Pradharshini

Pradharshini
Genre	Cultural festival
Location(s)	Chennai, India
Major events	Light Music, Variety Variety, Fashion Nite, Choreo Nite, Gaming
Filing status	Non Profit Organization, Student Run
Sponsor	Kilpauk Medical College
Website	Pradharshini

Pradharshini is the annual intercollege Cultural festival held at Kilpauk Medical College, one of the premier medical colleges in Tamil Nadu, India. It has been held every year since 1978. It is usually held in the last week of September for 3 days and 4 nights. Pradharshini is considered as one of the biggest cultural festivals of South-India and the biggest conducted by any medical college.

Origin

Pradharshini means "An Exhibition of Art" roughly translated into Tamil as "Kalaimagalin Dharisanam"

Organization

Pradharshini is conducted by the students of Kilpauk Medical College

History

The Stage of Pradharshini 2014

Pradharshini was started in 1986 as a small event with participation from only a handful of colleges. It has continued to grow and now every year it witnesses a participation from over 100 colleges

Events

The most popular of the events at Pradharshini are

Western Music

Western Music at Pradharshini 2014

Light Music

Light Music at Pradharshini 2014

Variety Variety

Variety Variety at Pradharshini 2014

Fashion

Fashion Nite at Pradharshini 2014

Choreo Night

Choreo at Pradharshini 2014

Minor events

Some of the other events that are conducted at Pradharshini include,

• Channel Surfing
• Kaviarangam
• Rangoli
• Pattimandram
• Painting
• Face Painting
• Solo Singing
• Duet Singing
• Instrumentals
• Gaming
• Photography
• Short Film Making
• Shipwreck
• Antyakshari
• Creative Writing
• Cine Quiz
• Hair Styling
• Adzap
• Jam
• General Quiz
• Body Building
• Mono Acting
• Solo Dancing
• Duet Dancing

References

External links

• Official Facebook Page of Pradharshini