Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata - Cultural Programmes

Cultural Programmes

January 28 is celebrated as the college Foundation Day. Marked in the evening with a Variety Performance presented by the students.

The foundation day is followed by three days of the college Annual Re-union which has academic and cultural programmes through the day till evening, an exhibition of painting and photographs in the common room, a tea-party in the lawn and ends with a day's annual picnic.

The students every year celebrate the traditional Saraswati Pujo.

Aesculapia, a college cultural festival was launched in 1976. Taking its name from Asclepius the God of medicine in Greek mythology, it consisted of three days of inter-college competitive events of music, quizzes, debates, arts and drama. This festival has been replaced by another five-day festival, Rhapsody since the year 2002.

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