where the participants had to submit any one of their short films.

This event consisted of one round in which the teams had to submit a short film on any theme of their choice. The top 4 films as judged were played onscreen on the day of the event. The time limit for the film was 3-10 minutes. Each team comprised at least 6 and at most 10 members. The short films were then judged and awarded marks based on different aspects like cinematography, storyline, creativity, acting, and script.

 Fashion Voila

This event consisted of 2 rounds in which the first round was conducted on D2C platform. The participant was required to submit a fashion reel not exceeding 60 seconds, incorporating any prop of their choice for the video. The top 6 participants were shortlisted to the second round where they participated in a fashion quiz which was a contest to test their fashion IQ. The participants were then given 45 minutes to make a fashion video not exceeding 2 minutes. The participants are judged on the basis of costumes, attitude, creativity, walking stance, theme presentation, and fashion knowledge.

Theme Walk

This event consisted of 2 rounds in which the first round was conducted on D2C platform. The registered group had to submit a video showcasing their fashion talent, choosing any theme/concept of their choice. Top 4 teams were shortlisted to the second round out of a pool of great submissions, where they were assigned a theme. The catch with this round was to have at least one of the team members had to do face art on the given theme. One member of the team had to pitch in the idea behind the performance on the event day. Judges had a difficult time picking the winners based on creativity, outfit styling, walk, and confidence.

Talent Parade

It was a solo/duo dance competition where the participants had to submit a dance video representing a movie/ series character or any actor/actress of their choice. They were expected to justify the character they are representing. Top 6 participants were shortlisted to Round 2, in which they had to make a reel on any song/theme of their choice in 72 hours which was then posted on the official Instagram page of Antardhwani, the Cultural Club of SIBM Hyderabad. The event was very successful in keeping the audience excited and entertained.

Dazzling Stars

This was a group dance competition comprising only 1 round where the groups of 3-8 members had to submit a dance video. This event had a single round in which teams consisting of 3-8 members sent in performances of 4-6 minutes long, out of which top 6 videos were shortlisted and presented to the judges on the event day. The performances had to be narration-based and taken in one-shot. Editing and merging were not allowed. The judges had a very hard time to come up with the winners for the event, as all the groups came through with some entertaining and innovative dance number performances. The event was a grand success.

Events participated in:

Ethnic Day

On 8th October 2021, after an auspicious Saraswati Puja celebration in the morning, the students of SIBM-Hyderabad were invited to their first offline event of 2021 called the Ethnic Day.

Antardhwani took this opportunity to showcase their talent and entertain the audience with their charisma.

First to perform was Team Aaroh, the music vertical of SIBM-Hyderabad who enthralled the audience with their melodious voices and before anyone could realize they found themselves singing along to those beautiful and soulful lyrics.

Then came Team Vibe, the dance vertical of SIBM-Hyderabad, they performed on multiple songs from classical to modern Bollywood and even bhangra. Their energy and moves totally got the audience grooving to the beats. The atmosphere was now absolutely exuberant because of the joy and enthusiasm that Team Vibe had infused with their amazing performances.

Next to perform was Team Panache, the fashion vertical of SIBM-Hyderabad who showcased their fascinating ramp walk and styling skills by using multiple colourful dupatta not just to style but to also create an amazing walk pattern that got the audience enchanted and exuberant throughout the show. The ramp walk matched with the beats of the background music was truly a pleasure to watch.

Abhinay-Shakti collaboration

On 31st October 2021, Team Abhinay, the drama vertical of SIBM-H collaborated with Shakti, Women Development and Social Responsibility cell to educate the staff and workers at SIBM-Hyderabad about the importance of girl child education and how early marriage of girls is a curse to the society as those girls can learn and grow up to become independent women contributing not just to the country but also lead the next generation better. The members of Team Abhinay enacted a self scripted impactful story to demonstrate the stereotype and restrictions that girls face in their pursuit to attain education, a basic right for every human being. Team Shakti narrated the story with Telugu dialogues and placards to help the local working staff understand better. 

Christmas Celebrations

On the evening of 24th December, 2021, at 6:15 PM, the students of SIBM Hyderabad came together to celebrate the merry festival of Christmas. In the event conducted by Mélange, The Organizing Committee of SIBM Hyderabad, Carol and Dance performances were given by the members of Antardhwani Aaroh and Vibe respectively. Members of Antardhwani Aaroh performed voice-only renditions of carols and Christmas themed songs in the order of “Deck the Halls”, “Santa Tell Me” by Ariana Grande, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” by Andy Williams, and “O Holy Night”, capturing the spirit of Christmas with their sweet voices. After this performance, members of Antardhwani Vibe danced beautifully to student-requested songs. These songs were “Jingle Bell Rock”, “Bella Ciao”, “No Lie” by Sean Paul and Dua Lipa, “Jalebi Baby” by Tesher, “Badtameez Dil” from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, “Ole”, “Naatu” from RRR, “Vaathi Coming” from Master. 

ALUMNICON – A RENDEZVOUS

“Alumicon – a rendezvous” was an event of cultural activities, organized by ACoord, in collaboration with Team Mélange and Antardhwani. The event hosted a line-up of fun-filled activities for the alumni, and it served as an opportunity to engage with the alumni while building strong and healthy relations that would stay forever. Team Antardhwani had the opportunity to engage the audience in the cultural activities for an estimate of 2 hours.

The event started with a soulful duet performed by members of Team Aaroh. This was followed by an incredible group performance, an entertaining solo act and a powerful jam session. 

Team Vibe shook the roof with a mesmerizing duet, followed by a vibrant group performance. Next, Team Panache rocked the stage with ramp walks based on themes like ‘Office Wear’ and ‘Back to College’.

Achievements

Panache- Fashion Vertical

1. PANACHE- Winners

Group Fashion competition organized by the cultural club KALA of FMS, Delhi on 27th February, 2022.

Team members:

1. Abhishak Jain
2. Adwitiya Mistry
3. Sakshi Banka
4. Shivangi Shaw
5. Sneha Sandhya

1. RISE-N-SHINE – 1st, 2nd and 3rd

Solo fashion event organized by IIT Palakkad on 7th February, 2022.

All three positions were secured by members from our very own Team Panache:

1st- Shivangi Shaw

2nd- Ayushi Jaiswal

3rd- Rajat Choudhary

1. MY DATE FIT- 3rd Position

Solo fashion event organized by the club DISGUISE of University School of Management and Entrepreneurship, Delhi Technological University, Delhi on 14th February, 2022.

3rd position- Pankaj Badyal

Vibe- Dance Vertical

1. LET’S GROOVE 2.0- Runner up and Special Recognition

Solo dance event organized by the club RAZZMATAZZ of Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi on 20th January, 2022.

Runner up- Mithlesh Patidar

Special Recognition- Prachi Das

Abhinay- Drama Vertical

1. OTT FEST- Runner up 

Short Film Theory event organized by TPH on 16th January, 2022.

Group members:

1. Sanjana Das
2. Rajat Choudhary
3. Prachi Das
4. Tiasha Halder
5. Joel Varghese Jacob
6. Shivang Anand