Navarasa: The Emotion Lab was an interactive session designed to help students understand emotions, communication, and the impact of their actions on others. The session introduced the nine Rasas—Shringara, Hasya, Karuna, Raudra, Veera, Bhayanaka, Bibhatsa, Adbhuta, and Shanta; and explored how emotions are experienced, expressed, and communicated.
PGP MCMM Students reflected on their own emotional awareness and then applied the concept of Rasa to advertising, films, social media, presentations, and content creation. They also analysed performances and identified what elements—such as expressions, body language, music, silence, visuals, acting, and storytelling—create a particular emotional response.
The session also used real-life situations involving exclusion, gossip, social validation, teamwork, and empathy to demonstrate that intention and impact can be different.