MEGA SADYA The Department of Commerce (Self Financing) of Christ College Irinjalakkuda organised the ‘MEGA ONASADYA’ event on 21th August 2023. The event comprised of serving the world’s biggest traditional ‘Onasadya’ with pure vegetable dishes. Through this event, the college management and the organisers are aiming to achieve the record for serving the largest meal in ‘Limca Book of Records’.

The Sadya consisted of 321 dishes comprising 36 varieties of main curry, 44 varieties of side curry, 67 varieties of thoran, 33 varieties of chammanthies, 20 varieties of salted dishes, 31 varieties of pickles, 25 varieties of fried items,19 varities of sweets and 41 types of payasam along with the main dish 'Choru'(rice) which total the magical number of 321. The event was inaugurated by the Honourable Member of Telecom Advisory Committee ,Govt.Of India Sri.Azeez Abdulla by serving the rice dish on the Sadya leaf. He himself enumerated and testified the number of dishes in the event. The Principal, Rev. Fr. Dr. Jolly Andrews CMI, chaired the ceremony.. Irinjalakuda Municipal Chairperson Ms. Sonia Giri, Ward Councillor and Christ College Alumni Association Vice President Mr. Jaison Parekkadan, Manager Fr. Joy P T CMI, Fr.Wilson Tharayil C MI Director selfinancing section, Dr.Vivekanandan T Coordinator self-financing, Prof. K. J. Joseph, Prof. Baby John, Dr.P.L.George, and Prof.K.O. Francis felicitated the event. Ms.Sandhya V, Staff Coordinator, presided over the feast where more than 950 people including students, teachers and guests from outside lunched. In between the cultural programmes were arranged by students.

It is not the first time Christ College is serving a sumptuous Onasadya. In 2017, the college served a similar Onam lunch but with 222 dishes. Though there was a plan to increase the number of dishes and serve a bigger feast for the next Onam, COVID played spoilsport. In 2022 we prepared 241 dishes and had got a place in Asian Books of Records. It was very happy. The college plans to increase the number of dishes in this year and achieve a world record. The success of the Mega Onasadya 2023 is the result of the teamwork of many. The discussions of the same started several weeks ago in which staff convenors, programme coordinators and student coordinators came together to share their ideas and thoughts. The process of organising this event included finding varieties of dishes, sorting out its types, assigning each type of dish to respective person, training them and arranging all the necessary items needed for them. A democratic involvement from the side of teachers, students and parents played a significant role in making the event a successful one..