mangalore the fiveday annual cultural festival of the national institute of technology karnataka nitk incident 2009 will begin at the college campus at srinivasnagar near here from wednesday in a release event joint convener aditya a maddali said the event plays host to a variety of literary events such as quizzes crosswords debates and word games it was one of the few cultural fests in the nation which gives due importance to hindi and regional languages besides workshops in digital photography animation sand modelling and various dance forms will be held on the occasion it will also showcase the most happening trends within the fashion industry other events include slam dunk the fourday intercollegiate basketball tournament promenade the group dance competition beach events informalz an activityoriented event expose photography exhibition and kalakriti an exhibition of fine arts etc the release stated