The other day I was sitting with a few friends, some of them were DU aspirants, debating about the various issues related to DU. When it came to the college which had the most happening crowd, they all agreed that it was none other than Venkateswara – popularly known as ‘Venky’. Some of them said that it was because of the chilled out nature of it’s students, some said it was because of the smoking hot chics while some others said it was because of the super amazing and super-active choreo, music, dramatics and photography societies that Venky had, that kept up a certain level of Masti balanced with studies among the students.
After spending a whole year in Venky and observing the different types of people so closely, what I could conclude is that Venky has a mixed crowd, some people come to college only to study, some people come to flaunt their cat walk as if the college was the ramp of the Lakme Fashion week, some are so overindulged in the co-curricular activities that they make guest appearances in the classes, leaving both the teachers and the students confused and surprised and some of them just come to college to check out girls, hang out and enjoy the variety of delighted available at Satya Niketan. But something that is common among these four categories is their love for colours, desire to look their best, upgraded fashion sense and an attitude to experiment with different styles.
As soon as one enters Venky, the various hues and shades will definitely catch attention. From the very in shades of blue to very go green effect, the purple lovers started loving the colour even more with the opening of a Hookah parlour named after their favourite colour, the pink panthers of Venky were surely inspired by their childhood memories of strawberry shortcake, the red Manchester United jersey and the very attractive red pout of Angelina Jolie made the colour red popular among Venky-ites. Black has been a favourite of all those who have put on a few extra pounds and don’t want to make it visible or those who love to look classy, while white, yellow, brown, grey are preferred by those who love to experiment with colours. With much variation in the preference of colours comes the distinctiveness in styles. The perception of ‘hot chics and hot pants go hand-in-hand’ is very much there among the Venky girls, who wear the hottest and (the shortest) possible pants to beat the summer heat and for the guys who get to see the most amazing and well-maintained legs. But apart from this, the casual look is also very much popular among the Venky-ites, a simple tee or a loose shirt teamed up with well-fitted jeans, chappals or platforms is just the look for those who like to keep it simple yet stylish. Then the Kurti trend or the bit modernized traditional look of Indo-Western fusion is popular among those who love to look beautiful the Desi way. Then comes the Diva look, who love to dazzle in their celebrity inspired designer clothes and accessories, followed by those, inspired by scientists and musicians lost in their waves, who go in for the carefree look. Boys in Venky love the carefree look with ruffled up hair, ripped jeans or shorts teamed up with simple tees.
Upgraded with the latest fashion trends, love for different styles, carrying themselves well and the desire to look the best is what makes the Venky crowd most appealing in the entire DU-we talk, walk, eat and live our fashion!!
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Dyuti Bardhan, a second year sociology student from Sri Venkateshwra College, is an extrovert person who loves to interact with people. A trained singer in classical music, she loves to hum bollywood songs. She loves shopping, cooking, eating spicy stuff, writing diary,photography and is a complete fashion freak.
