Sanskrit Hindi Sahitya Sabha

        Yearbook Report 2009-2010

Keeping the tradition of quenching the thirst of literature-loving connoisseurs, the Sabha was buzzing with a host of activities this year. It began with welcoming the junior members in our department. Fresher's welcome was full of jovial activities such as dancing along to amazing music, satisfying our taste pallets through some delightful lunch, and tickling our funny bones through a humourous, light play.

The usual and evenful 'goshti' of the Sabha was organised uninterruptedly as it's a perfect platform to inculcate the oratory and literary skills of the Sanskrit language. "Sanskrit Sambhashan" and "Shlokavritti" were the usual two components to break the shackles and expressing oneself in sanskrit. We are sure the "goshti" will continue its delightful work and achieve perfection in the coming years.

Our members participated in different Inter-college competitions whole-heartedly. As they say, participation is more important than performance. It’s always an enriching learning process. As it has been said in the Gita- "Karmanyavadhikaraste, ma faleshu kadachane..." We always kept that in mind.

Our members added feathers to our already decorated cap. Promila & Rani Jha received the first prize in the quiz competition which we hosted on the occassion of 'Kalidas Jayanti'. Dipti Jha & Dipak received the first and second prizes respectively, in elocution. Vani & Mudita received first and second prizes respectively in ‘Shlokavritti’. Meenakshi received the second prize in an essay writing competition at Ramjas College. Kudos to all these members for bringing laurels to the Sanskrit Sahitya Sabha.

One of the most eventful occassions of the 'Sabha' this year was the sanskrit play. The 4th act of the renowned 'Abhijananshakuntalam' was dramatised to utmost perfection. It amused the 'samajik'- be it amateurs or dilettante alike. Funded by Delhi Sanskrit Academy, it was performed in college after a long period of time. The large audience in the auditorium was our greatest reward, in which our unpolished, amateur members performed like seasoned campaigners. It was all a result of our director, Dr. Pankaj Kumar Mishra's guidance and hard work. Hats off to him.

Our rounds of activities culminated to the annual event of 'Kalidas Jayanti'. It lost its sheen (very slightly) due to the low participation of other colleges, as the schedule clashed with other events. Nevertheless it was a magnanimous event, full of fun and frolic. Activities such as a shloka recitation, elocution and a Quiz, were organised with aplomb. Many of our senior members (feeling nostalgic) used this event as a rendezvous with their alma mater. The event culminated successfully with the help of each and every member of our department, and it proved to be excellent team work. It wouldn't have been such a success without the guidance of our head of the department, Dr A.D Mathur.

What we did was to follow the footsteps of our senior members, who have set extremely high benchmarks for us. We hope that the good work will continue in the years ahead. All the best to the future members.