{"id":2654,"date":"2023-11-03T10:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T10:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/?p=2654"},"modified":"2023-11-03T10:43:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T10:43:02","slug":"to-the-beats-of-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/to-the-beats-of-success\/","title":{"rendered":"To the beats of success"},"content":{"rendered":"

Goa College of Architecture, Panaji, recently won the first place in \u2018Battle of Bands\u2019, a national-level music competition<\/strong><\/p>\n

RAMANDEEP KAUR | NT\u00a0<\/p>\n

A group of students from Goa College of Architecture, Altinho, Panaji, has brought honour to their institution and the state by clinching first place at a music competition called \u2018Battle of Bands\u2019, organised by the National Association of Students of Architecture (NASA India) in Bengaluru.<\/p>\n

The team of budding architects in the making comprised Vera de Noronha, Mariah Gonsalves, Ansh Volvoikar (vocals), Tenecia Afonso (keyboard), Erwin de Souza (bass), Joshua Mascarenhas (drums), and Shawn D\u2019Sousa (electric guitar). All the students are from different years.<\/p>\n

\u201cTenecia, Mariah, and I, being the seniors, called those who were interested in participating and held auditions to select the best among them,\u201d says D\u2019Sousa.<\/p>\n

The competition, he says, tested their creativity and ability to merge songs into an enjoyable storyline. And their chosen songs, which included a mix of Bollywood, Konkani, and English tracks such as \u2018Mitawa\u2019, \u2018Tere Naina\u2019, \u2018Stand by Me\u2019, \u2018Take on Me\u2019, \u2018Dildara\u2019, \u2018Alice\u2019, \u2018Konkani Mashup\u2019, \u2018I Will Survive\u2019, \u2018Begging\u2019, \u2018We Will Rock You\u2019, and \u2018Bul Bulaya\u2019, revolved around the theme of unrequited love. \u201cIt started with innocent longing and youthful optimism and ended with a mature understanding of life\u2019s complexities,\u201d says D\u2019 Sousa.<\/p>\n

Connecting the theme to architecture, D\u2019Sousa explains that it is common for architects to invest their passion and creativity into a design, only to face rejection or a lack of appreciation from clients or the public. \u201cSimilar to enduring historical buildings, unreciprocated love can persist and hold significance in a person\u2019s life, even when it remains unreturned. The final track was the chorus of \u2018We Will Rock You,\u2019 which served as a powerful reminder that even when the world seems against you and your self-esteem is hurt, you possess a unique and incomparable essence,\u201d he says. \u201cThis compilation was dedicated to those who struggle for acceptance in social circles that fail to recognise their true worth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Winning first place at the contest, he says, felt \u201cabsolutely amazing\u201d for the team! \u201cIt was the result of hard work, dedication, and passion we put into our music. We were overwhelmed with excitement and a sense of achievement, and it is a moment that we will cherish and remember for a long time,\u201d says D\u2019Sousa.<\/p>\n

However, the team faced many challenges along the way. They had limited time to prepare and had to come up with a set quickly. \u201cWe practiced during breaks and after college, managing our already busy schedules. But our biggest test came when one of our teammates was rushed to the hospital a day before the performance. We all prayed for his health, and through the grace of God, he recovered quickly. It was a reminder that when we gather together in faith, miracles can happen,\u201d says D\u2019 Sousa, adding that the biggest lesson they learned from this experience was the importance of working together as a team. \u201cEveryone gave their 100% and brought their skills to the table, for which I am extremely grateful,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Goa College of Architecture, Panaji, recently won the first place in \u2018Battle of Bands\u2019, a national-level music competition RAMANDEEP KAUR | NT\u00a0 A group of students from Goa College of Architecture, Altinho, Panaji, has brought honour to their institution and the state by clinching first place at a music competition called \u2018Battle of Bands\u2019, organised […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2655,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aspire-inspire","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2654"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2656,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654\/revisions\/2656"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}