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Cultural

Perform. Create. Connect.

About the club.

Cultural exists so that computer science stays human. We run open mics, theatre productions, and the department's annual festival, Vivid, a two-day takeover of the campus that is entirely student-organized, from set design to sound engineering. You don't need to be good yet. You just need to show up.

What we run

  • Vivid, Annual Fest The department's two-day festival. Stage, stalls, and a full evening production run by students.
  • Open Mic Nights A stage, a mic, and zero judgement, every month. Poetry, music, stand-up, and first attempts.
  • Theatre Productions Two full productions a year, with script, direction, lights, and sound handled in-house.
  • Creative Labs Design, photography, and film sessions that double as the department's media team.

The people running it.

Portrait of Shoumyanil Biswas
Shoumyanil Biswas President
Portrait of Ananya Rishi
Ananya Rishi Secretary
Portrait of Snigdhya Karmakar
Snigdhya Karmakar Event Coordinator

Run so far.

March 2026

Vivid '26

Two days, 4,000+ visitors, and a closing act that left the quad electric. Fully student-run, again.

Vivid '26
December 2025

Winter Open Mic

Cold night, warm room. 23 acts, including three first-year debuts.

Winter Open Mic
Autumn

Open Mic Night

Poems, songs, sketches, and bold first attempts, ten minutes each, zero judgement.

Open Mic Night

Joining Cultural costs nothing but time.

Walk in, say hi, pick a seat. Membership is open all year.

Join the community

CS Block, Room 204