Rendezvous (festival)
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Rendezvous is the Annual culfest
of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi
. It is a four day long event held at the end of October every year. It draws a footfall of about 50,000 from more than 500 colleges across the country. Started in 1976 by a bunch of enthusiastic IITians, now in its 36th edition, it has become the largest festival of its kind in Northern India.
, Ranveer Singh
, John Abraham
, Deepika Padukone
, Imran Khan
, Tania Sachdev
, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
and Tom Alter
have come and been a part of the events in this festival. Performers like Kailash Kher, KK, Mohit Chauhan
, Shubha Mudgal
, Amaan
and Ayaan Ali Khan
and Surinder Sharma
have performed in event here to entertain the crowd. Bands like Malefice
, Textures
, Mindsnare
, Rockfour
and Mynta
have come from abroad to perform here in Musical Events. Indian Bands like Parikrama, Prestorika, Vayu, Faridkot and TAAQ have also performed in this festival. Rendezvous has attracted major sponsors and extensive media coverage over the years. The team of Rendezvous consists of student volunteers who work to promote creativity and intellectualism, and it symbolizes a place to be together and celebrate, as its name suggests.
from Sweden, Rockfour
from Isreal, Francesca Cassio & Simone Schiru from Italy, Maria Anadon from Portugal, DJ Destro from Spain and a violinist trio from Czech Republic. These events were attended in large numbers and became the most successful event of Rendezvous that year.
, Advaita and Mrigya have performed in this event in the past. LOAT POAT is an event where the Laughter Kings like Surinder Sharma
have performed and made people laugh. This event is very popular and people fro all ages come to see this event. Trendz is the Pre-Elimination Event of Lifestyle, which is held in a place outside IIT Delhi, usually a Shopping mall. Zeitgeist, first held in 2010, is the Pre-Elimination round of Blitkrieg and was held in four different cities.
Culfest
A culfest or cultfest is an annual event organized by colleges in India.-General format:Most college culfests last from two to five days...
of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
The Indian Institute Of Technology, Delhi , commonly known as IIT Delhi or IITD, is a college of engineering in Delhi, India...
. It is a four day long event held at the end of October every year. It draws a footfall of about 50,000 from more than 500 colleges across the country. Started in 1976 by a bunch of enthusiastic IITians, now in its 36th edition, it has become the largest festival of its kind in Northern India.
Introduction
Rendezvous, the cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, is North India's largest college cultural festival. This four day long annual festival held towards the end of October every year, is a student-run non-profit organization which caters primarily to the youth. Rendezvous sees participation from a large number of students from over 350 colleges all over Delhi and nearby states of Punjab, Haryana, UP and Rajasthan with a footfall of over 50,000. Rendezvous boasts of performances by the stalwarts of the entertainment industry, from India and abroad. In the past, celebrities like Anushka SharmaAnushka Sharma
Anushka Sharma is an Indian actress and former model who appears in Hindi films. In 2008, she was signed by Aditya Chopra for a three-film contract and made her screen debut in Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. She later received acclaim for her role as Shruti Kakkar in Band Baaja Baaraat...
, Ranveer Singh
Ranveer Singh
Ranveer Singh is an Indian actor working in the Hindi film industry. Born in Mumbai, India, Singh had always wanted to be an actor since his childhood. However, during his college days he felt that the idea of acting was far-fetched and focused on creative writing...
, John Abraham
John Abraham
John Abraham is the name of:* John Abraham , Bollywood actor* John Abraham , Malayali Indian filmmaker and scriptwriter* John Abraham , NFL defensive end playing for the Atlanta Falcons...
, Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress and a former model. She appears mostly in Hindi as well as Tamil and Kannada language films. Born to Badminton player Prakash Padukone, she chose to become an actress and not pursue a career in sports.Padukone made her acting debut in the 2006 Kannada film...
, Imran Khan
Imran Khan
Imran Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician and former Pakistani cricketer, playing international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century. After retiring, he entered politics...
, Tania Sachdev
Tania Sachdev
Tania Sachdev is an Indian chess player, who holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster.Tania was introduced to the game by her mother Anju in a bid to channel her restless energy into something constructive...
, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is an Indian shooter who won the silver medal in Men's Double Trap at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
and Tom Alter
Tom Alter
Tom Alter is an Indian actor of American origin. As a thespian and television actor, he is best known for his work in Bollywood, but has also worked in the theatre...
have come and been a part of the events in this festival. Performers like Kailash Kher, KK, Mohit Chauhan
Mohit Chauhan
Mohit Chauhan is an Indian pop and playback singer, most known for his romantic ballads. He started his career singing Indian pop songs with the band Silk Route, which released two albums, Boondein and Pehchan. The song "Dooba Dooba" became a rave in the Indipop music scene. However, the band...
, Shubha Mudgal
Shubha Mudgal
Shubha Mudgal is a well-known Indian singer of Hindustani classical music, Khayal, Thumri, Dadra, and popular Indian Pop music.She has been awarded the 1996 National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction for 'Amrit Beej', the 1998 Gold Plaque Award for Special Achievement in Music,...
, Amaan
Amaan Ali Khan
Amaan Ali Khan is an Indian classical musician who plays the sarod. Khan is the son of Amjad Ali Khan and often performs with his younger brother Ayaan Ali Khan, with whom he hosted the music talent show Sa Re Ga Ma.-External links:...
and Ayaan Ali Khan
Ayaan Ali Khan
Ayaan Ali Khan is an Indian classical musician who plays the sarod. Khan is the son of Amjad Ali Khan and often performs with his older brother Amaan Ali Khan, with whom he hosted the music talent show Sa Re Ga Ma...
and Surinder Sharma
Surinder sharma
Surender Sharma is a popular Hindi poet and humorist, who usually writing comic sketches of himself and his wife. He originally belongs to village Nangal Chaudhary Mahendragarh district, Haryana and has made a very good contribution to Haryanvi comic poetry. He sometimes uses the Marwari language...
have performed in event here to entertain the crowd. Bands like Malefice
Malefice
Malefice are a British heavy metal band from Reading, Berkshire, England, formed in 2003.-Band history:They were formed by friends at college and started to write their songs straight away. Their first major break was to open a four band bill charity gig at the Rivermead Centre in Reading...
, Textures
Textures (band)
Textures is a metal band from the Netherlands, formed in 2001. Textures' lineup revolves around founding members Jochem Jacobs, Stef Broks, Bart Hennephof, and bassist Remko Tielemans who joined in 2007...
, Mindsnare
Mindsnare
Mindsnare are an Australian hardcore band from Melbourne, Victoria. Formed in 1993 under the name Mad Circle, their music is a blend of traditional "old school" hardcore punk and crossover metal, and as such has seen them play alongside metal bands like Kreator and Ringworm, as well as more...
, Rockfour
Rockfour
Rockfour is a Psychedelic rock band, formed in 1988 in Holon, Israel. Most of their catalog is in English, and they regularly tour the United States.-Early years:...
and Mynta
Mynta
Mynta is an Indo-Swedish fusion jazz band which uses Indian vocal, African and Latin-American rhythms, Arabic sounds, Swedish Folkmusic and Cuban violin, together with Indian traditional instruments as tabla, kanjira, ghatam and tampura....
have come from abroad to perform here in Musical Events. Indian Bands like Parikrama, Prestorika, Vayu, Faridkot and TAAQ have also performed in this festival. Rendezvous has attracted major sponsors and extensive media coverage over the years. The team of Rendezvous consists of student volunteers who work to promote creativity and intellectualism, and it symbolizes a place to be together and celebrate, as its name suggests.
