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| Culrav | |
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| Genre | Cultural |
| Location(s) | Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Founded | 1986 by Hemendu Sinha(1989 batch) |
| Attendance | 20-25K footfall, 100 Colleges (approx.) |
| Patron(s) | Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad |
| Website | culrav |
Culrav is the annual cultural festival of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Prayagraj.[1] [2]
Initiated in 1986, Culrav is a college-based festival in Northern India. It includes competitions, pro-nites and informal events by which Culrav attracts visitors from colleges all over the country. The festival draws students from colleges such as IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT-BHU, NIT Bhopal, University of Allahabad, BHU, IIIT-A, HBTI, IET Lucknow.
Previous performers in Culrav include Farhan Akhtar, Suraj Jagan, Shruti Pathak, Shirley Setia, Euphoria, Ahsaan Qureshi, Zaeden and DJ MARNIK. Previous guest speakers include Munawwar Rana, Ashok Chakradhar, Ronnie Screwvala and Piyush Mishra. The 2019 Culrav took place from 3 to 6 April. It had numerous event categories from dramatics, dance, arts, music, fashion, literary, photography and film-making. In addition to the major events there were numerous informals and stalls which provide entertainment in between the breaks as well. The first night's flagship event was "Kavyasandhya" where prolific poets from across the country perform. A band performance was also organised for the event "Rocktave".
Culrav is generally held over a duration of 4 days. Every year a theme is chosen and for Culrav 2019 it was "Amusement" with the caption "Rendezvous with Euphoria" .
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- ^ "Fusion of art and culture at Culrav 2013". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.