Tarangini, IIIT Hyderabad’s new amphitheatre was formally inaugurated by Director Prof. P. J. Narayanan on 23 March 2018. Prof. Dipti Misra Sharma, Chair Students’ Affairs Committee (SAC); Prof. Pradeep Kumar Ramancharla, Registrar; Prof. Govindarajulu; Dr. Radhika Mamidi, Chair SLC; Dr. Indranil and Dr. Subhadip, Cultural Committee members; Dr. Anil Kumar Vuppala and several staff members were present on the occasion. The inauguration also saw the distribution of clothes to all the mess workers, hostel workers, security guards as part of Felicity’s transition event the Joy of Giving held every year.
Tarangini has 4 rooms spread across two floors, each with a specific student purpose, such as dance, music etc. and others to be used as green rooms for stage performances. The design was adopted in 2014 by the Students’ Parliament and the then SLC Chair – Prof. Dipti Misra Sharma, which saw 2 Parliaments transition and Dr. Radhika taking charge.
Tarangini is also a WiFi enabled building with 24×7 WiFi access, so that students can use it both as a cultural and interaction spot.