Waves@BITS-Goa
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[edit] WAVES
The annual cultural fest of BITS-Pilani, Goa campus(BPGC), started in 2005 is today considered the biggest inter college cultural meet in goa. It has grown from being an intra-college fest in ’05 to going fully inter college in the second year itself.
[edit] WAVES ’05
A modest beginning –WAVES 2005 was an intra college(inter hostel) event of BPGC. “ride the waves”-the theme for the event set the mood for the kind of inter hostel contests that have now come to be part of Zephyr, the annual inter hostel fest; now considered a prelude to waves. The event took the participants for a ride through a series of events starting from Dance to Dramatics ,Music to Mime ,Fashion parade to fine arts. In the first year of its inception BPGC set the trend for the coming generations and ’06 and ’07 thus followed.
[edit] WAVES ’06
”Take the plunge”-the theme of WAVES ’06 had a pun intended. It was a remarkable plunge from a modest intra –college to an inter-college event in just two years of the college’s establishment. As before ,there were a sequence of cultural and literary events. The sponsorship finally went external. The inauguration ceremony also included release of the first official short film presentation by the college.
[edit] WAVES ’07: Urban Chaos
In the third year of the college, waves was made an intra-state festival. 12 colleges from all over Goa had come to participate in the cultural extravaganza. There were a wide variety of events to cater to the students of all interests. From music,to dance, to fashion, to debating, WAVES '07 had it all. There was also a professional rock night. Big names such as Motherjane, Half Step Down and Bhayank Maut rocked the ground. It was a grand success in the entire Goa college scene.
[edit] Waves ’08: Nirvana - The State Of Statelessness
WAVES '08 was probably one of Goa's most anticipated events following the previous year's success, and it didn't fail to exceeded all expectations. This year, WAVES saw participation from colleges from across the nation including Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. The events this time around were conducted by the various cultural clubs, setting a new standard in the quality of events. However the rock competition, Sea Rock was one of the most successful events with bands from all over the country participating. For all those who wanted to take a break and just hang around, there was the carnival and a string of workshops, from dance to mocktail making. The dance workshop was conducted by Toby Fernandez. There was a wonderful display of Manipuri dance as well as an orchestral performance by dignitaries from Germany. With no lack of star presence, DJ Nikhil Chinapa rocked Goa with his scintillating rythms at WAVES '08. Evergreen and Junkyard Groove were the performers for the professional nights.
