Wednesday 22 August 2012

Malhar Local 2012

 A new year is here and so is a brand new Malhar. Malhar 2012 promises to enthrall one and all and take you on the joy ride of your life. 

Malhar looks to reinvent itself every year and this year is no different. With events ranging from the ever-popular street dance to strange quizzes about things not real, this year’s festival promises to leave your time-management in a mess. So grab your seat on the Malhar Local because this is going to be one hell of a ride!

 While the rest of the world awaits the impending Apocalypse in 2012, Malhar Local celebrates everything that makes us who we are. Join us on a journey reminiscent of Mumbai. If you are from the city, you’ll give a gasp of recognition at every turn, and if you aren’t, you’ll discover the passion, revelry and animation the metropolitan has to offer.
WHAT’S NEW?

·         Transparency
In keeping with the vision for Malhar 2012, we plan to incorporate this new feature in order to give a new dimension to the already existing scoring system, making it more compatible with the spirit of the festival. On the FINAL DAYS of Malhar, the score sheets will be kept on display for an HOUR after the completion of each event.

        All Day Workshops

1.       Paint My Ride (W.Inc)
An event for pure fun and joy... attend this event and feel free to make your mark on the cycles displayed! Let your imagination run wild as you spray, paint and jazz up these cycles! The ‘funked’ up cycles will then be provided to underprivileged children. So gear up and spray on!

2.       D-Code D-Cube (W.Inc)
A timeless mind-boggler that has captured the fascination of even highbrow intellectuals. Learn to master the art of solving this brainteaser in less than two minutes.

       Social Cause

1.       Design-A-Smile
Put your creative skills to good use, for a good cause! Participants are required to send in their T-shirt designs based on a theme, and the two winning designs will be printed on T-shirts and given to children in need.

2.       Yard Sale (W.Inc)
What has brought smiles on our faces can give laughter and joy to others as well. Spread and share the happiness through the W.inc Yard Sale! We assure you that the items sold at this yard sale will guarantee you extremely good service and have 100% authenticity! The proceeds of this sale will go to an organization which needs all the help it can get. Let’s spend for a cause!

·         FA Exhibition
What traps a woman in a small space as she tries to hide the unjust wounds imposed upon her? What is that which separates us from our emotional selves and vulnerable sides? Is it only the four walls of our dwelling that limit our potential, or is it our lack of self-belief? For ages, what is it that has caused us to stop looking inside ourselves, but start looking around us? The Wall. This year, the FA Exhibition brings to you a vivid depiction of ‘The Wall’ in all its glory as well as its obscure forms. Watch brutal truths and pristine joys come alive with the simple strokes of a brush as we breathe life into the lesser-known aspects of existence!

·         Lounge Of Fame
The LA lounge pays tribute to one of man’s greatest powers - his ability to create music. We hold in high esteem, those men and women who transcend the commonplace in the genres of Jazz, Rock n Roll and the Blues, and enshrine their genius in the Lounge of Fame. To pay your respects to the music that is sung by the heart and weaved in the mind, and to partake in three days of ceaseless and pure musicality, enter the Lounge of Fame.

What’s Back?



·   AM Night
Have you ever envisioned yourself in front of crowds of people singing your heart out? Where all you can feel is the rhythmic vibe of musical instruments and the universal pulse of the crowd staring back at you? Here’s your chance! Malhar 2012 gives you the opportunity to do just that as we invite amateur musicians and dancers to perform in any style, be it in a band, solo, duet, Acapella or contemporary, folk and classical dance. All you have to do is survive the judges’ buzzer for one minute and you could be on your way to superstardom.
         

Chaka Chak

We at Malhar believe in the preservation of the environment. At ChakaChak, participants ensure that the sun-kissed beaches of Mumbai stay clean and pristine. This is a contingent oriented event for which each participating team will get points. For Chakachak, our aim is not only to collect garbage and clean up our beaches, but also to segregate the collected waste, indirectly creating awareness about recyclable and non recyclable wastes.


 CONCLAVE

Conclave isn’t about lofty discussions, serious (read: boring) speeches and an un-eventful day.  It is an assimilation of matters of universal appeal, noteworthy speakers and a critical audience. It isn’t something you simply hear or see- It’s something you experience.

