Ragam, the annual cultural festival of the National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC), began on its campus at Chathamangalam in the district on Friday.
The four-day festival covering all aspects through a plethora of events began with Swararaaga and light musical competitions.
The literary events included the preliminary of What’s The Good Word, Spell- B, Debate (English) and poetry recitation. The other contests were Reporter and Antakshari (Hindi) and sketching.
As part of the I-Ink, the literary festival, writer K.E.N. Kunhammed talked about poetry and life.
The afternoon had panellists Narayan, author of Kocharethi , the first novel by a tribesman in Kerala, and O.K. Johnny, writer and filmmaker.
They discussed tribal literature. There was also a serious discussion on the under-representation of Adivasi literature in mainstream media and literature.
Thrilling performance
Also, Ragam 18’s Prodezza kicked off to a great start with a thrilling performance of illusionist Arjun Guru and singing sensation Gowry Lekshmi.
Internationally acclaimed music duo Vishal—Shekhar performed in the open air theatre on the campus in the evening.
