Spring Zouk

Spring Zouk is the name of an infamous festival in which was held February 3–5, 2012 at Udupi beach on at St Mary's Islands in India. The festival was a project coordinated by the state government and various sponsors to attract international tourism.

Spring Zouk
GenreElectronic music, etc.
DatesFebruary 3–5
Location(s)St Mary's Islands in Udupi, India
Years active2012
WebsiteOfficial website

Description

The event was a 3-day music festival where 30 international bands performed.[1]

Sponsors

The event was sponsored by Kingfisher, VH1, and the government of Karnataka.[2]

Performers

Juno Reactor, Prem Joshua, Gipsy Shalon and others were among the performers at the event.[3]

Reviews

Attendees at the event reported that it was successful and fun.[4]

Porngate
Main article: Porngate

It was accused that at the event some people had public sex. Actually, there was this just one incident, where a foreign couple had their clothes on. but were gyrating each other. Someone took a video clip of this and when they did air on TV, the bodies of the couple were blurred to leave it to peoples imagination. Then there was talk among some local people that the foreigners' way of having a party was not in accord with local customs.[5] A government committee decided to review the events at the party and compare them with community values.[6]

Shortly after the party, some members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly watched a sexually explicit video taken from this event during government proceedings, and subsequently resigned amid public outcry of watching pornography.[7] The media named the scandal about watching the video from this event as Porngate.

See also

References
  1. "Spring Zouk island fest kicks off with a colourful note". deccanherald.com. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. "springzouk 2012". Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  3. "St Mary's Island turns 'hippy land'". Udupi: Deccan Herald. Feb 4, 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  4. Kaur, Jaspreet (6 February 2012). "'It was unforgettable musical experience'- revelers leave 'Spring Zouk' with fond memories". coastaldigest.com. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  5. Gowda, Aravind (7 February 2012). "Karnataka government shamed over sex on Udupi beach". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  6. "Govt appoints inquiry committee over 'Spring Zouk' party on island". newkerala.com. 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  7. "Porn row:Cong says hiatus between preaching & practice by BJP | Deccan Chronicle". deccanchronicle.com. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
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