SUC Report Cards 2018: Bandari Shiva
Written on November 30th, 2018 by {"login"=>"jcbitshyd", "email"=>"journal@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in", "display_name"=>"Journal Club, BPHC", "first_name"=>"", "last_name"=>""}The Cultural Secretaries are responsible for all intra-college
cultural activities and initiating cultural exchange programmes with
other institutions. The Cultural Secretary (Boys), Bandari Shiva Sai
Krishna’s manifesto listed 7 distinct points, with specific details on
how he planned to execute all of them. Of these seven points, 2 have been achieved, 1 is in progress and 4 have not been fulfilled yet.
| Manifesto Point | Status |
|---|---|
| Cultural Book of BPHC | Not Fulfilled |
| Regional Grub | Fulfilled |
| All Event Calendar | Not Fulfilled |
| Excursions and Trips | Not Fulfilled |
| Streamlining Renaissance and Caza de Talentos | In Progress |
| Theme Based Weekends | Not Fulfilled |
| Streamlining Open Mics | Fulfilled |
We now look at each point of the manifesto in detail. A copy of the complete manifesto can be found on the Election Commission, BPHC Facebook Page (click here).
Cultural Book of BPHC: Not Fulfilled
The idea behind the Cultural Book of BPHC was to create an archive for all the cultural activities conducted by the regional associations and clubs over the course of an academic semester. All the clubs and the regional associations on campus have been asked to document the events that they conduct over the course of the year. During the next semester, the Cultural Secretary plans on enlisting the help of the Journal Club to create a polished first draft of the Book. However, the Journal Club has not been approached about this endevour yet. He hopes to release it to the general body with the incoming batch of 2019. However, since the SU website has not even been updated to reflect the names of the current post holders of the SUC, where the Book will be published remains to be seen. It should be noted that this is a point common to both cultural secretaries. However, an intention to collaborate hasn’t been specified.
Regional Grubs: Fulfilled
Three regional gala dinners have been organised over the course of this semester - a Maharashtrian gala during the month of September, a Bengali gala during Dusshera and most recently, a gala dinner featuring north Indian dishes. Contrary to his manifesto, none of them had any outside chefs prepare the dishes. It is worth noting that according to the SMC, and contrary to the claims of the Cultural Secretary, none of the SUC members played a major role in organising these gala dinners and they claim that this was purely an SMC initiative. The Cultural Secretary does, however, plan to hold at least one large scale grub next semester and plans on collaborating with the Cooking Club for the same.
All Event Calendar: Not Fulfilled
While an all event calendar has not been created yet, the Cultural
Secretary claims that he will work on fulfilling this as soon as the
next semester begins. He plans on creating a monthly calendar that
documents all the events--including cultural events, technical events,
talks and competitions--that will be conducted on campus. It will also
feature upcoming competitions in neighbouring colleges that the student
body may choose to participate in. This, in turn, will increase club
participation in inter-collegiate competitions. He will be posting a
Google Drive link for the calendar on Facebook at the start of each
month. Since this is one of the manifesto points that the Cultural
Secretaries share in common, they plan on collaborating to achieve this
next semester.
Excursions and Trips: Not Fulfilled
There has been no progress on this front yet since this semester was
pretty hectic. However with a significantly higher number of fests and
activities happening next semester, the fruition of this plan can be
looked upon skeptically. The Cultural Secretary claims that he will
collaborate with RAF to plan an excursion for the students next
semester.
Streamlining Renaissance and Caza de Talentos: In Progress
Both Renaissance and Caza de Talentos have been planned for next
semester as pre-Pearl events. Even though the budget for these events
were not separately presented at the General Body Meeting alongside the
ATMoS budget, the Cultural Secretary is confident that he will be able
to release the prize money for both these events within a week of them
being conducted.
Theme Based Weekends: Not Fulfilled
When it comes to theme based weekends, this semester saw a solitary
Halloween-themed weekend with a single event that was conducted by the
Fashion Society. The Cultural Secretary plans on working with the clubs
on campus towards having more theme-based weekends next semester on a
fortnightly or monthly basis. While this isn’t the original weekly
frequency that was promised, he claims that it will definitely happen
during the next semester.
Streamlining Open Mics: Fulfilled
This semester saw several open mics and similar events being
conducted by various clubs on campus for the benefit of the general
student body. The semester began with an open mic being conducted for
the freshers by the Comedy Club. Throughout the course of the semester
ELAS conducted slam poetry events at C3 and Nescafe lawns, the Music
Club conducted a musical jam at Amul and Geetanjali conducted a Cultural
Night on the occasion of Ashtami to name a few.
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Apart from the manifesto points, the Cultural Secretary plans on
motivating the clubs to increase their inter-collegiate participation by
having a Best Club Award (which will be a monetary prize for the
winning club) at the end of the semester. He also stated that he had
been in talks with the Indywood Talent Club for certification. While
some work has happened so far in a semester, a lot of the plans in the
manifesto are yet to even begin being implemented.
Article by Mohammed Burk and Yogitha Garlapati. Design by Rohit Dwivedula. Published 30th November, 2018