Juggling academics with offbeat passions

Updated on: Monday, February 06, 2012

Gone are the days when students buried their heads in the tomes of Math and Science to cram 24/7 and were left distressed when they could not outshine in seemingly ultimate end “the exam” by a whisker. Not any longer, as several students in the city are venturing out to pursue offbeat passions like short film making, photography, music bands and community service hand in hand with their academics.

Of late, this trend is gaining momentum as it is evident from film fests conducted by umpteen colleges. A little interest and dedication to unearth the latent talents is what is required to purse the passion. And technology is helping them to make a mark.
Short films

As Prudhvi Nadh, a final year student from CVSR engineering puts it, “I always had fascination for moving images and felt short films as a viable option to fulfil the dream.”

He along with his friends shot few films which bagged prizes at Hyderabad and NIT Warangal.

He doesn't have any problems managing academics and pursuing the hobby.

Though people grumble about ill-effects of social media these passionate youngsters are making a lot out of it.

Samatha, an amateur photographer from St.Pious Degree College feels that she can showcase her photography talent by uploading her work on Facebook.

“We come across like-minded people on FB form communities to exchange ideas. The suggestions from professionals and amazing feed back keeps us going,” she says.

Music is a way of expression for the young rockers of Rootz band.

The six members in the band belong to different colleges but their passion for music bonded them.

“We meet up in the evenings for hard jamming sessions,” says Abdul Aleem, a lead vocalist and a student of Syed Hashim Engineering College.

They got a chance to perform at Hard Rock Café, clinched titles in various competitions and are also composing music for short films.

Karthik Raju and his three friends share a different passion.

They have compassion for children who are devoid of good school education and through their social organisation ‘Kritya' they visit government schools during weekends to teach English and motivate them.

Helping orphans is another activity. “We raise money from friends and acquaintances for the activities” says Karthik Raju, a student of CVSR engineering College.

These hobbies certainly help students to socialise, work as a team, and also boost their CVs.

A welcome trend indeed!

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