I recently took admission in Jadavpur University which is located in Kokata, West Bengal heard about the arts fest held here. Can you please provide me details about this Jadavpur University Arts Fest and also provide me details like which types of events which was held in this fest?

Jadavpur University is a public state university located in Kolkata, West Bengal.

It has two campuses: the main campus at Jadavpur and the new campus at Salt Lake

Fest details:

Sanskriti is the annual socio-cultural college festival or culfest of Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

Sanskriti actually comprises three independent five-day culfests of the Faculties of Arts, Science and Engineering in Jadavpur University.

Events:

Competitive events include

Western and eastern choreography
Western and eastern solo and band music, and quiz (trivia)

Other notable events include debate, antakshari (a spoken parlor game), medleys and other off-stage events.

The Engineering Sanskriti finale usually coincides with the Indian festival of colours - Holi or Doljatra.

The final night at Sanskriti typically features a leading South Asian band, accompanied by the playing of water colours (Holi) and a culminating midnight feast.

Sanskriti also popularized Bangladeshi rock bands in Kolkata, flying in bands like Souls and Miles from Bangladesh for the open-air concert.

Dates:

It was held last year on 28th April 2015.

Contact:

Jadavpur University
188, Raja S. C. Mallick Road
Kolkata, West Bengal 700032
Phone: 033 2414 6666