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词条 Alcheringa (festival)
释义

  1. History

  2. Events

      Pronites    Competitions    World Carnival  

  3. Campaigns

      Udaan: Giving Flights to Hope    North East Unveiled  

  4. Sponsors and past associates

  5. References

  6. External links

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Alcheringa, also known as "Alcher", is the annual cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati. The festival was started in 1996 by a group of students of IIT Guwahati.[1] Spread over 3 days and 4 nights, Alcheringa is conducted towards the end of January every year. The 22nd edition held from 1 - 4 February 2018,[2][3] witnessing 80 events.

The festival features the rock music contest Rock-o-Phonix.

History

Alcheringa, derives its etymology from an Australian aboriginal mythology and translates to "The Eternal Dreamtime".

In 2002, ‘Alcheringa: Yin and Yang’ the concept of four pro-nites was first introduced. ‘Alcheringa: Navras’ in 2006, hosted the festival’s first international act.[3] In 2011, Alcheringa’s social initiative ‘Udaan - Giving flights to hope’[4] was started. 'Alcheringa: Echoes of Innocence' (2018) was the twenty-second edition of the cultural festival.

YearThemeHeadlining Performances
2008Revel in RetroShaan[3] performed at Crescendo and Juggernaut had Pin Drop Violence. Raghu Dixit Project[3] also performed.
2009Around The World In 3 DaysSonu Nigam[1][3] performed at Crescendo.
2010XtremeShankar Ehsaan Loy[1] at Crescendo and Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie[1][5] at Juggernaut
2011Lights.Camera.ActionRDB performed at Blitzkrieg, Crescendo had KK and fusion band Advaita at Saaz.
2012Urban OdysseySaaz had Anoushka Shankar,[1][6][7][8] Crescendo had Javed Ali[8] and Juggernaut had the Israeli death metal band Orphaned Land.[9][5][6][8][10]
2013Parallel ParadiseMohit Chauhan[11] performed at Crescendo Blitzkrieg had Sunburn Live and Juggernaut had Irish rock band Frantic Jack.[12]
2014AtlantisJuggernaut had Michael Angelo Batio,[1][13][14][15] Saaz had the Mexican Villalobos brothers,[16][11][17] Crescendo had Shilpa Rao[13][16][11] and Blitzkrieg had Undying Inc on the Redbull Tour Bus.[16][11]
2015Magnum OpusCrescendo had Lucky Ali, Juggernaut had the Australian death metal band Ne Obliviscaris[1] and Saaz had Ustaad Shujaat Khan.
2016GamescapeCrescendo had Mika Singh[18][2][19] and Juggernaut had the Finnish folk metal band Korpikilaani.[18][2][20][19] Saaz had Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan[18][2][20][19] along with The Indian Jam Project.
2017Eternal SandsCrescendo had Sajid-Wajid,[21] Blitzkrieg saw performances by Javed Ali[22] and Canadian metal band All Else Fails.[23][24] Juggernaut had EDM performances by Carl Nunes and Marnik.[25] Saaz had performances by Grammy Award winner Vikku Vinayakram.
2018Echoes of InnocenceVishal-Shekhar, Diego Miranda, Mashd N Kutcher, The F16's, Ganesh and Kumaresh, Shahid Parvez.
2019The Ethereal ConquestSachin-Jigar, Mariana Bo, Danny Avila, The Order of Chaos, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Ustad Akram Khan, Ajay Prasanna.

Events

Pronites

Some notable Indian artists who have earlier performed in Alcheringa are Mika Singh,[18][2][19] Lucky Ali, Sonu Nigam,[1] Shaan, Shankar Ehsaan Loy,[1] K.K,[3] Mohit Chauhan, Shilpa Rao, Javed Ali, Anoushka Shankar, Vir Das, Kalki Koechlin, Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan, The Indian Jam Project, Grammy winners Ustaad Shujaat Khan and Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt,[1][3][26] Undying Inc, RDB, Remo Fernandes,[3] Raghu Dixit,[3] Euphoria,[3][26] Indian Ocean,[26] Vaayu,[26] Motherjane.[9][5]Parikrama[3][26]

Competitions

Alcheringa hosts over 80 competitions. Some of the competitions held at Alcheringa are Electric Heels,[18] the group dance competition, Voice of Alcheringa, the solo singing competition, Halla Bol, the street play competition, Rock-o-Phonix,[18][1][16] the rock band competition, Mr. and Ms. Alcheringa,[18] the personality contest, Crossfade, the scratching competition and Haute Couture,[18] the team based fashion designing event.

The Campus Princess is another beauty pageant of Alcheringa which started in its 20th edition, was conducted in association with the Miss India Organisation.[27] The Auditions for Campus Princess were judged by Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 Ms. Srishti Rana. Mute, the Mime competition was judged by Mr Moinul Haque, the winner of the Sangeet Natak Academy Award.

