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= POLARIS = Polaris is the annual festival of the department of Bachelors in Mass Media at Wilson College, Chowpatty. It is usually held towards the end of July or the start of August. Polaris is the first Mass Media festival in Mumbai with its roots being incepted in circa 2001. It also takes pride for being the first inter-college (BMM department) festival of the academic year and attracts media attention as well as sponsorship and advertising opportunities for brands. Polaris hosts close to 40 colleges at their festival every year from across Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Navi Mumbai

= History = Polaris is the oldest mass media festival in Mumbai, dating back to 2001 and takes place in July every year. It is also the first inter-collegiate festival in the academic year. Polaris derives its name from ‘The Pole Star’ and aims to set the standard for the festivals that follow. The mascot of Polaris is Polly the Purple Cow and was inspired by the idea of the "purple cow" by marketing genius Seth Godin. Every year, the events in Polaris are modeled on a specific theme.

EVENTS
The events at this festival is something that everybody looks forward to. Every year, along with a new theme, the events are designed with a new perspective. Being a media festival, the creative twists make these events challenging as the fest attempts to get the best out of all participating colleges.

Flagships
Flagship events are one of the major attractions at Polaris. These events gain maximum viewers across the days of the festival. Flagship events usually include Dance event, Fashion Show, Drama and Band performances. Eminent personalities including Anil Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Ileana D'Cruz, Tanmay Bhat, Irrfan Khan have been a part of the esteemed judging panel at Polaris.

Fine Arts
Every year FA events are changed to suit the needs of the decided theme. This includes events like Collage, Face painting, etc.

Literary Arts
LA events determine your flair at language. Passionate storywriters try their hand at Polaris LA events which include Story writing, Debate, etc.

Informal
Any and all events that do not fall under the aforementioned categories is a part of the Informal events’ list. Beat Boxing, Short film are a part of the Informal events.

Sports
Sports, irrespective of your differences, brings together all the colleges at Polaris. This is one of the main events that grab eyeballs during the festival. Rink Football being a sure event in this category, every year a new sport is added along with Rink Football fulfilling the tradition of 2 sports events.

Workshops
Polaris has always been reputed for the management of the festival. This helps them reach out to renowned personalities to conduct workshops in their field of expertise. The festival has hosted workshops inviting individuals from the lot of directors, actors, CGI/VFX institutes, Musicians, Bloggers, Influencers and YouTubers.

EARLIER THEMES
Polaris has established its identity with the selection of their themes. An abstract and quirky theme has been a pump-up factor for all the Polaris enthusiasts. A few of the themes from the past years are “Samay ke Paray”, “The Celestial Mantra”, “Desi Renaissance”, “Colour me Quirky”, “Where genius meets madness” to name a few.