SHUBHANGI SHIFA
Ranchi, March 26: The Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS), Ranchi concluded its weeklong cultural and sports fest ‘Cascade’ on Saturday with a final day of events. The series of events organised included activities such as badminton, basketball, cricket, table tennis, and tug of war. It was the first of its kind event organized post COVID in the campus of the Institute.
Reminiscing about the college’s pre-COVID events and fests, Dr Joseph Marianus Kujur SJ, Director, XISS said, “We should not be confused that Cascade is the replacement of our previous annual fest Panache, Cascade has been imagined and conceptualized in a very special circumstance. That’s the context of Corona, this batch graduating coming summer is a special batch. It’s the Corona Batch on whose special request we created this space for them to showcase their talent. This culmination of ‘Culture & Sports, consisting of Art, Dance, and Entertainment’ (Cascade) is our memento to this very special batch.”
Further elaborating on the importance of holistic education, Dr Kujur stressed on the importance of such cultural events by saying, “If you really look at it, the students have been greatly successful at organising the events in a very short amount of time, therefore we are proud of them. This is precisely what the industry is looking out for, the leadership qualities in the students. It’s not only the coordinators, or the captains, or those in the loaded leadership positions, but each and every member of a team is destined to be.”
Further in his message to the graduating batch he added, “Come back to XISS. Revisit in terms of redefining your relationship with the institute and I request all of you graduating this year and the next to further inculcate your bonding with XISS.” He concluded by wishing the best to all teams and individuals participating and reinforced that “The wins are for the institute itself, no matter which department grabs the trophy”.
In the Basketball finale (Boys) Team Finance defeated Team HRM by 22:15 whereas in Basketball finale (Girls) Team HRM defeated Team Finance by 24:4. In Table Tennis Matches Dr. Amar E.Tigga of Faculty vs Staffs, Ravi of Boys (Singles) of Team HRM, Manav and Ankit of Boys (Doubles) of Team HRM and Priya of Girls (Singles) of Team HRM won in their respective categories. In badminton Doubles (Men) Team Finance defeated Team RM by set 1 (21:13) and set 2 (22:20) , while in women’s Doubles Team Marketing defeated team IT by set 1 (21:14) and set 2 (21:11) . The mixed doubles match was won by Team HRM by set 1 (21:14) and set 2 (24:22) against Team Marketing. Team RM emerged victorious in the cricket finals. In Tug of War Team Finance won in both Boys & Girls categories, while in faculty match Team Fr. Pradeep won in the men’s category and Team Tina Murarka won in the women’s Category. Akanksha Kumari and Meghali Deepshikha of Team RM won the Rangoli Competition, while Kritika Khaskel and Ankita Raj of Team Marketing got the first prize in Face Painting.
The games and competitions were followed by a cultural night with songs, a dance performance by the members of the Institute’s dance club Pulse, a skit by the Aaawaz Dramatic Society on the theme ‘All The Best’, and a special performance by students from St. Michael’s Blind School.
