Media Fest 2017
Vividha, the Sixth Annual Media Fest was organized by the department of Journalism and
Mass Communication on 10 th -11 th Feb. 2017. Vividha is an inter-collegiate event which aims
to provide opportunities to the students in the field of Journalism and Mass Communication.
The two days fest widely covered the events like Ad-Mad, MediaQuiz, Photography, Film
Festival, Toggle, RJ hunt and Budding Journalist and saw an active participation from the
different colleges and universities of Rajasthan and outside the state.
The fest began with an Inaugural ceremony that took place in the AV hall. The event started
with Saraswati Vandana and lamp lighting. Dr.Ashok Gupta the honourable Vice Chancellor,
The IIS University extended a floral welcome to the Guest of Honour Dr. Mukseh, Senior
Journalist, Head department of Journalism and Mass Communication, SGT University,
Gurgaon and the Chief Guest Mr. K G Sharma, Director General, IIMC, Delhi. Both the
esteemed guests spoke on the various roles of media in the present times and highlighted the
new emerging opportunities in this field. The participants were inspired and enlightened with
their motivational words. Dr. Rakhi Gupta, the Rector and the Registrar, The IIS University,
presented mementos as tokens of gratitude and remembrance to the Chief Guest Mr. K G
Sharma and the Guest of Honour Dr. Mukesh. Dr. Garima Srivastava, Head department of
Journalism and Mass Communication proposed the vote of thanks.
The first and interesting part of the first day began with AD-MAD, an advertisement making
competition. In this innovative game of imagination, the students showed enthusiastic
participation. The participants presented advertisements on a jumbled brand name given to
them on the spot and were evaluated on the basis of creativity and the way of expression. The
event was judged by Ms.Shree Lahiri, Ms. Prerna Sahni and Mr. Naveen Tripathi. The first
position went to The IIS University whereas second position holder was S.S. Jain Subodh PG
College, Jaipur and the third position was won by St.Wilfred’s College, Jaipur. The second
event of the day was Brainstorming-Media Quiz, the most awaited event, where ten teams
competed against each other. The event was well structured and prepared in six rounds and
segments. The judgment was being done on the basis of spontaneity and intelligence S.S. Jain
Subodh, Jaipur bagged the first prize, whereas The IIS University, Jaipur won second and
third positions respectively. Dr. Shilpi Rijhwani, Associate Professor, Department of Botany,
was the judge for the event. The next and last event on the line was Pixels-Photography
Competition which was full of colours and saw keen participation from different universities
and college of Rajasthan and outside. The participants captured the perfect moment and
successfully drew viewers with their picture perfect compositions. The themes of the
composition were “Expression”, “Situation”, and “Innovation”. The first position went to
Modhumita Bhattacharya, The IIS University, Jaipur , Nilesh Jain of National Institute of
Photography, Delhi stood second and Anubha Khandelwal of The IIS University, Jaipur. The
event was judged by Mr. Sumant Sircar, Senior Photo Journalist, DNA, Jaipur and Mr. Manoj
Shrestha, Senior Photo Journalist, Dainik Bhaskar, Jaipur. In online Photography
competition contestants participated through Facebook Page and were assessed on the
basis of the themes viz. “Selfie” with Significance” and “Saturation”. The competition was
won by Anubha Khandelwal, The IIS University, Jaipur. The second position holder was
Pankaj Saini from St. Wilfred College, Jaipur and the third position Went to Varsha Gupta of
The IIS University, Jaipur.
The second day of the fest was filled with some more exciting events. The very first event of
the day was Final Cut- Film Festival that provided an excellent platform to the young film
makers. A good number of films were showcased by the young, energetic, creative and
aspiring directors from various colleges and universities of Rajasthan in two categories-
Fiction and Non-Fiction. The judges of the event were Mr. Ashok Rahi, renowned columnist
and Theatre Director, and Mr. Rakesh Gogia, a film maker. In the non-fiction category,
Priyadarshini Choudhary from Amity University, Jaipur bagged the first position for the film
Lost Cinema, Ronak from JNU, Jaipur stood second for his film Katorey Main Bachpan , and
Deshraj Gurjar from Poornima University , Jaipur won third prize for the film Azno Jaan . In
fiction category Ketli , a short film by Rajshree Gaur was awarded first prize . Rakshita for
Psuedo Ethics secured second and Anubha Khandelwal won third prize for Pahal. The next
event in the row was Toggle- Black and White. The judge of the event was Dr. Anita Hada
Sangwan,news host, Zee News Rajasthan and Assistant Professor The IIS University, Jaipur.
The participants were asked to speak on both the negative and positive aspects of a topic
given on the spot. The event was highly interesting and saw enthusiastic response. The
winner of the event was Sippu Kumar from JNU, Jaipur. The second position went to Arjun
Singh Jodha from S.S. Jain Subodh PG College, Jaipur and Riddhi Tiwari of The IIS
University, Jaipur whereas the third position was won by Jinu Abraham, The IIS University,
Jaipur .One more exciting and enthralling event that took the audience by storm was
RJMania(RJ Hunt).It was a competition where spontaneity, creativity and presentation
skills of participants were put to test. First round was the introductory round where students
introduced themselves to the Judges. Second round was the “On the Spot RJ” round where
students presented their views on the given topic .The event was divided into three rounds “
Introduction”, “Mimicry” and “Showcase” and was judged by RJ Vikas Pareek, Radio Mirchi
and JJ Sudeepta, Radio City and RJ Shilpi Goswami, Radio Seven. The event saw
participation from various colleges of Rajasthan.The winner of the first position was Akshay
Udawat from S.S. Jain Subodh PG College, Jaipur. Rishabh Gupta of JNU, Jaipur secured
second position and Palak Gupta from JNU, Jaipur of bagged the third position. The final
event Budding Journalist-Journalistic Expression also presented an opportunity to the
students to display their talents in making audio- video news story. The participants were
asked to prepare a news headlines in Hindi or English on camera. The event was judged by
Mr. Amit Sharma, Output Head, Patrika TV and Ms. Tabinnah Anzum Qureshi Bureau,
Deccan Herald, Jaipur. Over 20 participants showcased their reporting and news reading
skills in the event. The first prize went to Ishika Kachhawa, The IIS University, Jaipur .The
second award was won by Sippu Kumar, JNU, Jaipur and the third prize went to Ms. Dikshita
Jalan, The IIS University.
The fest came to a close with a wide array of events that offered the students to exhibit their
innate capabilities in unbound measures. Moreover the two days fest was a successful,
interesting and fun filled occasion that attracted wholehearted participation of the young
media enthusiasts.