A musical event ‘Sarang 2014’ was organised at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal here on Tuesday.
The cultural programme ‘Sarang Milan’ is a rock band competition which is organised by Indian Institute of Technology-Madras. Notably, as many as 50,000 students register for the musical competition. Moreover, this competition is organised with an aim to promote the cultural activities of the country among the youngsters also to aware about the rich tradition of music among them.
Recently, IIT Madras held a competition at Kashi Bai Navale College, Pune as ‘Sarang Band Hunt’, where as many as 20,000 students appeared. Notably, the winners of Sarang Band Hunt, Pune would now play at light Music Finale of Sarang 2014.
At MANIT, as many as 12 bands participated in the competition. Notably, 10 rock bands were from Bhopal and two rock bands participated from Indore.
Besides, at MANIT, the students also received brief information about the ‘light Music Band, commercial band and Sarang 2014.
It was a huge opportunity for the budding talents of the State and as many as 12 bands played their best performances before a massive crowd of students. Out of 12 bands, three bands were selected as the finalists.
The Thaivath Band from Bhopal received the first place. Moreover, Astitva Band and Rivasath Band from Bhopal received the second and third place respectively.
The winning bands of the competition gave a wonderful performance in the evening and made the students tap their feet on the rhythm of rock music.
The Publicity Head of IIT Madras, Shubhang Barsiyya told The Pioneer, “Through this competition the budding talents of the State in the field of music received an opportunity to perform on a sturdy platform.”
While informing further about Sarang 2014, Shubhang said, “It is an open opportunity for the winners, as they will receive a chance of wild card entry in light Music Band and also prize money of Rs1 lakh.”
Moreover, the finalists would also be performing the live concert at a musical programme Tarang. Notably, distinguished artist in the field of music like Shankar-Ehsaan-loy, Vishal-Shekhar and Sonu Nigam have been a part of this musical event, added Shubhang.