POST-FESTIVAL REPORT ANTARAGNI`10 Uttar Pradesh State Aids

POST-FESTIVAL
REPORT
ANTARAGNI'10
in association with
Uttar Pradesh State
Aids Control Society
(UPSACS)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Antaragni is indebted to the Uttar Pradesh State Aids Control Society (UPSACS) for
giving us an opportunity to carry out activities for such a noble cause. These
activities has made our youth more aware about AIDS and the activities of UPSACS.
Also Antaragni joins hand in hands to fight off Stigma Discrimination in our society
by educating our youth on such a critical issue.
In addition to the moral values, the team of Antaragni'10 would like to thank the
Uttar Pradesh State Aids Control Society for their invaluable support before and
after the festival. It sincerely expresses its gratitude and hopes to stand up to its
expectations for many more years to come.
Team, Antaragni'10
IIT Kanpur
Antaragni,Annual Cultural Festival of IIT Kanpur
In the Golden Jubilee Year of IIT Kanpur, ANTARAGNI, its Annual Cultural Festival
reached hitherto unprecedented heights.
Antaragni has now evolved into the biggest cultural extravaganza of Northern
India. Being the most eagerly awaited event of the year, it bears witness to an
eruption of the cultural flair and creative exuberance which is the hallmark of our
institute. Antaragni ’10 was organized from October 21-24, 2010. Antaragni ’10
witnessed over 20,000 footfalls and saw participation from over 150 top colleges
from all corners of the country.. Along with mind blowing professional shows and
glamorous lifestyle events, socially relevant burning issues of the day found a
strong voice in the discussions and panel talks which formed an integral part of the
fest.
In the past, exponents like Pt. Ravi Shankar, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pt. Vishwa
Mohan Bhatt, Astad Debu, singers like Atif Aslam, Jagjit Singh, KK, Remo
Fernandes, Raageshwari and bands like Poets of the Fall (the MTV Europe Music
Award winning rock band from Finland), Glyder (from Ireland), Parikrama,
Euphoria, Aryans, Indian Ocean, Prestorika, Mother Jane, Them Clones have
enthralled and mesmerized massive audiences at Antaragni. Antaragni ’08
saw the exclusive Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Farhan Akhtar's Rock On! special
performance to tumultuous applause. Antaragni ’09 witnessed the likes of K.K. and
Jaded Sun. Antaragni today has firmly established itself as a brand and in the 50th
anniversary of our august institution, its visibility went bigger and better than
ever.
COMPETITIONS
With over 150 colleges participating in Antaragni'10, this year the competition
level reached a new height and unparalleled enthusiasm. With 49 competitions
falling into 8 broad categories, these competitions witnessed hard fought battles
and a huge crowd support to cheer their teams to glory. The winners were awarded
with cash prizes, certificates and mementos on a great scale.
Musicals
Junoon: Eastern Band Competition
Unplugged: Western Acoustic Band Competition
Aria: Western Vocals
Geet: Light India Solo
Jugalbandi: Duet Competition
Sur aur Dhwani: Indian Classical Music
Sangam: Indian Group Vocals
Bolly Band: Acoustic Bollywood band Competition
Dramatics
Rang Manch: Darpan, The play Competition
Filmy Chakarr: Parody Making
Nishabd: Mime Competition
Halla Bol: Nukkad Natak, The street play competition
Kaminey: The online video ‘Con’petition
Dance
Jitterbugs: Western Dance Competition
Jive: Western Solo Dance
Lavolta: Dance duo Competition
Natraj: Classical Dance Competition
Roots: Folk Dance Competition
Tour de Force: Street Dance Competition
Fine Arts
Rangeela Re: Rangoli Competition
Desi Gagaria: Pot painting Competition
Craft out of Scrap Manzar: Portrait Sketching and landscape sketching
Tashan Mein: T-shirt designing
Kala Aaj Kal: Modern Art
Quiz
General Quiz
Bollywood Quiz
Sports Quiz
MELA Quiz: Music, Entertainment, Literature, Arts quiz
India Quiz
Films and Photography
Crónica: Video depicting evolution of Indian Cinema
Impetus: Moment photography competition
Photo Montage: Document Photography competition
Reel Life: Short Film making competition
Digital Art: Online Poster designing Competition
English Lits
Face off: National Debate
Jabberwocky: Just a minute
Dumb Charades
Mixed Bag
Word Games
Raconteur: Creative Writing Competition
Scrabble
Hindi Lits
Manthan (Trividha): Present your ideas in a form of poetry/skit/monologue/play
etc. Tark: Extempore and debate
Vaak Yudh: Group Discussion and Parliamentary Debate
Saptrang: Word Games
Rachna: Creative Writing Competition
Gupchup: Dumb Charades
Kavyanjali: The Poetry Competition
EVENTS
Ritambhara
One of the flagship events of the festival is the prestigious fashion competition,
Ritambhara. Attracting high quality participation from the major design institutes
of the country such as NIFTs and INIFDs, the event was a visual treat for the 10000
strong audience as they were lost in the magic and glamour created by the
designers and the models. The event was judged by established professionals such
as the photographer Rohit Dhingra.
