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{{About|the IIT Kanpur cultural festival|the Indian fusion music band|Antaragni (band)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox recurring event
| name = '''Antaragni'''
| logo = [[File:Logo antaragni.jpg]]
| caption = ''The fire within''
| location = [[Kanpur, India]]
| years_active = 54
| founded = 1965
| next = 19 - 21 March 2021
| genre = Non-Profit, Student run Organization
| patron = [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]]
| website = [http://www.antaragni.in www.antaragni.in]
}}

'''Antaragni''' (English: '''The Fire Within''') is the [[culfest|Annual cultural festival]] of [[IIT Kanpur]], held in October.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news-releases/big-fm-ties-with-iit-kanpurlsquos-annual-festival-antaragni-07 |title=Big FM ties up with IIT Kanpur's annual festival- Antaragni 07 |author=RnM Team |date=23 October 2007 |publisher=Radioandmusic.com |access-date=14 September 2010}}</ref> It is one of the biggest college cultural festivals of Asia. The four-day-long festival, attracts participation from over 350 colleges of India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/antaragni-spreads-at-iit-kanpur/232742/ |title=Antaragni spreads at IIT, Kanpur |author=Rao Jaswant Singh |date=27 October 2007 |publisher=Expressindia.com |access-date=14 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025164601/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Antaragni-spreads-at-IIT-Kanpur/232742/ |archive-date=25 October 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref> It features professional shows, competitions, performances by amateur rock bands, DJs, Ustads and Pandits, fashion shows, Indian folk dances, etc.

==History==
[[File:Prima nocte iitk.jpg|thumb|[[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 after 27 years of its inception.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} The 2006 edition saw performances by [[Vishwa Mohan Bhatt]] and [[Astad Deboo]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Antaragni-06-from-Nov-2/Article1-165983.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125053851/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Antaragni-06-from-Nov-2/Article1-165983.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2013 |title=Antaragni-06 from Nov 2 |author=HT Correspondent |date=27 October 2006 |publisher=Hindustantimes.com |access-date=14 September 2010 }}</ref>

The 2016 edition included performances by [[Mike Candys]], [[Sartek]], [[Demonic Resurrection]], Madboy Mink and [[Adnan Sami]].<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Antaragni-to-begin-at-IIT-K-from-October-20/articleshow/54930530.cms|title=Antaragni to begin at IIT-K from October 20 - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2017-02-07}}</ref>

The 2017 edition became the first Indian college festival to have featured DJ [[Kshmr|KSHMR]], the musical duo of [[Vishal–Shekhar|Vishal-Shekhar]], the energy of [[Euphoria (Indian band)|Euphoria]] and the charisma of [[Skyharbor]].

The 2018 edition featured even greater artists, including the marvelous performance by [[Amit Trivedi]], DJ [[Quintino (DJ)|Quintino]], the famous Indie band [[The Local Train]] and the guitar maestro [[Guthrie Govan]].

The 2019 edition witnessed legends like [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Ehsaan Noorani]] and [[Loy Mendonsa]].

The 2020 edition featured [[Abhishek Upmanyu]], [[Aakash Gupta]] and [[Harsh Gujral]] for standup comedy.

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==Notable events==
India Inspired is a political forum, with politicians, leaders and media persons.<ref>"Vote Politics hitting Democracy", ''Hindustan Times'' (2008.10.26, Kanpur, pg 5)</ref> 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 [[Sekhar 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.<ref name=ht_antaragni06>{{cite news|title=Antaragni-06 from Nov 2 |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/NM18/Antaragni-06-from-Nov-2/Article1-165983.aspx |access-date=15 March 2012 |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=27 October 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018160019/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/NM18/Antaragni-06-from-Nov-2/Article1-165983.aspx |archive-date=18 October 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Antaragni-12-at-IIT-Kanpur-from-Oct-11-to-14/articleshow/16731504.cms|title=Antaragni-'12 at IIT-Kanpur from Oct 11 to 14 - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2017-02-07}}</ref> Dance events are held in the auditorium, with different styles of dance exhibited.

Hindi literary events-2018 have been judged by established Hindi Writer [[Nasira Sharma]], [[Leeladhar Jagudi]] and [[Ravindra Prabhat]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.trendtoday.org/2018/10/iit-kanpurs-cultural-festival-antaragni.html|title=IIT Kanpur's Cultural Festival Antaragni '18 National Prelims At Delhi On 30th September|newspaper=Trend Today|access-date=2018-10-29}}</ref>

==Organisation==

The festival is purely organised by the [[Student|students]] of IIT Kanpur.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://students.iitk.ac.in/ss/home/nominations/antaragni14/|title=Nominations: Core Team, Antaragni'14 {{!}} Students' Senate, IIT Kanpur|website=students.iitk.ac.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref> 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 eight months to plan, manage and execute the festival.

==Participating colleges==
[[University of Delhi]] (DU) along with colleges from states like U.P., Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, and colleges from the Kolkata and Mumbai circuit participate in the four-day event. Over 300 colleges nationwide participate.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/>

==References==
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{{Indian Institutes of Technology}}

[[Category:Indian Institutes of Technology festivals]]
[[Category:Culfests]]
[[Category:Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]]
[[Category:1965 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Festivals established in 1965]]

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