Effervescence: IIIT extravaganza draws to a close

Allahabad: With the enthralling performance of Benny Dayal, of the Badtameez Dil fame, curtains were drawn at Effervescence, the cultural fiesta of Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, on Monday.
Limor Ballas, an Israeli songwriter and singer, who has performed with multiple bands with genres ranging from Rock and Blues to Jazz and Bossa Nova, across various concerts in and around Israel, presented her programme at the main auditorium.Bringing together talented local artists from India- Rahul Jivan Singh for Percussions and Soumalya Sareswari for Sarod, she mesmerised the audience with a unique combination of her prowess and the local panache.
The students sang and danced along with songs sung by Dayal. The crowd had a gala time listening and dancing to numbers like 'Bang Bang', 'Daaru Desi' and 'Badtameez Dil', along with Psy's 'Gangnam Style'.. Whether it was popping and locking or just showing off his moves during the performance, the singer stole the show with his enthusiasm and energy.
Monday morning started with the literary society's flagship quizzing event, Cognoscentia, in the auditorium. The drama society hosted tongues on fire, the fun informal debate saw many debaters take on the stage and battle it out on a plethora of burning issues. The event of unplugged, organised by the music society, was organised to bring out the emotions stories and feel the depth in every song. It was an event where no instruments that are plugged could be used.