Ragam(Culfest)

Infobox University
name = National Institute of Technology Calicut


motto = "Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya"
"May light advance piercing the shroud of darkness"
head_label = Chairman
head = S C Tripathi
free_label = Director
free = Dr. G.R.C. Reddy
type = Public
established = 1961
city = Calicut
state = Kerala
country = India
undergrad = 1600
postgrad = 700
alumni = 12700
faculty = 150
campus = 350 acres
website = http://www.nitc.ac.in

RAGAM, is the cultural fest of National Institute of Technology Calicut (formerly known as CREC-Calicut Regional Engineering College) . Held during February / March, it is the biggest of its kind in Kerala and one of the best culfests in South India. In size it is second only to the IIT Madras culfest - Saarang. Ragam was started in the memory of the late Rajan who went missing during the Emergency Period in 1975. He was taken in for questioning by the police and was never found again. Thus, Ragam is a symbol; a symbol of students' solidarity in the face of calamity.

The festival takes place over four days, wherein a variety of Literary and Cultural activities take place. The major crowd pullers are the Pro-shows which are held in the Open-Air-Theatre(OAT). Bands like Motherjane, Parikrama, Euphoria, Silk-route have performed during Ragam. Artistes like Karthik, Shaan, M. G. Sreekumar and Balabhaskar have also performed at Ragam

Every Ragam builds up on a theme. The theme decides every aspect of Ragam, everything from the color painted on the wall to the events held.

Past Ragam Performers

* Ragam 08 - The Raghu Dixit Project, WhiteNoiz and Karthik ft. Bennett Roland
* Ragam 07 - Shaan
* Ragam 06 - Parikrama and Silk Route
* Ragam 05 - M.G.Sreekumar and Motherjane