Winners of Talents Day

Eastern Dance

1st place: Anjali, Gurpreet, Krystal, Karthika, Sonam, Sneha, Nimi, Rishmeet, Farzana and Deepa.

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Runners-up: Aishwarya, Aakanksha, Gloria, Poonam, Mita, Supriya, Kittu, Kate, Vidhi and Swetha.

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Skit

1st place: Nishant, Kwaja, Arun, Mohammed Riyas, Roopesh and Abbey (MBA Students).

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Runners-up: Ashwin, Deepa, Shihaab, Davis, Rahul, Nimi, Karthika and Anjali.

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Western Dance

1st place: Ashwin, Khushi, Ashima, Shihaab, Reon, Fahd, Farzana, Faris and Nandini.

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Runners-up: Aishwarya, Mita, Kittu, Aakanksha, Supriya, Gloria, Kate, Vidhi and Pritish

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Group Singing

1st place: Sheela, Jamila, Balqis, Munawara, Nilofer, Khyati and Alifeyah

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Runners-up: Karen, Miathreya, Jessica, Jerrin, Nigel and Joshua

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Bollywood Scene

1st place: Mufaz, Rahul, Naeem and Jasim

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Runners-up: Vaibhav, Sharat, Nikhil and Kutubuddin

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Bollywood scene Contestants on Talents Day

Judged by: Dr. Munawwar, Mr. Vivek Joshi and Mr. Ashok Iyer

Group 1

A scene from the film, Dil Chahta Hai (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Participants: Ashwin Kumar, Shihaab Mohammed, Khushi Rawat and Reon D'souza

Group 2

A scene from the film Andaz Apna Apna (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Participants: Mufaz, Rahul Bhatia, Naeem and Jasim

Group 3

A scene from the film, Golmaal (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Participants: Vaibhav, Sharat Warrier, Nikhil Gupte and Kutubuddin Ali Akbar

Group 4

A scene from the film, Ishq (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Participants: Mohammed Muaz, Geet Kandya and Sarjil Rana

Group Singing Contestants on Talents Day

Judged by: Ms. Sitalakshmi, Ms. Seema Upadhaya and Mr. Nandakumar

Group 1

Humming a Hindi song (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Participants: Vaibhav, Vidya, Sharat, Galba, Dheeraj, Balqis and Gerard

Group 2

Melodies of a Christian song (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Participants: Karen, Miathreya, Jessica, Jerrin, Nigel and Joshua

Group 3

Colors and jingles of patriotism (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Participants: Nandini, Reynold, Shihaab, Abhishek, Disha, Asma and Jasim

Group 4

Singing the tunes of Kajra Mohabbat Wala (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Participants: Sheela, Jamila, Balqis, Munawara, Nilofer, Khyati and Alifeyah

Western Dance Contestants on Talents Day

Sidney D'souza enthralled the audience prior to the Western dance competition (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Judged by: Ms. Biswaroopa, Ms. Seena Biju and Mr. Kailash Menon

Group 1

Adorned with classy ornaments (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Participants: Reema, Sonia, Prarthana, Khadija, Ritu and Rithika

Group 2

Swaying in slow movement (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Participants: Aishwarya, Mita, Kittu, Aakanksha, Supriya, Gloria, Kate, Vidhi and Pritish

Group 3

The cowboy step (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Participants: Sheela, Sakina, Himanshu, Urooj, Kinjal and Bindi

Group 4

Jiving in black (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Participants: Ashwin, Khushi, Ashima, Shihaab, Reon, Fahd, Farzana, Faris and Nandini

Skit Contestants on Talents Day

Judged by: Ms. Sophia Rahaman, Dr. Nithin and Mr. Sabir Haque.

Group 1

Incorporating bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan's role (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Participants: Vaibhav, Sharat, Nikhil and Kuthubuddin

Group 2

Employing theatrical performance at its best (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Participants: Ashwin, Deepa, Shihaab, Davis, Rahul, Nimi, Karthika and Anjali

Group 3

Enacting a scene of a coffee shop (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Participants: Mufaz, Rahul, Jasim, Murli, Naeem and Tabassum

Group 4

The MAC'ians blending in a traditional touch (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Participants: Anandha, Kittu, Prakash, Sonam, Lohit and Japinder

Group 5

MBA Students participate in the event too (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Participants: Nishant, Kwaja, Arun, Mohammed Riyas, Roopesh and Abbey

Eastern Dance Contestants on Talents Day

Judged by: Mr. Kalyani Ganesh, Ms. Archana Balachandran and Ms. Supreet Ahluwalia.

Group 1

Japanese panache (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Participants: Aishwarya, Aakanksha, Gloria, Poonam, Mita, Supriya, Kittu, Kate, Vidhi and Swetha.

Group 2

Ethnic afficionados (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Participants: Sunny, Chintan, Lalit, Akshay, Prithish, Neha, Dimple, Mital, Pooja U. and Prachi.

Group 3

Devotees of the East (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Participants: Anjali, Gurpreet, Krystal, Karthika, Sonam, Sneha, Nimi, Rishmeet, Farzana and Deepa.

Group 4

Feminine rhythms (Photo by: Kulsoom Ali)

Participants: Nilisha, Neelam, Himanshu, Astha, Surya and Vivina

Students collectively flaunt mind-blowing talent on Talents Day

~ Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. ~ HenryVan Dyke

Breathtaking performances by the students of Manipal University, Dubai, splendidly expressed the notion ‘Every human is born with an innate talent’ during the in-house annual event Talents Day, held on Saturday, 24th May 2008 at the Shaikh Rashid Auditorium, Dubai. Packed with stupefying enactments, the event witnessed a show of a wide array of talent radiating from the students.

A satirical skit presented by the foundation students. (Photo: Kulsoom Ali)

Setting off with performance by the Novocaine band and Margarita with Maria, a satirical skit by the foundation students, the audience was all set to revel in the hard-hitting competition during the show.

Ritesh, Roshini, Sneh and Mohit - The anchors who held the show together! (Photo: Kulsoom Ali)