KGMU medicos showcase talent, help Shahjahan ‘sell’ Taj Mahal

KGMU medicos showcase talent, help Shahjahan ‘sell’ Taj Mahal

Cultural Fest Rhapsody Kicks Off

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Lucknow:26.10.2021

Keeping aside their aprons and stethoscopes, medical students of King George’s Medical University (KGMU) on Monday showcased their talents in extra-curricular activities — from music and dance to poetry and acting — on the opening day of the three-day annual cultural festival Rhapsody.

Around 600 students and faculty members are participating in the event that was rolled out with a ‘Kathak’ performance followed by singing, skits, plays, medi-quiz, mask-designing and poster making event.

Most of the events had a social theme, besides entertainment.

The comedy play ‘Taj Mahal Ka Tender’ depicted the problems emperor Shahjahan would have faced if he lived today and had to sell the monument.

Kavi Sammelan in the evening witnessed teachers exhibiting their poetic talent. Faculty at surgery department Dr Vinod Jain captured the audience with his poem ‘Jab Sparsh Abhi Tak Ghula tha.’ Festival coordinator and faculty at the pathology department, Dr Rakesh Dixit recited his poem, ‘24 Karat Gold Georgian’ while author Jyoti Sinha read out her poem ‘Rah Me Ishq ki Aisi Arzoo’ and MBBS student Priyanka recited ‘I Am a Cigarette’.

Earlier, the festival was inaugurated by vice-chancellor, Lt Gen (retd) Prof Bipin Puri.

The VC and his wife Dr Anita Puri answered queries related to their personal and professional lives asked by teachers and students in the event called ‘Coffee with VC’.

Students during the cultural fest on the campus on Monday