Srinivas University · Institute of Aviation Studies

A performer in warrior costume draws a bow beneath dramatic blue stage light at PARAMPARA 2026, Institute of Aviation Studies

TAAL Dance Competition, PARAMPARA 2026

Traditional Day · 18 August 2026

PARAMPARA 2026

Weaving India's Living Heritage

📅 18 August 2026 📍 Aviation Campus, Hampankatta, Mangaluru 🎭 Theme: Unity in Diversity

On 18 August 2026, the Aviation Campus of Srinivas University turned into a canvas of colour, rhythm and remembrance. The Institute of Aviation Studies hosted Traditional Day PARAMPARA 2026, celebrating the rich cultural heritage, traditions, art and diversity of India — pulling students out of blazers and into brocade for a day of prayer, performance and pride.

Opening Ritual

A Ritual to Begin

The programme commenced with a prayer and was formally inaugurated by Dr. Pavithra Kumari, Dean, Institute of Aviation Studies, through the traditional inaugural ritual. Amid marigold garlands and the glow of the lamp, the ceremony set the tone for everything that followed — a day meant not just to be watched, but to be felt.

Dr. Pavithra Kumari, Dean, IAS, performs the traditional inaugural ritual surrounded by faculty at PARAMPARA 2026 — Dr. Pavithra Kumari, Dean, IAS, performs the traditional inaugural ritual as the programme opens with prayer.

On The Dais

Gracing the Stage

Faculty, department coordinators, student volunteers and staff of the Institute took their places on a dais dressed in garlands and gold, lending PARAMPARA 2026 the weight and warmth of an occasion the whole campus had prepared for together.

Dr. Pavithra Kumari, Dean, IAS, on stage with faculty and student volunteers at PARAMPARA 2026 — Dr. Pavithra Kumari, Dean, IAS, with the faculty coordinators and student volunteers who brought PARAMPARA to life.

Faculty and dignitaries seated on the dais in front of the PARAMPARA 2026 backdrop — The dais assembles — Dean, faculty and department coordinators together ahead of the ceremony.

VIVIDH · Ramp Walk

Exploring the Forgotten Roots of Tradition

At the heart of the celebration was VIVIDH, an individual and group ramp walk that asked a simple question: what does India look like when it remembers itself? The answer arrived in silk, silver jewellery and heritage tailoring, as participants from BBA Aviation Management and BBA Aviation & Logistics Management walked the ramp in the traditional attire, customs and cultural heritage of regions across the country.

12Individual Participants

13Group Teams

2Programmes Represented

An individual ramp walk contestant in a green blazer with a traditional sash under blue stage light — An individual look on the VIVIDH ramp — heritage tailoring under a wash of blue light.

Two ramp walk performers, one in a black kurta and one in a red and gold saree, posing on stage — A duo look from the ramp walk — folk styling brought to life with flair and drama.

TAAL · Dance Competition

Stories Told in Rhythm

If VIVIDH was about stance and stillness, TAAL was about motion. Dance-dramas inspired by India's epics and folk traditions took over the stage — dramatic lighting, bold costume and choreography that turned the Aviation Campus, for one evening, into an open-air amphitheatre.

Two dancers in orange and pink traditional costume captured mid-movement under purple stage light — Two dancers frozen mid-turn, saffron and rose silks catching the light.

A group dance formation on stage, performers with arms raised, part of the TAAL dance competition — A tableau from the group dance-drama, formation held under a golden spotlight.

A solo performer in a white and gold costume with a sunburst crown, lit by yellow and blue stage beams — A radiant solo piece, framed by a crown of light — poised and still.

A performer in a white costume beside a large decorative wheel prop, part of a dance-drama performance — A dramatic solo piece — a shattered wheel, and a warrior's calm.

A group of performers in a dramatic scene pulling fabric across the stage during the dance competition — The ensemble at its most dramatic — fabric, colour and gesture in full flow.

Valedictory & Results

Celebrating Excellence

The celebration closed with a valedictory programme and the announcement of results across three categories — SWARANJALI, the singing competition; TAAL, the dance competition; and VIVIDH, the ramp walk.

🏆 Overall WinnerSecond Year BBA Aviation Management

🥈 Runner-UpSecond Year BBA Aviation & Logistics Management

🎤 SWARANJALISinging Competition

💃 TAALDance Competition

👗 VIVIDHRamp Walk

PARAMPARA 2026 was never only a competition. It was a reminder that beneath every uniform, and every ambition to fly, there is a home, a region, a story worth carrying forward.

With Thanks

PARAMPARA 2026 was conducted successfully under the guidance and support of Dr. Pavithra Kumari, Dean, Institute of Aviation Studies, along with the SWO, HODs, faculty members, student coordinators, volunteers and staff of the Institute — celebrating "Unity in Diversity" and India's cultural legacy among the student community.

Srinivas University Institute of Aviation Studies Organized Traditional Day PARAMPARA 2026