Familiarizing you with unfamiliar truths and breaking down established myths, engaging you into taking sides in hard-fought battles of logic and reason, Conclave is back. With something to suit everyone’s palate, you could either be a spectator or a participant and you’d enjoy it just the same.

·         Keynote Speech
An eminent speaker. A relevant topic. An engaged audience. 60 minutes of ideas and ideals. A thought-provoking speech and an unabashed interaction later, each attendee of the Keynote Address at Conclave will leave enriched.

·         Seeds of a Siege – Forum On Revolution
Revolutions today are different from what they used to be in nature and form, but there is a common underlying thread of social discontent, of a desire to break the shackles of restraint and manipulation. Conclave presents a panel discussion on revolutions today – their causes, their methods and their diversity.

·         Beg to Differ – Debate
Are laws written in Assemblies and Parliament disjointed from social reality? Do they really bridge the social inequalities that they are enacted to eradicate? Or are the gaps further widening due to the poor implementation of laws with utopian aims? For or against with nothing in between, Conclave presents two speakers who beg to differ on legislation today and how it affects the state of the nation. Dialogue. Discuss. Debate. We urge you.

·         Off The Radar – Interactive Sessions
Adding a personal touch to an interaction between you in the audience and a speaker who wishes to share a story, an experience, a narrative of a life different from ours, an unconventional profession or just an exhilerating experience… Conclave aims to present to you an assortment of interactive sessions with a series of captivating individuals.

·         Shifting Focus – Short Film Making Event
Step into the shoes of another and look at the world from their perspective. This event calls on budding film makers to make a short film documentary on an insight of interest that is not theirs.

·         The Rostrum  - Debate and Public Speaking Event
Where refutations are more than comebacks, and argumentation precedes rhetoric, Conclave brings to you The Rostrum, the pulpit of argumentative adversaries who look to take matters to their logical conclusion.

·         Paradise Lost? – Policy Making Event
We often criticize our problem-plagued society and throw around words like ‘policy paralysis’ but seldom come up with solutions. Conclave urges you to sit at the other side of the panel and play Mayor for a day! This event throws at you a plethora of worrying issues that you must frame policies around.

Crossovers


      All That Jazz - Jazz dance event  (W.Inc + WPA)
Ever wanted to learn a new dance but didn’t have the time? Then we at Malhar have the perfect solution for you. Come attend our free jazz dancing workshop and we’ll teach you the moves to wow those judges. You’ll learn a new dance, grab extra points and have a great time grooving. Now that’s what we call killing several birds with a stone.

·         Strum to the Dhun - Fusion Band Event  (IPA + WPA)
Want to set a new trend? Establish your own genre? Think you can rock a raag? Here’s your chance! For this event, teams will have to fuse western harmony with Indian melody and the team with the best balance of elements and creativity will emerge victorious. So come amaze us as you sing a chota khayal/varnam accompanied by western instruments!

·         Sadda Haqq - Street Play (Conclave + IPA)
Bring out the essence of a chosen social theme using music, dance and drama in complete ‘nukkad natak’ style. A holistic approach, a trendy look and mass appeal is what we are looking for. Incorporation of theme, choreography and synchronization and effective use of music will be rewarded.

·         Once Upon a Painting (FA + Conclave)
 ‘Once Upon a Painting’ will synthesize the skills of weaving a story on a paper and a canvas. By writing the hue or painting the tale, the event promises to challenge the imagination of the author and the artist, bringing out the best of both. Between the diversity of the forms of expression, can they combine to create a ‘classic’ masterpiece?

·         Paint Your Sole - Shoe Painting (FA + W.Inc)
Have you ever wanted to own a pair of shoes that just screams out who you are? Now you can! We present to you a workshop and event where you can learn to funk up your ordinary shoes and turn them into something extraordinary.

·         Hocus Focus - Photography Event (WInc + ETC)
This event is a must for all you photography enthusiasts out there. We’ll teach you the tricks of the trade; show you the secret behind illusion photography. Get ready to pick up a camera and play ‘Mindfreak’ with your photographs.

