MUMBAI: For the first time in 41 years, IIT Bombay's annual fest 'Mood Indigo' will go global by featuring four international folk dance groups.

Groups from Indonesia, Turkey, Spain and Poland will participate in the four-day fest commencing from Sunday 18 December. IIT Bombay will be the first Indian Institute to host foreign groups in a college fest, states the release.

Describing the festival's motto 'Today's Friendship for Tomorrow's Peace', Mood Indigo Worldfest artistic director Shubhra Bhardwaj said, The Worldfest will bring the world to Mood Indigo in an attempt to present the festival on an international platform. The idea of an international cultural festival is to create young minds that transcend borders and prejudices. Mood Indigo Worldfest-2011 will become a meeting point where hundreds of young talented individuals from many countries converge."

The main objectives are to intermingle, have fun and exhibit each country's unique culture and lifestyle, and the participants will become ambassadors of peace.... She added.