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Oorja is Fergusson's grand intra-collegiate cultural festival. It is by far the most awaited event by all Fergussonians every year. With big sponsorships, thousands of participants, hundreds of volunteers, at least a few dozen committees, an equal number of coordinators and an uncountably large audience, Oorja simply goes on increasing each year. Each year adds more events, removes some older ones, and keeps the fun and excitement going. It is a creative outlet for almost everyone in the world. No matter what your interests are - you are bound to find an event in Oorja that caters to it. |
Oorja is Fergusson's grand intra-collegiate cultural festival. It is by far the most awaited event by all Fergussonians every year. With big sponsorships, thousands of participants, hundreds of volunteers, at least a few dozen committees, an equal number of coordinators and an uncountably large audience, Oorja simply goes on increasing each year. Each year adds more events, removes some older ones, and keeps the fun and excitement going. It is a creative outlet for almost everyone in the world. No matter what your interests are - you are bound to find an event in Oorja that caters to it. |
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Muktachhanda is an annual cultural festival of Fergusson College different from Oorja. Muktachhanda is not a college festival per se. It focuses on having programs rich in culture, innovation and originality. |
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Muktachhanda generally is held in the first week of January, and goes on for 3 days. |
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Muktachhanda is a cultural event which has no likeness to a normal youth festival, speeches, guest lectures etc. which happen aplenty in the city almost everyday. An urge to do something new, creative and fruitful was the basic motivation behind the birth of this event 7 years ago. And this event not only ‘maintains’ Fergusson college’s culturally enriched legacy but also adds more color, spice and basically ‘culture’. |
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The word Muktachhanda means a form of art without any rigid rules or fixed obligations. That is why this festival is a manifestation of the abundant energy and enthusiasm of today’s youth. It has been an attempt to fuse together the excitement, zeal & vigor of youth festivals with the gravity of topics dealt by eminent personalities. |
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This three day event tries to encompass people and lives in totally different fields, in just three days of this festival. Right from politics to music, television to encounters, agriculture to science and advanced technology. People from all strata of the society have graced the campus of this culturally vibrant college. |
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People like oscar winner, Bhanu Athaiyya, makeup maestro Vikram Gaikwad, Atul Kulkarni, Bhakti Barve-Inamdar, singer Anuradha Marathe, Sudhir Moghe and many more have been on the stage of Muktachhanda helping in making Muktachhanda larger than life. |
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Though organised entirely by youngsters, the festival welcomes & entertains the old & young alike. |
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Revision as of 14:32, 15 May 2006
Fergusson College is one of the elite colleges in western India, in the city of Pune. Built in 1885, the college was named after its first patron, Sir James Fergusson, the then governor of Bombay province who donated a then princely sum of Rs 1,200. The college is now under the jurisdiction of University of Pune.
After the Revolt of 1857, Indian luminaries of that period saw a pressing need to modernise its education system to fight against British imperialism. Stalwarts in the Indian independence movements such as Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Vishnushastri Chiplunkar G G Agarkar and Mahadev Namjoshi put in their collective efforts to in the formation of a modern school for Indians. The result was The New English School in 1857. Boosted by its success, the Deccan Education Society was formed in 1884 and a year later the Fergusson College was started. The college was inaugurated by William Wordsworth, the grandson of the poet William Wordsworth and principal of Bombay's Elphinstone College. Other stalwarts such as R G Bhandarkar and M G Ranadé played an important part in the construction of the college.
The British allowed the college to remain autonomous, giving it a free hand in education. The college on its part maintained a completely apolitical stance, choosing to rescind itself of politics, a policy that continues up to this day. The college has produced illustrious alumni such as Prime Ministers: PV Narasimha Rao and V P Singh. Political stalwarts such as Veer Savarkar, VN Gadgil, SM Joshi, Acharya Kriplani, mathematician D. R. Kaprekar, Nanasaheb Goré, humourist P L Deshpande, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, spiritual world teacher Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath and actress Smita Patil.
The main sections of the college include the Main Building, The Amphitheatre,The Physics,Chemistry,Zoology,Electronics and Economics Departments, the Wrangler R.P. Paranjpye building,the Gymkhana,The Canteen,Kimaya and its latest addition, the Academic Building.
One more famous feature of Fergusson College is "Kimaya", a popular student hangout built just behind the library. It is shaped like a house of cards, with V-shaped walls on all four sides. It was recently renovated by Paranjpye Builders.
