Pradharshini

Pradharshini is the annual intercollege Cultural festival held at Kilpauk Medical College, one of the premier medical colleges in Tamil Nadu, India. It has been held every year since 1986. It is usually held in the last week of September for 3 days and 4 nights. Pradharshini is considered as one of the biggest cultural festivals of South-India and the biggest conducted by any medical college.

Origin
Pradharshini means "An Exhibition of Art" roughly translated into Tamil as "Kalaimagalin Dharisanam"

Organization
Pradharshini is conducted by the students of Kilpauk Medical College

History
Pradharshini was started in 1986 as a small event with participation from only a handful of colleges. It has continued to grow and now every year it witnesses a participation from over 100 colleges

Events
The most popular of the events at Pradharshini are

Minor events
Some of the other events that are conducted at Pradharshini include,


 * Channel Surfing
 * Kaviarangam
 * Rangoli
 * Pattimandram
 * Painting
 * Face Painting
 * Solo Singing
 * Duet Singing
 * Instrumentals
 * Gaming
 * Photography
 * Short Film Making
 * Shipwreck
 * Antyakshari
 * Creative Writing
 * Cine Quiz
 * Hair Styling
 * Adzap
 * Jam
 * General Quiz
 * Body Building
 * Mono Acting
 * Solo Dancing
 * Duet Dancing