Antaragni

Antaragni Antaragni

One of India’s oldest, Antaragni (‘the fire within’) has burned at IIT Kanpur since 1965 and marked its 60th Diamond Jubilee in 2025. A crore-plus budget powers ProNights, Synchronicity and Junoon, with past stages held by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Sunidhi Chauhan.

Run by: Antaragni Student Body, IIT Kanpur Gymkhana
Colleges: 400+ colleges
Region: North
Founded: 1965
Usually in: October
Edition: 60th — Diamond Jubilee
Contact Details: IIT Kanpur, Kalyanpur, Kanpur 208016. 2024 core: Samarth Singh, Sachin Kumar Repswal, Varsha Kotagiri, Rohan Chaudhary, Yashwanth Gowda G.S, Divyansh Singh Rana, Pratyush Singh, Jay Singh, Ravi Agrawal, Anish Joshi, Akshat Maheshwari, Ruturaj Acharya.
Institution: IIT Kanpur
Website: https://antaragni.in
Instagram: @antaragni.iitkanpur
History & Origin:

Antaragni = ‘the fire within’ (Sanskrit). Established 1965 — among the oldest in India. 2025 = 60th Diamond Jubilee. Budget Rs 1cr+ via sponsorship.

Flagship Events

ProNights, Synchronicity (dance), Junoon (rock band), Aagaaz (theatre), Hindi/English lit, Akshar (lit fest collab)

Past Performers

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Poets of the Fall (Finnish, 2017), Sunidhi Chauhan, Raghu Dixit, Sejal Kumar, Arati Kadav

Talent Stories:

Junoon launchpad for touring indie rock acts. Curation leans commercial-Bollywood vs Alcher’s rock lean.

Sponsors & Partners:

Past: Lohia Corp, Fundamakers, Bingo!, JK Cement, KDA, Mahindra, LIC, Union Bank, Maruti Suzuki, SpiceJet, KFC, Paytm, OnePlus, OLA

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