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Euphoria Camp 2022

 14th March 2022 - 18th March 2022

This week we had our 5-day camp. Due to COVID restrictions, it was non-residential but we made the most of our situation. We were divided into three groups and they were named after KPAC Lalitha's movies to honour her memory. They were, Pavithram, Keli and Amaram. I belonged to the Amaram group led by Sukanya and Albin Brother.

On the first day, we had our inaugural ceremony followed by an ice-breaking session by Dr, Sibin Antony. It was fun and interactive. Group 1 had the complete responsibility to conduct the first-day program.

On the second day, we had two classes. The first class was by Reni Antony Sir who enlightened us on the several laws for children. Later we had a class by Vijay Vikramadithyan sir, SI  and former student of MTTC. It focused on drug abuse which was infused with anecdotes from Vijay sir's police career.

On the third day, we had a refreshing one day trip to Kuthiramalika and Veli. We were accompanied by Ancy ma'am and Maya ma'am.



On the fourth day, we had our cultural event and flashmob @ Bmart. I took part in the musical drama for the cultural event. We all had just discussed the theme and got on stage without any rehearsal. Long story short, it was a hot mess. After the cultural event, we all had lunch at college, 'Kappa and chutney' which were prepared and served by us. After that, we had a small procession to Bmart carrying placards with anti-war slogans. The flashmob went well and we were able to grab the attention of the public.

On the final day, we had a single class by Manoj sir who conducted a personality development class and focused on how to set goals in life. Later we had our feedback session followed by valedictory function. 

Coincidently, the last day of our camp is also the day of colors-Holi. So, we ended the day with color fest at the college gate.

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