World Carnival

World Carnival is an initiative by Alcheringa to promote cultures from across the world here in the North-Eastern part of the country. Alcheringa has had artists like Ciorras and Fastest feet in Rhythm from the USA, Ne Obliviscaris and poet Omar Musa from Australia,[2][19] Fasta Duo and Murray Molloy from Ireland,[20] beatboxer Rizumik from Portugal, rock bands Ouzo Bazooka,[2] Tiny Fingers and Orphaned Land from Israel.

Alcheringa has also had the jazz band Tropic Green from Singapore,[20] the Portuguese horn player Mickael Faustino,[20] the Algeria Dance Company from Malta, Hungarian flutist David Simon and pianist Janos Palojtay, the German Classical jazz performer Mito, alternate pop music band BETTY[13] from the USA[16] and English hypnotist Andrew Newton and extreme technical metal band Meta Stasis.[2][20][19]

Campaigns

Udaan: Giving Flights to Hope

Udaan is a social initiative by Alcheringa[19] wherein the students of IIT Guwahati visit underprivileged children in various corners of India. Udaan reached 52 cities in 2016.[4][28][29] In Alcheringa 2018, "Desh Ka Sandesh" was organised under the umbrella of Udaan.

North East Unveiled

The underlying idea of the campaign North-East Unveiled is to promote a shared identity of this part of the country with the rest other parts of the nation while promoting its tourism, food, general practices and removing any stereotypes about North East India. This was done by releasing a series of videos highlighting the above. The North East Social Entrepreneurship Summit and The North East Townhall Discussions were held during Alcheringa 2016.[2][19]

Sponsors and past associates

Alcheringa has in the past associated with freecharge, Swiggy, OnePlus, Hero MotoCorp, Wipro,[2] State Bank of India, Indian Oil, Maruti Suzuki, Ola, FastTrack, Daikin, Viber, Coca-Cola, KitKat and Baskin Robbins.

In the media sector Alcheringa has been associated with the RED FM, The Telegraph, The Assam Tribune, Business India, North East Today, Metalbase India etc.

