Sangeet Sandhya by campus residentsAs part of Golden Jubilee celebrations an Alumni Convention was organized by the alumni association of IIT Kanpur from 2^nd to 4^th January 2010. Nearly 200 graduates of this esteemed institution from across the globe took part in this event. On 3^rd January 2010, IITK@50 award ceremony was held in the morning which was followed by cultural programme titled 'Sangeet Sandhya' in the evening. This event was organized by the campus residents for the visiting alumni. The program had all the elements of music and dance. It started with a melodious welcome song ‘Phoolone ke bandanvar sajaye hai’ by students of campus school followed by Bharatnatyam dance by Ms. Akhila Anantharaman and her troop comprising Ms. Brunda, Ms. Rajitha and Ms. Gauri. There were several other performances where people showcased their talents. Some of them are as follows - instrumental western music presented by Prof. Sanjay Mittal on saxophone and his son Dhruv on the drums; guitar performance by Mr. Devanand; bandish by Ms. Pradnya Khandekar in raag Yaman accompanied by her son Master Pravaha on table; a beautiful song on Lord Krishna by Mrs. Amrawati Biswas in Chandrakaus raag; a Bhojpuri folk song by Dr. Lakshmi Narayan Tiwari and Ms. Pradnya Khandekar; violin performance by Dr. Venkatiraman presenting another style of Indian classical music, the Karnatic music. Finally, the evening came to an end.