08 ht city New Delhi, Sunday, February 12, 2012 TIME TO ROCK ‘N’ ROLL TIME TO ROCK ‘N’ ROLL H T City Youth Nexus proved to be the perfect platform for the Capital’s young guns to show- case their musical talent in Rockonova, a music competi- tion for the rock bands of city colleges. The prelims took place on Thursday at Manav Rachna International University where eight col- leges auditioned. The stu- dents had to sing the ‘Delhi Daredevil’ theme along with a song of their choice. Bands such as Aayudh from NIIT, Then and Now from Amity University and Arkadian Polaris from Manav Rachna University rocked the stage with a great range of rock-based renditions. The grand finale will be held in Motilal Nehru College on Feb 15-16. JESSICA SHARMA What do you think of Indian rock bands? Q VOX -POP The standard of music in India has become better. Rock music is getting bigger. There is new talent and we need more platforms. Tarique Khan, Amity University I like the bands in India. We have the capability to make it bigger than the bands abroad and bring back rock. Competiton is also getting tougher. Pawan Anand, Delhi College of Arts Rock music in India is getting better and everyone is enthusiastic about it. We are a lot more edgy than many foreign bands. Abhimanyu Syal, Amity University Our bands are doing a good job and also adopting various styles in music. It’s getting more experimental, and there’s great scope for their growth. Vaibhav Binju, GHIMT Delhi’s young rockers got a chance to showcase their talent at Rockonova, a rock music competition at HT City Youth Nexus 2012 To check out more action from Rockonova, the Rock band competition at Youth Nexus, log on to www.facebook.com/htcity. Also, don’t forget to tag your pictures. CATCH IT ONLINE Tapasya, the rock band of Manav Rachna International University style diva Ila Singh, a student of Amity University makes a style statement by wearing a heart shaped pendant and carrying a sling bag. She has teamed her trousers with a slim fitted, long- sleeved top finalfive MOMENT OF THE DAY Sahil Dhiman of the band Arkadian Polaris, from Manav Rachna University Abhishek Joshi of the band Then and Now of Amity University Members of the band Aayudh of NIIT Shalini Sharma of the band Arkadian Polaris of Manav Rachna University Mohd. Khalid from the band Lafz-e-Dilli Andrew Haokit and Craig Dominic of the band Revival Stage, of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce PHOTOS: WASEEM GASHROO campus ■ Aayudh — NIIT ■ Then and Now — Amity University ■ Revival Stage — Delhi College of Arts and Commerce ■ Lafz-E-Dilli — Echelon Institute of Technology ■ Sankraman — Guru Hargobind Singh Institute of Management Indian rock bands are innovative and they experiment with various versions of rock music. There should be more oppor- tunities for them. Hayat Ahmed, Jamia Millia Islamia Members of the final five bands pose after being chosen
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HT City Youth Nexus proved to be the perfect platform for the Capital’s young guns to showcase their musical talent in Rockonova, a music competition for the rock bands of city colleges. The prelims took place on Thursday at Manav Rachna International University where eight colleges auditioned. The students had to sing the ‘Delhi Daredevil’ theme along with a song of their choice.
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08 htcityNew Delhi, Sunday, February 12, 2012
TIME TOROCK ‘N’ ROLLTIME TOROCK ‘N’ ROLL
HT City Youth Nexusproved to be the perfectplatform for the
Capital’s young guns to show-case their musical talent inRockonova, a music competi-tion for the rock bands of citycolleges. The prelims tookplace on Thursday at ManavRachna InternationalUniversity where eight col-leges auditioned. The stu-dents had to sing the ‘DelhiDaredevil’ theme along witha song of their choice.
Bands such as Aayudhfrom NIIT, Then and Nowfrom Amity University andArkadian Polaris from ManavRachna University rockedthe stage with a great rangeof rock-based renditions. Thegrand finale will be held inMotilal Nehru College on Feb 15-16. JESSICA SHARMA
What do you think of Indian rock bands? Q
VOX-POP
The standard of musicin India has becomebetter. Rock music isgetting bigger. Thereis new talent and weneed more platforms.
Tarique Khan, Amity University
I like the bands inIndia. We have thecapability to make itbigger than the bandsabroad and bring backrock. Competiton isalso getting tougher.
Pawan Anand, Delhi College of Arts
Rock music in India isgetting better andeveryone isenthusiastic about it.We are a lot moreedgy than manyforeign bands.
Abhimanyu Syal, Amity University
Our bands are doing agood job and alsoadopting variousstyles in music. It’sgetting moreexperimental, andthere’s great scope fortheir growth.
Vaibhav Binju,GHIMT
Delhi’s young rockers got a chance to showcase their talent at Rockonova, a rock
music competition at HT City Youth Nexus 2012
To check out more action fromRockonova, the Rock bandcompetition at Youth Nexus, logon to www.facebook.com/htcity.Also, don’t forget to tag yourpictures.
CATCH IT ONLINE
Tapasya, the rock band ofManav RachnaInternational University
stylediva
Ila Singh, a student of Amity University makesa style statement by wearing a heart shapedpendant and carrying a sling bag. She hasteamed her trousers with a slim fitted, long- sleeved top
finalfive
MOMENT OF THE DAY
Sahil Dhimanof the band
ArkadianPolaris, from
ManavRachna
University
AbhishekJoshi of the
band Thenand Now of
AmityUniversity
Members of theband Aayudh of NIIT
Shalini Sharma of the band ArkadianPolaris of Manav Rachna University
Mohd. Khalidfrom the bandLafz-e-Dilli
Andrew Haokit and Craig Dominic of the band Revival Stage, ofDelhi College of Arts and Commerce
PH
OTO
S: W
AS
EEM
GA
SH
RO
O
campus
■ Aayudh — NIIT■ Then and Now — Amity
University■ Revival Stage — Delhi
College of Arts andCommerce
■ Lafz-E-Dilli — EchelonInstitute of Technology
■ Sankraman — GuruHargobind Singh Instituteof Management
Indian rock bands areinnovative and theyexperiment withvarious versions ofrock music. Thereshould be more oppor-tunities for them.
Hayat Ahmed, Jamia Millia Islamia
Members of the final five bands pose after being chosen
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