Antaragni

Antaragni
Genre Non-Profit, Student run Organization
Location(s) Kanpur, India
Years active 53
Founded 1965
Next event 25–28 October 2018
Patron(s) Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Website www.antaragni.in

Antaragni (English: The Fire Within) is the annual cultural festival of IIT Kanpur, held in the month of October.[1] It is a four-day-long festival, attracting participation from over 200 colleges of India.[2] It includes professional shows, competitions, performances by amateur rock bands, Ustads and Pandits, fashion shows, Indian folk dances, and a lot of other events.

History

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt appeared in Antaragni 2006

Antaragni begun as an inter-collegiate cultural event in 1965. The name of the festival was changed from Culfest to Antaragni in 1993. The 2006 edition saw performances by Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Astad Deboo.[3] The 2016 edition included performances by Mike Candys, Sartek and Adnan Sami.[4] The 2017 edition featured DJ KSHMR and the musical duo of Vishal-Shekhar.

Notable events

India Inspired is a political forum, with politicians, leaders and media persons.[5] Issues which are socially relevant and with an emphasis on youth culture are discussed. In the past years it has witnessed participation from the student community and has led to spirited discussions. Speakers at this event have included Shekhar Kammula, noted Telegu film director; Vineet Joshi CBSE chairman; and Vasundhara Das, actress, singer and social activist.

Kavi Sammelan is a poetry competition. Antaragni'10 had Rahat Indori, a painter, professor, poet and film lyricist, and the poet Dr. Kirti Kale whose programs have been broadcast on radio and TV.[6]

Competitions in dance, dramatics, fine arts, film and photography, and musicals are conducted. There are also debates, discussions, word games and writing contests in English and Hindi. Many quizzes are held by professional quiz masters. Each of these events has cash prizes and college teams competing for the top prize. Some of the previous film making contests have been judged by established film director like Abbas Tyrewala and Luv Ranjan.[7] Dance events are held in the auditorium, with different styles of dance exhibited.

Organisation

The festival is organised by the students.[8] The Antaragni chairman is the only faculty member of the team. Organisation is structured into two levels. The core team consists of festival coordinators (overall heads) and the heads of competitions, events, finance, marketing, show management, and public relations. Each category of competition is managed by coordinators with help of secretaries and volunteers. Other auxiliary units such as public relations are managed by executives with the help of and volunteers. A team of nearly 800 students works for 8 months to plan and manage the festival.

Participating colleges

Antaragni has participation from several colleges across the country. University of Delhi (DU) along with colleges from states like U.P., Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, and colleges from the Kolkata and Mumbai circuit travel distances to part take. There is an altogether participation from more than 100 colleges nationwide.[4]

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. ↑ HT Correspondent (27 October 2006). "Antaragni-06 from Nov 2". Hindustantimes.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Antaragni to begin at IIT-K from October 20 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  5. ↑ "Vote Politics hitting Democracy", Hindustan Times (2008.10.26, Kanpur, pg 5)
  6. ↑ "Antaragni-06 from Nov 2". Hindustan Times. 27 October 2006. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Antaragni-'12 at IIT-Kanpur from Oct 11 to 14 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  8. ↑ "Nominations: Core Team, Antaragni'14 | Students' Senate, IIT Kanpur". students.iitk.ac.in. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
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