Manthan - The Quizzing Society
Manthan is one of the oldest and most prestigious societies of Hindu College. Established in 1996, it has spearheaded the establishment of quiz culture and the spirit of inquisition not only in Hindu, but the Delhi Quizzing Circuit as a whole. Having won top accolades at various competitions over the years, our timeless motto “ignite, inspire, innovate” appropriately captures the essence of our society. With a great collection of creative minds eager for learning, Manthan is a club that is working perpetually towards enhancement of knowledge in students of the college. With several alumni of Manthan comfortably placed in positions of administrative and managerial responsibility, it is an honour to be associated with the society and to learn and grow under its aegis.
At Manthan, we host quizzes spanning history, sports, popular culture, TV Series, politics, science, and entertainment among many other genres. Ranging from intra-society to inter-college and collaborative quizzes, the objective of all our events is to foster the culture of quizzing and to provide students the opportunity to engage in the showcase and exchange of knowledge, an adrenaline spiking affair.
As part of the 2022-23 session, Manthan witnessed a smooth transition from online to regular quizzing. We organised a grand MELAS (Music, Entertainment, Literature, Art, Sports) Quiz called '88 Miles Per Hour' which saw a full house, surpassing 130+ participants from various colleges all across Delhi NCR.We also perfected topical quizzes by working in collaboration with the ScienceForum and Earthlings, the Wildlife society of Hindu College and by organising 'Nutrigeek', 'Brain Vs Wild' and 'India-Ek Quiz' respectively. The society members also met frequently in quizzing sessions to chat, brainstorm ideas and discuss upcoming events.
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Geetika Bhalla
Office Bearers:
President- Pardeep Singh
Vice President- Shrestha Dhar
General Secretary- Anurag Pattanaik
Chief Advisor- Aman Chaudhary
Treasurer- Jaseem Muhammed
Activities at a Glance
The members of the society participated in different quizzing events at National level and won various awards and accolades. Here are some few events organised by the Society in the past one year.
Quiz for a Cause, a fundraiser quiz was conducted by Manthan in collaboration with Viraasat Knowledge LLP on 11th and 12th of July, 2021. The event was organised to help raise funds that were to be transferred to Sheroes Hangout to help them distribute food among the deprived.
Athens to Tokyo: The Olympics Quiz
The quiz competition was organised by Manthan in collaboration with Qnights: The Quizzing Society of Ramjas College on 8th August, 2021 and was moderated by the society members of both colleges together. This event aimed at enlightening the Olympic Fire within students from across the nation.
Manthan: The Quizzing Society of Hindu college, in collaboration with Qnights: The Quizzing Society of Ramjas College organised 'Duck-Out'- A T20 cricket quiz on 2nd November, 2021.
The Quiz was held in the backdrop of the most famous T20 league’s auction event, the Tata IPL Auction.
Manthan, in collaboration with Qnights, the Quizzing Society of Ramjas College, organised a workshop on the art of quizzing on January 23, 2022, to familiarise newcomers to the game with the fundamentals of quizzing.
Manthan organised ‘Nutrigeek’, a quiz based on nutrition in collaboration with the Science Forum of Hindu College on 6th September 2022. Through Nutri Geek Quiz, Manthan and Science Forum tried to raise awareness for Nutrition Week and it was a successful event which attracted a considerable size of participants. The Audience and the participants made it a successful event.
Manthan: The Quizzing Society of Hindu organised its first offline event for the academic session 2022-23, The 88 Miles per hour quiz- A mela quiz on topics of Music, Entertainment, Literature, Arts and Sports on 27th September 2022. The society’s main objective behind organising this quiz was to give people an opportunity to break away from their daily tedious life and have a wonderful experience cum knowledge session on their favourite Books, Authors, TV Shows, Web series and Sports persons.
Manthan, the Quizzing Society of Hindu College organized a quiz titled 'Brain vs Wild' in collaboration with Earthlings, the Wildlife Society of Hindu College on 10th November 2022. Brain vs Wild was an inter-college quiz which saw the participation of students from all across Delhi University and more.
The annual orientation session of the college quizzing society ‘Manthan’ was held on 13th January, 2023, for the new junior students of the college. Its primary objective was to welcome the students and engage with them in a fun-filled activity that would familiarize them with the working and functioning of the quizzing society.
The Induction Quiz 2023, organised by Manthan aimed to introduce and engage new students to the world of quizzing and shortlist some enthusiastic quizzers for the induction interviews to be conducted later. The event took place on 23 January, 2023 attracting a significant number of participants who were eager to showcase their knowledge.
As Hindu College entered the 125th year of its foundation, the whole college campus was decked up with beautiful lights and various different hues. There were multiple stalls put up for the occasion in the Innovation Plaza, where Manthan: The Quizzing Society stood proudly under the label 'Personality Development' along with its peer societies. The beautiful background wall of the stall was a result of days of hard work by the council and members of Manthan. Here's to the first of many!
Manthan: The Quizzing Society of Hindu college, in collaboration with Department of BA programme, Hindu College organised ‘Bharat: Ek quiz’ on 3rd march 2023 at Sushila Devi auditorium. The quiz consisted of trivia across various themes related to India- Heritage, History, Politics, Current Affairs, Food, Mythology, Geography, Art and Culture and Film-Pop Culture.
Manthan, the quizzing society of Hindu College hosted a Bollywood quiz for its society members on 2nd May 2023. This quiz was conducted to check the knowledge of members about Indian cinema and its impact on Indian society.
Manthan: The Quizzing Society of Hindu college, organised an intra-society quiz called "The Lit-Fizzz Quiz" on April 11, 2022.The Quiz was based on General themes of World literature and entertainment. The motive of the quiz was to give a chance to the newly-inducted members of the society to meet and have a fun quizzing session with their peers for the first time.
It was with immense enthusiasm & fervour that Manthan, the Quizzing Society, in collaboration with Scribe, the Literary Society, conducted Literary Joyland, a literature & fandom quiz, on 25th April, 2023. The said quiz was one of the several events organised as part of Ambrosia, the annual fest of the English Department. Held with the aim of celebrating the beauty of books & wisdom of words & facilitating an environment of learning without shame, the event was a great success.
Manthan organised its annual flagship event named “Hindu Quizzing Championship” on 27th and 28th April during “Mecca”-the annual fest of Hindu college. This championship included four quizzes i.e. Swadesh-the India Quiz, Slam Dunk - The Sports Quiz, Everything Under the Sun -The General Quiz and Quiz Me More - the MELA Quiz. The motive of the championship was to test the knowledge of participants and give them a thrilling quizzing experience.