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{{Infobox recurring event
{{Infobox recurring event
| name = Saarang
| name = Saarang
| logo =[[File:saarang_iitm.jpg]]
| logo =[[File:saarang_iitm.jpg|200px]]
| location = [[Chennai, India]]
| location = [[Chennai, India]]
| fouded =1974
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Revision as of 15:50, 7 November 2011

Saarang
File:Saarang iitm.jpg
GenreCultural
DatesJanuary, Last weekend near Republic Day
Location(s)Chennai, India
Attendance400 colleges[1]
Websitehttp://www.saarang.org

Saarang is the annual social and cultural festival of IIT Madras.[2] It is a five-day long event held towards the end of January every year and is attended by around 50,000 students.[3] Called Mardi Gras when it was started more than thirty years ago, the fest has gone on to become an integral part of the city culture of Chennai.[4] It was renamed Saarang in 1996.[5]

History of Saarang

IIT Madras has been hosting an annual cultural festival for the past thirty years. Saarang also has its roots in the ‘cultural week’ of the early 1970s. "Classes would happen as usual during the day, but students from city colleges would come and take part in different competitions every evening for a week. We’d have our dinner and then come and spend the whole evening in the OAT (Open Air Theatre). There was no prize money at all, but just winning something at IIT’s cultural week was a coveted honour.” says V.G. Idichandy, then a student and now Dean of Students at IITM.[6]

The fest was formally started in 1974-75 as Mardi Gras, the focus of the festival being to promote interest in cultural and literary activities and to develop the organizing skills of the students.[7]

Time

Saarang takes place during four days near the weekend of Republic Day at IIT Madras. The event starts with a classical night, which is then followed by the Choreo night, the Light Music night and the rock concert.[8]

Events and Workshops

With more than fifty events, Saarang offers a variety of fare to choose from for both the participants who are out to chill out and those who come for serious competition, in almost any literary or cultural activity.[4][9]

Professional Shows

Over the past few years, Saarang has been host to light music giants Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy and Sonu Nigam. The last couple of years have witnessed the addition of an international flavour with concerts by Opeth, Hammerfall, Led Zepplica from Southern California, Matmatah, and Duo Bertrand en Cie. Swedish progressive metal band Pain of Salvation and renowned playback artist Krishnakumar Kunnath (KK) performed at the Saarang 2011.[4][10][11]

ISO 9001:2008

Saarang in a move to address the general complaints like a show starting late, poor remuneration for artists and inhospitable reception that plagues most of the nation-wide cultural events in India, started collecting feedback from the participants over the years and started addressing these concerns. Saarang got ISO 9001:2008[12] certified in the Saarang 2011 edition. [13]

References

  1. ^ "Saarang 2011 web site". Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Schedule of Saarang, IIT's mega fest". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Saarang to drive home message of education for all". Times of India. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  4. ^ a b c "Saarang connects Madras with Chennai". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  5. ^ "History of Saarang". Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  6. ^ "Mardi Gras was a highlight of Chennai's cultural scene". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  7. ^ "Mardi Gras aka Saarang". Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  8. ^ "Schedule for Saarang, IIT's mega fest". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Events at Saarang". Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  10. ^ "Saarang is back". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  11. ^ "Death by Opeth". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  12. ^ "Better than before". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 18 January 2011.
  13. ^ "Saarang 2011 at its best." 18 January 2011.


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