Spandan (JIPMER)
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Spandan is the annual intercollegiate cultural, literary and sports festival of the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research
, Pondicherry, India
. It is held during late August and early September.It runs over five days. Spandan is the largest medical inter-college festival in southern India and has participants from medical colleges all over India as well as from regional engineering colleges, commerce, arts, science and law colleges. The number of registered participants is around 5000 every year from over 50 colleges.
1969 - First Inter Medical Youth Festival
1971 - Second Inter Medical Youth Festival
1978 - First Les Jeux
1980 - First Les Beaux Arts
1982 - First Spandan
The major cultural events are held at the Open Air Theatre in the evenings.The events being–
ALAAP – Indian music
CHOREA – Theme & Non theme based Choreography
DERNIER CRI – Fashion Show
EUPHONY – Western Acoustics
TINNITUS – Western Music
The Minor stage events ‘VAUDEVILLE’ comprise of Antakshari, Skit, Miming and Ad zap. Also there are several other events going on during the day time in many of the theatres and halls in the Institution Block.‘MOTIF’ includes sketching, painting, collage, face painting, mehendi, rangoli, photography and clay modelling.
Literary events include-
TRIVIUM - Quiz , Dumb Charades, Pictionary, 90 seconds,
What's The Good Word
LOQUACITY - Debate, Just a minute, Extempore
GRAFITTI - Creative Writing, Wall Magazine
The sports events include-
FORTIUS (Hockey and Football).
CITIUS (Chess, Table Tennis and Badminton)
ALTIUS (Basketball, Volleyball and Throwball)
, Benny Dayal
are just a few to name. Popular rock bands like Junkyard Groove, Roxygen and Parousia have performed at the Spandan stage.
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research
The Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research is one of the top five medical schools in India. It is located in Pondicherry , a union territory town in southern India on the shores of the Bay of Bengal. JIPMER is an Indian central government funded institute with autonomy...
, Pondicherry, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is held during late August and early September.It runs over five days. Spandan is the largest medical inter-college festival in southern India and has participants from medical colleges all over India as well as from regional engineering colleges, commerce, arts, science and law colleges. The number of registered participants is around 5000 every year from over 50 colleges.
History
In the 1960s and 1970s the JIPMER Students Association conducted an inter-collegiate sporting festival that included the Dr.S.S.Chaddha Memorial Hockey tournament and the Dr.S.L.Basu Memorial Football tournament. In 1978, the inter-collegiate sporting festival became Les Jeux and included basketball and badminton in addition to hockey and football. In 1980, cultural and literary events were added to the sporting events and were named Les Beaux Arts. In 1982, Les Jeux and Les Beaux Arts were folded into the overarching Spandan festival.Timeline
1964 - First Dr S S Chaddha Memorial Hockey Tournament1969 - First Inter Medical Youth Festival
1971 - Second Inter Medical Youth Festival
1978 - First Les Jeux
1980 - First Les Beaux Arts
1982 - First Spandan
Events
- La Lutte (Mediquiz)
- Les Beaux Arts (Cultural events)
The major cultural events are held at the Open Air Theatre in the evenings.The events being–
ALAAP – Indian music
CHOREA – Theme & Non theme based Choreography
DERNIER CRI – Fashion Show
EUPHONY – Western Acoustics
TINNITUS – Western Music
The Minor stage events ‘VAUDEVILLE’ comprise of Antakshari, Skit, Miming and Ad zap. Also there are several other events going on during the day time in many of the theatres and halls in the Institution Block.‘MOTIF’ includes sketching, painting, collage, face painting, mehendi, rangoli, photography and clay modelling.
- Les Litteraires (Literary events)
Literary events include-
TRIVIUM - Quiz , Dumb Charades, Pictionary, 90 seconds,
What's The Good Word
LOQUACITY - Debate, Just a minute, Extempore
GRAFITTI - Creative Writing, Wall Magazine
- Les Jeux (Sports events)
The sports events include-
FORTIUS (Hockey and Football).
CITIUS (Chess, Table Tennis and Badminton)
ALTIUS (Basketball, Volleyball and Throwball)
Professional Shows
Covering genres ranging from classical Indian music, Indian folk, to pop and rock, Spandan has been a host to renowned artists. The Raghu Dixit ProjectThe Raghu Dixit Project
The Raghu Dixit Project, founded by Raghu Dixit , is an open house for musicians and artistes from different genres to come together, collaborate and create a dynamic sound and expression...
, Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal is an Indian singer. He is a member of the band S5 launched by the channel SS Music. Originally from Kerala, he has worked as a playback singer with many noted composers to produce successful soundtracks.-Biography:Benny Dayal's parents hail from Kollam district, Kerala...
are just a few to name. Popular rock bands like Junkyard Groove, Roxygen and Parousia have performed at the Spandan stage.
Spandan 2010
Spandan 2010 was the 25th Spandan.It was held from 30 August to 4 September. For further information log on to www.jipmerspandan.com/2010/See also
- Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & ResearchJawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & ResearchThe Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research is one of the top five medical schools in India. It is located in Pondicherry , a union territory town in southern India on the shores of the Bay of Bengal. JIPMER is an Indian central government funded institute with autonomy...
- Cultural Festivals in Indian CollegesCulfestA culfest or cultfest is an annual event organized by colleges in India.-General format:Most college culfests last from two to five days...