Waves cultural festival
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Waves is the annual cultural festival of Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani – Goa Campus[1], India. Generally spread over three days in October, Waves is attended by participants from all over Goa and India.[2] Waves is a theme-based festival, having featured themes such as " Urban Chaos" and "Nirvana-The state of statelessness", with the current year's theme being Viva La Vida(Spanish for "Long Live Life").[3] Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 Waves 2005 1.2 Waves 2006 1.3 Waves 2007 1.4 Waves 2008 1.5 Waves Summer 2009 1.6 Waves Winter 2009 2 Events 2.1 Event Structure 2.2 Popular Contests 2.3 Workshops 2.4 Pro Nites 2.5 Other contests 3 Waves 2010 4 Gallery 5 External links [edit]History
Waves started as an Intra college festival in 2005. Featuring performances from some of the biggest names in the entertainment and showbiz industry, the list of past luminaries include DJ Suketu, Indian Ocean, Vidya Balan, KK, DJ Ivan, Parikrama, Sudarshan Patnaik, Rainbow Bridge, Tarla Dalal, Anu Hassan, Nikhil Chinapa etc.[4] [edit]Waves 2005 A modest beginning,Waves 2005 was an intra college(inter hostel) event of the institute. “Ride The Waves”-the theme for the event was the precursor to Zephyr, the annual inter hostel fest. [5] [edit]Waves 2006 ”Take the plunge”-the theme of Waves ’06 featured a sequence of cultural and literary events. The festival was now being organized at an all-Goa level.[6][7] [edit]Waves 2007 With the theme "Urban Chaos", Waves 2007 became the biggest cultural festival in Goa.[8]Performers included DJ Sasha from Bangalore, Bhayanak Maut (finalists of Channel V Launch Pad) from Mumbai, MotherJane from Cochin and the MTV Roadies.