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Saarang

November 23, 2023

Saarang (means 'Chital' or Spotted Deer in Sanskrit, a common sight on IIT Madras campus) is the annual social and cultural festival of IIT Madras. It is a 5-day long festival usually in the second week of the year. Founded in 1974, Saarang is the second oldest college festival in India.[2] It was started in the name of 'Mardi Gras' with a small number of quizzes and music events.[3] It adopted the name 'Saarang' and grew with the help of corporate sponsorship, collaboration with large-scale event organizers and international artists.

Saarang
Saarang '23
GenreCultural Festival
DatesJanuary 11th–15th (2023)
Location(s)Chennai, India
Founded1974
Attendance70,000+[1]
Organized byStudent community of IIT Madras
Filing statusStudent-run non-profit organization
Websitesaarang.org

Saarang is a not-for-profit, entirely student-run, ISO 9001:2015 organization. All organizing members of the festival are current students of IIT Madras. 450 coordinators are organized as per function, in 12 departments, each headed by a 'core coordinator'. The 12 departments are led by the 2 cultural secretaries, who are elected by the institute annually in March.[4]

Saarang Core Team 2020
Saarang's Core Member Team, 2019
Saarang Core Member Team 2018

History edit

In the early 1970s, a "cultural week" festival was held.[5]

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 organizational skills of the students.[6] The event was renamed to 'Saarang' in 1996 to give it a more 'Indian' theme. Commercial sponsorships for the event increased significantly in the late 90s.

Events edit

 
Students performing at a Choreo event

Spotlight (lectures and demonstrations) edit

 
Kiran Bedi talks to students as part of Lectures and Demonstrations at Saarang, IIT Madras

Saarang has observed a wide range of personalities present lectures and conduct demonstrations during the event and as a part of Pre-Saarang activities. “Spotlight”, a concept in the previous editions of Saarang was a platform for famous and notable persons from various fields to address the audience and hold interactive sessions with them. Past speakers featured in Saarang include Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Kamal Hassan, Shriya Saran, Manu Joseph, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Mahesh Dattani, Leela Samson, Leander Paes, Kiran Bedi, Anita Rathnam, Ira Trivedi and R. Balakrishnan.

 
Nawazuddin Siddiqui at Saarang's Lectures and Demonstrations

Competitions edit

Competitive events are held throughout Saarang and registration begins in December through their website. There are events in every field of art, dance and music, apart from literary events and group events like Scavenger Hunt. There are also informal stalls set up every day for spectators to participate in many small events.

 
IIT students perform at Choreo Nite

World Fest Shows edit

The World Fest, previously known as “World Culture Show” (WCS), at Saarang is a platform to showcase culture and talent from around the world and hosts artists from various countries across the world. There have been many such performances at Saarang, in many kinds of music, like Irish folk, contemporary music, alternative rock, hip-hop and acoustic music. In the past, World Fest had introduced artists into Chennai’s cultural scene through the contributions of Goethe-Institute/Max Mueller Bhavan, Alliance Française de Madras, the Philippine National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the Embassy of Israel, and the US Consulate in Chennai, among other international organizations, in support of their respective artistes.

 
Abaji performs at the World Cultural Show in Saarang

Rock Show edit

At The Rock Show of Saarang, musicians of international bands of rock, alternative rock, metal and fusion have performed.

EDM Night edit

EDM Night is initiated in 2013. Brands like Sunburn and VH1 Supersonic have featured as its organizing partners. The line-up has featured popular artists in electronic dance music as well as a few international artists.

  • 2013 - Sunburn Campus with DJ (S)haan and Dualist Inquiry.
  • 2014 - Sunburn Campus with Dualist Inquiry, Nucleya, Anish Sood and Lost Stories.
  • 2015 - VH1 Supersonic Campus with Thermal Projekt, Progressive Brothers and Nucleya.
  • 2016 - DJs from Mars as international headliners. Sicklead, Aceaxe and Candice Redding as supporting acts.
  • 2017 - Marnik as International headliner, Aceaxe & Sartek as Supporting Act
  • 2018 - AronChupa as International headliner, Nina Suerte as Supporting Act
  • 2019 - Maddix (DJ) as International headliner, Adrima as Supporting Act
  • 2020 - DubVision as International headliner, Olly Esse as Supporting Act
  • 2023 - Kaaze as International headliner, Krispie as Supporting Act

Classical Night edit

 
Sonal Mansingh performs at Classical Night

Every year Saarang starts with “Classical night” in the Open Air Theatre of IIT Madras. Reputed performers of Indian classical music and dance forms inaugurate Saarang at this professional show. M. Balamuralikrishna, Daksha Seth Dance Academy represented by Isha Sarvani,[21] Mallika Sarabhai and troupe, Anil Srinivasan, Sikkil Gurucharan, Navin Iyer, Ganesh Kumaresh, S. Sowmya, B.S. Purushothaman, Sonal Mansingh, Aruna Sairam, Shobana[22] have performed in the previous editions of Saarang.

