FORMAL INVITATION

Dear Sir/Maam,

The National Law University, Jodhpur is organizing the fourth edition of NH-65, a Literary
and Cultural Festival which will take place from 6th 9th October, 2016. The event takes its
name from the location of the University, on a picturesque stretch of road on the outskirts of
the Sun City of Jodhpur.

A blend of stimulating cultural and literary activities, including some of our very own
signature events, NH-65 will be the perfect forum to bring together some of the most
creative and intellectual young minds from law universities across the country for an
exhilarating and thought-provoking experience. The fest promises 4 days of unadulterated
fun, including dazzling performances from leading artists and prizes worth Rs. 5 Lakh!

We seek your participation in this festival to make it a success. The fest will have a wide array
of events. A brief description of the events is attached herewith in Annexure A. The
registration details and other important information regarding the event have been provided
in Annexure B. A detailed rulebook has been sent alongside this formal invitation.

Hoping to see you at NH-65, 2016!

For further queries, please contact:

Kruti Venkatesh: +91 7568008117 (Academic and Literary Events)

Sanjana Srikumar: +91 9799568482 (Cultural Events)

Or email us at nh65.2016@gmail.com

THANKING YOU
TEAM NH-65

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 MESSAGE FROM THE ORGANIZERS
Law is often portrayed as a dull discipline, but we know that there is more than just black and
white to our iridescence. NH-65, since its inception in 2010, has grown as a platform to
showcase the best talent available in the law school fraternity and today it enjoys pride of
place among its peers. This year we are very happy to bring to you the Fourth Edition of NH-
65 from 6-9 October, 2016.

The attempt has always been to charter a unique course and this year is no different.
Centered around the themes of the Highway (the genesis of our name), Rajasthan and the
larger unexplored joys of the wilderness we cordially invite your institution to join us as we
immerse ourselves in the majestic traditions of Rajasthan.

The fest itself promises to be a fiesta with a grand concert and guest performances
scheduled for all the 3 days of the fest. The events have been specifically designed to allow
all the academically, literarily and culturally inclined law students to have a gala time while
having a good shot at the huge vault of cash prizes that we have to offer.

We hope you will join us in this revelry and make this journey a memorable one as we set
out for our journey. Lets make this One for the Road.

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 ANNEXURE A
EVENT DESCRIPTIONS
I. FLAGSHIP EVENTS

1. The NH-65 Parliamentary Debate

Why debate?

Why practice making devastating arguments within minutes?

Why learn to analyze issues till they make sense to a ten-year old?

Why mix sarcasm, wit and logic and sound like the smartest person ever born?

Why engage in contemporary problems that concern us all?

Why experience the adrenaline rush of coming out victorious after an hour of brainstorming,
reasoning and arguing?

Why debate?

Thats why.

Format: 3-on-3 Asian style; Open for all

Members per team: 3

Team cap per college: 2 teams (At least 1 Adjudicator per team). (A third team may be
registered from a college on a first come basis, subject to a pre-decided cap on total
participation).

2. Client Counselling

Client Counselling provides an insight into some of the most essential skills for advocacy. It
tests crisis management, social skills and legal analysis by putting aspiring lawyers into real
world simulations which test these skills to the limit.

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Format: 30 minutes per round; problems will be released in advance

Members per team: 2

Team cap per college: 3

3. The NH-65 Mega Quiz

For those of you who are born quizzers and treat quizzing as your passion, Mega Quiz is the
event for you!

Format: Written qualification followed by a multi-stage final round.

Members per team: 3

Team cap per college: 3

4. NH-65 Sessions: The Battle of the Bands

The thump of the drum, the strum of the guitars and that one voice taking you on a journey
that only a live performance can guarantee. Make sure we dont miss you, so just get up,
stand up and come rock NH-65.

Format: Any genre/style

Members per team: 4-6 members + 2 backstage/technicians

Team cap per college: 1

5. The NH-65 Extempore Moot

Extempore Moot gives you exactly the same opportunity to leap into your future and turn
into actual lawyers for 60 minutes. Extempore moot involves the preparation for a case
followed by a conventional mock courtroom exercise involving your tact, skill and logic.

Format: 30 minutes to prepare a case based on an original judgment.

Members per team: 2

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Team cap per college: 2

6. NH-65 Grand Charades

An event like never before antakshari with a sprinkling of some good old literary games.
Grand Charades is a whirlwind ride which will have you reciting nursery rhymes, singing the
latest Bollywood songs, trying to remember the founders of Apple, putting those acting skills
to good use and much more.

Format: Rules will be explained on the spot.

Members per team: 3

Team cap per college: 2

7. Bulls & Bears

Come experience the thrill of Dalal Street in sunny Jodhpur. Watch your fortunes fluctuate
with your every move in this simulated stock market. Discover the Warren Buffet in you as
you plot your way to the top.

Lock horns with the Bull, else... get clawed down by the Bear.

Format: Written qualification followed by simulated stock market round

Members per Team: 2

Team cap per college: 2

8. NH-65 Fashion Show

London, New York, Paris and now Jodhpur!

Format: The theme shall be released in advance; Team shall be expected to organize their
own clothes, props and music.

