Culrav
Culrav is the annual cultural festival of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad. Initiated in 1986, Culrav is a college-based festival in Northern India. It includes competitions, pro-nites and informal events by which Culrav attracts visitors from colleges all over the country. The festival draws students from colleges such as IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT-BHU, NIT Bhopal, Allahabad University, BHU, IIIT-A, HBTI, IET Lucknow. Previous performers in Culrav include Farhan Akhtar, Suraj Jagan, Shruti Pathak, Shirley Setia, Euphoria, Ahsaan Qureshi, Zaeden and DJ MARNIK. Previous guest speakers include Munawwar Rana, Ashok Chakradhar, Ronnie Screwvala  and Piyush Mishra. The 2019 Culrav took place from 3 to 6 April. It had numerous event categories from dramatics, dance, arts, music, fashion, literary, photography and film-making. In addition to the major events there were numerous informals and stalls which provide entertainment in between the breaks as well. The first night's flagship event was "Kavyasandhya" where prolific poets from across the country perform. A band performance was also organised for the event "Rocktave". Culrav is generally held over a duration of 4 days. Every year a theme is chosen and for Culrav 2019 it was "Amusement" with  the caption ""Rendezvous with Euphoria"" . Events. Anunaad. Anunaad is the musical event which was held across the 4 days of Culrav. In Culrav 2019 it had the following events: "Voice of Culrav, G.O.A.T, Rocktave, Harmony, Euphony." Spunk band performed as the main event in Rocktave. Rangmanch. Rangmanch is conducted under the purview of Alchemy- the Official Dramatic Club of MNNIT. It consists of the following events: Stand-up comedy was added in Culrav 2019 seeing the increased craze for stand-up comedy. Litmuse. It's a literary event held under the umbrage of Literary Club of MNNIT, with myriad of  events such as "Kavyanjali, Vaktavya, Hasya Kosh, Talk till you drop, Motley, Lacuzzi, Poetry Slam and 'Sansadiya vaad vivad pratigya"'. It is for both English and Hindi-speakers. Darkroom. This is the Photography and Filmography section of Culrav. It has under it aegis multitude of events ranging from ""Once upon a time"" to "50-hours film making". It is supervised by the Media House of MNNIT. Razzmatazz. Razzmatazz is the dancing event where solo as well as team dancing skills are displayed. In Culrav 2k19, Shubham Sharma a participant of India's Got Talent came to judge. The sub events  are as follows: Spandan. The uber glamorous fashion event of Culrav has attracted large crowds and is a testament that ramp walks are still in fashion. There is a team event and a "Mr. & Mrs Spandan", where in individual participants go through a selection similar to beauty pageants. Rangsaazi. The art fest has attracted many students for its themes and settings. The Arts Club is designated to choose a theme for the entire Culrav Event.