Last day of Mood Indigo: KK sings, musicians jam with college students

Bollywood Singer KK rocked the final night at Mood Indigo, the annual cultural festival of the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B), on Wednesday, the last day of the festival.

Bollywood Singer KK rocked the final night at Mood Indigo, the annual cultural festival of the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B), on Wednesday, the last day of the festival.

“He sang all my favourite songs. In all, a great end to a great fest,” said Apoorv Kesharwani, fourth year engineering student at IIT-B. The concert’s opening act was performed by Mantra, the finalists of the Hindi band competition.

Earlier in the day, Israeli musician and singer Tal Kravitz mesmerised the audiences by playing a variety of instruments ranging from the musical saw from Russia to the nose flute from Philippines. He also performed alongside students from IIT-B. “I consider myself really lucky to be performing alongside such a musical genius. It was an amazing experience,” said Krishna Pillutla, second year computer science student who played the guitar with Kravitz. “This is my first time in front of a young audience and was overwhelmed by the response. The students are immensely talented too,” said Kravitz.Visiting students’ groups from Poland, Spain, Turkey and Indonesia performed their respective folk dances.

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“It is not every day that you get to see such groups from other countries showcase their culture. It was a unique experience,” said Vipul Shukla, 21, third year engineering student, MBM College, Jodhpur. This is the first time that the fest allowed international students to participate.