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MUMBAI: The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay's annual festival Mood Indigo will be going international this year with students from five countries—Japan, Puerto Rico, Serbia, Sri Lanka and Italy— participating in the festival along with Indian students. While students from foreign countries have been part of the festival for long, this year they will even get to participate in the competitions and will be treated on a par with all the students.
The Mood Indigo Worldfest 2012, as it is called, which will be held in the third week of December, will see a contingent of 15-25 students from each of these five countries. The contingents will be visiting the city with an aim to promote cultural exchange between countries. The students will not only participate in workshops, but will also hold exhibitions, showcase their talent in cultural events, drama, folk event, drums, etc. Vaibhav Chaudhary, overall co-ordinator of Mood Indigo 2012, said, "This year's Worldfest is aimed at promoting India and Mumbai as safe tourist destinations. Also, students from these five countries will be treated on a par with Indian students in all competitions, so that they can gauge themselves on the international scale."
Chaudhary added that the festival will have around 100-150 foreign students, who are on a sponsored trip by their respective embassies. "The major attraction of the festival will be the carnival, which is expected to have around 200 international performers from the US, Australia and other countries on one platform this year," said Chaudhary. The institute has collaborated with Ferriswheel Entertainment to produce the Mood Indigo Worldfest 2012.
The students from the foreign countries will present their expertise in food exhibitions, drama, etc. The participating international students need not be from the engineering background, said the organizers. The guest countries will erect their pavilions to showcase their culture and art forms.
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