IIT-Gn gets Coke Studio on board Blithchron-2015, the annual culfest of the institute that is likely to be thronged by 20,000 students, will see performance by Chennai-based Swarathma band PDPU and HL College. Students com- Kuldeep.Tiwari @timesgroup.com ing from outside , will get accommodation and food on the TWEETS @kuldeep_2105 campus, said students committee that ndian Institute of Technology – is organising the event. Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn)’s annual culfest Blithchron-2015 is free SWARATHMA BAND I and open to all! Not enough? Swarathma is a -based Indi- Coke Studio is on also board! Now an folk/fusion band. don’t hold your excitement as the According to the institute, the cur- two-day event that will see spectacular rent line-up features Vasu Dixit (vo- performances in singing, dancing and cals and rhythm guitar), Pavan Kumar band performances begins today. KJ (percussion and backing vocals), Coke Studio is calling Chennai- Varun Murali (lead guitar), Sanjeev based Swarathma band that fuses In- Nayak (violin) and Jishnu Dasgupta dian folk music with Carnatic classical (bass guitar and backing vocals). Swa- to create a mesmerising fusion, for the rathma was formed in 2002 in performance at the institute. The Last year, the Blithchron attracted 15,00o students from across the country when vocalist and songwriter Vasu band that consists of five members Dixit met Abhinanth Kumar on the will perform on Sunday with a Coke tion of the event, said, “This is the sev- case their talent. That’s why the entry 15,000 visitors. This year, the number guitar with the objective of creating Studio set-up. enth annual fest that we are organis- is free. Blithchron-2015 promises sev- may go up to 20,000. Apart from a original music. Sanket Shah, a third year student of ing for students and public at large. eral activities, games and prizes for group of 50 students who are coming The band was nominated in three mechanical engineering at IIT-Gn The idea is to provide students from participants.” from Mumbai, the fest will see partici- of the eight categories of the Jack who heads marketing and public rela- across the country a platform to show- Last year, the culfest attracted pation from IIMA, NID, NIFT, CEPT, Daniels Awards 2008. AMTS loses Rs 12L