The rich legacy of the cultural societies of Gargi College has carved a niche for itself in theUniversity of Delhi. Innate talent ofthe students combined with guidance from professionals has helped theproduction of aesthetically splendid and socially sensitive items by eachsociety. Every year Reverie, the annual cultural inter-college extravaganza iscarried through with amazing gusto and efficiency by student union and thesocieties.The societies ofGargi College in year 2009 have performed very well and grabbed a number ofprizes at various college festivals. This is a result of all the hard work theyput in throughout the year and their dedication towards their society

 NAZAAKAT–Indian Dance Society
Teacher Convener: Mrs. Keya Banerjee & Ms. Chitra
Members of Nazaakat began their intensive training for their annual production GarbaDandiya from Lok Utsav. The piece they performed received lot of appreciationfrom judges as well as audience that too for their energy. It was a challengingtask to learn such a professional level dance but Nazaakat performedbeautifully with utmost grace and won the following prizes.Group :-1stprize Gargi & Sri VenkateshwaraCollege2ndprize KNC, Kalindi, Mata Sundari, PGDAV, Miranda House, IHE, Khalsa College, Maitrey College Solo :-1stprize IP College2nd prize- IHE  

ENLIVEN- Western Dance Society
Teacher Convener : Ms. Pooja
Enliven thistime did bring life to their society and dance by hard work and determination.With the help of their worthy seniors and choreographer Mr. Saurabh Jain, theyclear the preliminaries of BITS Pilani and were highly appreciated by judges. Someof the prizes they won are asfollows:1st prize Keshav Mahavidyalaya & Dyal Singh2nd prize PGDAV(Morning) & Gargi College3rd prize Deshbandhu college & Miranda House  

SPARX–The Choreography Society
Teacher Convener Dr. Rashmi Bhardwaj and Mrs. Rima Chauhan
Living up to thetradition of doing the 'unconventional, yet excelling at it', the choreographysociety once again made a mark this year with their piece Glass on the Edge.This piece was about the complexities of life and journey from a saferterritory to a riskier one with a repetitive pattern, which not only challengedthe body of the performers but also the audience's perception of dance. Butmost judges felt that it was extremely international for a college choreographyand complex for layman to understand the team bagged the followingprizes.1st prize MAMC, Lady Hardinge2nd prize Gargi & Hansraj College3rd prize Sri Venkateshwara  

SAMRANJINI Indian Music Society
Teacher Convener Dr. Deepika Chatterji
The Indian MusicSociety apart from performing in various inter college festivals , alsoinaugurated Reverie'09. Samranjini or the Gargi Choir performed on a lot ofprestigious occasions of Gargi they won several prizes:1st prize KNC (semi-classical solo), Miranda House (semi-classicalsolo)2nd prize Gargi College (semi-classical, duet)3rd prize Gargi College (group)  

EUPHONY -The Western Music Society
Teacher Convener Ms. Jasmine
Gargi's WesternMusic Society had a relatively eventful year. With promising turn-out of tenmembers this year, the society participated in more inter college festivalsthis time. Euphony qualified preliminary round of an Outdoor Event of Commotionheld at Dilli Haat and India Habitat Center. Whether performing in solo or ingroup, they won various prizes:1st prize-PG DAV(solo), Dyal Singh (solo), Gargi (duet), IP College (duet)2nd prize-PG DAV(solo), JDMC (duet), Sri Venkateshwara College (duet), Gargi (solo)3rd prize-GargiCollege (group)  

KSHITIJ -Streetplay Society
Teacher Convener Ms. Joya John
Streetplaysociety's play Boond portrayed the existence of water in life. Water isessential and is neglected. The play, in the first half shows the presentscenario focusing on the scarcity of water. Its misuse, its causes and implicationsare dealt with. The second half of the play shows that how water is a doubleedged tool which helps life and can also destroy it. Later in the play,abundance of the same element is shown focusing on its adverse effects and theconclusion comes as a subtle realization of the omnipresence of water the teamwon many prizes.1 st prize AIIMS, VIP, Kalindi College, IIT Mumbai2nd prize SGGSCC, PMS3rd prize IHC, Mata SundariSpecialMention MAMCBestDirector LSRBest Script Miranda HouseBest Actor IIT Mumbai  

UPSTAGE–Dramatics Society
Teacher Convener - Dr. Neeta Mathur
Upstage waslucky to have enthusiastic members this year. Their Hindi play “Lights Out” isa play that highlights the complete blindness of people towards a crime fromfear of getting caught in the judicial web, being only one of the many reasons.“Bombshells”, the English play is about three women, a bride, mother and awidow in search of their identity and what they truly want and what truly makesthem happy. Prizeswon by Upstage this year are:2nd prize MAMC, SRCCBest performer MAMCBest Actor IP College  

