GUWAHATI: Alcheringa, the annual cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, has been scheduled to take place in the campus from January 31 to February 3. The festival, which was first started in 1996 by a group of students and has served as a pioneer of art and culture for youth, has entered its 23rd edition this year.
Spread over 3 days and 4 nights, Alcheringa attracts people from all over the world with its spectacular events and competitions.
IIT Guwahati’s cultural festival is one of the biggest college level cultural events in Asia. Alcheringa provides a national platform for students to exhibit and develop their talents. It will be organised and managed by the student body and be brimmed with fun competitions, events, sports activities, professional shows, workshops and more.
A plethora of events will be conducted in the festival, including dance, sports, literary events, quiz, and online competitions. Among the most prominent events hosted during Alcheringa are Unplugged where instruments like acoustic guitar and keyboards will be played, Mr and Mrs Alcheringa - which is a personality contest and Vogue nation, a team-based fashion event.
The artists confirmed to be part of the festival this year are Flowin IMMO, Scylla, Mariana BO, The Order of Chase and Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Grammy-winning classical Indian instrumentalist.
The theme for this edition of Alcheringa is “The Ethereal Conquest”, implying the mythological history of Alcheringa from the Australian folklore.
