Waves 2012 - BITS Pilani’s annual inter college event andarguably one of India’s finest, came to an end after three days of electrifyingdrama, fun-filled activities and with students from some of the best collegesin India battling it out for supremacy across various competitions. Waveswitnessed participation from premiere colleges all over the country includingChrist College, Bangalore, Goa Medical College, HR Mumbai, St. Xavier’s Mumbai,St. Xavier’s Calcutta and MIT, Manipal.
Organised entirely by the students, Waves ’12 hosted over 40events, spanning the fields of art, literature, dance, music and dramatics; andthe events being judged by celebrities and famed critics from across thecountry. The campus witnessed roaring cheer for performances by Dead LetterCircus “ an Australian alternative-rock band, a debut Sunburn Campus event byDJ Nikhil Chinapa, DJ Pearl and DJ Shaan, Pakistani Pop duo ‘Strings’ andCarnatic Rock group ‘Agam’. Comedy acts by Rohan Joshi, Tanmay Bhatt and AshishShakya tickled the funny bone of those present and saw a strong crowd of 3000 at the BITS auditorium.Dishin Shrimankar, TY Mechanical Engineering and Co-ordinator for Events forWaves said, “This is my final year in college. It has been an awesomeexperience. It's more like a journey coming to an end. This event has been anintegral part of my college life. I am going to miss it for sure”.
The participants made the most of their opportunity tolearn, explore and enhance their skills with a number of professional workshopslike ‘Digital Matte Painting’ by Shailesh Narnaware, who has worked for thegraphics team of Academy Award winning film ‘Avatar’; a ‘Dramatics Workshop’ inassociation with Thespo of Prithvi Theatre, Mumbai and a ‘B-Boying’ Workshop bythe Underdog Kombat Crew (UDK).
Some of the high points of the festival were events such as‘Sea Rock’ (the battle of the semi-professional bands) and ‘Indian Rock’ (anevent for Indian Rock bands). Sea Rock hosted eliminations in eight cities allover the country, including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Bangalore. Thewinners of Sea Rock 2012 were Orchid, a metal band from Bangalore. Six stringsfrom Bangalore emerged victorious at Indian Rock. Waves also witnessed asuccessful attempt to set a new record for the prestigious Limca Book ofRecords. With 302 people making and eating sandwiches simultaneously; therecord is a completely novel feat. Apart from the main drama, fun-filled sideevents like the push-up competition, step-up dances and street plays just addedthe extra colour to the event.
A festival that celebrates life, verve and unbounded talent-Waves 2012 has truly been an international cult fest. While keeping intact itsreputation as India’s fastest growing cultural festival, Waves 2012 has alsomanaged to become one of the biggest extravaganzas on the collegiate festivalscene. With a diverse array of events, workshops, international performancesand more, the organisers and the students are confident that it can only getbigger and better from here. Shreya Deshpande, Civil Engineering from DayanandSagar college of Engineering, TY says, “ Waves is one of the completely unconventionalfests I have attended so far. I haven’t seen such a variety of differentcompetitions and activities. I totally enjoyed the experience, right from theaccommodation, participating in different competitions; to winning and losing.Waves is definitely going to be memorable.”