·         WARNING: Graphic Content - Graphic Novel Designing (LA + FA)
 Think your doodling or scribbling could result in the next Iron Man or Wolverine? Here’s what you do, register yourself for the LA and FA Graphic Novel crossover and show them what you got. Design your very own graphic novel!


Entertainment, Theatricals and Contests (ETC)

·         University of Persistent Pandemonium - Task-Oriented Event
We’re giving you an opportunity to do all the crazy, random things you have always wanted to do in public before you graduate – a spontaneous flash mob, asking directions for a place that doesn’t exist, pretending to swordfight in the middle of the street and much more! Mumbai is your playground and all we do is cut you lose.

·         Caught In A Web - Online Treasure Hunt
Put your internet knowledge to test, sharpen your instincts and become the next Sherlock Holmes in an hour-long hunt for that metaphorical pot of gold, online. Malhar brings you an event at the click of a button, quite literally. Log in now.

·         The Pretenders - An Experimental Theatre Event
If you’re a closet Dev Anand or a Julie Andrews waiting to be discovered, then this event is for you. We are looking for the next big Broadway star. Prove that you’re a Broadway icon that can wow the audience! Claim your place in the spotlight!

·         Alt+Turn+8 - Alternate Reality Gaming)
Manipulate the symbols of the world around you, interpret the plot of a puppet master and tread the fine line that so subtly separates the real and the imaginary. Question everything, be prepared for anything. Gear up for a quest that requires wit, passion and unquenchable curiosity.

·         Mr And Miss Malhar
No. This is not a beauty pageant. This event is the quest for the ultimate entertainer. If you can entertain, titillate and impress just anybody, then grab the mike to compete for the coveted Mr and Miss Malhar title!

·         Field Domination - A Sports Event
There are sports that you play to win and then there are sports you play to DOMINATE. In this event, we bring the wackiest of sports all rolled into one epic tournament that will leave you huffing and puffing and wondering whether getting into a Virar fast at peak hours would’ve been easier.

·         That’s How We Roll - Short-Film Making Event
Budding filmmaker? Hope to see your film on the big screen someday? We can make it happen. All we need from you is a film that defines everything you want it to define, that expresses everything you’ve always wanted to say, that gives cinema its true meaning. If you think you have a film that can make people sit up and take notice, we want it.

·         Bollywood Bamboozle - The Search for the Ultimate Bollywood Fan
 Do you know your Sheilas from your Munnis? Can you directly quote Gabbar?  Well, then get ready to be bamboozled as we throw question after question in our quest to fine the one worthy of the title.

·         Show Me The Funny - Improvised Comedy Event
Can you deliver a knockout punch line? Can you leave the audience in splits? Ogden Nash dared suggest that comedians never accomplished anything of note. Prove him wrong. Everybody loves a good laugh. Make sure YOU get the last one.

FINE ARTS

·         In Vogue - Fashion Event
The general rule is if your belt matches your shoes, you’ve nailed it. But here’s an event where there are no rules. Here’s a chance for all those risqué designers to go crazy with outlandish designs- the zanier, the better. Match that pink with that orange, we dare you!

·         You don’t take a photograph. You make it.  – Photography and Watercolor Art Event
A picture speaks a thousand words, but a painting tells a story for generations. Participants will have to click a picture based on a given theme and then, recapture that magic on an imperial sheet using only watercolors!

·         Make it your Own - Theme Interpretation Event
Our theme this year is ‘Local’ – local trains, local chai and local vada pav. Think you can explain that better? Why not draw it and show us?

·         The Charcoal Project- Charcoal Caricature Event
 In this event, participants will have to recreate a photograph using charcoal materials only. The team with the most equitable mixture of resemblance to the picture and personal interpretation will emerge winners.

·         Inked! – Ink Art
Let your fingers dance to the rhythm of the ink; let them slide, let them glide, let them tantalize…With only toothpicks, thread and straws, participants must coax the paint to move to their tune.



INDIAN PERFORMING ARTS (IPA)


·         Chaupaal LIVE -Dramatic Storytelling/Mono Acting
Ye world hai na, world, iss mein do tarah ke log hote hain. Ek jo kahaani sunte hain, doosre, jo sunate hain. BE THE LATTER!  Students have to enact out an excerpt from a Hindi short story. Participants are judged based on their voice modulation and their ability to engage to the audience.

