m~ 'Gfll'lI: No. F 11018/15/2017-CDN (part) Government of India Ministry of Human Resource Development Department of Higher Education ***** Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi Dated the 21 st August, 2017

To, The Vice Chancellors/ Directors/ Heads of the (75) Higher Education Institutions (as per list)

Sir/Madam,

Subject: "Yeh India Ka Time Hai": Celebration of 70 years of Independence and 75 th year of Quit India Movement

You are aware that Government is celebrating the 70 years of Independence and 75th year of Quit India Movement, with a view to ushering in "New India by 2022". Your institution is one of the (75) selected institutions (list in Annexure -I) in the Country for holding this special Programme, named "Yeh India ka Time Hai".

2. As a part of this programme, it is proposed to host a brainstorming session "New India Manthan" followed by a concert by select Rock Bands. The Bands are being identified and deputed by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt of India, through the National Film Development Corporation (I'J FDC).

3. In this context, it is requested to take the following actions immediately: A. l"1anthan: The Manthan programme is a brain-storming session of the youth in the institution on the theme New India 2022. For facilitating this, the institution may take the following actions: i. Identify a venue for tile Manthan suitable for holding the discussions. ii. A theme for the Manthan may be identified keeping in view the core focus area of the Institution, and shall be relevant to New India 2022. iii. All the students may be intimated about the discussion programme and its theme well in advance. It may be ensured that students participate in large numbers in the discussion. iv. The discussion in the Manthan forum may be moderated by a suitable person so as to have an orderly discussion.

Page 1 of 6 v. A rapporteur may be appointed to list down the decisions arrived at after the discussion. This report may be mailed to [email protected].

B. Yeh India Ka Time Hai Concert: On completion of Manthan, there will be a rock concert "Yeh India ka Time Hai". For this purpose, the following arrangements are to be made by the institution:­ a) Coordinate with National Film Development Corporation (I\JFDC)(or their regional office) for identifying the date, and for providing suitable venue for holding the concert. b) Participate in the organisation of the programme by providing the facilities as per Annexure - II. c) Considering the band playing patriotic tunes, suitable decorum should be maintained. d) I & B Ministry has tied up with local Radio Stations for covering the event through their channel. e) The video clips and photographs can be uploaded on Facebook https:Ilwww.facebook.com/freedom 70yearsmhrd

4. For any further queries in the matter, you may contact Shri B N

Tiwari j Dy Director General MHRD ([email protected]).

Yours faithfully, /})~- (B.N. TIWARI) Deputy Director General (HE) Encl: Name of the Institution and Date

Page 2 of 6 Annexure - I

List of institutions selected for the "Yeh India Ka Time Hai" Concert

S Institution I State Proposed Bands No i I Visakhapatn Andhra 1 Andhra University Inner Sanctum am Pradesh Sri Venkateswara University, Andhra 2 Tirupati Switcheroo Tirupathi Pradesh 3 lIT Guwahati Guwahati Assam Lucid Recess 4 Tezpur University, Tezpur. Tezpur Assam Voodoo Child 5 NIT Silchar Silchar Assam Cactus 6 NIT Patna Patna Bihar Blu 7 NIT Raipur Raipur Chattisgarh Mellow Ghost Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, The limited 8 Bilaspur Chattisgarh Bilaspur. Experience Venkateswara College University 9 i Delhi Delhi ! Begum of Delhi (South Campus) University of Delhi, Delhi (North 10 Delhi Delhi Nasya campus) 11 Hindu College, Delhi Delhi Delhi Takar nabam Lady Shri Ram College, New 12 Delhi Delhi The vinyl records Delhi 13 lIT Delhi Delhi Delhi Superfuzz 14 Gargi College Delhi Delhi Fuzz Culture 15 Gujarat University, Ahmedabad Gujarat Easy Wanderlings 16 M S University Baroda Vadodra Gujarat Don bhatt (bom) As We Keep 17 lIM Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Gujarat Searching 18 NIT Surat Surat Gujarat I Odyssey 19 NIT Kurukshetra Ku ru kshetra Haryana Fuzz Culture Himachal 20 I\JIT Hamirpur Hamirpur Yellow Bucket Pradesh 21 Central University of Jammu Jammu J&K Pragnya Wakhlu Indian Institute of Technology 22 Dhanbad Jharkhand Kitchen sink (del) (ISM) Dhanbad 23 NIT Jamshedpur Jamshedpur Jharkhand Synopsis 24 lIM, Bangalore Swarathma Manipal institute of technology 25 Manipal Karnataka H2O Manipal 26 NIT Suratkal Suratkal Karnataka Sifar 27 lIM Kozhikode Kozhikode Kerala 3rd Eye Maharashtr The Vinyl 28 Bombay University Mumbai l a Records(del) Maharashtr 29 NIT Nagpur Nagpur Madboy l"1ink a

