Antaragni

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]

• 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]}

• 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]