·         Lights, Camera, Laughter! – Comedy Show
Always able to see things funny-side up? Here’s a chance to share the joke! We challenge you to get us rolling on the floor laughing at your mercy.

·         Swaradhana – Hindustani Classical Singing
The luminous flame of Hindustani music needs soulful and melodious voices to keep it burning bright. If your voice has that magical spark, come right away.

·         Mudraarth – Classical Dance
Does the sound of the ghungroo set your heart a-flutter? Come then, astound us with your magnificent mudras and fancy footwork. Incorporate a character from Hindu mythology and dance to express emotions words fail to, you shall be rewarded.

·         Ek Main Aur Ek Mic - Light Solo Singing
Think you sing too well for your bathroom? Come to Malhar this August and sing under a different kind of shower! IPA gives you the chance to showcase you singular musical talent to a pulsating crowd of 40,000 peers. Being single just got better!

·         Ticket To Bollywood – Bollywood Dance
Match your Madhubalas with your Munnis at Malhar this year as Bollywood completes an entire century! Catch this Local, which will take you from the era of black and white to that of technicolor. Brush up on your nakhras and your thumkas and burn the dance floor, Bollywood ishtyle.

·         Band-O-Best – Hindi Band Event
Want to make it big but don’t know where to start? Make Malhar your bass-camp! Bring together the best of your vocalists and instrumentalists to create a spell binding melody. Reinvent old classics from the Golden Era and weave a few of your own. Unleash the music within you!



Literary Arts


·         Look Who’s Talking – Extempore Speaking Event
Friends! Romans! Countrymen! Put those great oratory skills to the test in this event where   you will have to talk yourself out of any situation given to you!

·         Do the Write Thing – Creative Writing Event
 Times like these, dark times, do funny things to people. This is why the only good imaginative fiction we have is tax returns. So pick up your pens, papers and plot devices, and prepare for battle. Something wicked comes this way; and if you can conjure a tale with a wave of your quill, we’re going to need you on our side.

·         War of the Words – Rhetoric Event
Think you can have your cake and eat it too? Well, this event challenges you to put your money where your mouth is. Fail and you might just get a serving of humble pie. Participants are judged on their creativity, originality and overall presence.

·         The Quiz That Wasn’t – The Fiction Quiz (Niche Quiz)
Never had much faith in fairies? Didn’t believe in boggarts? Don’t reckon that The Ring is real? Bring your doubts here. At this year’s Fiction Quiz, we will cast aside the burden of reality, and grapple with the slippery strands of fantasy and all things untrue. If there even is really such a thing.

·         Speak Now, Or For A Minute Hold Your Peace – Just A Minute
Don’t be monotonous. Don’t mumble. Don’t hesitate. Don’t repeat. Don’t deviate. Grab our attention and have us word warriors sitting up straight in our seats for that one whole minute.

·         New Word Order – Word Games
Dive into our world of words, idioms and phrases as we throw open a gamut of word games for you to solve. Participants must be quick and correct in order to win this event.

·         Managing Your Quiz – General Quiz
This event is a general quiz event borrowing inspiration from the stock market. Come join us as we probe your bullish, bearish or even piggish tendencies with matters of the world, for, it is after all, a General Quiz.

·         The Book Stops Here – Book Exhibition
Does the rustling sound of the pages of a book immediately put you in a good mood? For those book junkies, check out our diverse collection, ranging from fantasy to tragedy. This book exhibition is nirvana for the book fanatic’s soul.


RAGA


·         Judging Books By Their Covers - Book Jacket Design Competition
Who said books shouldn’t be judged by their covers? Not us. In fact, that’s exactly what we’re asking you to do.  Come on down to our event and show us if you have what it takes to design a book jacket along the lines of a blurb that we give you. And if you do, we’ll give you a whole bunch of points. So what are you waiting for?
·         Strike a Prose - Creative Writing Event
Are you a scribbler, a secret diarist or a would-be journalist? Do you write professionally or as a hobby? Here, we have a creative writing event that is bound to entice all those with a brain full of pandemonium and thoughts laced with madness. Come, enthrall us with your prose and unleash that creative genius!