Members per team: 6-10

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Team cap per college: 1

9. Stand-up Comedy

Do you have the power to transform dull crowds into laughter riots? Do you crack lame
jokes, and wait around awkwardly for people to sympathize and laugh (or even smile)? Are
your 69 puns on point? Either way, come and join us in our ode to the funny bone

Format: The participants are free to pick their own theme. They will be given 5 minutes to
present a sketch on the chosen topic.

Members per team: 1

Team cap per college: 2

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 II. 1, 2 STEP: THE DANCE FIESTA

1. Adapt Tune: Extempore Dance

Its spontaneous! Its sudden! Its the ultimate extempore dance! Kishore Kumar, to Avici, to
Nucleya, to Arijit Singh- you think you can handle the music on shuffle?

Format: 2 minutes for preparation for the first song; Total performance time of 4 minutes;
songs will be shuffled at random by the organizers.

Members per team: 1

Team cap per college: 2

2. Spotlight: Solo Dance

If you were born to dance, this is your chance to show it- riding solo!

Format: 4 minutes performance time; No props permitted.

Members per team: 1

Team cap per college: 2

3. Two to Tango: Duet Dance

If your dancing shoes match just as much as your beats, if your toes are pointing right at the
first prize, this ones for you! Heres inviting the duet dancers- with the synchronized feet,
and the crackling chemistry!

Format: 4 minutes performance time; No props permitted.

Members per team: 2

Team cap per college: 2

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4. Flavoured Feet: Theme Dance

Battle it out on the dance floor with the theme as your only weapon. Let the most deserving
be victorious and steal the show!

Format: Theme will be released in advance; 6 minutes performance time; Teams can do a
medley of dances, fusion or any category of dance for the theme; Use of props is allowed.

Members per team: 5 - 8

Team cap per college: 1

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 III. COME AS YOU ARE: THE MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA

1. Western Solo

Simply put, let the star inside you go loose and let the magic of your voice enchant all.

Format: 5 minutes performance time

Members per team: 1 singer + 2 accompanists

Team cap per college: 2

2. Western Duet/Group

Find a partner who has a singing voice that blends with yours.

Format: 5 minutes performance time

Members per team: 2-4 singers + 2 accompanists

Team cap per college: 2

3. Raaga: Indian Solo

If Do Re Me Fa So La Ti isnt your forte then switch to Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni!

Format: 5 minutes performance time; Any Indian language.

Members per team: 1 singer + 2 accompanists

Team cap per college: 2

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4. Raaga: Indian Duet/Group

Croon the thodi or the kamboji raga and entice the audience into rhythmically beating the
talas.

Format: 5 minutes performance time; Any Indian language.

Members per team: 2-4 singers + 2 accompanists

Team cap per college: 2

5. Symphony 65: Instrumental (Event subject to minimum registration)

Whoever says that the limelight is always hogged by the singers? This is the musicians claim
to fame.

Format: Any genre; covers or original compositions; 5 minutes performance time.

Members per team: Maximum 4

Team cap per college: 1

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 IV. SALVA VERITATE: ORATORY & LITERARY EVENTS

1. The NH-65 Presidential Debate

A never heard of event, where contenders fight it out in a hypothetical political backdrop.
This is your shot at being the king without the crown, emulating, if not something better
but just as close to, a classic Nixon versus Kennedy clincher, by being the nominated
candidate of a fictitious party of a fictitious country, convincing your subjects and the jury
alike, of your political partys worth, and yours in particular.

Format: Individual event. However, a minimum of two people must register from each
college; Proposition will be released in advance.

Team cap per college: 2

2. Just-A-Minute (JAM)

Your 60 seconds to fame, its your time in the spotlight! Can you do it without hesitation,
deviation, repetition or grammatical errors?

Format: Individual; Rules will be declared on the spot.

Member cap per college: 3

3. Lit Must test

A literary extravaganza that entails all that you could ever use to earn bragging rights for
being a literary genius.

Format: A booklet will be provided to the participants, which will include different sections
of literary puzzles which the team will have to solve.

Maximum members per team: 3

Team cap per college: 3

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4. Wordsworth (Poetry Writing)

Construct a poem and achieve what Keats called A soul or intelligence destined to possess a
sense of Identity.

Format: Individual; Interpret the word or phrase given and use it suitably in the
poem; Acceptable language is English.

Member cap per college: No cap

5. Poetry Slam

"Words are like the winds that blow ripples on the water's surface. The river itself flows
beneath, unseen and unheard."- Amitav Ghosh. But some words are more than that. If your
words are more than wind- if they are the currents that change us deeper within, or
whirlwinds that blow us away- the stage is yours, for five minutes. Here's calling the
contemporary poets, the spoken word artists.

Format: Individual participation; 3-5 minutes per person. The poems do not need to be
restricted to any theme.

Member cap per college: No cap

6. Taboo

Taboo is the game of unspeakable fun! You have to give creative, carefully-worded clues to
get your team to guess words fast. The game challenges you to guess words and phrases.
But don't mention unmentionables, or you'll lose the point!

Format: Will be released on spot.

