Antaragni

This article is about the IIT Kanpur cultural festival. For the Indian fusion music band, see Antaragni (band).

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;60 years ago (1965)
Most recent	17 October 2024 – 20 October 2024
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 an 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

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.
4. "Antaragni to begin at IIT-K from October 20 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
5. "Antaragni-06 from Nov 2". Hindustantimes.com. 27 October 2006. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
6. "Vote Politics hitting Democracy", Hindustan Times (2008.10.26, Kanpur, pg 5)
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.

External links

• Official website