BAREILLY, THE CAMPUS IS BUZZING! SRMS TRUST INSTITUTIONS’ ZEST 2026 ‘NAVRANG’ OPENS with a SPECTACULAR BLAST of COLOURS, TALENT & UNSTOPPABLE ENERGY!

The much-awaited ZEST 2026, the two-day cultural extravaganza of SRMS Trust Institutions, kicked off today (October 30) with vibrant energy and a celebration of student talent and creativity. Organized in collaboration with the Tyro Club of SRMS College of Engineering & Technology (CET), Bareilly, this year’s theme is ‘NAVARANG’.

The exciting line-up includes Battle of Bands, Street Play, Renaissance, Group Dance Showdowns, Game Pandal, Stellar Night, Art Gallery, Mime, MultiScene, Turn Coat, Solo & Duet Dance, Sketching, Face Painting, Rangoli, Mono Act, Solo & Duet Singing, Instrumental, Poetry and Mock Parliament, followed by the Prize Distribution Ceremony.

DAY 1 began with Shri Dev Murti, Chairman, SRMS Trust, declaring the fest open and inaugurating the Fine Arts Gallery, while Aditya Murti, Secretary, SRMS Trust, inaugurated the Game Pandal. The ceremony featured lamp lighting, Saraswati Vandana and Shri Ganesh Vandana, followed by welcome address by Shivi Aroa, ZEST Organizing Secretary, and theme address by Vidhi Singh, ZEST President. A Navarang theme dance, ‘The Last Page’, band performance, Bollywood dance and a video tracing ZEST’s journey added to the celebrations.

The occasion was graced by Er Subhash Mehra, Trust Advisor ; Richa Murti, Director, SRMS Goodlife Hospital ; Dr Prabhakar Gupta, Principal, CET ; Dr Amit Sharma, Director, Pharmacy ; Dr Anuj Kumar, Director, TDP Cell; Dr Shailesh Saxena, Dean Academics, CETR ; and Devisha Murti, along with heads, faculty members and students of SRMS Trust Institutions. Prachi Sharma, Tyro Secretary, delivered vote of thanks.

And the celebrations are far from over! With another day of competitions, performances and creative expressions ahead, ZEST 2026 is ON, promising memories that will last long after the fest ends!