Keralappiravi Celebrations- AARAVAM 2022

We Malayalees celebrate Kerala Piravi to commemorate the birth of Kerala as an independent State in the Republic of India on November 1, 1956. We celebrated Kerala Piravi in our college on November 1st 2022. The celebration was titled as “Aaravam 2022”.

All of us were dressed in traditional Kerala outfits i.e., girls in set saree and boys in Mundu. The program started with a welcome dance by 3 students- Bhavya, Anjana and Roselet and it turned out to be a gracious performance. A fusion group song by a group of 11 students evoked in everyone a festive spirit. I too was a part of the group song. A Ramp walk was also organised for us and it was held in three sessions. In between the sessions, other cultural programs were included.  In the first session of the ramp walk,  the contestants walked on the stage with full confidence and grace in the traditional attire. It was my first experience walking on a ramp.

This was followed by a Vanchippattu by yet another group  of students and a semi-classical dance by Anjana. By then, the contestants selected for the second session of the ramp walk were announced. In the second session, the contestants played a game where they had to arrange cups within the given time. Before the third  session, there was also a thiruvathira  dance. In the third session, the selected contestants had to give a speech on a topic. Each and every contestant was exceptionally good and the winner was Ponnu from the Commerce option. The program ended with a cinematic fusion by students.

This was the first grand celebration we had in the college after joining and we all thoroughly enjoyed the day. The teachers were also happy to see the students organise an event with so much dedication and effort.