Spring Zouk
Spring Zouk is the name of a festival in which was held February 3–5, 2012 at Udupi beach on at St Mary's Islands in Karnataka, India. The festival was a project coordinated by the state government and various sponsors to attract international tourism.
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][3]
Performers
Juno Reactor, Prem Joshua, and others were among the performers at the event.[4]
Reviews
Attendees at the event reported that it was successful and fun.[5]
Porngate
At the event some people had public sex. Someone made a video recording of this and there was talk among some local people that the foreigners' way of having a party was not in accord with local customs.[6] A government committee decided to review the events at the party and compare them with community values.[7]
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.[8] The media named the scandal about watching the video from this event as Porngate.
References
- ^ "Spring Zouk island fest kicks off with a colourful note". deccanherald.com. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Caught red-handed: Karnataka politicos caught watching porn footage on mobile phone during assembly talks". Udupi,: dailymail. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "springzouk 2012". Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "St Mary's Island turns 'hippy land'". Udupi,: Deccan Herald. Feb 4, 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Kaur, Jaspreet (6 February 2012). "'It was unforgettable musical experience'- revelers leave 'Spring Zouk' with fond memories". coastaldigest.com. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ Gowda, Aravind (7 February 2012). "Karnataka government shamed over sex on Udupi beach". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Govt appoints inquiry committee over 'Spring Zouk' party on island". newkerala.com. 2012 [last update]. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ "Porn row:Cong says hiatus between preaching & practice by BJP | Deccan Chronicle". deccanchronicle.com. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.