The Standpoint

THE FEST(ival) ZEST!

With the winter chill setting in, one can almost see through the amount of festivity that’s either around or would be around us in another week or two's time. Not only has the university circle kick started their own rounds of various college fests'; even family weddings and the like are in the month's menu chart.

So, then, what is the idea of a celebration?

A college/university fest inviting some 'oh-my-gawd' rock band or is it a pompous wedding with a budget that exceeds the population count of perhaps a 'smaller' country in the globe!!??...A small family affair or a group outing can NOW, never (for a lot of us) categorize itself as a celebration. Thanks to the notion of the new age “FUN factor”, we find a huge turnout of people wherever there is the presence of the glamour quotient, in contrast to the oh-so-scanty number of people who (after all) don't mind attending a less gaudy affair.

The Standpoint conducted a quick survey to get a closer picture. Shimanto, a third year Delhi University student believes that a college fest gets tagged as a COLLEGE FEST only if it promises “good entertainment”.(P.S-the good entertainment he explains- is not only the presence of a contemporary musical band but also the various 21^st century eatery joints that burn a hole in a lot of our pockets apart from ballooning us all together!). A leading corporate professional Sayali, when asked about her idea of enjoying, houses a similar opinion of being the part of a grand event with thousands of people flocking in and out of the event.

Looking at the consensus of the students we spoke to and some professionals, it is thus, very disheartening that the notion of a small get together with a little less grandeur and a lot of affection, holds no importance for a very large number of people now.

Though, there may be a family get-together taking place but the idea of a unified celebration excuses itself from the conglomeration of these people. It is, as it were a labeling of the entire concept of “belongingness”. A lot of us (very sadly) no longer take pride in belonging to a closer setup.

Is this spirit then, the true spirit of celebration?

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