Malhar (festival)
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Malhar is one of the most popular college festival
s in Mumbai
, India, hosted annually by the students of St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
. It is an Inter-collegiate Youth Festival, and has been in existence since 1979. It is usually held in August, during the monsoon season, and involves teams from 90 other colleges in Mumbai and 30 colleges across India. The event includes cultural contests in literary, performing arts and fine art
s categories, along with a number of workshops on different themes. The festival is run completely by the students of St. Xavier's College, with some 1200 volunteers involved, and it draws 30,000 student participants and audience to the College Campus annually.
, India's most popular chain game, in which knowledge of Hindi songs is put to the test.
tunes.
. The dance performances are based on the theme of the festival.
festival. From cleanliness drives to tree plantations, using the Malhar platform and its numerical strength of over a thousand, the workforce tackles and promotes awareness about social issues
.
that began in 2010. Two weeks prior to Malhar, students belonging to the P.R.
department go to several colleges and perform publicity gimmicks and teaser campaigns to generate interest pre-Malhar.
Festival
A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....
s in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, India, hosted annually by the students of St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. It is an Inter-collegiate Youth Festival, and has been in existence since 1979. It is usually held in August, during the monsoon season, and involves teams from 90 other colleges in Mumbai and 30 colleges across India. The event includes cultural contests in literary, performing arts and fine art
Fine art
Fine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
s categories, along with a number of workshops on different themes. The festival is run completely by the students of St. Xavier's College, with some 1200 volunteers involved, and it draws 30,000 student participants and audience to the College Campus annually.
Theme
Each year, the festival follows a specific theme. The theme for the year 2011 was Labyrinth.Antakshari
AntakshariAntakshari
Antakshri is a spoken parlor game played in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. Each contestant sings the first verse of a movie song that begins with the Hindi or Urdu consonant on which the previous contestant's song selection ended.-Etymology:The word is derived from two Hindi words:#Ant meaning...
, India's most popular chain game, in which knowledge of Hindi songs is put to the test.
Mr. and Ms Malhar
Mr and Ms Malhar is the talent contest to find the ultimate festival entertainer. It looks for talent, originality and sense of humour. The winners are crowned reigning king and queen of the festival.Bollywood Dance
In this event contestants show their dancing prowess and tap to popular BollywoodBollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
tunes.
Street Dance
Contestants showcase street styles like Hip-Hop, Krumping and B-boyingB-boying
B-boying, often called "breakdancing", is a popular style of street dance that was created and developed as part of hip-hop culture among African Americans and Latino youths in New York City. The dance consists of four primary elements: toprock, downrock, power moves and freezes...
. The dance performances are based on the theme of the festival.
Band Event
Bands from different colleges compete to play different kinds of genres.UV Light Event
Contestants have to perform in a dark room filled with neon lights and live up to the theme/story.Amateur Night
The Amateur Night is a platform for amateur bands all over the city to showcase their talent. The event is solely for the workforce of Malhar and those with V.I.P passes. Bands can play any genre of music.Social Cause
In addition to being a college festival that aims to entertain, Malhar is also a socially consciousSocial consciousness
Social consciousness is consciousness shared within a society. It can also be defined as social awareness; to be aware of the problems that different societies and communities face on a day-to-day basis; to be conscious of the difficulties and hardships of society.- Theory :Many studies have been...
festival. From cleanliness drives to tree plantations, using the Malhar platform and its numerical strength of over a thousand, the workforce tackles and promotes awareness about social issues
Social issues
Social issues are controversial issues which relate to people's personal lives and interactions. Social issues are distinguished from economic issues...
.
M.O.W.
Malhar On Wheels is a new publicity campaignPublicity stunt
A publicity stunt is a planned event designed to attract the public's attention to the event's organizers or their cause. Publicity stunts can be professionally organized or set up by amateurs...
that began in 2010. Two weeks prior to Malhar, students belonging to the P.R.
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
department go to several colleges and perform publicity gimmicks and teaser campaigns to generate interest pre-Malhar.