the muchawaited teresian week the cultural festival organised by the st teresa college students in kochi was high on fashion music art and star powerthe week kicked off on november 15 and picked up momentum from november 21 with the inauguration of the arts club by actor asif ali followed by 10 spectacular stage eventsyou could feel the festive atmosphere as you entered the vibrant campus teresa joshy the college chairperson said teresian week is not just a cultural fest for us its that time of the year when you witness tight competition for the overall championship among ug and pg studentsthe entire week was packed with colourful events including a dance performance that paid tribute to the late actress sridevi the performance themed on the evolution of bollywood dance forms also stole the hearts of the audience the graffiti by the students were also much appreciatedcelebs including im a mallu singer and actor rinosh george and theevandi fame samyuktha menon added to the glam quotient and the final day saw energetic performances of nayika nayikan fame dain and vincy three music bands including violinist vishnu s nairs red wine also rocked at the cult festmeanwhile another highlight was the miss teresian contest 2018 that personified everything that st teresas college students are known for style and substancean elevated runway that ran through to the heart of the auditorium was erected for the event that had almost 500 students in attendance celebrity fashion photographer reji bhaskar and model aileena catherin amon were the judgescollege alumni dona and anakha returned to anchor the fashion event which had 19 models with the last five being shortlisted after three grueling rounds all the contestants wore south indian saris in wonderful colors and fabrics ultimately it was the 20yearold ma history student shilpa s who was crowned miss teresian 2018in the fourth and final round she was asked what is the biggest problem faced by youth today and with peppy confidence she said unemployment is the biggest problem and along with it the lack of menstrual hygiene is a serious issue the first runner up was bcom student jacqueline maria and the second runner up was timia shaji of ba communicative english departmentaileena told us i was amazed by the applause and hooting from the energetic crowd i now regret not studying at st teresas college for the event rather than just finding a beauty we wanted to crown a beauty with brains the contest ended with reji offering grooming tips for aspiring modelswatch with music and fashion teresian week is a runaway hit