1. THE KOSHISH CHRONICLE
SPECIAL NEWSLETTER EDITION
PUBLISHED BY PCTE GROUP OF INSTITUTES
22nd SEPTEMBER 2011-DAY 2
EDITORIAL
NEWSLETTER TEAM
THE SECRET OF SUCCESS LIES IN KNOWING
EDITOR: “THE SECRET OF
Tahir Sufi FAILURE”
Director, Tahir Sufi
PCTE IHMCT
SPECIAL ARTICLE: The game has already begun and the hunt for winners is on and the time is not
Dr. K.N.S Kang far. The literary events are over and the winners have been declared already.
Director General, However, this is not an end of it. The activities are repeated again and again
PCTE Group of Institutes and the sensible ones among those who could not make it this time shall learn
from the mistakes. This newsletter also aims in the same direction- it invites
DESIGNER: the faculty members who evaluated these activities to share their views on
Harmanjit Singh how the students can improve next time. The success is a journey and not
Kanwer destination- learning is an ongoing process and we can get on and get down
from this process anytime. However, it is always better if we stay in sync with
REPORTER: the learning process throughout our lives. Let us go through the articles written
Ajay Kumar by our faculty and act upon them. This quote puts it beautifully “Success will
not lower its standard to us. We must raise our standard to success!”
ARTICLES:
Rajesh Chandran
Anshu Singh KOSHISH: DISPLAY OF DIVERSITY
Shruti Sharma Dr.K.N.S.Kang
PHOTOGRAPHS: We've all been to a few
Sunny Beas MBA-1B Colleges or University Fests as
Deepak Sedha BCA 3B we grow up, but PCTE
Ramesh Gulati BCA 3B
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Jatinder Singh BCA 3B

2. KOSHISH-2011 is more than just a fest. Imagine having Afro students play drums on traditional tabla for
instrumental music, and a renowned panel of local fame, Karmasa absorbing and responding to the entire
new tunes of Tabla through and through. On the same day, you see Afghani boys walk down the ramp to
unearth shimmering Arabic Girls out of Pardas, and Bhutanese Ninja Girls set the stage on fire with War
Techniques. And if you are thinking, we are talking about students playing these roles, then hold your
hearts, because at KOSHISH, the PCTE Annual Fest you actually see nearing 100 odd International
students from a dozen odd countries across the globe including USA, Mozambique, Afghanistan, Angola,
Nigeria, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Bhutan, Uganda, Rwanda, Lesotho, and many more performing alongside
Indian students in 22 events on and off the stage. These students bring true amalgam of cultures
confluence into new fusion culture across borders unseen and unheard anywhere else. Koshish kicked off
to a grand start this morning events like Folk Dance, Nukkad Natak, Instrumental solo performance, Picto,
Cartooning and not to mention Western Group Dance, Fashion Show and Rock Band performances. The
themes in these shows ranged from addressing everything like violence, drugs, to seasons, and social
awareness. The stage and the audience remained jam-packed throughout the day right unto the night,
when two PCTE Rock Bands performed live to the audience.
The students of PCTE Group of Institutes have created a wonderful amalgamation of cultures,
nationalities and ethnicity, PCTE has become the melting pot of several national and international
regional tastes through various forms of expressions like dance, debate and fine arts at its annual fest –
Koshish 2011. The solo Instrumental performance saw one of the African students showcase a
mesmerizing display of talent by creating traditional African instrumental sounds out of an Indian classical
instrument like tabla, which set the ball rolling for the event. Later in the day the events like fashion show
cast a spell on the audience with Afghan boys dressed up as traditional Indian warriors and breaking into
several surprise acts in between. One of the acts included a Mizo student coming out of the box dressed
up as ninja and this was beyond the expectation of the already engaged audience. Towards the end it was
the two college rock bands that raised the tempo with several heart thumping covers both in Hindi and
English from rock on, Dev D’s Emotional Atyachaar to Green Day and Linkin Park. The three day event will
turn more colorful with the senior wing consisting of P.G. students from various disciplines competing in
events on Thursday.
