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Saarang is the annual cultural festival (culfest) of [IIT Madras], Chennai19, 40. One of the biggest culfests in India18, 37, it is a five day festival, usually held in the fourth week of January in the plush and green IIT Madras campus. The festival is host to a footfall of about fifty thousand students from various parts of the country and from abroad22, 29, 30, 33. It started as Mardi Gras over thirty years ago, and has grown in terms of participation, organization and the repertoire of events organized31. Students have the opportunity to participate in a variety of events ranging from literary events such as speaking events, quizzes and word games to cultural events like dance, music, theatre and fine arts30. Saarang also hosts professional shows (proshows) with professional artists performing classical, light, rock, jazz and other genres of music at Open Air Theatre (OAT) in the campus78. Workshops organized by seasoned artists and professionals in fields like dance, music, fashion, arts etc. also form an integral part of the festival37