Soumya Gupta

Quark is the annual technical festival of BITS, Pilani - K. K. Birla Goa Campus. One of the biggest festivals of its kind in India, Quark, usually organized in early February, witnesses strong participation, generally running into thousands. Quark has been a major technical festival in the country since its inception. From its modest beginnings in 2006, Quark morphed into a national-level festival in its 2008 version. Since then, Quark has consistently seen participation from all leading colleges across India. Quark usually features various events pertaining to the different engineering branches as well as the pure sciences. The Quark logo highlights how Quark as a festival will never stop growing. The spirit of innovation and progress is reflected in the way Quark has constantly brought something new and wonderful to offer. In lieu of this, the left half of the new logo appears like a blueprint or something always under construction. The right half shows the developed Quark, depicting the fiery passion, unity and teamwork, and thought and creativity, all of which goes into making Quark the tremendous success that it always is. The Quark banner is synonymous with innovation, as each edition boasts of events, guest lectures, workshops and special nights surpassing the ingenuity and grandeur of its predecessors. With a plethora of events to cater to students of varied backgrounds and disciplines, including a lecture by the eminent former president Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, Nobel Laureates like Sir Harry Kroto and Douglas Osheroff, events like the BITS Model United Nations and a number of diverse workshops organized by various eminent associations. Quark has carved a niche for itself as one of the biggest technical fests in India.