Kashiyatra

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Kashiyatra
काशीयात्रा
Dates19-21 January 2024
FrequencyYearly
Location(s) Varanasi
Established1981
Website kashiyatra.org

Kashiyatra, also known as KY, is the annual socio-cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi. It is a four-day long mega event held in January every year, and is one of the most prominent [1] college festivals in India. Kashiyatra is one of the largest socio-culture festivals in Asia where 360+ colleges/universities take part.

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Kashiyatra witnesses a large number of participants across the country with having a footfall of 90,000+ participation footfall and organises 60+ events with many Celebrities performances. It provides a definite platform for the participants to showcase youths' talents as well as skills. The festival offers an unprecedented opportunity to meet and interact face to face with a large number of potential and targeted competitors across all the events.

Convenor for the 2024 edition is Aryan and co-convenors Harshit Raj and Dhroov Singh. [2]

Marketing Heads for Kashiyatra'24 - Yash Tarwani, Sanskar Gour, Hardik, Saksham, Kashish Agrawal, Rishabh Raj and Saumyajeet Behuria.

History

Kashiyatra had its first edition in the year 1981. [3] It has been named Sparsh and Spandan in the past. Over the years, Kashiyatra has seen the participation of prominent Indian cultural icons like classical singers Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ustad Bismillah Khan, and singers Shubha Mudgal, Shaan, Lucky Ali, Shibani Kashyap and Javed Ali. In 2006, Miss India Earth 2005 Niharika Singh took part in a fashion show organised as a part of it. Well known bands like Parikrama and Indian Ocean too have performed here.

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