IRIS–The Photography Society
Teacher Convener Ms. Prachi Kalra
At Reverie' 09,Iris organized a photography exhibition on 'Amalgamation' and 'Elements ofLife' exclusively displaying the best works of photography. These exhibitionsinvited huge number of audiences on both days and was highly praised andadmired by all. Iris has kept up with the tradition of achieving tremendoussuccess.1st prize IIT Delhi2nd prize BITS Pilani  

HUES -The Fine Arts Society
Teacher Convener Dr. Manjeet Singh
Hues has been avery hard working society over these years. Be it any event of the college, thefine arts society is always ready with ideas to make our college look colorful,vibrant and beautiful. Its work at Reverie' 09 was commendable and depicted thetheme very well. All in the college is dull and pale without this society themember of the society bagged the following prizes.1st prize KNC (cartoon strip) & Kalindi College(poster making)2nd prize IIT Delhi (magazine), DCAC(cartoon strip),Gargi (cartoon strip), KNC (crafts & tattoo), Kalindi College (cartoonmaking)3rd prize IIT Delhi (rangoli &tattoo making), Gargi(rangoli)  

Q.E.D –The English Debating Society
Teacher Convener Ms. Pragya Gupta
The Englishdebating society this year too organized a parliamentary debate on Reverie' 09.It proved to be really successful event with number of colleges participatingin it. Q.E.D comprises of number of enthusiastic and talented members this yearthat contributed to its success it won several prizes.Best Team Hindu College, Janki Devi, GargiSpecialMention IIT Delhi, IP College, KMCBestSpeaker IIT Delhi & Gargi College(Cascade, Sri Satya Memorial Debate, Life Science fest)3rd BestTeam MAMCBestInterjector MAMC2nd BestSpeaker MAMC, KNC, Shaheed Bhagat Singh,Deshbandhu College2nd BestAdjudicator JMC3rd BestSpeaker Deshbandhu College  

SAMIKSHA–The Hindi Debating Society
Teacher Convener Dr. Shreeniwas Tyagi
The year 2009was a very eventful year for Samiksha, the Hindi debating society as it saw thenice matching of the efforts of its eloquent members which shaped intofascinating results. The compering ofTeacher’s Day as well as of Inauguration of Reverie was well appreciated by oneand all. They participated and won in many competitions held in various colleges.A workshop was also organised with Anandana Kapoor, the acclaimed debater ofInternational level. In nutshell, this year was an outstanding one forSamiksha.1st prize Motilal Nehru (debate), LSR (debate &extemporary), Zakir Hussain (debate), KNC(extemporary & debate)2nd prize Lekhika Sangh (story writing), SRCC (debate),Sri Venkateshwara (debate)3rd prize Cultural Council Gargi (debate),Gargi(creative writing & extemporary), PG DAV (debate), DAV (debate)Best Speaker -MAMC  

QUIZZITO–The Quiz Society
Teacher Convener: Mrs. Sumanlata
The societymembers actively participated in various events at the University levelcompetitions and earned recognition for the college. Quizzito also organized anintra-college quiz event for non-society girls and the response was phenomenal.Simultaneously, workshops were conducted for the members so as to enhance theirknowledge and performance.1st prize - Miranda House2nd prize KNC  

GLASS-I --THEFILM CLUB
A retrospective on Satyajit Ray kick started the year with the screening of hisfamous Apu Trilogy–Pather Panchali, Aparijito, and Apur Sansar with an aim topay tribute to this classic director and acquaint the younger generation withhis oeuvre of craftsmanship. The second retrospective was on the world-renowneddirector, Wong Kar Wai with the screening ofChung King Express, In the Mood for Love and 2046. Screening of Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain (Oscar awardwinner) and Constant Gardner (Oscarnominated) garnered rave reviews. We screened Broken Flowers directed by JimTarmusch which is highly acclaimed in the American intellectual circles. We alsocommemorated the 39th death anniversary of Ché Guevera with the screening of Motorcycle Diaries. The closing ofthe session was with a retrospective on the Latin-American director, AlejandroGonazez. We also collaborated with other societies within Gargi College. Wescreened documentaries on 'Gender and Sexuality'produced and distributed by PSBT (Public ServiceBroadcasting Trust) during the WDC festival. During Literatti 2007, MicheleRadford’s Il Postino, a 1994 Italian film which tells the real lifestory of the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda and his relationship with a simplepostman who learns to love poetry, was screened. The response, on the whole,has been overwhelming from members both from within as well as outside Gargi.