After inauguration by Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday a range of colourful events enthused the participants at the first day of BITOTSAV’20 on Friday, February 14. Events ranging from BIT MUN, Talkies, BIT Roadies, Footloose, Kalam-e-Tahir, Foodomania among others and the most exciting band night was organised on Friday.
The flagship event, BIT MUN was organized, in which a model of "Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC)", a prime committee at the UN General Assembly, was set up for the delegates to voice their opinion. In the chair was Aman Mukherjee while in the vice-chair was Shibhendu Karmakar.
The participants were from colleges including NUSRL, Ranchi and St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi.
Talkies, the short film making competition was organized and judged by Sajal Kumar. He is a content writer in TVF (The Viral Fever) and also a BIT alumnus.
The event was judged on the basis of theme, optimum utilization of resources, acting skills, direction and cinematography.
BIT Roadies was organized, which consisted of two rounds. In the first round, social skills and quick thinking of participants were judged. Also, Da-Vinci Code was organized, which tested the aptitude, intelligence and acumen of the contestants.
Solo dance event, Footloose consisted of two rounds, the first round of which was a solo dance event of 3 minutes duration. The second round was a dance face-off.
The slam poetry event, Kalam-e-Tahir, was a two-day event wherein the participants recited their own composed poem on a topic of their choice on Day 1.
The finalists will be taking part on Day 2, where they will have to recite a poem on the topic given.
Foodomania comprised of four rounds in which each round had tasks related to eating food in different ways, with the level of difficulty increasing in each round. Ballad'Or was organized in which the first round was a quiz on topics related to literature, mythology, culture and movies. The participants who qualified in the first round took part in a poetic or rhythmic style battle. La La Land tested the participants' presence of mind, calmness and their strategy. The event consisted of a memory game followed by an auction where logic and way of presentation were the judging criteria.
Fold and fly was organised, in which the students participated in teams of 2 or 3 in this fun event that tested their adroitness.
Each team had to design and build their own paper aircraft in 30 minutes using 3 A4 sheets that were provided to them.
They were allowed to build 3 aircraft but only 2 could be used for the competition. The participants were judged on the better of the two. The testing slot was of 15 minutes and the participants were judged on the basis of distance and gliding team.
A Maggi Making Competition, in association with Nestle, where the participants were provided with an apron, a cooker and a Maggi hamper. An art gallery featuring various artworks sent in by students across the nation was set up in the Community Hall. Dhananjay Kumar, the Founder of Kalakriti School of Art, inaugurated the gallery. Intricate pieces of dot-rendering, impasto, mosaic, water painting, oil painting, and charcoal sketches were displayed in the gallery for the spectators to admire and appreciate.
At the end of the day the the band night of BITOTSAV’20 began in the Fusion Arena.
The opening act was performed by Alvin Rozario and band, who performed a medley of melodious songs. Following suit, The Radical Array Project (TRAP), famous for their stronghold on the audience, their unique composition, and their vibrant live performances, took the stage in style delivering an invigorating performance.