Engifest

Engifest
Genre	Cultural
Begins	17 February 2023
Ends	19 February 2023
Frequency	Annual
Venue	Delhi Technological University
Location(s)	Delhi
Country	India
Inaugurated	1974; 48 years ago
Attendance	1,50,000+ (2020)
Organised by	DTU Cultural Council
Website	www.engifest.dtu.ac.in

Engifest is the annual cultural festival of Delhi Technological University (formerly Delhi College of Engineering). ^[1] Usually held in the month of February, it is a three-day-long event. It was started in 1974 by students of DTU.

Introduction

Engifest is one of the largest college cultural festivals of the country. ^[2] It is a student-run non-profit organization which caters primarily to youth. Engifest includes a variety of events such as car and bike show, drag racing, cultural performances, live wire-star night, rock shows, ^[3] plays on social problems, dances, and others. Engifest has been studded by artists like Sunidhi Chauhan, Vishal–Shekhar, Mohit Chauhan, ^[4] Amit Trivedi, Papon (singer), Raftaar, Nucleya, Bassjackers, Quintino (DJ), DJ NYK, Boogie Frantick, Bhuvan Bam, VJ Bani, Aditi Arya, Salman Yusuff Khan, Kumar Vishwas, Piyush Mishra, Karan Kundra, Hard Kaur, Sidhu Moose Wala. ^[5]

Mohit Chauhan Live at Engifest 2014

History

Engifest was first started by students of the Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly known as Delhi College of Engineering, in 1974.

By 2014, the fest had a diverse range of events and performances artists and celebrities such as Mohit Chauhan and Hard Kaur. ^[6] In 2015, the festival improved upon its range with performances from Raftaar, Manj Musik, and more.

Engifest 2016 saw Piyush Mishra. ^[7]

Engifest 2018 saw Stand-up comedian Abijit Ganguly, musician Amit Trivedi, Punjabi singer Guri, and DJ MAG #35 Bassjackers on the EDM night performed live.

Engifest 2019 saw DJ MAG #25, Quintino performing live. ^{[8] [9]}

Engifest 2020 saw 1.5 lakh+ students with Sidhu Moosewala (who performed for the first time in any college festival), Papon, and Divine.

Festival Sponsors and Past Affiliates

The print media partner of Engifest is Hindustan Times whereas its digital media partners include All India Radio, 9x Jalwa including others. ^[10]

References

1. "Delhi Technological University".
2. "Annual cultural festivals of DTU". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
3. "A Rocking affair". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013.
4. "An Evening Worth It : Mohit Chauhan at Engifest'14, The Annual Cultural Festival of DTU".
5. "DTU Fest". Times of India.
6. "History of Engifest - Engineered to Perfection!". GrooveNexus. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
7. "Sunidhi Chauhan rocks the first day of DTU's Engifest - Times of India". The Times of India. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
8. "Engifest: A journey of stars invoking magic!". GrooveNexus. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
9. "Amit Trivedi performs at Delhi Technical University - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
10. "Our Sponsors". Facebook .