A group of students posing for a photograph at Mardi Gras ’83

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Cultural Events , Student Activities

In the photograph, students from Mount Carmel College as well as other colleges can be seen posing for a photograph in the same location in which the informal music events were held.

While the music events and performances, especially the professional shows, at Mardi Gras took place at the Open Air Theatre, the art events were traditionally held at Shanti Kunj. Mardi Gras was held from 1974 to 1995. The cultural festival from 1996 onwards was named ‘Saarang’. The first ‘Saarang’ took place between 25 to 30 January 1996. In an India Today newspaper article from 1999, Bhaskar Prabhakara, the then Cultural Secretary had mentioned “as saarang is a deer found on the campus, we adopted that name."

Collection:

N S Vinodh Collection

Album Name:

Mardi Gras -1983

Photograph ID:

001/0415/0026

Album ID:

0415

Event:

Mardi Gras

Date:

26 to 30 January 1983

Photographer:

N S Vinodh. After completing an early education in Bangalore, N. S. Vinodh obtained his B. Tech. in Civil Engineering from IIT Madras in 1986. Being the secretary of the Photography Club at IIT Madras during his third year, he was an avid photography enthusiast. He then went on to complete his MBA from IIM, Lucknow, and later spent his career holding senior positions in the field of corporate real estate with leading multinational financial services companies. He continued to pursue his hobby of photography, integrating it with his love of travel and wildlife.

Place:

An area between Humanities and Sciences Block and Open Air Theatre