'Samaa', Pioneer Media School's annual festival saw the presence of some great talent along with some tough judgment all within an exciting and power packed single day show.

The fest was organized in FICCI, on Barakhamba road, keeping in mind its central location. It began at 11 in the morning and wrapped up around 7 in the evening. A registration desk along with various stalls catering to food, nail painting and an NGO Wildlife Trust of India's were set up in the premises. The great start of the show can be attributed to the early arrival of the chief guest, Mr. Bhikchandani, Managing Director of Naukri.com. Not only did he oblige us with his presence but also took an interest in the day's scheduled programs. He appreciated the manner in which the events were based on the theme of media in India.

The day kicked off with the lighting of the lamp with shlokas being sung in the background. The strategy was to start the show with an event that would allow for audience participation. A Worst Singing Competition was announced which proved to be an instant hit. Students improvised with one singing a Hindi song in English. Finally IAAN College took the prize. After this hilarious event a serious debating competition on the thought provoking topic of Television news channels in contemporary India - Boon or bane was held. Students from Jamia, I.P., law faculty and others brought out various points of view in a confident and eloquent manner. The judge Ms. a professor of JMC declared a tie between IP and law faculty and both were awarded three thousand rupees each. While this was going on inside the auditorium, the space outside was filled with eager students participating in the street play. Passionate performances on contemporary social issues by LSR, Gargi, and SRCC were the highlights of the event. It was LSR who by their fiery performance on the practice of dowry claimed the first prize with an enormous amount of six thousand rupees.

RJing has become a popular career choice for the youth of today. Keeping this in mind an RJ Hunt had been organized to judge the potential of young minds. The response to this contest was phenomenal and the judge, RJ Abhay from Red FM increased the enthusiasm of the participants. Situations like college days, Rakhi Sawant kidnapped by terrorists, Ramadoss caught smoking in public were presented in an innovative way and were received with a lot of cheer by the audience. A dance performance by Pioneer Media School and the College of Vocational Studies followed it and further spiced up the mood. However, it was the fashion show put up by the media school which proved to be the most gripping. Students in whacky newspaper clothing adequately justified the global economic crisis. In keeping with the issue voiced by the WTI, a graffiti contest with the theme of a preserving the wildlife was held. Creative juices were seen at a high and the present youth's concern over the extinction of animals was quite evident. The mobile mania competition also drew huge crowds. Budding photographers and film makers submitted unusual angles of the fest.

The melange of events once again proved that the Pioneer Media School was infact a pioneer in the field of media and creativity was still kept a part of this now commercialized profession.

(Himani Khatreja)