In India, a cultural festival, cultfest, culfest or college fest is an annual cultural event at a college or university organised by the student community, involving participants from other colleges as well.[1][2][3][4][5] Professional performing artists are also typically invited, and a number of competitions are held for students. Fests are usually funded through sponsors, although some colleges have begun exploring the idea of crowdfunding.[6]
General format[edit]
Most college culfests last between two and five days. The events in a culfest can be broadly classified into four sections:
- Literary events
Literary events usually include quizzes, word games, creative writing and some form of public speaking or debate.
- Cultural events
These include such competitions as music, dance, fine arts and drama.
- Professional events
One or more professionally staged entertainment programs may be scheduled.
- Gaming events
Video games and board games may be played.
See also[edit]
- List of cultural festivals in Indian colleges
- List of cultural and technical festivals in IITs and NITs
References[edit]
- ^ 'DU's three-day cultural festival starts today'Archived 2013-02-23 at the Wayback Machine, The Hindustan Times, 21 February 2013
- ^ 'KK performs at a college fest in Lucknow', The Times of India, 22 February 2013
- ^ 'With all the right vibes', The Hindu, 5 October 2005.
- ^ 'NIT-Warangal Cult Fest' Archived 8 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, www.coolage.in, 30 April 2012
- ^ 'Students of engineering college had gala time at college fest', The Times of India, 23 February 2013
- ^ "Now, crowdfunding for college fests?". The Times of India. 2 February 2014.