There are literary events (Quiz, What's the Good Word, Mock Press, Mock Stock, Marketing Games, JAM) for the academic types, cultural events (Dumb Charades, Antakshari, Street Play, Poster Making) for people who like expressing themselves, informal events (Mock Fashion Show, Treasure Hunt, Face Painting, Blind Dates, Tug of War, 3-Legged Race) for those who just want to have fun - to be held at the SIBM campus. A fashion show, managed by Millennium to be held on February 11 evening at Nehru Memorial Hall, is open to all colleges.

And if you are lucky, you just might meet Olaf, the dolphin, the official mascot of Transcend '99.

The highlight of this festival is a rock show Thums Up Thunder Rock at Regatta, Koregaon Park on February 13 evening. The opening act will be by the local band Switch, followed by popular Delhi band Parikrama. With rock and roll and psychedelia as its foundation, Parikrama has an experimental approach, bringing about a beautiful blend with the tabla, violin, the Indian bamboo flute and sitar.

You can visit the festival's website at www.virtualpune.com/Transcend99.

AFMC triumphs
The quizzing elite of Pune converged at the Army Institute of Technology on January 31 for the second edition of the Gen B C Joshi Memorial Quiz. In all 50 teams, including one team from the Delhi Institute of Technology, participated, making this quiz the largest one in Pune. The first prize was won by AFMC while COEP bagged both the second and third positions. Delhi Institute of Technology, SCMHRD and BVPCOE were the other finalists. In other quizzes, the India Quiz was won by D Basu, AFMC, Sports Quiz by R Bhatia and Potluck by R Jaiswal of AIT. After two consecutive years of outstanding organisation by AIT and by the response and interest shown by outside colleges, the organisers propose to make it an all-India event from next year.

It's a filmi week
`Kaleidoscope-99', a film festival organised by the Med Cine club of AFMC will screen Indian and international films at the Dhanvantri auditorium of the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) every evening from 5:30 pm onwards, till February 15.

This evening you can watch Shyam Benegal's Making of the Mahatma. Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro is showing on 11th, Defence Condition 4 on 12th, the Nana Patekar starrer Trishagni on 13th, Hazar Chaurasi ki maa, starring Jaya Bachchan, on the 14th and Tale of two cities on 15th.

Colleges are also invited to send an unlimited number of entries (two members per team) for the Cine Quiz on February 14 at 2.00 pm. The entry fee is Rs 20 per team and registration is at the venue. Six teams will be selected for the final round. There are exciting prizes to be won and free entry for all the participants for the screening of Hazar Chaurasi Ki Maa. For confirmation and queries contact Ravi Bhatia on 606056.