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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
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{{Infobox recurring event
| name = Thomso
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| logo = Thomso, IIT Roorkee Official Logo.png
| logo_caption =
| image =
| caption =A Gleaming Gala
| status = Active
| genre = [[Cultural Festival (India)|Cultural Festival]]
| date = 
| begins =18 October 2019
| ends =20 October 2019
| venue = [[Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee]]
| location = [[Roorkee]]
| coordinates = 
| country = India
| years_active = 1982–present
| first = 1982
| founder_name =
| last = 
| participants =
| attendance = 80000+
| area = Roorkee, Uttarakhand
| activity = Cultural Festival
| patron =
| organised = 
| filing = 
| people =
| member =
| website = http://www.thomso.in
| footnotes =
}}

'''Thomso''' is the annual [[Cultural Festival (India)|cultural fest]] of [[Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Annual Events|work=Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | url = http://www.iitr.ac.in/departments/DM/pages/Activities+Annual_Events.html | accessdate = 2014-08-28 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Thomso Encore: IIT-Roorkee's annual fest|work=[[Rediff.com]] | url = http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2006/oct/23iycu2.htm
|date=23 October 2006| accessdate = 2014-08-28 }}</ref> Established in 1982, the festival is held over a span of three days at the end of October and the beginning of November. The 2018 edition consisted of over 150+ events and hosted 9000+ guest students from 200 colleges across India, in addition to about 10,000 students from the hosting institution.<ref name=pio /><ref name=standard />

== History ==
[[File:WargasmThomso01.jpg|thumb|A performance by rock band [[Indian Ocean (band)|Indian Ocean]] at Thomso]]
The festival is named after its founder, Sir James Thomason, lieutenant governor 1843–53, the founder of the [[Thomason College of Civil Engineering]] in 1853, which later became the [[University of Roorkee]] in 1948, and, [[IIT Roorkee]] in 2001.<ref name=pio>{{cite web |title=THOMSO 2013|date=9 October 2013 |first=Sangeeta | last=Yadav| url = http://www.dailypioneer.com/avenues/thomso-2013.html |work=[[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]]| accessdate = 2014-08-28 }}</ref>

Thomso 2013 featured rock concerts by [[Farhan Akhtar]] and Eka band, and a performance by standup [[Ahsaan Qureshi]].<ref name=pio /><ref name=standard>{{cite web | title = IIT Roorkee cultural fest concludes | work=[[Business Standard]] News | url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/iit-roorkee-cultural-fest-concludes-113100700364_1.html |date=7 October 2013| accessdate = 2014-08-28 }}</ref><gallery>
File:VogueThomso02.jpg|Vogue Fashion show
File:VogueThomso01.jpg|Vogue fashion show at Thomso
File:XhilerationThomso01.jpg|[[Benea Reach]] at ''Wargasm'', Thomso 2009.
File:ThahakeThomso01.jpg|Stand-up comedian [[Sunil Pal]] at ''Thahake'', Hasya [[Kavi sammelan]] at Thomso.
</gallery>

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian Institutes of Technology festivals]]
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