Page 3 of 6 Maharashtr 30 lIT, Bombay Mumbai Bhayanak Maut a Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Maharashtr 31 Wardha Blek Vishwavidyalaya Wardha a Maharashtr 32 Ferguson College, Pune Pune Spud In The Box a Maharashtr 33 Savitribai Phule Pune University Pune a Light Years Explode 34 Manipur University, Imphal. Imphal Manipur Imphal Talkies North Eastern Hill University, 35 Shillong Meghalaya Street Stories Shillong. 36 Mizoram University, Aizawl Aizawl Mizoram Boomrang Atal Behari Vajpayee lIIT, 37 Gwalior [VI P Shadow & Light Gwalior 38 NIT Bhopal Bhopal MP Milk Dr. Harisingh Gour 39 Sagar MP Steel rush Vishwavidvalava Saqar R.A.T (Rock 40 lIlT Jabalpur Jabalpur MP Against Terror) 41 Nagaland University, Kohima. Kohima Nagaland Electric Cool Bhubanesw 42 lIT Bhubaneshwar Odisha Chasing Laika ar 43 NIT Rourkela Rourkela Odisha Ritornellos Bhubanesw 44 Utkal University Odisha The Latination ar 45 Panjab University Chandigarh Chandigrah Punjab Traffic Jam 46 Gurunak Dev University Amritsar Punjab Hari & Sukhmani 47 NIT Jalandhar Jalandhar Punjab Nigambodh 48 MNIT Jaipur Jaipur Rajasthan Yellow Bucket(del) 49 BITS Pilani Pilani Rajasthan Tanya nambiar(del) Central University of Rajasthan, 50 Jaipur Rajasthan Outliners Jaipur. 51 Sikkim University, Gangtok. Gangtok Sikkim Still Water 52 University of Madras Chennai Tamil nadu Skrat 53 Anna University, Chennai Chennai Tamil nadu Sapta Central University of Tamil Nadu, 54 Tiruvarur Tamil nadu F16s Tiruvarur. 55 lIT, Madras Chennai Tamil nadu Junkyard Groove Tiruchirapall 56 NIT Trichy Tamil nadu Tails on Fire i 57 lIT, Hyderabad Hyderabad Telangana The Tapes 58 NIT Warangal Warangal Telangana what the funk(hyd) The English and Foreign 59 Languages University, Hyderabad Telangana Marcus Find A Gun Hvderabad. Amrita Vishwa Vidya peetham 60 Coimbatore Tamil nadu Grey shack Coimbatore

Page 4 of 6 61 Tripura University, Agartala. Agartala Tripura Koloma 62 NIT Agartala Agartala Tripura secret agaent Banaras Hindu University, 63 Varanasi UP Mosko Varanasi ceasers of the 64 Amity University Noida NOIDA UP green The December 65 11M Lucknow Lucknow UP Quartet 66 lIT Kanpur Kanpur UP The Band Catalyst 67 lIlT Allahabad Allahabad UP River Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar 68 Lucknow UP Frisky Pi nts University, Lucknow University of Allahabad, 69 Allahabad UP Amartya Ghosh Allahabad. Hemawati Nandan Bahuguna Sri nagar 70 Uttarakhand Kabul & Rock Veda Garhwal University, Srinagar (Pauri) 71 lIT Roorkee Roorkee Uttarakhand Pilgrim 72 lIM Kolkata Kolkata West Bengal Fossils Viswabharati University, 73 Bolpur West Bengal Idiots Santiniketan 74 lIT Kharagpur Kharagpur West Bengal Ritornellos Underground IlEST Shibpur, West Bengal Kolkata West Bengal 75 Authority

Page 5 of 6 Annexure - II

Help expected from the host institution

PROPOSED COLLEGE WORKSHEET FOR II\IDIA ROCKS CONCERT QUANTI ELEMENT LENGTH HEIGHT TY FABRICATION:

Flat Entrance Arch Top 12 2 1 Flat Entrance Arch Columms 2 12 2 Branding Panel Standees 3 6 6 Backdrop 24 12 1 Drum Riser - 10 feet Lx 10 feet B x 6 inches H - Carpet top & black masking sides 1 Console Tables - 4' L x 2.5' H x 2' B wth cover and frill 6 Transport & Labour 1 DIGITAL PRINTING / BRANDING ( for all Flex have calculated 6" bleed for framing on all sides) Entrance Arch top - Flex 13 3 1 Entrance Arch columns - Flex 3 13 2 Branding Panel Standees - Flex 4 7 6 AV Panel - Branding on screen Bottom - vinyl on sunboard 4 2 2 Backdrop - Flex 20 10 1 LIGHTS LED Pars 8 Strobes 2 Smoke Machines 1 Moving Head - Washes 4 Lighting Board, Cables & Operator 1 Note: 1. For printing the branding, open art file will be provided in cdr and ai format but the adaptation has to be done as per the Auditorium available dimension 2. If there wil be any Video projection happening then the projectors, switcher, splitter, screen and relevant cables has to be arranged by the institution 3. The institutions need to take care of the security, housekeeping and manpower requirement if required 4. All the institutions have to share the list of sound equipment and the lights preinstalled at the venue. 5. All the institutions have to share the dimension of the auditorium and the SPOC( single point of contact) to coordinate for this event

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