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IIM-A: Cultural fest aChaosa starts from Jan 30

Pro Nites
Classical Nite on Jan 29 will see Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia with his flute. Kavi Sammelan will see poets, including Dr Surender Sharma and Pradeep Choubey. Motherjane is an Indian rock band to have their music played in American, Japanese and Mexican radio stations and will perform on Jan 31. The night of Feb 1 will see Taan, a world fusion group. Composed by Rushi Vakil, son of Pandit Divyang Vakil, the compositions mix the Indian sitar with the African djembe, pop music with raags, Arabic tunes with tabla. Also, Mohit Chauhan (of Silk Route fame) will perform on the same night.

Games & Competitions
Paintball: All players will be provided with protective black clothing (to keep the paint off), and a gun that can shoot paint pellets. The objective of the game is to akilla your opponents by shooting paint on them, before being akilleda yourself. Fash P will have fashion designers of tomorrow on the ramp. Choreo provides a platform for dancers to showcase their talents, and features both a group dance which involves 15-20 members and a duet dance. Informalz include Personality Games, couple games, one-Minute games, Sports with a twist and aBest in the categorya. Lits features both English and Hindi Literary escapades. The events on the table would be Just-A-Minute, Debate, Potpourri and Creative Writing.

Diwakar Pingle, quizmaster of Odyssey Quiz fame will present the Quiz at Chaos 2009. Dramatics would have Ekanki (One Act play) and Nukkad (Street play). Musicals will showcase events including solo instrumentals, western vocal solo, Indian and western group music and Antakshari. There will be a separate original song contest, for own compositions. Rocking the boat is an event for for budding rock stars to win some prize money.

Safexpress Great Ahmedabad race, modeled on the popular TV series – the Amazing race, is a treasure hunt around the city of Ahmedabad. Teams of two are given clues, which take them through stages in various locations of Ahmedabad, culminating in the final destination. Five teams from Ahmedabad, and five from outside, selected through countrywide online prelims, will compete. Fine Arts will see participation in Rangoli, face painting, T Shirt designing, Newspaper dress making, matchstick modeling and Collage.

Junkyard Wars: Teams are given common objects one finds in trash, and teams have to make useful objects with it. The winners will be decided based on aesthetic appeal, usefulness, efficiency etc. The money collected from selling these articles will be donated for Prayaas, an IIM-A initiative for educating underprivileged children. Mr and Miss Chaos is a personality contest which tests talents, the ability to think on the feet and humor, among other things. The fest will also have various workshops like Dance workshop, Photography Workshop, Mocktail Making, Digital film making, Miniature painting.

For more information, visit: www.iima-chaos.com

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