Haha. It's not ignorance. I guess it just doesn't happen there!
Basically, every year each college/Uni hosts a Cultural event where there are competitions between all the colleges in the city and also from the rest of the country. There are music events and Literature, drama, basically, anything other than Academics. It's a whole lot of fun. and many of us go to watch everything. And hosting it is a whole lot of fun too! Even though it's a lot of work!
Aw, darn, that really sucks. I feel that way sometimes, where I'm so busy that I can't do anything else, because there's just no time!
I hope it gets better soon!!