2. Introduction IIT Bombay, since 1958
IIT Bombay
&
Mood Indigo
IIT Bombay is not only among the elitest engineer-
ing colleges in India, but also plays host to one of the
best college level cultural scenes in India. IIT Bombay
is committed to all-round personality development, and
apart from just academic councils, the Students’ Activites
Center (SAC) and club councils have massive participa-
tion. IIT Bombay, owing to it’s rich intellectual pool and
active participation, has produced some fine engineers.
3. Introduction Mood Indigo
IIT Bombay
&
Mood Indigo
Asia’s largest college cultural festival. And no, this isn’t obnoxious narcis-
sism. We basically prove it year after year. For instance, we invite you this
year to experience it first hand! Take some time out from your life and ex-
perience us. With the craziest, biggest and all the other superlatives-signi-
fying-awesomeness-stuff happening here, you are sure to have the best four
non-sexual days of your life! About a couple hundred international per-
formers, a plethrora of Indian artists, the most colourful competitions and
the whackiest street zones, Mood I is simply an experience you would not
want to miss.
Hard to believe? Here goes the popular line, “pehle istemaal karein, fir vish-
was karein!”
4. Schedule IIT Bombay
&
Mood Indigo
DAY 1
Sci-Tech Quiz - Elims and Finals during the daytime
Lone Wolf - Elims during the daytime and Finals at night
DAY 2
Melas - Elims and Finals in IRCC at night
Ent Quiz - Elims at 9:45AM and Finals at 10:45PM
Gen Quiz - Elims and Semifinal rounds
DAY 3
Biz Quiz - Elims during the daytime and Finals at night
Sports Quiz - Elims during the daytime and Finals at night
Gen Quiz - Finals
DAY 4
India Quiz - Elims and Finals
IIT Bombay Special Quizt
5. Sci-Tech Quiz IIT Bombay
&
Mood Indigo
Gadget freaks, tech savvy geeks, and money whose
smartphone reeks! Ho, listen listen! This one’s for
you! This is an engineer’s ball game, can everyone
Arnav Sinha
Quizmaster
else live up to it? Or will this be a race only among
the T’s and not the M’s?! Wait and watch, gadg-
ets, science, technology and every single advance-
ment in scientific history will be out there making
the battlefield a scary place. MnA (a firm that conducts quizzes) was
founded by quizmasters Vijay Anand Menon
Will you, Matrix-Bots conquer it or will you fall and Arnav Sinha, who were batch mates at
prey to the Agents out in the field? Time to reach IIM Calcutta. Arnav holds an MTech and
a conclusion! a BTech degree in Chemical Engineering
from IIT Delhi. He is also an International
Grade Adjudicator for Parliamentary De-
bating, having chaired debates in India and
Pakistan.
6. Lone Wolf IIT Bombay
&
Mood Indigo
Cowards die many times before their
death, the valiant never taste of Suraj Menon
Quizmaster
death but once.
Get beaten, battered, go limp. But sur-
vive the onslaught. Are you the valiant
Suraj Menon is a Pune-based quizzer who
hero who will not taste death on this has won several quizzes, including the Na-
day? tional Life Sciences quiz “BioQuizitive 2010”.
He has conducted several college quizzes at
If yes, glory awaits you. Here. events such as Mood Indigo (2011) and Ni-
hilanth (2012) and open & corporate quizzes
in various cities. Suraj worked as a research
scientist and is now pursuing his MBA in
XLRI Jamshedpur.
7. India Quiz IIT Bombay
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Mood Indigo
Largest Thorium-based power genera-
tion program in the world. Thejaswi Udupa
Quizmaster
Largest oil-refinery in the world.
Houses the largest slum in Asia. An alumnus of IIM-Bangalore, Thejaswi Udupa works as a
Product Manager at Yahoo!. He has been a semi-finalist on
BBC’s Mastermind, and has won mainstream quizzes like
If you’ve guessed it by now, this one’s BT Acumen, Tata Crucible. As a quizmaster, he has done
quizzes for the Ministry of Science (Karnataka Govt), col-
for you. Match your knowledge of the leges like IIT-KGP, IIT-M, BITS, NLS, IIM-K, IIM-L, IIM-
B apart from numerous open, college and corporate quiz-
tricolour and it’s nation with the best zes on behalf of the KQA. He has also been part of the
question setting committee for Mahaquizzer, the national
in the nation. solo quiz competition.
