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IIT-Mumbais all set to shake a leg

IIT-Mumbais all set to shake a leg

December is the month of college festivals and leading them all is the festival of one of Indias prestigious colleges, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)- Mumbai.

The day Mood Indigo begins is when the campus will be resonating with sounds and action of its annual college festival.

The theme for this years event is Indian Raga and what you need to watch out for is our Pronights, says one of the organisers of Mood-I, Manish Thapria.

More : ibnlive.com

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