DASTAAN ’27: Neural Chronicles

National-level
multi-fest

29—31 Jan 2027
Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru

Join us for

the Neural Chronicles.

Three days,four worlds

Friday to Sunday. Four worlds share every one of those days.

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01 / 0629 — 31 January 2027

Three days.
Four worlds.

Culture, Arts, Tech and Community all happen across the same three days, on one campus. Every day, every world.

  1. 29Friday · Chapter IStories

    The opening night. The campus turns into a story in progress, and the first chapters of the fest are written live.

  2. 30Saturday · Chapter IIMinds

    Big ideas, sharp competition. Builders, debaters, makers and performers share one long day.

  3. 31Sunday · Chapter IIIWorlds

    Every world meets on the final day, and the night carries the story beyond the stage.

Full schedule to be announced. Follow @dastaanmultifest for the first reveal.

And inside those days, pick a world. Or all four.

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01 · PerformFront-row instincts

  • Fri 29
  • Sat 30
  • Sun 31

Culture

Dance, music, garba nights and pro-show energy. For the ones who come alive under stage lights.

  • Stage energy96
  • Crowd pull92
  • Late nights88

02 · CreateTurns moments into memories

  • Fri 29
  • Sat 30
  • Sun 31

Arts

Visual art, writing, photography and film. For storytellers who make something you can keep.

  • Craft95
  • Imagination93
  • Patience81

03 · BuildShips before sunrise

  • Fri 29
  • Sat 30
  • Sun 31

Tech

Hackathons, hardware and problem-solving against the clock. For minds that think in systems.

  • Brainpower97
  • Caffeine tolerance90
  • Debug speed86

04 · LeadTurns strangers into a crew

  • Fri 29
  • Sat 30
  • Sun 31

Community

MUNs, discussions and initiatives that reach past the campus. For voices that bring people together.

  • Diplomacy94
  • Voice91
  • Network89

…and every story in between.

Your path shapes the stories we show you next

Every story

Needs voices.

Listen

SingerNeeti Mohan
SingerKarthik
DJProject 91
DJLost Stories
’27 headlinerTo be announced

’27 artists are revealed on Instagram first, at @dastaanmultifest.

The voices

Who has played DASTAAN, and who comes next.

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02 / 06Guess who · ’27

Guess who’s
coming next?

Three nights. Three names we can’t say yet. Scratch each card for a clue, then lock in your guess before we reveal them.

Night 01 · 29 Jan

Singer or DJ?

One voice that a whole crowd sings back.

Night 02 · 30 Jan

Played DASTAAN before?

Some stories get a second chapter.

Night 03 · 31 Jan

Bollywood, indie or electronic?

The last night always goes loudest.

0 of 3 clues found

Dokens

Sign up, show up, climb the board. The rewards game of DASTAAN ’27.

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03 / 06Dokens · Dastaan ’27

Sign up.
Show up.
Climb.

The rewards game of DASTAAN ’27. Every time you show up, you earn Dokens, and every Doken moves you up the board.

Only for Amrita Bengaluru students

How you earn

+

01

Sign up

With your college email.

+

02

Show up

Register for pre-events, turn up, scan your QR.

+

03

Get your ticket

Buying your fest ticket earns Dokens too.

+

04

Bring friends

Share your link with up to 5 friends. Earn more when they pay.

Leaderboard

Rank = total earned

Sample
  • 1ECE · 3rd yr940
  • 2CSE · 2nd yr880
  • 3BBA · 1st yr790
  • 4Mech · 4th yr640
  • 5AIE · 2nd yr520
  • 6You90

Locks before the fest · Top 3 rewards to be announced

Then

  1. The board locks

    Climb as far as you can. The ranks freeze before the fest.

  2. Spend at the fest

    Use your Dokens on event fees.

  3. Gone after Day 3

    All Dokens expire at the end of Day 3.

Register and don’t show up? Those Dokens are gone.

Dokens are fest reward points for DASTAAN ’27 only. They are not money or crypto and have no cash value.

Full guide coming soon

Behind every stage

No story gets told alone.

Meet them

Sponsors

The names behind DASTAAN, this edition and the last.

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04 / 06Sponsors

Every story has backers.
Meet ours.

DASTAAN ’27 · Our sponsors

DASTAAN ’27Official sponsor

Sponsor

AMR

On board for DASTAAN ’27.

DASTAAN ’27Official sponsor

SponsorBack from ’25

Finlatics

Hands-on, mentor-led programs in finance, business and technology, built to take students from theory to the job.

Visit Finlatics

They backed DASTAAN ’25

The last edition, on its sponsor wall

Innspark★ Title sponsor
Amrita TBI
Gaana
Aarogya Hastha Hospitals
Trinity Air Travel and Tours
HM Scottsville
Triggr
Finlatics
Green Globe Guardians Foundation
Acceleron Labs
Dhanlaxmi Bank
redBus
Entuple Technologies
Autodesk
CoreEL Technologies
Comed Kares
MathWorks
NI
TechFluent
RV Institutions
STEM Smart Labs

DASTAAN ’27

Want your name on this wall?

DM @dastaanmultifest

Pre-fest 2026

Some nights you keep.

Look back

Moments

Pre-fest nights, already part of the story.

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05 / 06Moments

Some moments
stay.

Placeholder photos until the official gallery drops

Case file Nº 05 · Pre-fest 2026

Pre-fest
nights

Evidence that the story started before the fest did.

Unforgettable
Dhun Aur Dhadak

Dhun Aur Dhadak

Garba Night · 15 Oct 2026

Dixon × Thangu

Dixon × Thangu

Percussive Bollywood Night

Overnight build

Overnight build

Electronica ’26 hackathon

₹30K on the line

₹30K on the line

Electronica ’26 · prize pool

Order in council

Order in council

EchoMUN committees

The crowd

The crowd

Pre-fest nights on campus

Stage lights

Stage lights

Waiting for the ’27 lineup

First pages

First pages

Neural Chronicles begins

Your chapter

The next chapter of DASTAAN has a blank page with your name on it.

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