INKA '22-23

Inka ‘23: Cosmo Fabula - Into the Lit-verse

Jaipur, 19 November 2022

INKA , the most awaited literature festival of St. Xavier’s College, Jaipur, was organized by the Department of English on 19 November 2022. The theme for this year was ‘Cosmo Fabula - Into the Lit-verse’. This festival started with the celebration on Children’s Day at a Government Upper Primary School in Lalya ka Vaas. The inaugural ceremony on 19 November commenced with Rev Fr Dr Raymond Cherubin SJ, Vice Principal, St. Xavier’s College, Jaipur addressing the gathering and lighting the lamp. Thereafter, the students of the Department of English performed an idiosyncratic skit and a dance with live beatboxing which was followed by a formal vote of thanks delivered by the Tanya Parwani, President Enlightened Echeleon.

To encapsulate INKA 22-23, six events were held, out of which two were held online. The ‘Ecriture Artistique’ -Painting Rendition, one of the two online events was canvassed with glorious artwork by the participants and creatively. The other online event was the ‘Poetica Aestheticus’ - Poetry Reel, an Instagram reel competition where the winner was decided by the number of likes, views,expression, enunciation, voice modulation and the overall impact.

On 19 November, 2022, two Author sessions were held , the first welcomed Ms Ritiqa Pachauri, founder of an editing and e-publishing house named - Writer’s Street. The other Author Session was graced by the eminent literary figure Ms Shashi Deshpande who is also the recipient of Sahitya Akademi and Padma Shri Awards. She discussed her craft, characters and the idea of freedom in the present context. The participants left the session enriched with intellectual ideas and a new zest for literature. Faire Theatracles’-the Declamation competition, the second event of the day was surreal and full of magnificent monologues. Coffee Table Talks’ organized in collaboration with Xavier’s Intellectual Forum brought together a group of curious minds around a table discussing their favourite authors and genres. ‘Poiesis Incanto’ -the Poetry Slam was the central event of the whole festival. This year, the slam explored the topic ‘The Modern Era’, where numerous talented individuals performed and the event was considered a success. Finally the Ol’ Moon Ball was the perfect conclusion to a day where memories were made. With this successful event, the celebration of literature came to an end with the closing ceremony where the winners of the various competitions were declared and their entries highlighted. The vote of thanks was delivered by Vasudha Sharma, President of the Literati Cell concluded the festivities of INKA 22-23.