User:Advaitam, NIT Agartala

Advaitam is the annual techno-cultural college fest of National Institute of Technology Agartala, Tripura. It has been held every year since 2015, when the technical fest Aayam and the cultural fest Moksha were fused together. Advaitam is five day long event, consisting of both technical and cultural events, workshops, lectures, competitions and performances. Being one of the biggest fests of north-eastern India, Advaitam NIT Agartala works towards the establishment of a progressive cosmopolitan environment in the college and in the region.

The fest is principally hosted and organized by the pre-final year under-graduate students lead by the student's body (Gymkhana) of the college.

The 4th edition of Advaitam i.e Advaitam 2018 is themed as A Vintage Voyage, aiming at taking all its participants on a timeless journey back in time.

Etymology
Advaitam ' derives from the sanskrit word अद्वैत ‎(ádvaita, “not dual”) which means absolute oneness', one without a second of its kind. The title of the fest has been selected so as to convey the unique and exclusive appeal of the fest.

'Moksha', the former cultural fest, is a term derived from Hinduism and Hindu philosophy which refers to various forms of emancipation or liberation.

Aayam ',the former technical fest simply translates to dimension' in english.

History
149x149px| Aayam 2012 Logo The beginning of fest culture of NIT Agartala dates back to 2009 with the onset Aayam- The first tech fest of NIT Agartala. Aayam had been held in the month of November every year till 2014. Aayam comprised of mainly the technical and management events. The events include Renewable Energy events, Reverse Engineering events, Robotics, Programming, Web Designing, Photography, Videography, CAD, Linux seminar, Automobiles, Virtual Gaming, Scientific project, Quiz, Paper presentations, Guest Lectures and Workshops.

Moksha being the Socio-cultural fest was responsible for cultural events like music, dance, dramatics, art and promotional events. Like Aayam, Moksha had been conducted every year till the year 2014.

In 2015, Moksha and Aayam were fused together to form Advaitam, the annual techno-cultural fest of NIT Agartala. Advaitam has been conducted in the months of February-March every year onwards.