# Moksha (festival)

Moksha is the annual cultural festival of Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), started in 2003. It is organised every even semester of the college's academic year in March. Its most popular events include Hasya-Kavi Sammelan, FahreChoreography, Fashion show, Pop Show, Rock Show and Star Night. It attracts sponsorships from top corporate houses of India like TCS, Intel and Airtel. Colleges from all over India attend the fest and enjoy the presence of big names from within and across borders, like Edward Maya, KK, Akcent, and Strings, the Pakistani band.

## Popularity

Moksha involves participation from many colleges from all over India, making it one of the largest college festivals in north India. Some events are also featured on popular TV and radio channels, creating an extensive outreach. Every year Moksha witnesses a footfall of more than 50,000 at events and competitions that are covered by both print and electronic media. There are a plethora of competitions organised, witnessing participation from all over Delhi University to IIMs. There is activity, drama and vivaciousness at every nook and cranny of the campus during the three-day festival. The mega events – "Mudra" and "Rouge" – undergo various selection rounds to cherry-pick the best four from many dynamic participants for the finale. The theatre – fest attracts teams from colleges all over DU, Hindu, Ramjas or Maitreyi. The fact can measure the popularity of the fest – MTV as a Media Partner, with Video Jockey Gaelyn covering various events. This further leads to the soaring popularity of Moksha amongst the youth. The recent presence of Akcent in 2014 had people thronging the campus from every corner of Delhi. It is not an event – it is an experience!. With the conversion of this institute into university, the popularity of the fest is expected to increase exponentially.
With more than 1.5 lakh attendees in 2023, it became the most extensive college fest in India, headlined by Divine (rapper), Asees Kaur, and Vishal-Shekhar.

## Main Attractions

A list of key events organised in Moksha are:
* Pro Night
* Fahrenite (Pop Nite)
* Avalanche - The Rock Show
* Humour Fest
* Mudra - The Choreography Competition
* Oorja - The Western Dance Competition
* Street Dance
* Folk Dance
* Theatre Fiesta
* TNT - Battle of Bands
* Dhwani – The Music Competition
* Rouge - The Fashion Parade
* Mr. & Mrs. Moksha
* NukkadNatak
* KaviSamellan
* Film Making
* Star Gazing
Avalanche – the rock show – is one of India's best and grandest rock shows. The 50000 Watts deafening sound maddening thousands plus crowd. Fahrenite-the star night – has witnessed soulful voices of KK, Mohit Chauhan, Salim–Sulaiman in recent years. Rouge- the fashion show – is the perfect amalgamation of flamboyance, glitz and elegance. Other major highlights include Art Exhibition, Insomania- the jam, and virtual arena.
Other Mega events like Mudra- the choreography competition, the youth parliament competition, and Oorja -the dance competition and bhangra competition- witnessed overwhelming participation and vibrant crowds. Events like 'soch' and 'parwaaz'- drama competitions, witness massive crowds and are known for entertaining the crowd.
Sports events like T-20 cricket, table tennis, football, volleyball, and lawn tennis intensify the adrenaline rush. The Natyamanch theatre fiesta competition featured some fantastic plays and performances.
Other events like debates, Dhwani-vocals Hindi and English, Night's Watch, Quiz competitions, Indradhanush, dramatics competitions, and street dance competitions witnessed an attendance of many with people cheering at the top of their voices. Recently, TVF of YouTube fame graced the occasion and set the stage on fire.

## Fahrenhite

Pop Night is the most popular event.
* 2003 – KK
* 2006 – Ali Azmat
* 2007 – Kailash Kher
* 2008 – Jal
* 2009 – Mohit Chauhan
* 2010 – Javed Ali, Bohemia (rapper)
* 2011 – Strings
* 2012 – KK
* 2013 – Sunburn Campus
* 2014 – Akcent
* 2015 – Edward Maya, Sachin–Jigar, Nucleya
* 2016 – Shaan, Tomorrowland DJ's, Zaeden, Nina & Mallika
* 2017 – Jasleen Royal
* 2018 – Monali Thakur
* 2019 – Mashd N Kutcher, Indian Ocean, Salim–Sulaiman
* 2022 – KK
* 2023 – Vishal–Shekhar, Asees Kaur, Divine (rapper)
* 2024 – Sunidhi Chauhan, King, Raftaar