User:Udghosh, IIT Kanpur

Udghosh is the annual sports festival of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. It also refers to the independent body of students who organize this event along with many other social initiatives and outreach programs round the year. Udghosh is known for hosting a variety of events that include tournaments, exhibitions, informal events, lectures as well as cultural nights. Started in 2002 with the aim of providing a platform for the Indian student community to develop and showcase their talent in the field of sports, it has now grown into India's Largest College Sports Festival with a footfall of 30-40K in its latest edition. The activities culminate in a grand four day festival event in the campus of IIT Kanpur which attracts people from all over the country, including students, academia, corporates and the general public.

History
UDGHOSH is the hindi word for ‘Announcement’.It is run by the students of IIT Kanpur and is a completely non-profit organization.When the founding fathers of Udghosh decided to breathe life into this new venture,not a single soul ever expected this festival to make it to the top of the list, except for our founding fathers.It began as an inter-collegiate sports event in 2002, and now over 200 colleges in India are a part of it every year.

Events
All the events are divided into Formal events and Informal events.

Formal Events

 * 1) Athletics (Men and Women)
 * 2) Badminton (Men and Women)
 * 3) Basketball (Men and Women)
 * 4) Carom
 * 5) Chess
 * 6) Cricket
 * 7) Football
 * 8) Hockey
 * 9) Kho-Kho (Men and Women)
 * 10) Roller Hockey
 * 11) Speed Skating
 * 12) Sports Quiz
 * 13) Squash
 * 14) Table Tennis
 * 15) Lawn Tennis
 * 16) Volleyball (Men and Women)
 * 17) Weightlifting
 * 18) Powerlifting
 * 19) Marathon

Informal Events
A plethora of informal events were conducted to bring entertainment to the participants during the fest. These included events like treasure hunt, live counter strike, Poker, Zorbing, Burma Bridge,  Zipline,  Rappelling,  Wall Climbing,  Archery,  Shooting, Cross Pistol, Crossbow and many other events.

Workshops
Udghosh organizes a very uniques opportunity to learn from the best with it’s diverse and amazing workshops.Some of them are listed below.


 * 1) Boxing
 * 2) Fencinga
 * 3) Zipline
 * 4) Fitness Camp
 * 5) Wall Climbing
 * 6) Figure Skating

National Open School Sports Quiz (NOSSQ)
Udghosh organizes a national sports quiz competition with prizes worth rupees 2 lacs for the sports enthusiastic students of the country with 3000+ participants from all over the country in 2018. The top finalists get a chance to visit the IIT Kanpur campus and live a life like an IITian in order to build up an interest and enjoy the learning vibes of the campus. They get to visit state of the art labs, classes, the airstrip, joy rides of the gliders and play the final round of the quiz at the campus. Moreover, they get a chance to attend the latest edition of Udghosh.

Structure and Oraganization
Udghosh is an entirely student organized body. The core committee has 23 members: two Overall Coordinator at the helm and 22 heads who overlook all the aspects and activities of Udghosh. A team of over 800 Coordinators and Organizers along with 2500+ College ambassadors their respective head work in sync to execute and implement the activities of the festival. Each head has a portfolio assigned to him which can be broadly categorised into two sections - administration and events. The administrative portfolios primarily include tasks like accounts, infrastructure, marketing, hospitality, publicity and media along with helping with the events. The events portfolios include responsibility for each of the numerous happenings and initiatives taken by Udghosh each year. Each head then has his own team of Senior Executives and Secretaries. The Senior Executives and Secretaries help the head in looking into the finer details of the department and ensuring that ideas of the team are executed smoothly.

Participating Colleges
Udghosh includes participation from more than 100 colleges nationwide. University of Delhi (DU) along with colleges from states like U.P., Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana, and colleges from the Kolkata and Mumbai circuit. Apart from this other IITs like IIT Delhi IIT Roorkee and IIT-BHU also send in their contingents for Udghosh.

My Future
A nationwide awareness campaign to stop children’s exploitation.

Udaan And Saathi
An endeavour to reach out to the specially abled students via the biggest sport extravaganza which is the first of its kind.

Cyclothon
Cyclothon are organized in over 76 cities of the country in association with other organizations like GAIL,Ministry of petroleum,etc. with the motto of ‘Ride for a cause’.

Marathon
Marathon is aimed at bringing people together nad making them aware of the social cause.Also one of the other motives is to promote fitness and a healthy lifestyle.

Gracia foundation
Priyanka Chaudhary Raina showed support by conducting a panel discussion on Gender Discrimination during the event and also gave a talk on mother and child wellbeing.This was an an initiative with the Gracia Raina Foundation to work on women and child development Programs. This idea was propelled in the last edition when Priyanka Suresh Raina visited IIT Kanpur.

Commercial Opportunities
The festival has attracted sponsorship from corporations due to participation of students from all over India. Companies associated with events of Udghosh have included - and many more ...
 * 1) State Bank Of India
 * 2) Adidas
 * 3) Godrej
 * 4) Dainik Jagran
 * 5) Bisleri
 * 6) Volini
 * 7) JK White Cement
 * 8) Airtel

Media coverage
Udghosh has been the center of attraction for a huge crowd and attains huge coverage from leading media houses of the country. Media houses like times of india, DD Sports, DU Beats, Cricket Today, SportsKeeda, JAM, etc. Have covered Udghosh in the past.

Professional Shows and Guests of honour
Udghosh had Mr Abhinav Bindra Olympic Gold Medalist, as the Guest of Honor for UDGHOSH 2017. Club Banditz gave an amazing performance. Also Carnivore & Switchers for joined Udghosh 2017.Gaurav Taneja served as the chief guest for Mr Udghosh Competition.Rahul Subramanian and Nitin Gupta added the touch of humour at the Comedy Night.Priyanka Chaudhary Raina showed support by conducting a panel discussion on Gender Discrimination during the event and also gave a talk on mother and child wellbeing.

In the past years,some of the headlining performances and guests who have been a part of Udghosh were: RP Singh, Seema Ponappa, Syed Kirmani, Nayan Monjia, Sanath Jaisurya, Piyush Chawla, Ritwik Bhattacharya, Dhanraj Pillay, Vipul Goya, Local Train, Raith etc.

Links
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/udghosh.iitk/ Follow Udghosh on instagram: @udghosh_iitk