chennai saarang 2009 one of the countrys most popular and awaited cultural fest hosted by iit madras will get underway with newer elements on the campus on wednesdaythis edition of saarang is very special for us as it being held during the golden jubilee celebrations of our institution in all 50 competitive events will be held during the cultural fete ending january 25 and we have for the first time introduced a theatre fest as part of which we will screen three plays said v g idichandy dean students iit madrasthe celebrations will see playback singer sonu nigam new yorkbased dj rekha and actorcumdanseuse shobana perform as part of the shows according to the organisers the highlight of the event will be a rock show by opeth a swedish heavy metal band founded in stockholm this will be their first performance in india the plays set to be staged are and now for something completely different keats was a tuber and 30 days in septembera saarang village that will showcase the folk arts and ethnic food of south india will also be set up on the campus details of events and ticket rates are available on the website wwwsaarangorg