SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, Jan 24: ‘Antraagni Talent Hunt 2023’ competition of Shahid Nirmal Mahto Medical Colleges Hospital (SNMMCH) began on Tuesday morning with the participation of large numbers of MBBS students of all batches.
Dr CS Suman, sports in-charge teacher of the college said that in the ‘Talent Hunt’ competition, four events such as sketching, tattoo making, face painting and mehendi are being held in which hundreds of MBBS students are participating.
The winner and runners-up of all events would be awarded prizes at the closing ceremony of Antraagni on Saraswati Puja.
Notably, ‘Antragni’ is the lone and sole month-long annual programme of MBBS students and teachers of SNMMCH held every year for the last 50 years in which besides the cultural programmes indoor, and outdoor sports events are organized. The programme concludes every year on Saraswati Puja.
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SNMMCH principal Dr Jyotiranjan Prasad along with senior faculty members also reached the venue of the ‘Talent Hunt’ competition in the morning and encouraged the students by inspiring their creativity in painting, tattoo art and face painting. He said curriculum activities always give people self-satisfaction in life.
Though Antraagni annual fest would conclude on January 26, Bhagwati Jagran’ would be organised on Friday.
Meanwhile, the cancellation of indoor and outdoor sports activities and the cultural programme of Antraagni 2023 has triggered disappointment among MBBS students.
Some senior MBBS students said that in the last 50 years, this is the first-time college administration has cancelled outdoor and indoor sports activities of ‘Antraagni’.
“MBBS students get an opportunity only once a year to showcase their sports skills during indoor and outdoor competitions of Antraagni. If some students had violated discipline, they should have been debarred but not whole MBBS students of the institution,” said a student.
The principal Dr Jyotiranjan Prasad on January 17 banned all indoor and outdoor matches of Antraagni following reports of a clash between two groups of MBBS students over the result of a cricket match.
A former principal of SNMMCH supported the step of college administration and said that a committee takes a decision on continuing the competition or cancelling it after assessing the environment of the campus.
“Since MBBS students themselves organise the Antraagni programme, it is their responsibility to conduct under discipline and guidelines of college administration,” said a former principal requesting anonymity.
