Onam 2025: Oru Oru Ormakal

Manipal Institute of Communication celebrated Onam on September 6, 2025, with vibrant festivities and cultural splendour. The event was organised by the Cultural Committee, under the guidance of faculty coordinators Mr. Manikandan C and Ms. Kavita Nagasampige, and was presided over by the Director, Dr. Shubha H.S., from the grand welcome of King Mahabali, to the electrifying rhythms of Chendamelam, the celebration began with great enthusiasm.

The MIC dance club, Meraki, brought the stage to life with a spirited performance featuring the traditional Thiruvathirakali, alongside freestyle and kuthu dance numbers. The excitement then carried forward into traditional games, starting with the Tug of War.

This was followed by Uriyadi, where blindfolded participants attempted to break a suspended pot with a stick, and MIC Sundari, a playful contest in which students, blindfolded, tried to Place a bindi accurately on the forehead of a woman’s picture. The festivities concluded on a high note with a pulsating Chendamelam party and a lively musical performance by Unplugged, MIC’s music club.

- Mahalakshmi Gururaj