Genesis 2022-23

Genesis 2022

 -By Anirudh Bhadri and Devapriya Menon

 

Genesis is the flagship event of Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MCOPS), where the elected Student Council officially comes to power, and all the elected members are formally unveiled. 

On this auspicious occasion, Dr. Guruprasad Rao graced the gathering as the chief guest, accompanied by the Principal and the Vice Principal of the Institution, Dr. C Mallikarjuna Rao, and Dr. Krishnamurthy Bhat. Dr. Jayesh Mudgal, who is a faculty advisor for the Student Council, also served as a notable dignitary.

Dr. Mallikarjuna Rao

    

                                                             

Other dignitaries at the event

                                                      

Aleena and Rishi, who are students of MCOPS, embraced the roles of the hosts for the evening. The gracious lighting of the lamps by the notable guests marked the beginning of the event. The invocation song was sung by Parvathi Madhu, a student of MCOPS, who captivated the crowd of the evening with her mellifluous voice. This was followed by the dignitaries being bestowed with a bunch of bouquets as a mark of respect and distinction. 

Dr. Guruprasad Rao, the guest of the evening, addressed the gathering. The guest speaker commenced his speech by expressing his delight in being at this prestigious gathering. He also talked about how MCOPS, as a college that was established in the year 1953, has been consistent in providing quality education to its students with reputed and well-adept professors. He also highlighted the achievements of the college and its success in creating a mark by being in the list of the top 100 pharmaceutical colleges of the world. He also credited the students for the successful running of the college over the years and regarded students as the 'major stakeholders' of the institution.

Furthermore, Dr. Rao stressed the importance of having a student council in the college. He emphasized on how the organizations of different cultural and sports events, help the students develop their leadership skills, a primary requirement not just limited to the corporate world. He concluded his speech by accentuating the importance of teamwork in the council and assured that the student council of MCOPS will exceed the expectations of the institution and create a historical mark. 

The Chief Guest, Mr. Guruprasad Rao, being felicitated

Investiture ceremony

All the elected members and their posts were unveiled at this event. There are 20 members in the student council, with there being ten significant posts: The President, The Vice President, The General Secretary, The Academic Secretary, The Cultural Secretary, The Sports Secretary, The Chief Editor, The Student Exchange Community Secretary, The Head of Photography and The Community Development Council Secretary.

The new Student Council for 2022-23

Abhijay Ahuja and Akanksha are elected as The President and The Vice President, respectively. Shradanjali Ghosh has been elected as the General Secretary, with Anshuman Shettigar as the Cultural Secretary supported by Madhuja Sen and Mandar B Rao as the Joint Cultural Secretaries.

Shruti Chaudhary has bestowed the role of The Academic Secretary, with John Patani and Jayashree V serving as the Joint Academic Secretaries. Ayushi Datta being the protagonist in the post of Sports Secretary is supported by Mangesh Kumar and Shreya Gantayet in the role of Joint Sports Secretary.

The Editorial Board is helmed by Aarthika Srinivasan as the Chief Editor, with Clive Winston D'Souza heading the Photography team supported by Akhil M and Rajeswari Subramanian as Deputy Heads. Akhil M also takes charge as the Student Exchange Committee Secretary with Stuti Khatuka alongside him as the Joint Secretary for the same. The duo of Saad Khan and Vaani Nayak will take on the roles of Community Development Secretaries. Ajinkya Nikam completes the council of secretaries by being the President of I2C.

Abhijay Ahuja, the President of MAPS 2022-23

                            

This event continued with the Principal of the institution addressing the students. He differentiated how school education is different from professional education. In school, one always has someone looking after them, whereas now a student in college would be on their own. Alongside, the expectations from parents, family, society, and in general also get higher. He requested students to be part of at least one of the cultural or sports activities and established his full confidence in this newly appointed council. He also stated that the college will support the council in all ways possible. The Vice Principal also addressed the gathering, where he elaborated on the importance of cultural activities and sports activities. He stressed on the significance and implications of a student council in any college.  

Akanksha, Vice President of MAPS 2022-23

The President and the General Secretary of the council shared their vision as the responsible members of the council. The guests were presented with mementos, and the formal function was concluded by the newly elected Vice President Akanksha with a vote of thanks.

Shradanjali Ghosh, General Secretary of MAPS 2022-23

Cultural Events

Following the conclusion of the formal event, came the most fun part of the evening, the cultural programs. Here is where the students of MCOPS shared their talents with the encouraging audience. It is safe to say that MCOPS has no dearth of dancers. As the students gracefully danced on the floor, the enthralled audience applauded the moves, the tunes, and the rhythms. 

Invocation Dance

The ceremonial event reflected its most pleasing melodies and dance steps even in the eyes of the kids who were part of the audience, waiting for their turn to dance to the harmonies of the evening. 

The range of informal and delightful events kicked off with a classical dance followed by all the batches of different groups dancing to the lyrical and rhythmic pulses of Genesis. 

Stills from various performances

Students of MCOPS delivered a powerful message, an eye-opener and an awareness booster for the crowd, through a miraculous play. The drama gave a social message about how people need to speak up in order to mitigate mental health issues and this effectively served as a key highlight of the event. The entirety of the auditorium then hymned to the beautiful melodies which resonated as the second year Pharm D Students gracefully performed their tunes. 

Stills from a brilliant skit

To wrap the cultural enigma, the fourth-year B.pharm students made the entire audience dance. They did so, by starting off with the song that took the internet by a joyous storm, 'Kaala Chashma'. In the blink of an eye, the hall witnessed how the audience merged with the performers as the dance floor lost its corners. 

                       

TMA Pai Hall saw the students of MCOPS dancing in sheer pleasure as the hall was filled with voices of excitement and moments of bliss. A beautiful occasion ended with some beautiful moments.

-Picture Credits : Rithvik Vibav