Pearl 16

Clear your calender from March 17th to the 20th for a fully immersive cultural experience guarenteed to delight all the senses! Pearl,first inaugurated in 2009,has now established itself as one of the leading cultural festivals in the country, where people from all across converge in a celebration of talent.

BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus prides itself, every year, on hosting some of the most prestigious cultural competitions in India. Among this year's lineup of contests are Till Deaf Do We Part, the gritty battle of the bands, Glitterati, the fashion showcase, Terpsichore, for college dance troupes, Catharsis, our film festival and Fraglore, the 3-day event dedicated solely to gaming. Pearl also boasts a wide variety of photography, arts, quizzing, theatre and literary events this year.

So join us in yet another edition of the cultural bonanza we know and adore, this year inspired by the theme "Live Evil". This march,something wicked this way comes!

Headliners:
Till Deaf Do We Part
Glitteratti
Terpsichore
Miss Diva
Fraglore (gaming event)
Food Fest

Photog:
Retrospective
Photog Race
Showcase
Guess What
Photog Story
Advanced Photoshop
Basics of Photography

Dance:
Terpischore
Soul'O
Abhivyaktika

Shades:
Waste Smart
Lucifered
Inferno
Santanism
The Goat of Mendes

Drama:
Natyashastra
Nukkad Natak
Mono-Acting
Scream 'em up!

Hindi Tarag:
Youth Mahasabha
Abhivyakti
Hass-le-zara
Antakshari

Journal:
Caption It
Football Manager
OP-ED
Video Journalist

Quiz:
General Quiz
Sports Quiz
Mela Quiz
Biz-Tech Quiz
India Quiz
The Farewell Quiz
Midnight AV Quiz

Martial Arts:
Stunt Mania
Imitation Game
Workshop

Catharsis (Movie Fest):
Kaleidoscope
Cos-Play
Spoiler Alert
Minute Snippet

VFX:
Sunc in
Ma
Comic Stick
Dark Digital Art
Evil Ciphers
Fx'ed

Music:
Indiana Tones
Gandhara
Pearl Jam
Jhankaar
Score-D

English Society
Jam
Shipwrecked
The Big Fight
Perspective
Sherlocked
Words of a Feather

Aspire Talks (by Embryo)

Farhan Akhtar
Thaikkudam Bridge
Abish Mathew
Baradwaj Rangan (Senior Deputy Editor, The Hindu)

Advanced Photoshop
Basics of Photography
Martial Arts

20th March 2016.

Rs.250/- per person (all three days included).

From Secunderabad railway station to BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus one has to travel 22 KM on Rajiv Rahadari/ Karim Nagar Highway, up to Dongala Mysamma Junction after Alankruta Resorts in Thumkunta Village and take a right turn towards Ghatkesar. After travelling 1.5 KMs on this road, there is again a diversion to the right leading to the Campus. BITS sign boards indicating the directions are available on the way.

There is a direct Bus No. 212 from Secunderabad Railway station (Gurudwara Point) to BITS-Pilani Hyderabad Campus main gate. Besides there are city buses having numbers 211S, 211A, 211C, 211D, 211E, 211J, 211K, 211T, 211U, 567, 568, 569 which ply from Secunderabad Railway Station to various destinations to the Campus side. Further, there are many APSRTC buses from Secunderabad, Jubilee bus stand to Karim Nagar, Siddhipet, Ramagundam, Gajwel, Cheriyal etc. People can board any of these buses, get down either at Thumkunta or Dongala Mysamma junction which is 1KM away and take an auto to the campus.

APSRTC City Bus Timings : Bus No.212

From Secunderabad Railway Station (Gurudwara Point) to BITS Main gate:

07:50, 08:20, 08:50, 09:50, 11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 14:10, 15:05, 16:05, 17:20, 18:15, 19.15, 20.15, 21.15.

From BITS Main Gate to Secunderabad Railway Station :

06.55 , 07.55 , 08:50, 09:20, 09:50, 11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00, 15:05, 16:05, 17:20, 18:15, 19.15, 20.15.

City buses having numbers 211S, 211A, 211C, 211D, 211E, 211J, 211K, 211T, 211U, 567, 568, 569 which ply from Secunderabad Railway Station to various destinations to the Campus side.

Participants can opt for accommodation at the cost Rs.150/- per person per night.