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==History==
Alcheringa, derives its etymology from an Australian aboriginal mythology and translates to “The Eternal Dream-time”. It was started back in 1996 and has grown bigger and better every year since.
In 2002, ‘Alcheringa: Yin and Yang’ the concept of four pro-nites was first introduced. ‘Alcheringa: Navras’ in 2006, hosted the festival’s first international act.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url = http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jan1110/City2|title = The Assam Tribune Online|website = www.assamtribune.com|access-date = 2016-04-12}}</ref> In 2011, Alcheringa’s landmark social initiative ‘Udaan - Giving flights to hope’<ref name=":3" /> was started. 'Alcheringa: Gamescape' (2016) was the twentieth edition of the cultural festival.
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== Campaigns ==
=== Udaan ===
Udaan is a social initiative by Alcheringa<ref name=":11" /> wherein the students of [[IIT Guwahati]] visit [[underprivileged]] children in various corners of India and light up a spark of hope within their innocent hearts. For the past five years since its inception in 2011, students of IIT Guwahati have reached out to various under-privileged children in [[villages]], [[orphanages]], [[slums]], special care homes. Udaan reached 52 cities in 2016.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.freepressjournal.in/ujjainites-witness-alcher-an-iit-guwahati-cultural-fiesta-last-word-udaan-giving-flights-to-hope/264046|title = FP NEWS SERVICE Ujjain {{!}} Freepress Journal|website = www.freepressjournal.in|access-date = 2016-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/IITians-mentor-needy-kids/articleshow/11597265.cms|title = IITians mentor needy kids - Times of India|website = The Times of India|access-date = 2016-04-12}}</ref>
=== North East Unveiled ===
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