Thomso is the annual cultural fest of Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. Established in 1982, the festival is held over a span of three days at the end of October and the beginning of November.
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Thomso is the annual cultural fest of Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.
01 · What it is
Living Tradition
Documented cultural tradition on record; family classification awaits an editor.
02 · Where & name
India
Placed on record in India.
03 · How it is doing
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Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
04 · Proof & reuse
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Chapter Takeaways
HistoryThe festival is named after its founder, Sir James Thomason, lieutenant governor 1843–53, the founder of the Thomason College of Civil Engineering in 1853, which later became the University of Roorkee in 1948, and, IIT…
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What is Thomso in plain words?
Thomso is the annual cultural fest of Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.
Where is Thomso practised or documented?
Sources on this page place Thomso in India.
What is the current condition of Thomso today?
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Thomso is the annual cultural fest of Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. Established in 1982, the festival is held over a span of three days at the end of October and the beginning of November. The 2018 edition consisted of over 150+ events and hosted 9000+ guest students from 200 colleges across India, in addition to more than 12,000 students from the hosting institution. 1
History
The festival is named after its founder, Sir James Thomason, lieutenant governor 1843–53, the founder of the Thomason College of Civil Engineering in 1853, which later became the University of Roorkee in 1948, and, IIT Roorkee in 2001. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Thomso (festival)”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Thomso is annual cultural festival in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
The source record links this tradition to 1 external register, which can be verified through the citation. 2