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. It is a three-day-long event usually held during the second week of January every year. The first edition of Alma Fiesta took place in 2010. It was inaugurated by

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Introduction

Alma Fiesta, the socio-cultural festival of IIT Bhubaneswar is conducted solely by the efforts of the students of IIT Bhubaneswar. All the activities of the fest such as Marketing, Publicity, Events management, Design and Decoration, is managed by the students.

Events

Star Nites

Alma Fiesta organizes three mega star nites, one on each of the three evenings of the fest. The three shows include : *Leela Leela is the Indian Classical Music/Dance show. *Head Bang Headbang is the heavy-metal star nite. *Lamhe Lamhe is the Bollywood musical night of Alma. Alma Fiesta 2011 has played host to

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and the next edition witnessed a performance by Bandish. Last year saw a performance by

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, a Bollywood playback singer. Hindi poet

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Competitive Events

At Alma Fiesta, competitions cover art, music, dance, and drama. Euphony, the band competition witnesses bands from all over the country.

Literary Events

*Perspective - The social

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competition. Presented in association with the SNSMT. The winner is awarded SNSMT-IIT BBSR Social Change Maker Award. The award was won by Ipsit Bibhudarshi and Barsha Behera of IGIT Sarang for the year 2012. *Litspree - Anagrams, charades,

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, spelling bee and

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*Gone in Sixty Seconds - The Alma Fiesta version of the single minute

Fine Arts events

*Leaf It Up - The leaf collage competition *Shadez - An event for pencil sketching *Blind Strokes - A blind folded drawing competition *Trash Can Novelties - An event to create art by

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Other events

*Alma Fiesta Youth Quiz - A general

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event *Run against the AIDS - A youth marathon to spread awareness against AIDS

Model United Nations(MUN)

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involves researching, public speaking, debating, and writing skills, in addition to critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership abilities. Participants in Model UN conferences, known as delegates, are placed in committees and assigned countries, or occasionally other organizations or political figures, where they represent members of that body.

References

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External links

Alma Fiesta - Official website

Alma Fiesta - Official Facebook page

Alma Fiesta 2013 - Official teaser
Indian Institutes of Technology student life Indian Institutes of Technology festivals 2010 establishments in Orissa Festivals established in 2010