Baking bread for a cause

Fifty varieties of bread from 30 different countries were baked and displayed. It was an effort to serve the dual purposes of, one — educating students of Hotel Management of Christ College in Boulangerie, the art of baking bread and second — feeding the underprivileged children. This exhibition of breads of the world was held recently by the Department of Hotel Management, Christ college (Hosur Road) at their campus.

The noble effort, the first of its kind,was also a celebration of the ‘World’s Bread Day’ and the ‘World’s Chef Day’. Over 1000 students indulged in baking nearly a thousand varieties of bread in a week.

Bread stalls showcasing the exclusiveness of countries from right across the globe were lined up. It was an alluring presentation of as many varieties of bread as there are countries.

Chef and Faculty of the Department of Hotel Management, Avin Thaliath pointed out, “This exhibition is essentially to expose students to the myriad ways of baking bread. The baked bread would be given away to the nearly 285 underprivileged children who are adopted by our institution.”

The line-up of stalls began with Kolach — a sweet bun variety with jam and pulp fruit, peculiar to the Czech Republic and continued with over 25 stalls covering the varieties present the worldover.

There were breads to go with wine, those with beer, some for breakfast and others for a light snack.

Interestingly, each kind of bread had a unique story for its inspiration. The Baguettes of France, for example, was baked during Napolean’s time, since its size was convenient for food transport. Later, it even began to be used as a symbol of the entire nation.   Another, the La Foungasse of France, shaped as an anti-personnel mine used to be displayed before houses for good harvest. It was a culturally enriching experience that created much awareness. Purpose served. 

Sindhu G Murthy

Sports fest at law college

The National Law School of India is organising an inter-collegiate sports fest `Spiritus  from 26th to 28th of October in collaboration with the Sports Authority of India. Spiritus is the only sports fest in the country meant  for law colleges.

Contrary to popular belief that law students would be more comfortable with books and black suits than shorts and running shoes,  `Spiritus’ promises to bring out the best of sporting ability among the most skilled law students from across the country. The events include- indoor and outdoor games demanding a wide variety of skills.

Chrisendo at Christ College

Flamboyance, enthusiasm and exuberance of students mark any inter-collegiate Cultural Fest. But “Chrisendo” , an inter-collegiate Cultural Fest celebrated in Christ Junior College on 22 and 23 October had much more. It also served a specific social purpose.  A variety of interesting stalls were put by the students, the proceeds  of which will go to an orphanage in Mysore, the  “Aashadayaka Seva Trust”.

Many City colleges took part in this fest which had over 30 literary and stage events including debate, pictionary, Indian Classical, theme and non-theme dance,  western acoustics, a rock concert and cultural dance competitions. The host college bagged the lion’s share of prizes.

Madhura K N