{"id":11078,"date":"2024-09-19T02:44:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T02:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sas\/?p=11078"},"modified":"2024-09-19T02:48:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T02:48:02","slug":"celebrating-25-years-of-sasp-nus-south-asian-studies-student-society-launches-historic-mind-mela-game-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sas\/2024\/09\/19\/celebrating-25-years-of-sasp-nus-south-asian-studies-student-society-launches-historic-mind-mela-game-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 25 Years of SASP: NUS South Asian Studies Student Society Launches Historic ‘Mind Mela’ Game Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11080 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/photo_6278141885306487028_y-e1726714020264-1024x455.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/photo_6278141885306487028_y-e1726714020264-1024x455.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/photo_6278141885306487028_y-e1726714020264-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/photo_6278141885306487028_y-e1726714020264-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/photo_6278141885306487028_y-e1726714020264.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This September, the NUS South Asian Studies Student Society (SNSOC) made history with the department’s very first game show – \u201cMind Mela.\u201d It was a fun, thrilling game show in celebration of the NUS South Asian Studies Programme\u2019s (SASP) 25th anniversary. Designed to challenge participants across a range of topics, the quiz touched on everything from history and geography to food and cinema in South Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Held on the evening of 13th September, participants enjoyed \u2018evening chai\u2019 with Masala Tea, Samosas, and snacks. Soon enough, the competition kicked off with two fast-paced rounds of multiple-choice questions on Kahoot, where participants had just 20 seconds to answer each question. As brain juices flowed and fingers tapped, the 7 teams battled it out for a spot in the final round. The top three teams then faced an intense buzzer round with short-answer questions. The atmosphere was energized as participants played with quick thinking, accuracy, and in-depth knowledge. Finally, the top 3 teams clinched up to $200 of Capitaland vouchers each, rewarding them for their hard work.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, \u201cMind Mela\u201d was more than just a game show; it was an event that fostered a deeper appreciation for the region. Whether participants came for the challenge, the fun, or the prizes, they certainly left with a greater understanding of the unique and diverse region of South Asia!<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This September, the NUS South Asian Studies Student Society (SNSOC) made history with the department’s very first game show – \u201cMind Mela.\u201d It was a fun, thrilling game show in celebration of the NUS South Asian Studies Programme\u2019s (SASP) 25th anniversary. Designed to challenge participants across a range of topics, the quiz touched on everything …<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sas\/2024\/09\/19\/celebrating-25-years-of-sasp-nus-south-asian-studies-student-society-launches-historic-mind-mela-game-show\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Celebrating 25 Years of SASP: NUS South Asian Studies Student Society Launches Historic ‘Mind Mela’ Game Show<\/span> Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":11080,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-department-events","category-events"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11078"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11078"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11083,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11078\/revisions\/11083"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}