MeLa...!!! A Day of EnJoYmEnT...

Let's know about MELA first: MELA is a Sanskrit word meaning 'gathering' or 'to meet' or a Fair. It is used in the Indian subcontinent for all sizes of gathering and can be religious, commercial, and cultural and sports.

A Mela is simply a festival. (A festival is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community) But the tradition and meaning of Mela is ancient. Indian civilization can be dated back to 10,000BC, using dates for astronomical events described in the earliest Vedas or sacred scriptures. Mela organize for some basic purposes :

·         Serves to meet specific needs.

·         To provide entertainment.

·         Seek to inform people to their traditions.

·         Transfer certain knowledge to the next generation.

JUW Mela:

Mela held on 26.mar.2011 at Jinnah University for women. Students got off for enjoyment from their studious schedule, that’s quite blessed and enough. Entertainment were its on peak, more than 80 stalls were there. Students and outsider arranged stalls, while Art faculty suffered badly due to their stalls arrangement, which were on sandy area and tent was not able to protect them from sunny hotty rays. But still, they arranged their stalls with great enthusiasm. Clothes, mehndi, chooriyan, face painting, palmistry, decoration pieces, art work and foodie stalls were everywhere. The best part, there were rides, many girls and kiddies headed towards it. Actually, it reminded them their childhood days. Dj was playing latest songs, “music was in the air”. All munniS and sheilaS were on the dancing floor (garden area, which was seemed like a dance floor). But the question rises here, what we had informed to others about our tradition? Because MEDIA channels (best source to transfer knowledge to others) were covering the Mela event.  Anyways, MPA Sindh, Faisal Sabzwari and Raza Haroon were invited to visit Mela. They appreciated both the efforts of administration and students. They both acclaimed that they were pleased to be here and such festivals should arranged to bring colors in lives.  This event sat an example of enjoyment to the upcoming students. After a long time, this Mela brought beautiful smiles on the faces of Juwarians.