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3. JAM
Anshu Singh-Asst. Professor
If you think you are a fluent speaker, wait a minute and try your luck with JAM. Koshish 2011 at PCTE
Group of Institutes organized JAM on 21st Sep 2011.
JAM means JUST A MINUTE. Every speaker has to speak just for a minute. The fun of the game is that
while a speaker is speaking, every other individual in the team can point out the errors in speech and bag
a chance for himself/herself for the remaining seconds of the minute. The chain continues till 60 seconds
are completed. Errors generally include fumbling, stumbling, stammering, wrong pronunciation,
repetition of ideas, late start, early start, stealing others ideas, pause etc. Points are scored by people who
are able to point out the right errors.
It is surprising to know that excessive blinking of eye, eyebrows in movements, smiling, shaking legs and
hands etc can also be pointed out as errors and form a part of incorrect body language. Even more
surprised you would be to know that these 60 seconds could be completed in as long as 15-20 min. It is
great fun to be in JAM as one has to speak for just a minute.
Results of Junior Wing
1st Position: Nikhil Kaura (BBA 2C), Incorrigibles
2nd Position: Kapil Sahni (BBA 2A), Mean Machines
3rd Position: Rabjot ( BCA )
PICTO
Anshu Singh- Asst. Professor
Welcome to the world of Geometric figures. PICTO is a game which helps you express yourself with
limited use of language. The limited language includes all possible geometric shapes, “YES”, and “NO and
OF SORTS”. The game is played by two people where in one is the sender of the message and the other is
the receiver. The victory lies in decoding the message correctly. One speaker has to explain an object
given to him with the help of geometric shapes and the partner is suppose to draw the object on a board
using the clues and directions given to him. Oh yes…It’s a real test of how well you can connect and
communicate with your partner.
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4. Picto was organized on 21st Sep 2011 at Koshish and students participated with immense enthusiasm.
Various objects were given in different difficulty levels ranging from simple ones like mobile and jug to
tricky ones like army tank and arm chair. It was amazing to see how very complex objects were guessed in
just 4-6 seconds and very simple ones also could not be guessed due to overloading of message. Truly,
PICTO is an art of communication.
Results (Senior Wing)
1st Position: (Glowing Pixels)
2nd Position: Manpreet and Jaspinder (Assasins)
3rd Position: Khushboo and Shaileja (Jallalians)
TURNCOAT
Shruti Sharma- Asst. Professor
You think you have a brain which you can
use!!!! Think once again. If the answer is yes
then this event is for you. The name is
TURNCOAT. Turncoat is a literary event in
which the speaker switches his/her stands after the two minutes of his/her speech which he/she has to
deliver on the topic given.
 Basically it is a creative exercise in which a person is given only four minutes to think and to speak
as well.
 To keep the speaker updated about the time, one bell ring at the end of two minutes and second
one rings at the end of four minutes.
 The speaker has to be well versed with the language (English) in order to leave impact on the
judges. However, content is also important.
It can be said that, one turns his/her coat tactfully to emerge victorious.
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5. KABIR BEDI & HARBAJAN MANN ROCK PCTE
KABIR BEDI, the famous Bollywood and Hollywood actor and
HARBHAJAN MANN the well known Punjabi singer and actor literally
set the Koshish Stage on fire today. The whole movie crew of “Yaara-
O-Dildara” including the actors and actress came to PCTE. The entire
stage event was greeted with great enthusiasm by the students.
While Harbhajan Mann sang the famous songs of the movie, Kabir
Bedi made a brief speech in Punjabi. He stressed the need of making
Punjabi Cinema as big as South Indian Cinema. They requested the
students to help in curbing piracy. The actress of the movie also
made a brief appearance on the stage who was very happy to see the
great PCTE crowd. A great entertainment for the “PCTEians”
indeed!!!
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welcome any contribution from students or faculty in the form of photograph or article.
PCTE GROUP OF INSTITUTES
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Ferozepur Road-Ludhiana 142021.
Website: www.pcte.edu.in
Telephone: 0161-2888500
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