Trying humid conditions braved for good show at MU

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Jan 21, 2016:  In spite of the generally cooler weather being enjoyed by Mangalureans; hot and humid atmosphere at the  MU youth festival caused serious  discomfort to students performing. But they did not show their discomfort one bit in their 10-minute long presentation of traditional folk dance at Mangalore University campus.

The spectators applauded the leader of this 10-member troupe, he did a somersault to pick up the arrow for a sequence related to killing of wild animal. The team kept spectators engaged with rhythmic dance of the tribe that was followed by a synchronised peacock, snake and “Roudram” (angry) dance sequences. They ended their with Mudiyattam dance.

This folk dance by Kerala University team was among the folk dances presented in the open stage in the Mangala auditorium premises on the third day of the five-day South Zone Inter-University Youth Festival on Jan 20.

At least 30 teams from five southern states are taking part in the festival, which is being organised jointly by  the Association of Indian Universities and Mangalore University.

Matching the performance of Kerala team was the “Dollu Kunita” by the Mysuru University team.

They too showed a lot of energy in beating drums by sporting traditional black coloured woollen blanket around their waist and yellow coloured scarf on their head.

The team from Gulbarga University presented dance to goddess Tuljabhavani, while all women team from the Women’s University from Vijayapura presented the difficult Kejje Kunita dance where they have to dance by holding heavy metal frames.

There were skits on some topical issues. The Gulbarga University drama troupe presented skit on troubles that sexual minorities face, students from University of Horticultural Sciences Bagalkot presented skit on violence of women. Students from Sree Sankaracharya University of Sankrit had skit on impact of liberalisation on the farmer, while those from Amrita Vidyapeetam presented a humours skit on the reformist theory of criminal justice system.