Alcheringa is by far the largest cultural festival of North-
East India and since its inception has entered its 19th edition. In a shor
t span of nineteenth years\, Alcheringa has grown exponentially and enjoys
a mammoth footfall of over 60\,000 and participation from over 300 colleg
es across India.
\nEvery year\, Alcheringa has a theme\; this year th
e theme is “Magnum Opus”. It seeks to explore the varieties of art and
culture from various ages\, and concludes how each of the phases of art a
re different\, but equally beautiful – each a Magnum Opus on its own. It
is these masterpieces that have taken the human race forward\, and it is
these masterpieces that Alcheringa celebrates this year.
\nThe major
highlights of the fest are its pro-nites. The four nights each correspond
to a different genre : Saaz – The Classical Night\, Blitzkreig – The E
DM Night\, Crescendo – The Bollywood Night\, Juggernaut – The Professi
onal Band Night.
\nUstad Shujaat Khan\, one of the most notable North
Indian classical musicians of his generation\, is all set to play at the
opening night of the festival on January 29. Shujaat Hussain Khan is a sit
ar player of the Imdadkhani Gharana\, has recorded over 60 albums and was
nominated for a Grammy Award for Best World Music Album for his work with
the band Ghazal with Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor.
\nInternational
DJs ‘Dzeko and Torres’ with an opening act by the Indian DJ Zaeden are
the EDM highlights of Alcheringa 2015. Both these DJs will be playing the
stage of Sunburn on 30th January.
\nThe Bollywood headliner of the f
estival is one of the biggest names in the Indipop industry - Lucky Ali. <
br />\nThe final day of IIT-Guwahati’s Alcheringa Magnum Opus will be he
adlined by the Australian symphonic death metal band Ne Obliviscaris\,”
on February 1.
\nMajor additions to Alcheringa this year are Anime C
on India – a celebration of the extremely trending Japanese-inspired ani
me culture\, Model United Nations – that simulates actual councils of th
e United Nations\, The North East Social Entrepreneurial Summit – to pro
vide a platform for social entrepreneurs to share and discuss ideas that a
ffect the North-Eastern states &\; The Quiz Fest\, attracting notable q
uizmasters such as Major Chandrakant Nair.
To promote the brands fro m the North East\, Freshy\, being a NE owned brand adds to the glory of th e success in NE buisiness culture. Freshy\, giving competition to other to p brands of the sector\, Alcheringa feels proud to associate with Freshy a s the Official Beverage Partner of the festival as the part of the North E ast Unvieled.
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