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This photograph was taken during one of the events held at Saarang. According to a report in The Fourth Estate, there were several events involving Western music including Western Music solo and Western Music group, and also Light Music solo and Light Music group. The events were called Acoustix and Powerchord. The report notes that the events were dominated by bands from Chennai, and makes a special mention of a band from IIT Madras which participated in Powerchord. We are not sure who the persons in the photograph are. If you have any information regarding the individuals, please reach…

This photograph was taken during one of the contests held at Saarang. Through the Annual Report of IIT Madras, 2002-2003, we know that there were several programmes and events organized at the fest. Some of these included “Design Contests, Paper Presentation Contests, Entrepreneurship Contests, Video Conferences, Lectures by eminent personalities, and classical and modern musical performances.” There were plenty of fun events as evidenced by photographs in the Saarang 2003 albums. This photograph was possibly taken during one of the fun events.  We do not know who the persons in…

This photograph was taken during IIT Madras’ annual cultural and social fest Saarang. It was taken during one of the many events organized at the event. IIT Madras hosted Saarang in a grand fashion. Performers including Shaan, Kadri Gopalnath and Brahma the band performed during the evenings. Plenty of college bands took part in contests to fight for the top spot. This photograph was possibly taken during one of the music contests, but this is yet to be confirmed. According to a report in The Hindu, events such as light music, antakshari, and Western music were some of the popular contests,…

This photograph was taken during Saarang, IIT Madras’ annual cultural fest. The students in the photograph appear to be designing a poster with markers. A photograph in this album shows the end result of a poster which we think could be the one being designed in this photograph. We are not sure why the cricket stumps are placed here, but it is likely that it was for another event. The students in the photograph have not been identified. It is possible that they were from a different college. If you have any information about the individuals, please reach out to us.

This photograph was taken during IIT Madras’ annual cultural and social fest Saarang. Through a report in The Fourth Estate, we know that there were several events, contests and competitions which took place at the fest. The contests saw participation from hundreds of college students from across the country and city. We are not sure which event was taking place when this photograph was taken, nor do we know who the participant was. If you have any information regarding this, please reach out to us.

This photograph was taken during IIT Madras’ annual cultural and social fest Saarang. It was taken during one of the many events organized at the event. IIT Madras hosted Saarang in a grand fashion. Performers including Shaan, Kadri Gopalnath and Brahma the band performed during the evenings. Plenty of college bands took part in contests to fight for the top spot. This photograph was possibly taken during one of the music contests, but this is yet to be confirmed. According to a report in The Hindu, events such as light music, antakshari, and Western music were some of the popular contests,…

This photograph was taken during IIT Madras’ Saarang. Some of these included dramatics, quizzes, various kinds of music contests and much more. We are not sure which event was taking place when this photograph was taken, nor do we know who the person in the photograph is. If you have any information about the individual, please reach out to us. We do know that participants from different colleges across the country and city took part in many of the events which were organized.

This photograph was taken at one of the informal events during Saarang. It is likely that this event was the slow cycle race, but this is yet to be confirmed. Through the Annual Report of IIT Madras, 2002-2003, we know that there were many programmes organized at IIT Madras. Some of these were fun events, while some were more serious. Contests and competitions ranged from design contests, T-shirt painting contests to entrepreneurship contests and paper presentation contests. We are not sure who the persons in the photographs are. If you have any information about any of the individuals,…

This photograph was taken during IIT Madras’ annual cultural and social fest, Saarang. We know that most of the events were held around the Humanities and Social Sciences Block and its surroundings. It is likely that this photograph was taken at the Central Lecture Theatre (CLT), judging by the seats that are installed in the hall. In the April 2003 edition of The Fourth Estate, an article talks about how IIT Madras’ Saarang involved around 300 coordinators. The article jokingly points out that some of the other IITs had only 30 coordinators and 15 core members. We do not know who the…

This photograph was taken during IIT Madras’ fest Saarang. Through the Annual Report of IIT Madras, 2002-2003, we know that there were many programmes organized at IIT Madras. Some of these were fun events, while some were more serious. Contests and competitions ranged from design contests, T-shirt painting contests to entrepreneurship contests and paper presentation contests. We are not sure who the person in the photograph is. If you have any information about the individual, please reach out to us.

This poster was made by participants at an event organized at IIT Madras’ annual fest Saarang. Through some of the messages relayed through the poster, we can assume that the theme was ‘beauty’, or something along those lines. In a photograph, with the ID 001/0125/IMG_3698_2, the students appear to be working on a poster which is most likely the one seen in this photograph. Saarang 2003 was full of events, both fun events and formal events. This poster appears to have been made as a product of a fun event. If you have any information about this poster, please reach out to us.

This photograph was taken during one of the music events held at Saarang 2003. According to reports, there were several music contests including light music, Western music and so on. The reports indicate that these were among the most popular competitions. It is likely that this photograph was taken during the light music contest, but this is yet to be confirmed. We also do not know who the person in the photograph is. If you have any information regarding the individual, please reach out to us.

This photograph was taken during one of the events at Saarang, possibly an informal event. Through the Annual Report of IIT Madras, 2002-2003, we know that there were many programmes organized at IIT Madras. Some of these were fun events, while some were more serious. Contests and competitions ranged from design contests, T-shirt painting contests to entrepreneurship contests and paper presentation contests. We are not sure who the persons in the photographs are. If you have any information about the individuals, please reach out to us.

This photograph was taken during one of the events at Saarang. It shows a group of coordinators, one of whom (extreme right) appears to be wearing a Saarang T-shirt.  There were scores of events organized at Saarang 2003 including light music, Western Music, quizzes and much more. It is difficult to determine the event taking place in the photograph. We do not know who the persons in the photograph are. If you have any information about the same, please reach out to us.

This photograph was taken during one of the many events organized at IIT Madras’ annual fest Saarang. Many events took place in classrooms and halls around the campus. Some events were also held outdoors, between the Open Air Theatre and the Humanities and Social Sciences Block. This event appears to have taken place at one of the classrooms. We are yet to determine which classroom was used for the event. We do not know who the persons in the photograph are. If you have any information about the individuals, please reach out to us.