References

1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{Cite news|url = http://www.assamtimes.org/node/15859|title = Alcheriga 2016 from January 28 |newspaper=Assam Times|access-date = 2016-04-12}}
2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{Cite web|url = http://www.assamtimes.org/node/16239|title = IITG mega event Alcheringa starts from Jan 28 |newspaper=Assam Times|access-date = 2016-04-12}}
3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{cite news|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jan1110/City2 |title=The Assam Tribune Online |newspaper=Assam Times |access-date=2016-04-12 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234623/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jan1110%2FCity2 |archivedate=3 March 2016 }}
4. ^1 {{Cite web|url = http://www.pagalguy.com/articles/udaan-iit-guwahatis-social-initiative-to-educate-underprivil-39122252|title = Udaan: IIT Guwahati's social initiative to educate underprivileged children - PaGaLGuY|website =Pagalguy.com|access-date = 2016-04-12}}
5. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url = http://www.metalindiamagazine.com/news/orphaned-land-to-perform-at-iit-guwahatis-alcheringa-2012|title = Orphaned Land to perform at IIT Guwahati’s Alcheringa 2012 {{!}} MetalIndia Magazine|website =Metalindiamagazine.com|access-date = 2016-04-12}}
6. ^1 {{Cite web|url = http://www.india.com/topic/Anoushka-Shankar-Wright-Fest-Alcheringa/|title = Anoushka Shankar Wright Fest Alcheringa|website = India.com|access-date = 2016-04-12}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url = http://whatsthescene.com/tag/saaz/|title = Saaz {{!}} WhatsTheScene?|website =Whatsthescene.com|access-date = 2016-04-12}}
8. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url = http://nh7.in/indiecision/2012/02/02/anoushka-shankar-others-to-play-iit-guwahatis-alcheringa-2012/|title = Anoushka Shankar, Others to Play IIT Guwahati’s Alcheringa 2012 › NH7 {{!}} Discover new music and explore alternative culture from India and around the world|website = NH7|access-date = 2016-04-12}}
9. ^1 {{Cite web|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Orphaned-Land-rocks-IIT-Guwahati/articleshow/11782575.cms?referral=PM|title = Orphaned Land rocks IIT-Guwahati - The Times of India|website = The Times of India|access-date = 2016-04-12}}
10. ^{{Cite web|url = http://www.indianmusicrevolution.com/latest-news/Anoushka-Shankar-To-Perform-At-IIT-Guwahati-Festival2012.html|title = Anoushka Shankar To Perform At IIT-Guwahati Festival(2012)|last = Pravin|website =Indianmusicrevolution.com|access-date = 2016-04-12}}
11. ^1 2 3 {{Cite web|url = http://www.universityexpress.co.in/delhiuniversity/2014/01/alcheringa-the-annual-cultural-festival-iit-guwahati/|title = Alcheringa, The Annual Cultural Festival, IIT Guwahati - University Express|website = University Express|language = en-US|access-date = 2016-04-12|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091749/http://www.universityexpress.co.in/delhiuniversity/2014/01/alcheringa-the-annual-cultural-festival-iit-guwahati/|archive-date = 4 March 2016|dead-url = yes|df = dmy-all}}
12. ^{{Cite web|url = http://jenniferormsby.weebly.com/blog/frantic-jack-soar-to-new-heights|title = Frantic Jack Soar to new Heights|website = Jennifer Ormsby Freelance Journalist|access-date = 2016-04-12}}
13. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Model-United-Nations-at-IIT-G-fest/articleshow/29792079.cms|title = Model United Nations at IIT-G fest - Times of India|website = The Times of India|access-date = 2016-04-12}}
14. ^{{Cite web|url = http://indianmusicmug.com/features/michael-angelo-batio-blazes-through-alcheringa-2014/|title = Michael Angelo Batio blazes through Alcheringa 2014 – IndianMusicMug|website = indianmusicmug.com|access-date = 2016-04-12}}
15. ^{{Cite web|url = http://whatsthescene.com/photograph/michael-angelo-batio-live-at-alcheringa-iit-guwahati/|title = Michael Angelo Batio live at Alcheringa, IIT Guwahati {{!}} WhatsTheScene?|website =Whatsthescene.com|access-date = 2016-04-12}}
16. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/alcheringa-2014-draws-huge-participation-of-cultural-enthusiasts/article5647565.ece|title = Alcheringa 2014 draws huge participation of cultural enthusiasts|date = 2014-02-03|newspaper = The Hindu|language = en-IN|issn = 0971-751X|access-date = 2016-04-12}}
17. ^{{Cite web|url = http://villalobosbrothers.com/event/alcheringa-2014-festival-2/|title = Alcheringa 2014 Festival|website = Villalobos Brothers|language = en-US|access-date = 2016-04-12}}
18. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{Cite web|url = http://www.pagalguy.com/articles/iit-guwahati-celebrates-20th-edition-of-alcheringa-39808921|title = IIT Guwahati celebrates 20th edition of Alcheringa - PaGaLGuY|website =Pagalguy.com|access-date = 2016-04-12}}
19. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{Cite web|url = http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=leisure.Rock_Concert.Alcheringa_IIT_Guwahati_is_back_with_a_bang_for_its_20th_Edition_2016|title = Alcheringa IIT Guwahati is back with a bang for its 20th Edition 2016|website =E-pao.net|access-date = 2016-04-12}}
20. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{Cite web|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/IIT-G-to-hold-annual-fest-from-January-28/articleshow/50712210.cms|title = IIT-G to hold annual fest from January 28 - Times of India|website = The Times of India|access-date = 2016-04-12}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=https://allevents.in/guwahati/sajid-wajid-live-at-iit-guwahati/220927858369030|title=Sajid - Wajid Live at IIT Guwahati|website=Allevents.in|accessdate=1 December 2017}}
22. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.assamtimes.org/node/18360|title=IIT Guwahati in rock and roll|newspaper=Assam Times|accessdate=1 December 2017}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=133860|title=All Else Fails Joins Loud As Hell Lineup|website=Metalunderground.com|accessdate=1 December 2017}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=23261|title=KNAC.COM - News - ALL ELSE FAILS Join LOUD AS HELL 2017 Line-Up|website=Knac.com|accessdate=1 December 2017}}
25. ^{{cite web|url=http://blog.blogadda.com/2017/02/02/alcheringa-2017-iit-guwahati-northeast-festival|title=Alcheringa 2017 – IIT Guwahati|website=Blog.blogadda.com|accessdate=1 December 2017}}
26. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite web|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040126/asp/guwahati/story_2826391.asp|title = The Telegraph - Calcutta : Guwahati|website =Telegraphindia.com|access-date = 2016-04-12}}
27. ^{{Cite web|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/IIT-Guwahati-readies-for-annual-festival/articleshow/29522234.cms|title = IIT-Guwahati readies for annual festival - Times of India|website = The Times of India|access-date = 2016-04-12}}
28. ^{{Cite web|url = http://www.freepressjournal.in/ujjainites-witness-alcher-an-iit-guwahati-cultural-fiesta-last-word-udaan-giving-flights-to-hope/264046|title = FP NEWS SERVICE Ujjain {{!}} Freepress Journal|website =Freepressjournal.in|access-date = 2016-04-12}}
29. ^{{Cite web|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/IITians-mentor-needy-kids/articleshow/11597265.cms|title = IITians mentor needy kids - Times of India|website = The Times of India|access-date = 2016-04-12}}

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