SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, lifted the Illayaraja Rolling Trophy for the overall championship of Festember '18 at National Institute of Technology - Tiruchi.
The winning team received the trophy from the Director of NIT-T, Mini Shaji Thomas, Singer Shakthisree Gopalan, and Samson Mathew, Dean - Students Welfare, NIT-T, during the valedictory ceremony on Sunday night.
The four-day annual cultural extravaganza featured over 60 events across 11 clusters, attracting participants from all over South India. The events encompassed dance battles, band performances and graffiti contests.
Prominent musicians performed in the pro-shows on each of the four days of celebration. ‘Gigahertz’ and ‘Tarangini’ were the main events in the music cluster.
In her valedictory address, Ms. Shakthisree Gopalan spoke on the need to eliminate stereotype portrayal of women and encouraged students to build an inclusive environment for both men and women.
