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= Felicity (Festival) =

Felicity is the annual techno-cultural festival organised by International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, usually held in early or mid-February. With over 16 thousand participants in its tech events and cultural nights, Felicity is one of the most awaited events in the institute. Since its introduction in 2001, Felicity has drawn considerable media attention along with numerous sponsors.

History
Felicity started as a Cultural Fest of IIIT Hyderabad in 2001, which was very different from the festival as seen today. It was held in the month of October for its first two editions before shifting to February, while the tech-related events were added much later, making it the institute's techno-cultural festival.

For most of its continuation, Felicity has been based on a different theme every year. This year, Felicity observes its 20th anniversary with the theme "Embracing the Curry Culture" to celebrate the Indian Culture.

Events
The modern-day Felicity is a three day festival mainly consisting of the following events:

Code Craft
Code Craft (a.k.a. Threads) is the annual hackathon organised by Felicity which is spread across seven weeks before the actual fest. About 900 teams from more than 650 different organisations and around 100 different countries participate in the "Threads" online events.

Zombie Zone
Zombie Zone is the gaming contest of Felicity where gamers from all over the country participate in the on-site marathons of games like FIFA, CoD, CS:GO, DOTA, NFS and more.

Pulsation
Pulsation is the set of Felicity's digital electronics-related events including


 * Art-uino, a workshop for Arduino
 * Pulse up
 * Grand Prix
 * Robo Workshop, a seminar on robotics

Parliamentary Debate
Felicity has been organises parliamentary debate tournament, hosted along with the Debate and MUNSoc of IIIT Hyderabad, which has been held at national level since recent years.

Kalakshetra
Organised along with the Art Society IIIT Hyderabad, it is an event where students decorate the institute with interesting art pieces. The centre of attention of Kalakshetra are the wall paintings all around the campus which are made by students every year based on the current Felicity theme.

LitCafe
It is a series of events organised by the LItClub (Literary Club) of IIIT Hyderabad consisting of Treasure Hunts and Escape the Room challenges, along with the club's signature quiz.

Pro-Nights
They are the most anticipated part of Felicity, where professional singers, musicians and stand-up comics perform.

Social Initiatives
This year, Felicity unveiled "Project Muskan" under which students of IIIT Hyderabad visited orphanages, old age homes and children's hospitals on various occasions.

Sponsors and Media Attention
With more than 1.2 Million website hits and a social media outreach of over 25 thousand, Felicity has been gaining considerable media attention in recent years as compared to its older editions. Felicity has attracted huge companies as sponsors including but not limited to Google, Microsoft, Uber, Domino's, E-Bay, etc.

= Felicity Buzz = A small mention on what Felicity Buzz is, and what is it all about.