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Integration
GenreTechno- Cultural
Websitewww.integration.net.in

Integration is the annual techno-cultural fest of Indian Statistical Institute, usually held during the first and second weekend of January each year. It is one of the biggest fests in Kolkata, and attracts participation from all over the world.

Introduction

Integration is a relatively new addition to the set of Kolkata fests, and yet, it has already carved out a niche for itself. Integration is one of the biggest fests of Kolkata and is entirely organised by the students and research scholars of Indian Statistical Institute (ISI). The fest is held in two parts, namely, the Tech Chapter and the Cultural Chapter. The Tech Chapter is held on the first weekend of January every year. In this part of Integration, they hold numerous competitive events like coding contests, robotics, gaming, junkyard wars, MystIQ and Math-Geek. The Tech Quiz, which is organised during this part of Integration, is one of the biggest of its kind in West Bengal. Apart from these, there are workshops and seminars on various technical fields, conducted by eminent personalities from the academia.

The Cultural Fest is held within one week after the Tech Chapter. This part of Integration witnesses the active involvement of stalwarts from various fields, like Mr. Sourav Ganguly,[1][2] Sri Pranab Mukherjee,[3][4][5] Mr. Anupam Kher, Mr. Arun Shourie,[6] Mr. Harsha Bhogle and others. The competitive events include debate (Contrapunto), Extempore, singing competitions, photography, movie making, dance competitions, band competition and many other events. Prahelika, the biggest campus quiz in Eastern India, is held during this part of Integration.[7]

History

  • 2010 : Integration was revived after 10 years. On-stage competitions: Smart (virtual stock market), Antakshari, Choice of Chance, Stand-up Comedy, Skit, Singing Competition, Debate, Extempore, etc. Offstage competitions: Creative Writing, Painting, Cartooning, Junk yard wars. An initiative called eco-pals where students took a green pledge to make the hostel campus plastic free. There were talks on Cryptography and Environment. Underground Authority, then known as "Banned", won the band competition.
  • 2011 : As 2011 came, participation increased by leaps and bounds. Short movies and online events had participants from all over the world. Also, Prahelika -the biggest campus quiz in Eastern India- became a part of Integration. Integration organised a panel discussion on Expectations from Future Leaders, an interactive session attended by Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Mr. Sourav Ganguly, Dr. Arun Shourie, Mr. Anupam Kher and Mrs. Rita Bhimani.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The event was compered by Mr. Harsha Bhogle. There were rocking performances by the reputed bands Hip Pocket, Fossils and Colors. A traditional folk dance "Chou-Nach" event was also organised.[7][8][9]
  • 2012 : This time integration saw the first international performance by Love Runs Blind, featuring the guitar legend Ayub Bachchu . This year, the Tech and Cultural Chapters were held separately on two consecutive weekends. The Gaming Competition was introduced. The 125th birth anniversary of Sukumar Ray was celebrated through a unique event named "Choracchi" - the Kabya Sabha, where renowned poets like Srijato and Apurba Dutta along with Mr. Chandi Lahiri, the famous cartoonist shed light on the life of Sukumar Ray and recited poems. A stage show on sand animation was also held.[10][11]
  • 2013 : Integration this year reached new heights as she celebrated 100 years of Indian Cinema. Usual events went on along with brand new ones in line with the theme. Prahelika maintained its stature with Arul Mani enchanting the crowd with his charismatic quizzing. Avial registered their first jig at Kolkata on the second day of the Cultural Chapter while Taaltantra, featuring Tanmoy Bose, closed with a mind-blowing showdown. Integration added an entirely new dimension to itself as it went forward to organize a Sports Chapter, which has arguably been the biggest on-campus sporting event in the city in recent times.

Events

Tech Chapter

The tech-part of the integration is generally for the first two days. Following are the major events under the tech-chapter of Integration  :

  • GROUND-ZERO : The national gamers meet, with teams participating in for the grand prize in games like CS 1.6 and DotA and individuals fighting their way to top in NFSMW and FIFA.
  • Tech Quiz : This quiz contest has been sponsored by IBM for the last three years, to test the young minds from all over India on their acquaintance with all forms of Technology. It is attended by participants from all over West Bengal and carry very attractive prizes (laptops, iPods, etc.).
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    Ground-Zero
  • Robowars : This competition has two categories: manual and autonomous. It is a competition where teams will make their own bots at home, and they will be judged based on some predefined criteria.
  • Junkyard Wars : It is a challenge to the best engineering minds. The participating teams are given the task to make a device (like crossbow, hovercraft, steered toy, etc.) out of junk material, on the spot. Then the teams will have to compete on a track or field using the device they make. Their performance will be judged based on some previously declared criteria.
  • Seminars and Workshops : It provides an opportunity for students to interact with the maestros in academics and corporate sector. Workshop on ethical hacking and animation using sand medium has been held in the previous years.