Members per team: 3

Team cap per college: 2

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7. Spell Bee

Get buzzing and spell those complicated words right. Just make sure you dont get stung!

Format: Will be released on spot

Members per team: Individual event

Team cap per college: 2

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 V. THEATRE

1. Abhimanch: The Street Play

No lights, no camera. Pure action! Abhimanch is the closest and quickest form of getting
through to an audience for an actor. How well can you make the daily life of pedestrians
thought provoking or funny or interesting?

Format: 10 Minutes; Theme will be released in advance.

Maximum members per team: 8

Team cap per college: 1

2. Mad Ads

Sell the AC to the Eskimo! Its insane. Its spontaneous. Its chaotic. Its pure, unadulterated
entertainment. Its mad ads!! Need we say more?

Format: To be released on the spot.

Members per team: 5-8

Team cap per college: 2

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 VI. PALETTE: THE ART EVENTS

1. Mayhem

Five artists, one objective to win the ultimate art marathon!

Format: To be released on the spot.

Members per team: 5

Team cap per college: 2

2. Graffiti

Heres calling the street artists, not confined by canvasses and sheets of papers.

Format: A panel of white wall will be allotted to each team, and a fixed time limit will be
provided.

Members per team: 1-5

Team cap per college: 1

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 VII. MISH-MASH

1. Pop Vulture

Presenting to you, the all new pop vulture! This event is a combination of tasks, questions
and a hunt relating to 5 major pop culture phenomena the Harry Potter book series, the
sitcom F.R.I.E.N.D.S, the British TV show Sherlock, the TV series Game of Thrones and the fifth
universe, wait for it, will be a surprise!

Format: The format will be given to the teams on the spot.

Members per team: 2

Team cap per college: 2

2. Besura

Cant sing? Doesnt mean you cant entertain! This is the time for all those closeted shower
singers to shine.

Format: Participants must perform for 1 and a half to 3 minutes.

Members per team: 1-2

Team cap per college: 2

3. Pictionary

Think you can draw smart, fast? Heres your chance to test out the chemistry between you
and your team, where you have to think fast, and scribble away!

Format: You have to guess a word based on its drawing by one of your team members.

Members per team: 3

Team cap per college: 2

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4. Scavenger Hunt

We bring you a childhood treasure hunt that takes you across the campus. Make some
insider contacts, do your detective work and dash across the campus!

Format: Solve clues to find objects spread across campus. The team with the maximum
objects wins.

Members per team: 2

Teams per college: 2

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5. Pixel: Theme Photography

Heres calling the shutterbugs to capture our Highway Hues during the fest!

Format: Individual event; Theme will be released during the fest.

Team per college: No cap

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6. Lost in Translation

He moves zig-zagger. Hes got swagger. Hes Bunty! Bunty and Babli! If your subtitles game
is on point and you can continue to hold tune, join us in translating Hindi songs into English
and vice-versa.

Format: Individual participation; Rules will be released on the spot.

Team per college: No cap

For the above three events, there will be on spot registration.

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 ANNEXURE B
IMPORTANT INFORMATION

I. REGISTRATION DETAILS

1. The deadline for registration is 15th September, 2016.

2. There is an overall contingent cap of 100 students per university.

II. REGISTRATION FEE

1. A non-refundable registration fee of Rs. 1500 per person is to be paid by all the
participants by Demand Draft in favour of The Registrar, National Law University
Jodhpur, payable at Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Kindly attach a zip folder containing the
scanned copies of all the Demand Drafts and send it by email to nh65.2016@gmail.com
latest by 15th September 2016. The subject of the email must read <Name of your
Institute> - Payment of Registration fee. Please note that the registrations through
the Google form will not be accepted unless the above email is received.

2. The hard copy of the Demand Drafts must be submitted at the Registration Desk
latest by 6th October 2016.

3. The registration fee will include:

Accommodation from 6th 9th October, 2016. Accommodation will be provided for
stay prior to and beyond the mentioned period at an additional fee of Rs. 100 per night, on
5th October, 2016 and 10th October, 2016. Kindly specify the details of accommodation
required in the registration form.

Breakfast for the mornings of 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th October. The participants will have
to pay for other meals themselves.

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 Transport to and from the University and the Station/Airport or the place of
accommodation will be provided.

4. In addition to the basic registration fee mentioned above, there will be event wise
registration fee ranging between Rs. 100 to Rs. 400 per head depending on the event.

5. Depending on availability, accommodation on campus will be provided on a first

come first serve basis, determined by the date of registration by the contingent. Remaining
teams shall be accommodated outside the campus.

6. Every participant is expected to carry two passport size photographs for the
purposes of Fest ID Card. Entry to the campus and fest will be denied without the ID Card.

III. RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY

1. The participants will be subject to the Rules and Regulations of the University throughout
their stay.

2. Please note that the campus is a strictly NO SMOKING and NO ALCOHOL zone.

3. Members beyond the team cap or individuals who havent registered for the fest will not
be allowed to enter the campus.

4. The organizers reserve the right to disqualify participants found guilty of misconduct.

5. No refund shall be made to any participant/team in any condition whatsoever.

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