The Junkiesss............

The Junkyard Drummers was conceptualised students from M.C.Kejriwal Vidyapeeth, Howrah in 2008 when they got an invitation from St. Thomas's School, Howrah for an unconventional music competition. The Band then had members of various age groups varying from students of classes 9-12. The Band gave a stunning newbie performance at the fest but missing the winners podium by just a margin. This came as a booster for the boys, who prepared sensibly for the next fest which was the Indradhanush Fest organised by Sun Rise (Eng Med) School, Howrah. This was where they tasted success and there was no looking back for them.


Rahul and Hardik Katrodia, the lead junk drummers of the band brought in the idea to recreate music out of a basketball which was a grand success, this won them The Great TTIS Challenge held in December 2008. This was followed by a victory in Boscotsav (Don Bosco School, Howrah) and also at various other competitions.


In July 2009, the Junkies planned to just go for the auditions of a popular TV show "Entertainment Ke Liye Aur Kuch Bhi Karega" and got selected for the second round at Mumbai. The Junkies currently comprise of 6 members,

• Junkie Hardik - paint boxes, drums, water bottles
• Junkie Anurag - glasses, spoons, plates.
  
• Junkie Lalit - water gallons, empty drums.
  
• Junkie Mayank - various utensils.
  
• Junkie Prateek - basketball, glass bottles, coins.
• Junkie Aditya - suitcases.

The Junkyard Drummers, have been selected for the Second Round of the popular talent show "Entertainment Ke Liye Aur Kuch Bhi Karega", the second edition of the popular Sony TV show.

The Junkyard Drummers as the name might suggest is a band which plays music out of junk. They have specialised in generating music out anything and everything possible, be is utensils or suitcases, gallons or water bottles, they even tried it out with basket balls and volleyballs. An awesome band of just all the members still in 15+ age group, the band already has had their foot prints left at most of the Inter School Fests where there is an Unconventional Musical Competition. The group has won The Telegraph In School Challenge Unconventional Music Awards at the functions this year which came as moral booster. Also having won prices at Boscotsav (Don Bosco School), Indradhanush (Sun Rise School) and at various other fests the band is earning many accolades. The Junkyard Drummers also stole the show away at the 10 year celebration of their Alma Mater, M.C.Kejriwal.

Conceptualised and inspired by Shivamani, the group is currently recreating sounds of various wavelenghts and hoping to crack their luck at the popular Talent show. Looking forward to their success.

Navratri....... The festival of love joy and happiness

Navaratri litrary means nine nights which is one of the greatest and the longest Hindu festivals.It is the festival of nights.....
One can see the celebration on navratri in each an every place of Gujrat.......
It is the festival that brings forth the tradition and culture of India onto notice.....

'Nav' means 'nine' and 'ratri' means 'night'. Thus, 'Navratri' means 'nine nights'. There are many legends attached to the conception of Navratri like all Indian festivals. All of them are related to Goddess Shakti her various forms. It is one of the most celebrated festivals of Hindu calendar, it holds special significance for Gujratis and Bengalis
and one can see it in the zeal and fervor of the people with which they indulge in the festive activities of the season. Dandiya and Garba Rass are thehighlights of the festival in Gujarat,
In older times, Navratri was associated with the fertility of Mother Earth who
feed us as her children.

The first three days of Navratri are dedicated to Goddess Durga in red and mounted on a lion.
Her various incarnations - Kumari, Parvati and Kali - are worshipped during these days.They represent the three differentclasses of womanhood that include the child, the young girl and the mature woman.

Next three days are dedicated to GoddessLakshmi dressed in gold and mounted on an owl
and finally, last three are dedicated toGoddess Saraswati dressed in milky white and mounted on apure white swan. Sweetmeats are preparedfor the celebrations. Children and adults dress up in new bright-colored dresses forthe night performances.



In some communities, people undergo rigorous fasts during this season that lasts for the nine days of Navratri.The festival culminates on Mahanavami. On this day, Kanya Puja is performed. Nine young girls representing the nineforms of Goddess Durga are worshiped. Their feet are washed as a mark of respect forthe Goddess and then they areoffered new clothes as gifts by the worshiper. This ritual is performed in most parts of the country. With
commercialization, the festival has moved on to be a social festival rather than merely a religious one. However, nothing dampens the spirit of the devout followers of Goddess Durga, as they sing
devotional songs and indulge in the celebrations of Navratri, year by year.