Festival mood leaves city colleges buzzing
It is festival time for Mumbai colleges and each one wants to be the best. Pallavi Smart lists the festivals that promise to make an impact
Ray – Bhavan's College, Andheri (Dec 12-14)
Ray, a media festival organised by the mass media students of Bhavan's college, focuses on filmmaking. This year, the theme is legendary actor-filmmaker Guru Dutt. There will be competitions involving filmmaking, film reviewing and publicising.
Spectrum — Mulund College of
Commerce (Dec 19-23)
Have you wanted to be participate on Roadies, the reality show on MTV, without having to go through the auditions? Spectrum, the festival at the Mulund College of Commerce (MCC), gives you a chance to participate in a game called 'Kurukshetra'. Ninad Nachane, a member from the organising committee, says, "This is the 24th year of the festival, and this year the theme for the festival is 'Juvento' - which means power of the youth. There will be several cultural activities happening in and around the theme. One among those is Kurukshetra which is a series of adventure tasks on the lines with the popular youth show, Roadies. We have associated with MTV to offer this exciting event at Spectrum."
Mood Indigo — Indian Institute of Technology, Powai (Dec 18-21)
Started in 1971, Mood-Indigo (Mood-I) is one of the largest college fests in Asia today, with 75,000 students coming in from 500 colleges across India. The annual cultural festival of IIT Bombay, the theme selected for the current edition 'The Wild West', which the team believes embodies the bold and carefree spirit of the west synonymous with today's youth, who are now willing to stand up and take lead. Ketav Mehta, the core group member for media, Mood-I, says "The Wild West represents freedom, excitement and the idea of living life on your own terms. At Mood-I, people break free from their regular lives and enjoy their wild side." Among the activities to look forward to, there is the concert by Karnivool, a world-renowned progressive rock band from Australia. Like every year the Mood-I has taken up the social initiative called Sparsh. IIT has tied up with Make A Difference, a youth-based NGO, to bring about a sustainable change in the lives of underprivileged kids across slums and shelter homes in Mumbai. The highlight of the initiative is the Big Brother programme, where 200 students will be given a youth mentor to be a big brother to.
Aarohan — Ruia, Matunga
(Dec 20-21)
In literal terms, aarohan means ascent, and just like its name, the inter-college cultural festival of Ramnarain Ruia College is going to scale new heights and create new benchmarks. This year being the 75th year of the college, the festival is going to be bigger than usual. The theme for Aarohan this year is 'Woodstock, wherein the college is going to revive the famous Woodstock Music and Art fair.
It's going to be 2 days of arts, music and peace. Rohit Soman, a member from the organising committee, told DNA, "The Woodstock Festival was held on a dairy farm in the town of Bethel, New York, from August 15 to 18 in 1969. Thirty two acts were performed outdoors in front of 5,00,000 concert-goers. The musicians ranged from Jimi Hendrix to Ravi Shankar, and the festival was widely regarded as a pivotal movement in popular music history. This year, we are trying to revive the great festival in our own way."
VISTA — Maharshi Dayanand
College, Parel (January 10-11)
The computer science department of the Maharshi Dayanand College presents VISTA, the theme being 'Technoide'. Mayur Khankar, member from the organising committee, says, "With technology becoming big in our country, we thought the theme for the festival should be all about technology. Computer science students from all the colleges in the city are participating in this festival."
Postcards from the past:
1, 2 & 3. In previous years at the Mood-I festival, Asha Bhosale performed at a concert; a Korean team won
the B-Boying dancing competition; and a Harley street show was held at the campus
4. A dance performance held at Ray, the Bhavans College festival
5. Participants at Vista, the MD College festival, in 2010
It is festival time for Mumbai colleges and each one wants to be the best. Pallavi Smart lists the festivals that promise to make an impact
Ray – Bhavan's College, Andheri (Dec 12-14)
Ray, a media festival organised by the mass media students of Bhavan's college, focuses on filmmaking. This year, the theme is legendary actor-filmmaker Guru Dutt. There will be competitions involving filmmaking, film reviewing and publicising.
Spectrum — Mulund College of
Commerce (Dec 19-23)
Have you wanted to be participate on Roadies, the reality show on MTV, without having to go through the auditions? Spectrum, the festival at the Mulund College of Commerce (MCC), gives you a chance to participate in a game called 'Kurukshetra'. Ninad Nachane, a member from the organising committee, says, "This is the 24th year of the festival, and this year the theme for the festival is 'Juvento' - which means power of the youth. There will be several cultural activities happening in and around the theme. One among those is Kurukshetra which is a series of adventure tasks on the lines with the popular youth show, Roadies. We have associated with MTV to offer this exciting event at Spectrum."
Mood Indigo — Indian Institute of Technology, Powai (Dec 18-21)
Started in 1971, Mood-Indigo (Mood-I) is one of the largest college fests in Asia today, with 75,000 students coming in from 500 colleges across India. The annual cultural festival of IIT Bombay, the theme selected for the current edition 'The Wild West', which the team believes embodies the bold and carefree spirit of the west synonymous with today's youth, who are now willing to stand up and take lead. Ketav Mehta, the core group member for media, Mood-I, says "The Wild West represents freedom, excitement and the idea of living life on your own terms. At Mood-I, people break free from their regular lives and enjoy their wild side." Among the activities to look forward to, there is the concert by Karnivool, a world-renowned progressive rock band from Australia. Like every year the Mood-I has taken up the social initiative called Sparsh. IIT has tied up with Make A Difference, a youth-based NGO, to bring about a sustainable change in the lives of underprivileged kids across slums and shelter homes in Mumbai. The highlight of the initiative is the Big Brother programme, where 200 students will be given a youth mentor to be a big brother to.
Aarohan — Ruia, Matunga
(Dec 20-21)
In literal terms, aarohan means ascent, and just like its name, the inter-college cultural festival of Ramnarain Ruia College is going to scale new heights and create new benchmarks. This year being the 75th year of the college, the festival is going to be bigger than usual. The theme for Aarohan this year is 'Woodstock, wherein the college is going to revive the famous Woodstock Music and Art fair.
It's going to be 2 days of arts, music and peace. Rohit Soman, a member from the organising committee, told DNA, "The Woodstock Festival was held on a dairy farm in the town of Bethel, New York, from August 15 to 18 in 1969. Thirty two acts were performed outdoors in front of 5,00,000 concert-goers. The musicians ranged from Jimi Hendrix to Ravi Shankar, and the festival was widely regarded as a pivotal movement in popular music history. This year, we are trying to revive the great festival in our own way."
VISTA — Maharshi Dayanand
College, Parel (January 10-11)
The computer science department of the Maharshi Dayanand College presents VISTA, the theme being 'Technoide'. Mayur Khankar, member from the organising committee, says, "With technology becoming big in our country, we thought the theme for the festival should be all about technology. Computer science students from all the colleges in the city are participating in this festival."
Postcards from the past:
1, 2 & 3. In previous years at the Mood-I festival, Asha Bhosale performed at a concert; a Korean team won
the B-Boying dancing competition; and a Harley street show was held at the campus
4. A dance performance held at Ray, the Bhavans College festival
5. Participants at Vista, the MD College festival, in 2010
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