Horizon (festival)
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| Type | Non-Profit Student Organization |
|---|---|
| Genre | Technical |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Place | Sarang, India |
| Institute | Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang |
| Website | www.igithorizon.org |
Horizon is the annual science and technology festival of Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang. Horizon hosts a variety of events including competitions, exhibitions, lectures and workshops. Horizon aims to provide technically inclined Indian youth a national-level platform where their talent and expertise can be recognized and rewarded. Having grown rapidly since its nascent years, Horizon is attended by students across India.
History
Following some years in abeyance “Horizon” was revived in 2014.
Horizon’15
The 3 day techno cultural festival featured many events including “Gully Cricket”, “Scavengio”"Troubleshooting”, “Google It”, “Junkyard wars”, “Roboveda”, “Lyrics
interpretation”, ”Zah reh”, and the IGIT version of ROADIES, the I-Roadies. .
A treasure hunt attracted over 500 searchers. Evenings featured live music by multiple bands from across the state.
Workshops covered among other things Android app development, Ethical hacking, and artificial intelligence.
Horizon'14
That year's event had a similar format.
Cultural events
- Band Battle
- War of DJs
- Pro-nite