Pro-Shows
Rendezvous organizes four Mega Events, one on each of its evening in the Open Air Theatre(OAT), which has a capacity of over 6000 people. These Big Bangs include Spectrum which is an Inter-College Group Dance Competition,Kaleidoscope which is an Inter-College Fashion Show and Choreography Competition, Blitzkrieg, the Rock Band Competition followed by a professional performance by a popular band and Dhoom, the Indian Musical Performance by renowned artists. These Pro-Shows have, in the past, showcased popular performers and celebrities. Some of them include Anushka Sharma, Ranveer Singh, Kailash Kher, Mohit Chauhan and KK. They have also hosted Indian Rock Bands like TAAQ, Parikrama, Prestorika, Decibel, Faridkot and Vayu. Foreign Bands like Malefice, Textures and Mindsnare have also performed in these Pro-Shows. All of these Pro-Shows go under an elimination process to choose the finalists. In 2010, for the first time, Blitzkrieg held its preliminary rounds in 4 different cities Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Delhi.Informals
Rendezvous organizes a lot of fun and adventure filled events for the students, which include Go-Karting, Couple Dance, Laser Tag, Zorbing, Blind Dating, Street Dancing, Podium, Mr. and Ms. Rendezvous, Salsa Workshops and a lot more. These events are participated in large numbers. A Section of these events, called Melange, are focused on showcasing traditions and folk artistry of India. These include Art Exhibitions, Professional Plays, Movie Festival, Fire Shows, Qawwali Night, Folk Dances and lot more. These events are held throughout the four days of the festival.Confluence - International Music Festival
First held in the 2010 Edition, Confluence is a series of Musical performances from bands across the globe, varying across different genres. Five such performances were held in 2010, witnessing bands from from different European countries and the Middle-East. The bands to perform were MyntaMynta
Mynta is an Indo-Swedish fusion jazz band which uses Indian vocal, African and Latin-American rhythms, Arabic sounds, Swedish Folkmusic and Cuban violin, together with Indian traditional instruments as tabla, kanjira, ghatam and tampura....
from Sweden, Rockfour
Rockfour
Rockfour is a Psychedelic rock band, formed in 1988 in Holon, Israel. Most of their catalog is in English, and they regularly tour the United States.-Early years:...
from Isreal, Francesca Cassio & Simone Schiru from Italy, Maria Anadon from Portugal, DJ Destro from Spain and a violinist trio from Czech Republic. These events were attended in large numbers and became the most successful event of Rendezvous that year.
Competitions
A lot of competitive events are held throughout the four days of Rendezvous. Competitions are held in a variety of genres like Dance, Dramatics, Music, Fine Arts, Movie Making, Indoor Sports, Photography, Debating, Quizzing etc. Teams from various colleges participate in these events to win prizes and showcase their talents. Some of these events have been very popular and attract a lot of participation from various colleges. Some of these are Street Play, Stage Play, Western and Eastern Group Song Competition, Cue Games, Street Painting, Quizzing Events, Parliamentary Debate, Photography and Ad-Mad. There are many events that are not on an inter-college level, like LAN Gaming, Solo Singing and Dancing, Treasure Hunt, Graphic Designing which attract a lot of participation.Other Events
Apart from the Pro-Nights, the Music Festival, the Informals and competitions, Rendezvous also organizes a lot of other events where people can come and watch the masters of different trades perform at their best. SAAZ, the Indian Classical Musical performance is organized as a major event which attended by people from all ages. Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan have performed in this events in the past. Fusion Night is an event where Fusion Bands perform, which have combined the genres of Indian Classical and Western Rock into single. Indian OceanIndian Ocean (band)
Indian Ocean are an Indian rock band formed in New Delhi in 1990. They are considered to be the pioneers of fusion rock genre in India. Susmit Sen, Asheem Chakravarty, Rahul Ram and Amit Kilam formed the most stable and successful line-up in the band's timeline. This line-up lasted till Asheem's...
, Advaita and Mrigya have performed in this event in the past. LOAT POAT is an event where the Laughter Kings like Surinder Sharma
Surinder sharma
Surender Sharma is a popular Hindi poet and humorist, who usually writing comic sketches of himself and his wife. He originally belongs to village Nangal Chaudhary Mahendragarh district, Haryana and has made a very good contribution to Haryanvi comic poetry. He sometimes uses the Marwari language...
have performed and made people laugh. This event is very popular and people fro all ages come to see this event. Trendz is the Pre-Elimination Event of Lifestyle, which is held in a place outside IIT Delhi, usually a Shopping mall. Zeitgeist, first held in 2010, is the Pre-Elimination round of Blitkrieg and was held in four different cities.