Waves (festival)

Waves is the annual national culfest of the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani – Goa Campus. It is a three-day long festival held in the late October - early November period each year. The festival receives external participation of close to 2,000 each edition.

History

Waves was first held in 2006, when it was an intra-college affair. Since then, Waves moved on to being a regional festival, with many colleges from the Goa-Mumbai region participating. Waves went national in 2008 and in 2011 saw its biggest event, Sea Rock, having its elimination rounds in Delhi, Bangalore and Pune.

Events

Waves features a variety of events spanning the various categories of Music, Dance, Literary, Quiz, Drama and the Fine Arts. ‘The Big 4’ events of Waves, Natyanjali , Fashion Parade , Mr. And Ms. Waves and Sea Rock generally attract the biggest crowds.

Specials

The Specials at Waves encompass a variety of unconventional events and competitions. Previous editions have included:

Paintball
Blackjack
Roulette
Poker
Treasure Hunt
Doughnut Eating (competition)
Limca Book of Records attempt
Guinness World Record attempt
Slip soccer
Housie

Workshops

The previous editions of Waves have seen the following workshops:

Blogging
Ambigram Designing
Mocktail Making
Canvas Shoe Painting
3D Photography
360 Degree Panorama
Time Lapse Photography
Light Painting
3D Siporex Art
Calligraphy
Latin Dance
Drama
Grooming

Nites

Waves has previously featured the likes of KK, Kailash Kher, Shafqat Amanat Ali, Indian Ocean, Parikrama, Pakistani Rock act Raeth, Carnatic Rock band Agam, DJ Sidharth Talwar and DJ Suketu . The ‘Nites’ are usually divided into a DJ night, a Hindi night and an English night to cater to various tastes.

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