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Anwesha

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Founded
  
2010 (2010)

Slogan
  
Think. Dream. Live.

Place
  
Patna, India

Type
  
Student run Non-Profit Organization

Institute
  
Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Major events
  
Technical, Cultural, Literary events

Anwesha is the Annual Techno-Cultural Festival of Indian Institute of Technology Patna. It is a three-day-long event usually held towards the end of January every year. The fest hosts Technical, Cultural, Literary, Eco and Management events. The first edition of Anwesha took place in 2010. It draws a footfall of about 4,500 from more than 140 colleges across the country. Management events such as Stock Mart, B-quiz, Vendre and eco events like Eco-debate, Green quiz give participants ample scope to showcase their talents. Anwesha enjoys a cult status among the youths of Bihar. Eminent personalities such as chief minister Nitish Kumar, Padma Vibhushan, G. Madhavan Nair, R.K. Sihna (Dolphin Man of India), have been part of Anwesha’s extravaganza in the past.

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Introduction

The event name is derived from the Sanskrit word Anwesha, meaning quest. The first took place in March, 2010 with the aim of helping students gain experience and provide them with a showcase. It was opened by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and featured a Hindi-Rock band comprising IITP students.

The 2011 event was the first to have a corporate co-sponsor: Reliance Communications supported its Pro-Night featuring Sifar.

The involvement of the Campus Ambassador Program for the 2014 event saw the event reach beyond the city of Patna to 150 colleges across India. A total of 52 events were organised, with 17 technical events, 13 cultural events, 9 eco events and 7 literary events. Six new management events were also introduced in 2014 Edition. There was prize money of ₹3.5 lakh across various events and 300 students participated in the Mr and Ms Anwesha ’14 competition.

The seventh event was due to take place from 23 January 2016.

Events

Over the years, pro-nights have starred various artists, rock bands and personalities. These have included the rock bands Sifar (2011), Swarathma(2015) and Euphoria(2016), together with classical music performances from the likes of Kamala Shankar (2012) and Priya Venkataraman (2013). The poet Kumar Vishwas performed in 2012.

Other attendees have included an audience with Miss India International 2013 Gurleen Grewal (2014) and Miss India Earth 2013 Sobhita Dhulipala (2015).

References

Anwesha Wikipedia