Popular Night edit

 
Salim -Sulaiman perform at Popular Night

Popular Night is hosted at the Open-Air Theatre of IIT Madras. It features live performances by members of the Kollywood and Bollywood music industry. Popular Night has featured artists like Devi Sri Prasad and Vishal& Shekhar (in the year 2012), Krishnakumar Kunnath, (in the year 2011),[23] the musical trio Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy(in 2010)[24][25][26][27]Sonu Nigam(in 2009),[22][28] Lucky Ali and Karthik (in 2008),[29][30] Sukhwinder Singh (in 2007),[11] Shaan (in 2004).,[31] Salim-Sulaiman, Benny Dayal (2019) and Shankar Mahadevan (2020).

 
Workshop as part of Saarang Eunoia
 
People at the Terry Fox run to raise cancer awareness at IIT Madras

Social Campaign edit

Each year Saarang gives back to society in the form of initiatives taken as part of social campaigns. Saarang's past social campaigns have centered around community welfare in the form of water conservation, education, mental health, and health and hygiene awareness.

Panacea (2023) edit

Inspired by the Greek goddess of universal wellbeing, Panacea was the health and hygiene social campaign of Saarang 2023. The five major spheres under the campaign included, personal well-being, environmental hygiene, public health awareness, sanitation and sexual health. Initiatives such informative presentations, cyclathons, case competitions, educational text-based games, podcasts, and breast awareness campaigns, were used to spread awareness about keeping clean and healthy.

Mann & Mann 2.0 (2021 & 2022) edit

The years 2021 and 2022 hosted the social campaigns, Mann and its successor, Mann 2.0. Mann aimed to destigmatize the topic of mental health by bringing conversations on the topic to the forefront. Saarang collaborated with the MINDS foundation to conduct webinars for school children to encourage positive discussion normalizing the existence of mental illnesses and the need to provide professional help and support to those in need. With Mann Conversations, interactive conversations were held with mental health professionals and an educated perspective on the topic was streamed for thousands to see. The Mann website has multiple published articles about mental health issues, interactive quizzes on the topic and resources of mental health helplines, thereby acting as a steady source of support and guidance to those seeking mental help.

Past associates and sponsors edit

Saarang has been sponsored [32] by various established corporations. The main sponsor of Saarang for many years has been MRF Limited.[33][circular reference] Some of the other companies that have been sponsoring various events of Saarang are Max, Vodafone Essar,[34] Bharti Airtel,[35] Nokia,[36] SBI, Exprez, Canara Bank, Derby, Wildcraft, Durex Jeans, Pepe Jeans, Aircel, Times of India, Freecharge, INOX, McDonald’s, TATA Tion, isoft,[35] Club Mahindra Holidays.

References edit

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  34. ^ . Sify. Archived from the original on 2019-02-19.
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External links edit

