Mahatma Education Society's Pillai
Group of Institutions proudly presents 'Alegría - the Festival of Joy' from
the 3rd of Februaryto the 7th of February 2015
at Dr. K. M. VasudevanPillai Campus, New Panvel.
Alegría which takes its name from
the Spanish word for “Joy” attracts a crowd of more than 40,000
people every year and is highlighted by dance and music competitions, treasure
hunts, technical and literary events, workshops, fashion shows,sporting events
and community service initiatives. Through these activities the festival aims
to showcase the wonderful and sometimes hidden talent that exists within the
student population.
Previous years of the festival have
witnessed celebrity appearances by popular actors JackkyBhagnani, Ran Vijay
Singh, Zayed Khan, Elli Avram, Chandrachur Singh, Suresh Menon, former Miss
India Worlds RakulPreet Singh and ParvathyOmnakuttan and award winning sports
personalities BhaichungBhutia and AshwiniPonnappa. But arguably the most exciting
parts of the festival have been the sensational musical performances by YoYo Honey Singh, Bollywood superstar FarhanAkhtar, DJ Suketuand international artistes such as the award-winning
Romanian pop band Akcent and
Tomorrowland’s resident DJ YVES V.
Each of these events has individually attracted a crowd of close to ten
thousand people. Alegría is also known for its advertising, media and
promotional activities that are unrivalled in the college festival domain. This
array of celebrities, artists and promotional activities are just some of the
reasons why Alegría has been mentioned as one of the biggest college festivals
in India by India Today Magazine.
This
year the festival will be highlighted by a series of
mind blowing live performances by the Bollywood musical legends Vishal and Shekhar, Grammy Nominated DJs Sultan & Ned Shepherd, one of
India’s foremost names in dance music, Nikhil
Chinapa and the king of Bollywood mash-ups DJ Chetas. There will be numerous other celebrity appearances
throughout the festival in addition to the terrific line-up of musical
performances.
The festival kick started today, 28th January 2015, at
the Pillai Campus with the unveiling of the theme “Celebrating more than 100
years of Hollywood cinema” where the students had a flash mob and creatively
introduced the theme to an audience of more than 8000 students who had gathered
around the Quad area to witness the same. Students dressed as various Hollywood
actors and performed some daring stunts and presented a preview of this
exciting festival. Speaking on the occasion, Dr.
Daphne Pillai, Chairperson, Mahatma Education
Society and Rector of the Campus, said ‘Alegria - the Festival of Joy’ is
a synergy of the youth creativity and talent quotient. Pillaiites work
tirelessly, striving each year to out-do, none other than themselves, bringing
in new creative ideas and events. Their
dedication and hard work will definitely show on stage.’
Mahatma Education Society was
established in 1970 with the aim of bringing about social and economic change
through the proactive personal development of every child that came into its
fold. Today MES runs 48 institutions in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai all affiliated
and accredited with competent authorities in the field of education like the
University of Mumbai, AICTE, NAAC, IBO, etc.
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