Students of Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) Mesra are gearing up for the Bitotsav, the five-day long annual techno-cultural fest of BIT Mesra commencing from Feburary 12 which will be inaugurated by Human Resource Development Minister Geetashree Oraon. The students are expecting the celebration to be larger than life as Bollywood star Farhan Akthar along with his band Farhan live is going to sway the audience at the band night on Feburary 16.
BIT Mersa Vice Chancellor (VC) Manoj Kumar Mishra said, “From past twenty years BIT is organising this event successfully and this time we all are looking forward as a Bollywood hunk is arriving to set the stage on fire.”
The five-day fest is featuring a plethora of technical, cultural and social events, with the nights reserved for letting one loose on the show-front. The technical section includes events ranging from brainstorming sessions of Cyber Bridgeton, Auto Quiz to Build from Scratch, Circuit Analysis, Tech Charades.
“As a part of the fest, we are holding an E-BOOTCAMP which is aimed at helping people to fuel their business ideas and introducing them to the world of finance and start-ups. An array of Fine Arts, Music, Dance, literary and Oratory events comprise the cultural section, sparking the creative spirits in every individual”, added Mishra
Some eminent personalities such as Pranjal Modi, Entrepreneur – CSA, CA on
Foreign Exchange, Kushal Banerjee, Tata Consultancy Services on Recent Trends in Information Technology, Arvind Sinha, leading Documentary Filmmaker on Film-making and The Youth will deliver speech on the occasion.
Dean Student Welfare Dr Vinay Sharma briefing about the schedule mentioned that Assistant Director General of Police, Jharkhand Kamal Nayan Choubey will inaugurate the Dance Night on Feburary 13, Rajiv Kumar (IPS), Director General of Police, Vandana Dadel, Principal secretary, Ministry of Art, culture, sports and youth Affairs and Chief Minister Hemant Soren will be present respective days.
He further added that on the first night, christened as the ‘DRAMA NITE’ students will enact skits on stage. The special performer for this night will be the famous comedian, Surendra Sharma. The popular dance group ‘D-MANIAX’ will set the stage on fire on second night. On the third night, called as ‘BAND NITE’, the most popular band ‘Underground Authority’ will add stars at the celebration. The fourth night band ‘Advaita’ will show the power of fusion and it is aptly called ‘FUSION NITE’.As a part of the closing ceremony, the final night will be the ‘PRO NITE’ wherein the famous artist, Farhan Akhtar along with his band Farhan live, will sway the audience.