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'''Down Sterling''' was the name of the [[Loyola College, Chennai|Loyola College]]'s cultural festival before being cancelled for various reasons. It was named after the college's well-known rock band<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/events/campus-jottings/article5597281.ece Campus Jottings - The Hindu]</ref> - Down Sterling.<br />
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''[[The Hindu]]'' reported about this event: <br />
{{quote|"There was a famous inter-collegiate cultural festival, held annually in Loyola College, which had been named after Sterling Road — Down Sterling. Today the cultural fest is no more than a memory. It was scrapped more than a decade ago as it turned into a hot bed of inter-collegiate violence.<ref>[https://kalugu.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/chennai-college-fight-culture/ Chennai College Fight Culture]</ref>" Year after Year Students Union of the college tries to bring back the prestigious event but are not given a go from the management. It's been 20 years since it's been sacked. |<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/06/26/stories/2002062600190400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020901024621/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/06/26/stories/2002062600190400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 1, 2002|title=Sterling Road : A road with many facets|last=FREDERICK|first=PRINCE|date=Jun 26, 2002|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=12 October 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
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As of 2010 the name of the cultural event in Loyola is ''Ovations'' which is [[India]]'s Biggest Intra-Collegiate event and is held at a whopping expense.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.loyolacollege.edu/eventscompleted.html|title=Events Completed|publisher=Loyola College - Chennai, India.|accessdate=12 October 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126110156/http://loyolacollege.edu/eventscompleted.html|archivedate=26 November 2010}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020901024621/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/06/26/stories/2002062600190400.htm Sterling Road : A Road With Many Facets]<br />
*[http://www.loyolacollege.edu/gallery/Ovations2018.php Loyola College Ovations 2018 Gallery]<br />
*[https://kalugu.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/chennai-college-fight-culture/ Chennai College Fight Culture]<br />
*Down Sterling Digital Magazine<br />
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[[Category:Festivals in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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