Oasis (festival)

Oasis is the annual cultural festival of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. Started back in 1971,[1] it is one of the oldest cultural festivals in India. It is usually held towards the end of October every year. Events are organized for a continuous duration of 96 hours and are completely managed by the student body.[2] It hosts a variety of events in various categories like Dance, Drama, Literature, Comedy, Fashion and Music. The festival is organized with a different theme every year. In 2020, the festival will observe golden jubilee and the official theme selected is Chapter 50 : The Alchemist's Prophecy.[3]

Oasis
Oasis logo
GenreCultural
FrequencyAnnual
VenueBITS Pilani
Location(s)Pilani
CountryIndia
Inaugurated1971 (1971)
Organised byStudents Council for Cultural Activities (STUCA)
Websitebits-oasis.org
Oasis 2011 (The RoadTrip)
Performance in Main Auditorium

Events

Prof Shows

Live performance by professional artists from diverse fields. The latest Chapeer - 49 featured performances by Dan Deacon, Nucleya, Biswa Kalyan Rath, Abhishek Raghuram and Sunidhi Chauhan.[4]

Rocktaves

Rocktaves is a semi-professtional rock festival, featuring performance and competition between Indian rock bands. Bands like Parikrama (won the 1992 edition of Rocktaves, Oasis), Euphoria, Prestorika and Indian Ocean have all started their journey from here.[5]

References
  1. "BITS Pilani's 'Oasis 2012- The Reinvention' festival kicks off today". digit.in. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. "10 best College Fests in India that you should attend". letsintern.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. "OASIS Themes - pilanislang". sites.google.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. "Oasis BITS, Pilani 2019 to Feature Madhur Bhandarkar, Imtiaz Ali, Nucleya and More". News18. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  5. "Annual Cultural Festival of BITS Pilani: Oasis 2014". careerindia.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.


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