The Competition Committee of the Department of Physics conducted Cooking Without Fire and Elocution (English) competitions on 10^th August 2026 as part of the Independence Day celebrations. The events aimed to encourage students to express their thoughts, creativity, and talents. The Cooking Without Fire competition witnessed enthusiastic participation from 10 teams, with two students in each team. The participants displayed their creativity, presentation skills, and culinary talents by preparing innovative dishes like sprout chaat, vegetable sandwich, dry fruit ladoo, fruit custard, payasam and milk shake. The Elocution (English) competition provided students with a platform to express their ideas and opinions confidently in English. Five students participated in the event and demonstrated their communication skills, fluency, and confidence. Dr. T. Subitha, Associate professor of English served as judge for English elocution. Dr. S. Ginil Mon, Assistant professor of chemistry and Dr. V. Viji Kumar, Assistant professor of PG Commerce served as judges for cooking without fire competition. The events created a lively and engaging atmosphere among the students and successfully fulfilled their aim of fostering creativity, confidence, teamwork, and self-expression.