Integration has a series of online events that starts some days before the actual fest. Myst-IQ is a complete set of puzzles and quiz relying mostly on logic and common sense. Market Mania is a virtual portfolio management game where participants follow the Indian share market in real time, with huge prize money at stake. Code-IT is one of the biggest online coding competitions of India. The participants are asked to come up with the most efficient and innovative algorithm to a coding problem.

Cultural Events

  • Prahelika : A prize money of at least Rs. 25,000 in cash, along with other goodies, hosted by celebrity quizmasters like Derek O'Brien and Harsha Bhogle, it is the biggest campus quiz in Eastern India.[7]
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Prahelika
  • Nikanna : With huge prizes at stake, the solo-dance participants from all over Bengal groove with the rhythm and deliver spell-binding performances.
  • Jhankar : The best dance groups in the country treasure this opportunity to compete and win the coveted prizes and recognition from the hugely acclaimed judges.
  • Impromptu : One of the largest extempore competitions in the state.
  • Contrapunto : The opening day of Integration witnesses the greatest debaters competing for the envied winners' trophy.
  • Alaap : Integration brings to you one of the biggest solo singing competitions of the time.
  • Band-e-Thlon : The best campus bands fight it out with each other. Underground Authority erstwhile Banned won this competition in 2010.
  • Thru-d-lens : One of the most coveted photography competitions of Eastern India. Niepce (B&W) and Daguerre( Color )are the two categories.
  • Celluloid : Integration brings with itself one of the largest short-movie competitions in the country. Film institutes and freelancers come together for the staging of Celluloid.
  • Skit : Platform to show one’s acting skills.
  • Pen-fight : Integration brings the opportunity for the Coleridge-s and the Wodehouse-s of tomorrow to sit and pen down their thoughts that could win them attractive cash prizes.
  • Cartooning : When a competition is judged by Shri Chandi Lahiri, the bar is raised to a point that makes it straight to the newspapers.

Panel discussion

Interactive session discussion burning issues of the day. This event in the past has seen celebrities like Pranab Mukherjee, Sourav Ganguly, Arun Shourie, Anupam Kher, Rita Bhimani, Chandi Lahiri, Srijato,Apurba Dutta and other eminent personalities.[12]

Panel discussion at integration '11
Audience at Panel Discussion

Showdowns

Celebrated performers from within the country and abroad set the stage on fire. Fossils, Underground Authority, LRB, Colors[1], Cassini's Division and Chandrabindoo are some of the esteemed names that have graced Integration.

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LRB at Integration'12
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Fossils at Integration'11
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Chandrabindoo at Integration'12
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Celebrity Quotient

Every year, Integration is graced by the presence of eminent personalities from India and abroad. Events of Integration has played host to some of the most eminent names from the world and abroad. Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Sourav Ganguly, Rita Bhimani [2], Arun Shouri, Anupam Kher, Harsha Bhogle, Sandip Ray, Joy Bhattacharya, Chandi Lahiri, Chandril Bhattacharya, Srijato, Apurba Dutta is but a poorly partial list of celebrities who have been guests at Integration.

Sponsors

Over the past years, Integration has formed alliances with many noted names of the industry, like, IBM, HDFC, Eclerx, Havells, LIC, Roland Corporation, Roche, Chembiotech[3], Freshers World[4], ITC Limited, TEOCO[5], Tata Consultancy Services, National Insurance Company Limited, United Bank of India, Allahabad Bank,Codechef[6], Khelo Stocks[7], etc.

Media partners

Integration enjoys national and international media coverage. The Daily Telegraph, The Times of India, The Indian Express, The Statesman, The Hindustan Times, Aaj Tak, ABP News, ABP Ananda, Channel 10, 24 Ghanta, Anandabazar Patrika etc are some of the leading media houses covering Integration.

Social Responsibility

2% of the amount collected from sponsorship is usually donated to a social cause. An initiative to make the hostel campus plastic-free was initiated in 2010.

References

  1. ^ a b First post (Jan 15,2011). "Sourav Ganguly in ISI, Kolkata_ 15 Jan, 2011". {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ a b Bollywood Mantra (Jan 15,2011). "Sourav Ganguly in ISI, Kolkata". {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ a b Press Information Bureau (Jan 15,2011). "Expectations from future leaders". {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ a b Press Trust of India (Jan 15,2011). "I'm like an antique piece in Indian politics: Pranab Mukherjee". NDTV. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ a b Press Trust of India (Jan 15,2011). "Pranab says he is like an antique piece in Indian politics". Times of India. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ a b The Asian Age (Jan 16,2011). "Shourie: Pranab best PM India is yet to have". Parwez Hafeez. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ a b c WBRI (Jan 16,2011). "ISI INTEGRATION 2011 techno-cultural fest". Saikat Banerjee. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Knowafest.com (Jan 4,2011). "INTEGRATION 2012". {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Freshersworld.com (Jan 13,2011). "INTEGRATION 2011". {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ The Telegraph (Jan 15,2012). "Campus Fun". {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ Knowafest.com (Dec 22,2011). "INTEGRATION 2011". {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ Indian Statistical Institute (Mar 31,2011). "Annual Report" (PDF). {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)p.4

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