  • Official website

November 23, 2023
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This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view February 2021 template removal help Saarang means Chital or Spotted Deer in Sanskrit a common sight on IIT Madras campus is the annual social and cultural festival of IIT Madras It is a 5 day long festival usually in the second week of the year Founded in 1974 Saarang is the second oldest college festival in India 2 It was started in the name of Mardi Gras with a small number of quizzes and music events 3 It adopted the name Saarang and grew with the help of corporate sponsorship collaboration with large scale event organizers and international artists SaarangSaarang 23GenreCultural FestivalDatesJanuary 11th 15th 2023 Location s Chennai IndiaFounded1974Attendance70 000 1 Organized byStudent community of IIT MadrasFiling statusStudent run non profit organizationWebsitesaarang wbr orgSaarang is a not for profit entirely student run ISO 9001 2015 organization All organizing members of the festival are current students of IIT Madras 450 coordinators are organized as per function in 12 departments each headed by a core coordinator The 12 departments are led by the 2 cultural secretaries who are elected by the institute annually in March 4 Saarang Core Team 2020Saarang s Core Member Team 2019Saarang Core Member Team 2018Contents 1 History 2 Events 2 1 Spotlight lectures and demonstrations 2 2 Competitions 2 3 World Fest Shows 2 4 Rock Show 2 5 EDM Night 2 6 Classical Night 2 7 Popular Night 3 Social Campaign 3 1 Panacea 2023 3 2 Mann amp Mann 2 0 2021 amp 2022 4 Past associates and sponsors 5 References 6 External linksHistory editIn the early 1970s a cultural week festival was held 5 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 organizational skills of the students 6 The event was renamed to Saarang in 1996 to give it a more Indian theme Commercial sponsorships for the event increased significantly in the late 90s Events edit nbsp Students performing at a Choreo eventSpotlight lectures and demonstrations edit nbsp Kiran Bedi talks to students as part of Lectures and Demonstrations at Saarang IIT MadrasSaarang has observed a wide range of personalities present lectures and conduct demonstrations during the event and as a part of Pre Saarang activities Spotlight a concept in the previous editions of Saarang was a platform for famous and notable persons from various fields to address the audience and hold interactive sessions with them Past speakers featured in Saarang include Dr Shashi Tharoor Kamal Hassan Shriya Saran Manu Joseph Nawazuddin Siddiqui Mahesh Dattani Leela Samson Leander Paes Kiran Bedi Anita Rathnam Ira Trivedi and R Balakrishnan nbsp Nawazuddin Siddiqui at Saarang s Lectures and DemonstrationsCompetitions edit Competitive events are held throughout Saarang and registration begins in December through their website There are events in every field of art dance and music apart from literary events and group events like Scavenger Hunt There are also informal stalls set up every day for spectators to participate in many small events nbsp IIT students perform at Choreo NiteWorld Fest Shows edit The World Fest previously known as World Culture Show WCS at Saarang is a platform to showcase culture and talent from around the world and hosts artists from various countries across the world There have been many such performances at Saarang in many kinds of music like Irish folk contemporary music alternative rock hip hop and acoustic music In the past World Fest had introduced artists into Chennai s cultural scene through the contributions of Goethe Institute Max Mueller Bhavan Alliance Francaise de Madras the Philippine National Commission for Culture and the Arts the Embassy of Israel and the US Consulate in Chennai among other international organizations in support of their respective artistes nbsp Abaji performs at the World Cultural Show in SaarangRock Show edit At The Rock Show of Saarang musicians of international bands of rock alternative rock metal and fusion have performed 2003 Brahma Headlining 7 2004 Motherjane Headlining 8 2005 Orange Street Headlining Moksha in 2005 9 2006 Led Zepplica Headlining Parikrama 10 2007 Merzhin Headlining Mynta Junkyard Groove 11 2008 Firebrands Prestorika in 2008 12 2009 Opeth Headlining 13 14 2010 HammerFall Headlining and Hurricane Bells 15 16 2011 Pain of Salvation Headlining 17 18 2012 Vildhjarta Headlining 19 2013 Anathema Headlining Bevar Sea Heretic 10 19 2014 Architects Headlining Grimus 19 20 2015 Karnivool Headlining preceded by Paradigm Shift 2016 The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus 2017 Katatonia Headliner preceded Thaikkudam Bridge 2018 Veil Of Maya 2019 Parikrama band preceded by Local Train 2020 Motherjane preceded by When Chai Met Toast 2022 Corner Cafe Chronicles 2023 Pineapple Express preceded by Girish and the ChroniclesEDM Night edit EDM Night is initiated in 2013 Brands like Sunburn and VH1 Supersonic have featured as its organizing partners The line up has featured popular artists in electronic dance music as well as a few international artists 2013 Sunburn Campus with DJ S haan and Dualist Inquiry 2014 Sunburn Campus with Dualist Inquiry Nucleya Anish Sood and Lost Stories 2015 VH1 Supersonic Campus with Thermal Projekt Progressive Brothers and Nucleya 2016 DJs from Mars as international headliners Sicklead