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About Ardour

Sports cum Cultural Event presented by the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research at CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh.

ARDOUR brings the research campus of CSIR-CSIO out of the laboratory and onto the courts, grounds and stage, paired with Reminisce, where research scholars and alumni come back together.

Details on this website are taken from the official Ardour 2026 brochure and AcSIR-CSIO sources; anything not yet confirmed is marked as such.

A kabaddi raider stretches across the mud court at dusk

01 / 04

On the field

10 sports, indoor and outdoor, from cricket and kho kho to chess and the marathon.

A dancer performs in front of a star-patterned LED backdrop

02 / 04

On stage

8 cultural competitions, from dance and singing to Battle of Bands and poem recitation.

Research scholars discuss scientific posters at a poster session

03 / 04

In the auditorium

Reminisce, the Research Scholar Event cum Alumni Meet, opens the programme on Day 1.

A crowd dances under purple lights during an evening programme

04 / 04

After dark

The schedule closes with a DJ Night, an Award Ceremony and Star Night.

Editions

The story so far

  1. Earlier edition

    Ardour 2.0

    Photographs from “Ardour 2.0” appear in the 2023 brochure.

  2. 2023

    Ardour 3.0

    Held with Reminisce 2023. The 2023 brochure lists a five-day programme from 10 to 14 April 2023.

  3. 2025

    Ardour 4.0

    Featured as “Glimpses of Ardour 4.0” in the 2026 brochure; photographs in the gallery.

  4. December 2026

    Ardour 2026

    Sports cum Cultural Event, with Reminisce 2026. Exact dates to be confirmed.

Sources: ARDOUR 2026 brochure; Reminisce and Ardour 2023 brochure (historical).

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