Lingaya's Vidyapeeth · Department of English · Literary Committee

Two Events. One Long Night.

A projector that remembers scenes, dialogues, and obscured visual cuts. A stage that opens for words, music, and quiet confessions after midnight. Step into the dark and test your literary instinct.

Connect the dots.
From clue to final stage.

Whether you are guessing cinema frames or stepping up to the mic, here is how the festival works.

1. Watch & Listen: Spot clues in cropped film stills, muted scenes, and audio snippets.

2. Guess Fast: Work with your team to identify the scene before the timer buzzes.

3. Take the Mic: Perform your original poems, stories, or acoustic pieces on stage.

4. Win & Celebrate: Take home cash awards, festival trophies, and verified certificates.

Festival Events

Two distinct formats presented by the Literary Committee. Open to students across all colleges and universities.

Individual or Team

Mindflick — Guess the Scene

Participants are shown carefully selected scenes, clips, stills, dialogues, and visual fragments on the projector and must identify, interpret, or connect them. The event tests observation, pop-culture awareness, memory, and presence of mind under timed challenges. Depending on the challenge, clips may be muted, paused, cropped, or reversed to increase difficulty.

Format Projector-based visual duel

Entry Individual or Team

Tests Observation & Cinema Memory

Rule Strictly no phones or searches

Solo Performance

After Dark — Stories After Midnight

An open stage for poetry, storytelling, music, monologues, comedy, and spoken word built around the atmosphere of the night. The theme explores secrets, memories, dreams, loneliness, love, fear, absurdity, insomnia, strangers, cities, or conversations that feel different after dark. Five minutes each, and the room is listening.

Format Open mic (5 minutes per slot)

Entry Solo performances

Theme Stories that belong after midnight

Medium Poetry, Prose, Music & Comedy

Event Registration

Official portal of the Literary Committee, Department of English, Lingaya's Vidyapeeth. Open to all university and college students. An instant confirmation pass will be generated upon submission.

Participant Registration

Please enter your collegiate details accurately for verification on event day.

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Course & Year *

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Instant digital verification · Open to all institutions

Rules and Evaluation

Official guidelines established by the Literary Committee for all registered participants.

Mindflick Rules

The event consists of multiple projection challenges, ranging from identifying scenes and characters to recognising dialogues, situations, soundtrack music, or visual clues.
Participants must answer within the announced time limit. Once time is called, no further answers will be accepted.
Clips may be muted, paused, cropped, reversed, or partially shown to test sharp observation over quick guessing.
Use of mobile phones, internet searches, or external assistance during the competition is strictly prohibited.
Points scale with challenge difficulty. In case of a tie, a sudden-death round will be conducted.
The decision of the judging panel and organising committee shall be final in all matters of scoring and eligibility.

Judging Criteria

Accuracy Observation Quick Thinking Knowledge Response Time

After Dark Rules

Each participant is given a maximum performance time of 5 minutes, including any introduction or acoustic setup.
Performances must connect meaningfully with the After Dark theme, but participants are free to interpret it creatively.
Poetry, spoken word, storytelling, monologues, acoustic music, stand-up, and suitable performance formats are welcome.
Original work is strongly encouraged; copyrighted material or adaptations must be appropriately acknowledged.
Performances must not contain hate speech, targeted harassment, explicit obscenity, or material that demeans an individual or community.
Participants must adhere to stage instructions and time limits. Exceeding the allotted time will result in deduction of marks.

Judging Criteria

Creativity Originality Relevance to Theme Expression & Delivery Stage Presence Audience Engagement

Frequently Asked Questions

Key logistical details for participants and visiting attendees.

Who is eligible to participate?

Any undergraduate or postgraduate student enrolled in a recognized university or college. Please bring your college ID card on event day.

Can I enter both events?

Yes. Event schedules will be staggered so that participants registered for both Mindflick and After Dark can attend both sessions.

Can a Mindflick team include members from different colleges?

Yes. Cross-college teams are welcome for Mindflick. Enter the same team name during registration.

What performance formats are allowed in After Dark?

Poetry, spoken word, storytelling, acoustic music, dramatic monologues, and comedy are all eligible within the 5-minute time limit.