Aceaxe and Candice Redding as supporting acts 2017 Marnik as International headliner Aceaxe amp Sartek as Supporting Act 2018 AronChupa as International headliner Nina Suerte as Supporting Act 2019 Maddix DJ as International headliner Adrima as Supporting Act 2020 DubVision as International headliner Olly Esse as Supporting Act 2023 Kaaze as International headliner Krispie as Supporting ActClassical Night edit nbsp Sonal Mansingh performs at Classical NightEvery year Saarang starts with Classical night in the Open Air Theatre of IIT Madras Reputed performers of Indian classical music and dance forms inaugurate Saarang at this professional show M Balamuralikrishna Daksha Seth Dance Academy represented by Isha Sarvani 21 Mallika Sarabhai and troupe Anil Srinivasan Sikkil Gurucharan Navin Iyer Ganesh Kumaresh S Sowmya B S Purushothaman Sonal Mansingh Aruna Sairam Shobana 22 have performed in the previous editions of Saarang Popular Night edit nbsp Salim Sulaiman perform at Popular NightPopular Night is hosted at the Open Air Theatre of IIT Madras It features live performances by members of the Kollywood and Bollywood music industry Popular Night has featured artists like Devi Sri Prasad and Vishal amp Shekhar in the year 2012 Krishnakumar Kunnath in the year 2011 23 the musical trio Shankar Ehsaan amp Loy in 2010 24 25 26 27 Sonu Nigam in 2009 22 28 Lucky Ali and Karthik in 2008 29 30 Sukhwinder Singh in 2007 11 Shaan in 2004 31 Salim Sulaiman Benny Dayal 2019 and Shankar Mahadevan 2020 nbsp Workshop as part of Saarang Eunoia nbsp People at the Terry Fox run to raise cancer awareness at IIT MadrasSocial Campaign editEach year Saarang gives back to society in the form of initiatives taken as part of social campaigns Saarang s past social campaigns have centered around community welfare in the form of water conservation education mental health and health and hygiene awareness Panacea 2023 edit Inspired by the Greek goddess of universal wellbeing Panacea was the health and hygiene social campaign of Saarang 2023 The five major spheres under the campaign included personal well being environmental hygiene public health awareness sanitation and sexual health Initiatives such informative presentations cyclathons case competitions educational text based games podcasts and breast awareness campaigns were used to spread awareness about keeping clean and healthy Mann amp Mann 2 0 2021 amp 2022 edit The years 2021 and 2022 hosted the social campaigns Mann and its successor Mann 2 0 Mann aimed to destigmatize the topic of mental health by bringing conversations on the topic to the forefront Saarang collaborated with the MINDS foundation to conduct webinars for school children to encourage positive discussion normalizing the existence of mental illnesses and the need to provide professional help and support to those in need With Mann Conversations interactive conversations were held with mental health professionals and an educated perspective on the topic was streamed for thousands to see The Mann website has multiple published articles about mental health issues interactive quizzes on the topic and resources of mental health helplines thereby acting as a steady source of support and guidance to those seeking mental help Past associates and sponsors editSaarang has been sponsored 32 by various established corporations The main sponsor of Saarang for many years has been MRF Limited 33 circular reference Some of the other companies that have been sponsoring various events of Saarang are Max Vodafone Essar 34 Bharti Airtel 35 Nokia 36 SBI Exprez Canara Bank Derby Wildcraft Durex Jeans Pepe Jeans Aircel Times of India Freecharge INOX McDonald s TATA Tion isoft 35 Club Mahindra Holidays References edit Saarang 2011 web site Archived from the original on 20 July 2011 Retrieved 15 December 2010 Neha Michelle Saarang makes its way into every student s calendar The Hindu The Hindu Harish Shreyas 21 January 2009 Mardi Gras The Hindu Harish Shreyas Saarang Organisation Saarang Contacts Mardi Gras was a highlight of Chennai s cultural scene The Hindu Chennai India 21 January 2009 Archived from the original on 23 January 2009 Retrieved 15 December 2010 Mardi Gras aka Saarang Retrieved 15 December 2010 Celebrating team work The Hindu Chennai India 29 January 2003 Archived from the original on 4 July 2003 Campus 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Cricket Shopping more The Times Of India Archived from the original on May 24 2010 Noise Split Magazine IIT Madras We Skid You Not Archived from the original on 2012 04 26 Retrieved 2011 12 06 Theatre fest new element in IIT M The Times of India 21 January 2009 Archived from the original on 9 November 2013 More is definitely better at SAARANG The Hindu Chennai India 21 January 2008 Archived from the original on 22 January 2008 Brand Saarang gets better The Hindu Chennai India 22 January 2008 Archived from the original on 6 September 2012 Celebrating team work The Hindu Chennai India 29 January 2003 Archived from the original on 16 February 2005 Kamath Sudhish 17 January 2011 Better than before The Hindu Chennai India MRF company Vodafone connects with IIT s Saarang fest Sify Archived from the original on 2019 02 19 a b When brands go to college businessline 22 March 2006 Beep Experience manages brand activation for Nokia at IIT Saarang EVENTFAQS Media External links editOfficial 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