Antaragni

Antaragni
Antaragni
	Antaragni logo
Status	Active
Genre	Cultural festival
Dates	17 October 2024 – 20 October 2024
Frequency	Annual
Venue	Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Location(s)	Kanpur
Country	India
Years active	1965–present
Inaugurated	1965; 59 years ago
Most recent	19 October 2023 – 22 October 2023
Attendance	130,000+ (2019)
Patron(s)	Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Organised by	Student body, IIT Kanpur
Website	antaragni.in

Antaragni (English: "The Fire Within") is the annual cultural festival of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, usually held in October.^[1] Established in 1965, the four-day-long festival attracts participants from over 350 colleges in India and has garnered substantial media attention over the years.^[2] It features professional shows, competitions, musical performances, DJs, fashion shows, Indian folk dances, and more.

History

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt performing at Antaragni in 2006

Antaragni began as an inter-collegiate cultural event in 1965. The name of the festival was changed from Culfest to Antaragni in 1993, 27 years after its inception.^{[citation needed]} The festival is entirely organised by students of IIT Kanpur,^[3] with the Antaragni chairperson being the only faculty member on the team.^{[citation needed]} Over 350 Indian colleges have participated in the event.^[4]

Performances

2006 – Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Astad Deboo.^[5]
2016 – Mike Candys, Sartek, Demonic Resurrection, Madboy Mink, Adnan Sami.^[4]
2017 – DJ KSHMR, Vishal–Shekhar, Euphoria, Skyharbor.^{[citation needed]}
2018 – Amit Trivedi, DJ Quintino, The Local Train, Guthrie Govan.^{[citation needed]}
2019 – Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani, Loy Mendonsa.^{[citation needed]}
2020 – comedians Abhishek Upmanyu, Aakash Gupta, and Harsh Gujral; musicians The Yellow Diary and Sonu Nigam.^{[citation needed]}
2021 – Ritviz, Sunidhi Chauhan.^{[citation needed]}

Notable events

India Inspired – political forum that involves politicians, leaders, and media personalities^[6] and where socially relevant issues are discussed, with an emphasis on youth culture. In past years, it has witnessed participation from the student community.^{[citation needed]} Speakers at this event have included Telugu film director Sekhar Kammula, CBSE chairman Vineet Joshi, and actress, singer, and social activist Vasundhara Das.^{[citation needed]}
Kavi Sammelan – poetry competition. It has included appearances by painter, professor, poet, and film lyricist Rahat Indori and poet Kirti Kale.^[7]
Filmmaking contests – judges have included Abbas Tyrewala and Luv Ranjan.^[8]
Hindi literary events – judges have included Hindi authors Nasira Sharma, Leeladhar Jagudi, and Ravindra Prabhat.^[9]

References

^ RnM Team (23 October 2007). "Big FM ties up with IIT Kanpur's annual festival- Antaragni 07". Radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
^ Rao Jaswant Singh (27 October 2007). "Antaragni spreads at IIT, Kanpur". Expressindia.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
^ "Nominations: Core Team, Antaragni'14 | Students' Senate, IIT Kanpur". students.iitk.ac.in. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Antaragni to begin at IIT-K from October 20 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
^ HT Correspondent (27 October 2006). "Antaragni-06 from Nov 2". Hindustantimes.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2010. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ "Vote Politics hitting Democracy", Hindustan Times (2008.10.26, Kanpur, pg 5)
^ "Antaragni-06 from Nov 2". Hindustan Times. 27 October 2006. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
^ "Antaragni-'12 at IIT-Kanpur from Oct 11 to 14 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
^ "IIT Kanpur's Cultural Festival Antaragni '18 National Prelims at Delhi on 30th September". Trend Today. Retrieved 29 October 2018.

External links

Official website

[1] RnM Team (23 October 2007). "Big FM ties up with IIT Kanpur's annual festival- Antaragni 07". Radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 14 September 2010.

[2] Rao Jaswant Singh (27 October 2007). "Antaragni spreads at IIT, Kanpur". Expressindia.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2010.

[3] "Nominations: Core Team, Antaragni'14 | Students' Senate, IIT Kanpur". students.iitk.ac.in. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

[timesofindia.indiatimes.com-4] "Antaragni to begin at IIT-K from October 20 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

[5] HT Correspondent (27 October 2006). "Antaragni-06 from Nov 2". Hindustantimes.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2010. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

[6] "Vote Politics hitting Democracy", Hindustan Times (2008.10.26, Kanpur, pg 5)

[ht_antaragni06-7] "Antaragni-06 from Nov 2". Hindustan Times. 27 October 2006. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.

[8] "Antaragni-'12 at IIT-Kanpur from Oct 11 to 14 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

[9] "IIT Kanpur's Cultural Festival Antaragni '18 National Prelims at Delhi on 30th September". Trend Today. Retrieved 29 October 2018.

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