Culture
Fergusson College is reputed for its mutli-disciplinary culture. Students of Fergusson go on to become successful professional in almost all imaginable walks of life. This includes politics, performing arts, science, technology, the fine arts, sociology, business, etc. Alumni of Fergusson are as geographically scattered as they are professionally. Fergusson is known for encouraging liberal thinking, creativity, and unconventional interests. Both students and alumni are known to have a wide variety of interests and activities.
Fergussonains are very supportive of each other and social life in Fergusson is very exciting. Right from enjoying on the kattas during the afternoons, to coffee in Savera and snacks in Vaishali are a part of life. Students take interest in intense academics when called for, but with a delicate balance and not without a fair share of movies and masti.
At any given moment, Fergusson's campus will have a variety of events and activities in progress. Some may be shooting a documentary, while others may be writing or directing plays, and others would be pursing some ground-breaking research to conclusion.
The campus is a very homely and warm place to spend days. Most Fergussonians will be seen spending their vacations or holidays on campus hanging around or catching up with friends. Even years after having passed out, nobody really forgets the college and hold frequent get-togethers and reunions.
Awards, Recognitions and Rankings
NAAC Accredition
Fergusson College has been accredited 'A' Grade by the NAAC (a national official accredition body).
Best College Award
Fergusson College received the "Best College Award" amongst the colleges affiliated to the University of Pune in the academic year 2004-2005.
Events
Fergusson is one of the most vibrant mutli-cultural beautiful colleges in Pune and is host to a number of academic and extra-curricular events. Some of the memorable events in Fergusson College are:
Oorja
Oorja is Fergusson's grand intra-collegiate cultural festival. It is by far the most awaited event by all Fergussonians every year. With big sponsorships, thousands of participants, hundreds of volunteers, at least a few dozen committees, an equal number of coordinators and an uncountably large audience, Oorja simply goes on increasing each year. Each year adds more events, removes some older ones, and keeps the fun and excitement going. It is a creative outlet for almost everyone in the world. No matter what your interests are - you are bound to find an event in Oorja that caters to it.
Muktachhanda
Muktachhanda is an annual cultural festival of Fergusson College different from Oorja. Muktachhanda is not a college festival per se. It focuses on having programs rich in culture, innovation and originality. Muktachhanda generally is held in the first week of January, and goes on for 3 days. Muktachhanda is a cultural event which has no likeness to a normal youth festival, speeches, guest lectures etc. which happen aplenty in the city almost everyday. An urge to do something new, creative and fruitful was the basic motivation behind the birth of this event 7 years ago. And this event not only ‘maintains’ Fergusson college’s culturally enriched legacy but also adds more color, spice and basically ‘culture’. The word Muktachhanda means a form of art without any rigid rules or fixed obligations. That is why this festival is a manifestation of the abundant energy and enthusiasm of today’s youth. It has been an attempt to fuse together the excitement, zeal & vigor of youth festivals with the gravity of topics dealt by eminent personalities. This three day event tries to encompass people and lives in totally different fields, in just three days of this festival. Right from politics to music, television to encounters, agriculture to science and advanced technology. People from all strata of the society have graced the campus of this culturally vibrant college. People like oscar winner, Bhanu Athaiyya, makeup maestro Vikram Gaikwad, Atul Kulkarni, Bhakti Barve-Inamdar, singer Anuradha Marathe, Sudhir Moghe and many more have been on the stage of Muktachhanda helping in making Muktachhanda larger than life. Though organised entirely by youngsters, the festival welcomes & entertains the old & young alike.
Calyx
Calyx is the annual technical festival organised by the Computer Science Department of Fergusson College. Calyx constitutes of four major events in which students from local colleges in Pune compete with enthusiasm. Each event is designed to test and challenge a different ability and skill set amongst the contestants. This allows contestants to explore and unleash their strengths while identifying and making up for their weaknesses. The are the elite Programming Competition (where students have access to nothing but their own brains and experience to compete against each other), the technical Paper Presentation competition (where students must outdo each other in gathering, organising, collecting and presenting information, and also face rebuttle by fellow contestants), the Project Exhibition (where students can show their abilities at handling long-term projects and cooperative teamwork). In addition, Calyx also hosts many internal events like the Quiz Competition which is a big crowd-puller.
Calyx is organised purely by students with guidance from teachers. This gives students invaluable experience in interacting with experts from various fields of computing whom oblige us by serving as judges for these events.
External links
Official Website