Namchi College begins countdown to ambitious Blossom Fest 2011

PURAN TAMANG
NAMCHI, 10 Feb: The Government College here at Kamrang is organizing a first of its kind college fest for a Sikkim government college with a 4-day long “Blossom Fest 2011” from 23 to 26 February 2011 here at college premises.
The main objective behind the fest, its student organisers inform, is to preserve and promote the State’s tradition and cultures and also to provide a platform to talented college students.
The culture secretary of Students Representative Council (SRC) of the college here, Phurba Sherpa, informs that the Blossom Fest was being organised by the students themselves without any financial support from the college fund. The organisers, he said, have been keeping busy through the winter holidays contacting corporate and private sponsors to make the fest possible.
Though the bandh in the neighbouring state has hampered accessing good sponsors from outside the State, Mr. Sherpa announced with confidence that even with the local sponsors already arranged, they would put up a memorable event.
The Blossom Fest will include performances by rock band showdown which will have rock outfits from all over the country in competition.
Over the four days, a series of cultural events will be hosted, including fashion shows, dance competitions and an array of live performances by established and upcoming artists.
He stressed that the organisers were inspired by the Chief Minister’s frequent appeals to the young to become more proactive and self-reliant and said that the putting together of this grand event solely by the students was a gesture of living up to this call.
He added that the Chief Minister has accepted their invitation to inaugurate the event and that they were looking forward to hosting him on the 23rd.
The members of the organising committee also expressed confidence that the successful hosting of this ambitious event will boost the college’s image and highlighted that this would not have been possible without the support of all the students who have been working tirelessly over the past few months. Assistance was now coming in from students from all the colleges of the State, and today’s meeting was also attended by SRC members from the other government colleges as well.