Media Release

Mangalore, Mar 17: A cultural fest ‘Incident’ was held at NITK Suratkal from March 5 to March 9.

The fest is annually organised at the national level with colleges from across India. It is one of the second biggest cultural fests in South India.

The band ‘Pure Vegetarian’ from Mangalore won the second place in the eastern battle of bands ‘Bandish’ held on  March 5.

Band members:
Sweethin Hartman - Vocals ,Saxophone & Rhythm Guitar
Mervyn Soans - Lead Guitar
Patsonn Pereira - Bass Guitar
Suhan Soans - Violin
Jackson Norhonha - Keyboard
Rohit Mallya B - Tabla & Djembe
Jill Gavin D'souza – Drums

The band ‘Pure Vegetarian’ band mesmerized the crowd. Sweethin on the saxophone solo and the band were able to cover songs from Kailash Kher, Raghu Dixit and Benny Dayal.

The band ‘Thermal Shock Wave’ from Mangalore won the first place in western rock music competition ‘Pulse’ held on March 8.

Band Members:
Allan Fernandes – Bass Guitar
Jackson Norhonha - Keyboard
Mervyn Soans - Lead Guitar
Jill Gavin D'souza – Drums
Joswin D’Cunha – Lead Guitar
Karthik Chennoji Rao – Vocals

‘Pure Vegetarian’ also won the second place in western unplugged as well as first place at the Eastern unplugged competition which was held on March 9.