Odyssey (HBTI, Kanpur)

ODYSSEY 2010, The Annual Cultural Fest of HBTI Kanpur
Established	1984
Type	Government
Location	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Campus	Urban
Website	http://www.odyssey-hbti.org

An idea originates and finds someone through whom it can manifest itself. That fortunate someone, experiences during the birth process, a feeling which is beyond description. Imagine for a moment that you are witnessing the creation of the universe. That’s Odyssey. Odyssey witnesses priceless, rich and heterogeneous cultural tapestry among the youth of this country. Odyssey affirms a pulsating and dynamic competitive platform for the budding technocrats of the nation. Odyssey incorporates the vitality to cajole them into being the custodian of what is actually their birth-right, which is talent, creativity and above all their identity. The seed were sown in 1985 and under the care and guidance of our respected and dedicated seniors it is in full stretch to fruitify. Following their path and layouts this time it’s our opportunity to hold this fest .Odyssey has drawn a footfall of about 10,000 youths from various schools and technical institutes, from all over the country previously and as it’s been 25 years we are in very much enthusiasm and full of zest to take the platform to the next level and floor almost double crowd this year.

Odyssey is the annual inter-collegiate cultural festival organised by the Council of Student Activities at Harcourt Butler Technological Institute (HBTI), Kanpur. It is one of the largest cultural festivals organised in northern India, attracting more than 1000 participants and 5000 visitors every time it is held.

It collaborates all the various club like the cultural sub council, literary club, hobby club, sports club, personality development club, photography club, yoga club and N.S.S. It is one of the oldest and biggest youth festivals in the country. It consists of varied competitions, professional shows and lifestyle events, as well as discussions on socially relevant issues of the day.

2009, Odyssey received participants close to a 1000 and more than 4500 visitors. With the kind of diverse event list offered, Odyssey encourages participations from both academically and culturaly inclined students. HBTI was one of the first colleges in India to start with a cultural cum literary festival on its campus.

Odyssey 2010 is expected to be the most successful and rocking festival in the history of H.B.T.I. with the rock band "JAL" to be the center of attraction at the rock night. Kanpur is all set to welcome JAL.