Top 10 facts about Mood Indigo cultural fest of IIT Bombay :
1.Mood Indigo was started back in 1971, with a budget of just Rs 5,000
2.Fest got its name from Duke Ellington's Jazz composition 'Mood Indigo', as Jazz music was trending in the 70's in Mumbai
3.2008 saw the first international night of Mood Indigo in the form of an Ensiferum concert
4. In 2009, the renowned band Porcupine Tree came to India for the first time to perform at MI.
5. MI '11 made into the Limca Book of Records for most number of international artists in a college festival.
6. The 2012 Mood Indigo promoted tribal culture and included a social initiative called 'Hakuna Matata -Spread a Smile'
7.Mood Indigo has also hosted a number of Indian rock and fusion bands like Indus Creed, Euphoria,Sceptre, Antaragni and international bands like Canadian band Q.E.D.
8. Oreo, set a new Guinness World Record at Mood Indigo 2013 where all of 1,796 people simultaneously consumed Oreo biscuits in the brand's signature 'Twist, Lick, Dunk' style.
9.On 1st April, 2015, Mood Indigo launched its view on April Fool's Day with a socially aware twist which got a lot of online media,print media as well as digital media attention.
10.Mood Indigo now in its 45th edition, has become the largest festival of its kind in Asia.
Source:source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mood_Indigo_(festival)
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