title: Pradharshini
text: # Pradharshini
  
  Pradharshini is the annual intercollege Cultural festival held at Kilpauk Medical College, one of the premier medical colleges in Tamil Nadu, India. It has been held every year since 1986. It is usually held in the last week of September for 3 days and 4 nights. Pradharshini is considered as one of the biggest cultural festivals of South-India and the biggest conducted by any medical college.
  
  ## Origin
  
  Pradharshini means "An Exhibition of Art" roughly translated into Tamil as "Kalaimagalin Dharisanam"
  
  ## Organization
  
  Pradharshini is conducted by the students of Kilpauk Medical College
  
  ## History
  
  Pradharshini was started in 1986 as a small event with participation from only a handful of colleges. It has continued to grow and now every year it witnesses a participation from over 100 colleges
  
  ## Events
  
  The most popular of the events at Pradharshini are
  
  ## Minor events
  
  Some of the other events that are conducted at Pradharshini include,
  
  * Channel Surfing
  * Kaviarangam
  * Rangoli
  * Pattimandram
  * Painting
  * Face Painting
  * Solo Singing
  * Duet Singing
  * Instrumentals
  * Gaming
  * Photography
  * Short Film Making
  * Shipwreck
  * Antyakshari
  * Creative Writing
  * Cine Quiz
  * Hair Styling
  * Adzap
  * Jam
  * General Quiz
  * Body Building
  * Mono Acting
  * Solo Dancing
  * Duet Dancing
  