IIIT Hyderabad community celebrated Bhogi and Lohri on 14 January and Makar Sankranti on 15 January at Felicity Ground.
Bhogi was celebrated on the morning of 14 January by lighting a bonfire at Felicity ground. And Lohri and DJ Night was celebrated the same evening by lighting another bonfire at felicity ground.
Makar Sankranti was celebrated on 15 January. Many students flew kites in the morning at Felicity ground. From this day the sun starts its northward journey. Makar Sankranti is also known as the festival of kites. The eco-friendly kites, manjas along with charkas were provided to the participants at Felicity ground.
Rangoli competition was conducted for the staff members as part of Sankranti celebrations. Here are the details of prize winners:
Male staff members
1st Prize
Mr. Saikumar Ravu, IT Office
Mr. G Srikanth, Library
2nd Prize
Mr. Murali Mohan, HR & Personnel Office
Mr. Prabhakar M, SLO
3rd Prize
Mr. Gopalarao, ECE Lab
Mr. Bhanupratap Sharma & Mr. Narasimha Murthy, Hostel
Special Prize [Female Participants]
Ms. N Nagamani, RnD Office
Ms. Nagalakshmi Prasanna, RnD Office
Consolation Prizes
- Mr. Sridhar K, Hostel
- Mr. Vivek Gupta, ECE Lab
- Mr. Imtiyaz , Mr. Akhil (RnD & RCRL)
- Mr. Vamsikrishna, SLO & Admissions Team
- Mr. Mohan Vamsi & Ms. Sailaja (Admissions & GAD)
All these events were organised by the Campus Life Council (CLC).
January 2024