Mythri Day-3

Creativity, Culture and the Spirit of Mythri

The third day of Mythri Community Living Camp began at 6:30 a.m. with yoga led by Geetha Miss, whose valuable insights went beyond the session and offered meaningful thoughts for life ahead. This was followed by the morning assembly and prayer. By then, the tiredness of the previous two days had begun to show, but so had something else—a growing sense of familiarity and warmth among everyone, glowing a little brighter with each passing day.

The morning came alive with the Fine Arts session led by John Sir. Working with nothing more than pieces of paper, the students explored collage making and created artworks out of simple materials. What looked ordinary at first slowly turned into something meaningful in their hands. The session was energetic, creative, and filled with the excitement of seeing an idea take shape.

After lunch, Haridas Sir brought an entirely different energy to the camp through his session on Nadanpattu and Naatarivukal. Soon, the campus echoed with energetic folk songs. Students joined in with enthusiasm, learning not merely songs but small pieces of the cultural memory carried through them. The session felt less like a classroom and more like being invited into a tradition.

Later, the students took up the campus beautification activity. The focus was particularly on the Badam tree. The area around it was cleaned, and the students worked together to clear the surroundings and make the space neat. Saplings were also planted, adding a little more green to the campus. There was something satisfying about seeing the difference created simply by everyone working together. What began as a cleaning activity gradually became an act of caring for a place that all of us shared.

As evening approached, the atmosphere changed again. The flash mob on the theme “Thoofan” against drug addiction brought the students together with energy and purpose. The coordinated movements, music, and message turned the performance into more than just a dance—it became a collective expression of awareness.

But the most memorable part of the night was perhaps the campfire. The presence of Dr. Rincy Mol Sebastian, Department of English Education, and Prof. Dr. R. Lakshmi, Department of Hindi Education, added a special warmth to the evening. As the flames rose and the surroundings grew darker, everyone gathered around, leaving behind the formality of the day's activities. Music began, followed by dance, laughter, and spontaneous moments. With the teachers joining the gathering, the atmosphere became even more lively and intimate. One person would start dancing, another would join, and soon the circle would become a burst of energy, laughter, and togetherness.

The night then became quieter with an individual experience-sharing session. One by one, students spoke about what Mythri had meant to them so far. Some shared funny incidents, some spoke about new friendships, while others reflected on moments that had changed the way they looked at their classmates and themselves. Listening to everyone's experiences made us realise that although we were living through the same camp, each person was carrying a completely different story of it.

By the end of the night, the campfire had become more than an activity on the schedule. It had given us a moment to look back, laugh at what had happened, appreciate the people around us, and realise how much we had already grown together. Day 3 was not just a day of art, music, awareness, and activities; it was a day when Mythri truly began to feel like a shared experience rather than simply a camp.