Students of MKPC performed the popular ‘Garba’ in the College Campus on 16^th October 2018. The GARBA FEST 2018 was inaugurated by Lamp lighting by Ms. Manjula Ponda,  Founder The Red Rose Group, Mr. Sumit Ponda Chairman, The Red Rose Group, Ms. Sejal Ponda, Mr. Harshil Ponda, Executive Director, Ms. Shreya Ponda, Mr.Yashraj Ponda and other dignitaries. The program started with Ganapati Vandana and was followed by several brief dances such as ‘Vrindawan Ras Leela’; ‘Randol no Ghodo’;’Garbo Ram Laxman’ and many musical performances of popular gujrati songs by orchestra. The exhilarating and graceful performances brought out lively, spiritual and colorful life of rural India. The teachers and students of M.K. Ponda College of Business and Management also performed dance and musical performances which were appreciated by the crowd. Later the audience also enjoyed dancing with the folk artistes in the open garba round.

  The students of MKPC were divided into four groups and a garba competition was organised between them. Garba is a traditional Gujarati folk dance and song which is performed mainly during the nine-day Navratri festival, and is famous the world over. The folk dance is performed by everyone and people of different religious beliefs enjoyed it. The Garba dances celebrate feminine fertility, honour womanhood, and pay respect to array of mother goddesses. It is a joyful style of dance, based on a circular pattern which symbolizes cyclical concept of time in Hindu mythology. It is performed by women. The dance is usually accompanied by Dholak (percussion instrument), sound of claps and Shehnai (Indian clarinet).

Garba Fest 2018 was sponsored by Go anywhere Holidays, Indraprasth, Mandelekar and Sons Sports Gallery, Mahakal Automobiles, Opal IT solutions, Payal Jewellers, Shashwat Automobiles, Haribhumi newspaper was the media partner. Many food and games stalls were also set up to provide delicious food of Gujrat and different parts of the country.

Garba Fest 2018 ended with Durga Maha Arti and distribution of Prasadam.