  WORKSHOPS INCORPORATED (W.Inc)


·         Smoking Hot - Food Workshop
Do you have what it takes to be the next MasterChef? Is cooking your dream? Can you impress our hungry judges with your creativity and skill? Then this is your world. We’ll bring the pots and pans; you bring an inspired dash of creativity, a well-whipped dollop of enthusiasm, a seasoned palate and a mighty appetite. Participants will be taught to cook international dishes and then challenged to create their own dish using surprise ingredients.

·         Beyond the Evidence - Forensics Workshop
The truth triumphs, the lie fails. Learn to uncover the facts with cutting-edge forensic tools and examine evidence to solve crimes. Who knows, you may be the next Dexter or Dr. Cal Lightman!

·         Capoeira - Brazilian Martial Arts Workshop
Learn the extravagant Brazilian martial arts form that is made up of a combination of music and dance. This is one workshop you wouldn’t want to miss – it will keep you fit and begging for more!

·         Express Your Expressos – Coffee Painting Workshop
All you coffee lovers out there can celebrate because here’s one more reason to love coffee! Coffee can be used as a medium to create masterpieces of art. So unleash your inner Michelangelo or Picasso! Express your creative genius through your favorite beverage!

·         The Hustle Bustle – Dance Workshop
 It’s time to put on those dancing shoes and groove to the slow, bluesy sounds of American Jazz or go wild to Salsa’s sexy beats. Whether you dance with two left feet or shake like Shakira, this workshop will guarantee you never want to leave the dance floor.

·         The App Hazard – App-making Workshop
 Are all those really expensive android applications for your smart phone driving you crazy? Do you wish that there was just one application that could cater to all your needs? Well why don’t you attend this free workshop and learn how to create an app just for you! Whether you consider yourself extremely tech savvy or if techno mumbo-jumbo flies above your head, this workshop is for you. Have fun, mix and mingle and get your own personalized app! All at the same time!

·         Sugar Rush – Dessert-making Workshop
Why spend money on expensive desserts when you can make them for yourself? Yes, that’s right, come on over to Malhar 2012’s dessert making workshop and learn simple yet exotic desserts that will leave you wanting more.

WORLD PERFORMING ARTS (WPA)


·         Reggae Reinvented - Acapella Event
 Reggae, meaning ‘the king’s music’, is said to have died with the demise of Bob Marley. Bringing back those beat, this event celebrates the legend, with participants singing medleys by the star.

·         Strings of Change – Band Event
Everyone’s got the ‘Moves Like Jagger’; think you have a voice like him too?  Are you one of those people that can’t help bursting out with music each chance you get?  Fingers always drumming to a tune? Can’t wait to plug back into your IPod? Can you ACTUALLY play an instrument? Get to this event now, and show us how it’s done!

·         Take Two – Duet Singing
They say that two is better than one. Grab someone that has your back - through the high notes, and the low. Don’t think, just du-et!

·         Staged – Drama Event
Do some stories touch you so deeply that you end up putting yourself in their character’s shoes? Well, here’s your chance! Scream their rants, cry their tears and win this event at the end of it. The stage is all yours!

·         Illuminati – UV Light Dance
Dance like nobody’s watching and leave behind a dazzling light that will make us ogle in the dark. The theme this year is ‘Superhero’ and we’re looking at you to save the day!

·         Agitelo- Latin Ballroom Dancing
Enthrall us with your twists and splits and a whole lot of cha-cha-cha! Remember it takes two to tango, but make all the right moves and we’ll give you a better reason to kick up your feet and dance. Tango, Jive, Samba, Mambo – we don’t care, we want to see you move!

·         Step It Up – Street Dance
King of ‘The Streets’? If you want to own it, you’ve got to show it! Register for this event and earn that street credit!

·         Nothing but the Beat – Beat-boxing Event
Can you produce a symphony of percussion using only yourself and a microphone? Want to give legends like Mozart and Beethoven a contemporary twist? This Malhar, we give you that chance!


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