8. Sports Quiz IIT Bombay
&
Mood Indigo
“I may not be the best in England, but
I’m definitely in the top one” - Mourinho Aditya Gadre
Quizmaster
Do what managers do, match wits,
choose the right strategy, and prove Aditya Gadre is an alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur and cur-
that you’re the Special One. rently works at Ernst and Young. He has won several quiz-
zes during his college days (which was not too long ago)
including IIT-B’s Mood Indigo’s Sports and General Quiz-
zes (back to back for 2 years), IIT-KGP’s Mary Bucknell
Trophy and IIM-C’s Carpe Diem. He co-sets one of the big-
gest sports quizzes in India - The BC Cup, the fourth edi-
tion of which will be held on June 2012. As a quizmaster,
he has conducted several quizzes for the BCQC Pune, the
Bombay Quiz Club, Ensemble at XLRI, and IIT-B’s Mood
Indigo Sports quiz in 2011.
9. Entertainment Quiz IIT Bombay
&
Mood Indigo
Entertainment guaranteed. Quite lit-
erally. Has everything you’d need for Suraj Menon
Quizmaster
a total kick-ass two hours. Music, Art,
Literature, Cinema. Everything.
Suraj Menon is a Pune-based quizzer who
“One does not simply miss the Ent Quiz.” has won several quizzes, including the Na-
-Boromir, son of Gondor. tional Life Sciences quiz “BioQuizitive 2010”.
He has conducted several college quizzes at
events such as Mood Indigo (2011) and Ni-
hilanth (2012) and open & corporate quizzes
in various cities. Suraj worked as a research
scientist and is now pursuing his MBA in
XLRI Jamshedpur.
10. Biz Quiz IIT Bombay
&
Mood Indigo
This is not your goddamn business.
Go mind your own business. Vijay Anand
Quizmaster
Two lines no one at Nilanth 2012 is go-
ing to say to you. Whomsoever’s busi-
ness it is, it’s time to pull your socks up
MnA (a firm that conducts quizzes) was founded
and monitor it. Lots is at stake, but most by quizmasters Vijay Anand Menon and Arnav
Sinha, who were batch mates at IIM Calcutta. Vi-
important of it all: Your Dignity. jay also holds an MCA degree from University of
Hyderabad and a BSc in Computer Science from
Osmania University. He was among the 25 people
chosen from all over Eastern India for the Lead
India initiative in 2007. He was recently selected
among the 22 young leaders in India by The Eco-
nomic Times and has won the Brand Equity Quiz
in Hyderabad.
11. MELAS IIT Bombay
&
Mood Indigo
Does Sebastian Vettel winning the
F1 Championship and Iron Maiden Aniket Khasgiwale
Quizmaster
performing at Bangalore give you the
same excitement?
Then this is the quiz for you! Aniket has been quizzing since his school days and was a
National Semi-finalist on the ESPN School Quiz. He has
conducted quizzes for various colleges and companies in
MELAS an eclectic mix of Music, Pune and Ahmedabad, including the Sports Quiz at Chaos
- IIM Ahmedabad’s cult fest and the General Quiz “Chakra-
Entertainment, literature, Arts and vyuh” at College of Engineering, Pune. He also jointly con-
ducts the annual BC Cup - one of India’s biggest Open
Sports is the quiz everyone will truly Sports Quizzes. Aniket has represented IIM Ahmedabad at
Nihilanth in 2011 and 2012, winning a total of three quiz-
enjoy. zes, and was a part of the team that won the overall cham-
pionship at Nihilanth 2012.
12. The IIT Bombay Special Quiz IIT Bombay
&
Mood Indigo
The IIT Bombay Special Quiz will be
presented to you by the IIT Bombay
Quizzing Club, and it will cover a very
interesting genre and format!
Look out for the genre and
format release!
14. How to reach Mumbai IIT Bombay
&
Mood Indigo
Airways
Mumbai has its own domestic and international airport, known as Chatrapati Shivaji international airport. Al-
most all airlines provide services to Mumbai. Mumbai is well connected to all major cities in India and also con-
nected to many cities abroad including Singapore, New York, Bangok, Hong Kong and to many gulf cities.
Railways
Mumbai is the headquarters of Indian railway system. Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Station is the major one which
connects all most parts of Indian cities to Mumbai. Other railway stations in Mumbai are Dadar and Kurla, and
Churchgate.
Roadways
Mumbai has an excellent road transportation system. State owned buses connect Mumbai to all neighboring
points. Many Deluxe and Super Deluxe buses are available to travel in and out of the city. Bus fare is about Rs 3 to
4 per kilometer.
