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DHWANI
Dhwani is the annual cultural festival of the College of Engineering, Trivandrum, popularly known CET spanning from (date) to (date). Established in 1939 during the reign of the Travancore King, Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, has established supremacy not only in the field of technical education but also socio-cultural events and programs throughout the state.

Being a four day event, Dhwani attracts annually an average crowd of over 40,000 people making it one of the grandest of all college festivals in Kerala. Dhwani aims at celebrating art and creativity. The events constitutes of quizzes, thespians, professional shows (fondly labelled as proshows), dancing and speaking. Workshops are also conducted on music, fashion, art and dance.

History
The beginning of Dhwani could be traced back to 1999 wherein it was merely a side show to the CETEX exhibition celebrating 60 years of CET. However the idea for a College cultural festival was conceived when a group of students representing the college attended Mood Indigo, cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 2000. There in efforts were put forward to realise an annual festival for one of the most prestigious institution in Southern India.

A core committee consisting of Ajay Prasad, General Secretary, Student’s Union 2001, Arun Kunjunny, Balakrishnan M., N.P. Brahmaprakash, Jobin George Mathew, and Aparna Menon battled against all odds such as sponsorship and other factors. The team went through several hardships such as Rs 250 per sponsorship amd so on. As a dress rehearsal CET’s first film festival was held called ffCET. Therein things started building momentum with the team splitting up to tackle sponsorship, event design and even logistics. Countless such hurdles later the team put forward the very first Dhwani night with informals, satellite broadcasting and even a pro-nite by the famous Balabhaskar. The Alumini Association also stepped up to help realise the goal of every CETian and the very first Dhwani 1.0 was born on February 2001.

Since then, Dhwani has evolved into a movement in itself. There have been numerous shows by world renowned artists such as mentalist Suhani Shah to show how intricate your mind is, illusionist Arjun Guru, stand up comedy act by world renowned Rahul Subramanian yo a tee to everyone’s funny bone and musical extravaganzas by Mohit Chauhan, Lagori, Aakam, Cut a Vibe and so on have for sure left a deep impression on the viewers.

Competitions
Dhwani has always been true to its theme to be unique, unconventional and one of its kind. Set to explore all the realms of arts and sports, to make it a different experience to all. With all clubs featuring the best, Dhwani proudly hosts Music, Theatrics and Film, Dance and Literature Festivals alongside Sports Festival and other Miscelaneo activities to keep the campus alive.

Street Theatre, Mime, Impromptu, Mimicry, Monoact and the short film festival are a few of the competitions offered as a part of the theatrics and film festivals with rewards worth over Rs. 50,000. Competitions on Football, Volleyball, Cricket, Table tennis, Badminton and Chess made enthusiasts hold their breathe in anticipation of the next move. Upholding the literary aspect of the festival several competitions such as English jam ,Malayalam jam,Poetry slam ,The scoop,Blank page,Shipwreck,Haiku,Humans of Dhwani are held on an annual basis. Moreover dance offs are held to test how attuned people are either as a group or as a duet. Moreover, regardless of their area of expertise, people are allowed to show off their charm in solo dance competitions.

Workshops
Dhwani offers many brilliant opportunities to all who are an integral part of the journey. Workshops range from photography to dance and music. The workshops were so structured so as to help people venture into fields of their interest regardless of socio-economic boundaries. Dhwani has over the years proudly hosted VFX workshops, Model UN, micro take writing and so on. Respected artists such as Gowry Lekshmi and “God of Small Strings”, Mr. Baiju Dharmajan have graced the event with their musical intellect. Dhwani ‘18 also witnessed a talk on cinematography by Venu ISC. Dhwani also catered to the fitness freaks by organising a Zumba workshop to introduce people to a world of healthy and alternative fitness regime.