E-Paper
MNNIT?s ?Culrav? now from March 27
THE ANNUAL cultural extravaganza of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT)?Culrav-2K6? which was scheduled to be held from February 23 but had to be suspended due to the death of two of its students in a drowning incident at Sirsi Dam, will now be held on March 27, 28 and 29.
THE ANNUAL cultural extravaganza of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT)—Culrav-2K6— which was scheduled to be held from February 23 but had to be suspended due to the death of two of its students in a drowning incident at Sirsi Dam, will now be held on March 27, 28 and 29.
The decision to this effect was taken by the Director of MNNIT, Prof Arun Baran Samaddar, after getting a proposal in this regard from the president of MNNIT Student Activity Centre(SAC), Prof Rakesh Narain. In the wake of this decision, the class tests of the students will remain suspended at the institute. The students after getting the formal confirmation have once again started gearing up for the three-day National-level cultural festival.
Talking to Hindustan Times, Prof Rakesh Narain, who is the head of the central co-ordination committee formed to oversee the fest, said that efforts are being made for making ‘Culrav-2K6’ a grand success. For this various teams and co-ordination committees have been formed for carrying out various responsibilities and tasks like arranging for sponsorships, handling invitations to celebrities, stage management, and event management. He said that the mega event will be formally inaugurated on March 26 in the evening.
Prof. Narain further added that the cultural fest will have unique features including live performances by music bands, live broadcasting and participation of eminent personalities across the country. He also informed that many a event are likely to be sponsored by blue chip business houses.
The fest will witness students from leading engineering and technical educational institutions of the country taking part in a number of events and competitions that promises to enthral one and all. The events planned for the festival consists of an unlimited display of cultural diversity in various domains like Music, Drama, Dance, Literary and Arts. With more than 30 major events and hundreds of participants, the fest will present an arena for intense competition and a chance for youths to prove their mettle beyond the realms of academics.
“The events will herald a rare blend of Western and Indian Cultures encompassing dances, songs and musical events. It will be followed by plethora of literary events. Those who are in to the dramatic stuff will have plenty opportunities to bring out an impressive presentation,” said Prof Rakesh Narain.
This year a new addition to fest will be ‘The Carpet Awards’ to recognise outstanding contributions in the dramatics and all participants of Khula Manch will be eligible for the awards that will include awards for individual performances, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Actor/Actress in comic role, Best story & screenplay, Best Team Co-ordination, Best Actor in a Silent Role, Best Costume Designer, Best Music Director, Most Innovative idea and the MNNIT Junta Choice Award.
This year the English Literary events planned for the fest includes Arraign (The English Debate), Ad-lib (English Extempore), We The People (Open Panel Discussion), Motley (Play With Words), JAM (Just A Minute), Mind Your Move (Scrabble) while the Hindi Literary events will be Tark (Hindi debate), Lakshaman Rekha (Turn-coat), Sambodhan (Public Speaking contest), Kavya Sandhya, Sarjana (Creative writing), Dil Se Dil Tak (love letter writing competition), Trahimam (Shipwreck), Kuch Pal (Just A Minute). Culrav-2006 would also feature a whole new range of off-stage informal events— iN4malZ— which will include brand new games and contests for everybody to have a fun time while they take a break from sophisticated cultural activity. A ‘Celebrity Night’ and a ‘DJ Night’ have also been planned.