Mridaksh
One of the most popular events in the festival, Mridaksh is a stage for the
participants to show their personality and skills as they fight it out to be crowned
Mr and Ms Antaragni.
Fun Questionnaires were distributed among the people, and finally there were the
finals to a packed auditorium, with entertaining rounds like talent round, duet etc,
all accompanied by witty and irreverent compering.
The Mall
The Mall is the backbone of the festival, as a constant stream of fun and on-the-spot
activities keeps the crowd interested and coming back. The wacky and creative
events demanded spontaneous participation and offered loads of entertainment for
the participants and the crowd alike.
Calypso - The Discotheque
As the evening wore down the participants lets their hair down at the discotheque.
All the worries of the day sailed away as the pulsing rhythms got the feet tapping
and the body moving. Organized every evening of the festival with a spacious floor
and classy DJs, this one was a prime crowd attraction.
Model UN
Model United Nations or MUN is an academic simulation of the UN that aims to
educate participants about environment, civics, current events, effective
communication, globalization and multilateral diplomacy.
Topic in Antaragni’10- The committee being simulated in IITK MUN 2010 is:
UN Framework Convention on climate change (also called COP 16)
Implementation- In standard Model UN, students take on roles as diplomats and
participate in a simulated session of an international organization under the UN.
Participants research a country, take on roles as diplomats, investigate
international
issues, debate, deliberate, consult, and then develop solutions to world problems.
Over a series of committee sessions, delegates work together to introduce working
papers and draft resolutions.
The session ends when the committee votes on the (till then generated) draft,
generally
choosing to adopt a single document that addresses the issue.
Delegates- Experienced professionals from companies like HMEL, McKinsey, ITC,
HUL, etc.
PROFESSIONAL SHOWS
Prima Nocte
This is where it all starts, the fun and the excitement. This year the high profile
inauguration event witnessed India's longest running english play “Love Letters”
performed by artists Mr. Rajit Kapoor and Mrs. Shernaz Patel . In the past, top-rung
performers like Pt. Ravi Shankar and Jagjit Singh have mesmerized the crowds
through their performances in this opening night.
Blitzkrieg
This is the high point of the festival, as bollywood stars like Atif Aslam, K.K.,
Shankar Ehsaan and Loy drive the 10,000 crowd crazy. This year we had bollywood
singer Shafqat Amanat Ali and fusion band Sitar Funk entertaining the crowds with
their music .
Synchronocity
Synchronicity- the rock juggernaut of Antaragni. The best young bands from all
over India unleash their musical fury to be crowned the new messiahs of rock. This
year bands like Nigambodh and Weapon Shop shot the adrenaline of the youngsters
to the highest. The top three bands open for top tier headlining acts like Poets of the
Fall, Glyder and Jaded Sun.
Highlights of UPSACS
activities for reducing
HIV AIDS and Stigma
Discrimination
Movies @ Open Air Theatre
During the first 3 nights of Antaragni'10, short movies on AIDS Awareness were put
on the open air theatre. These movies witnessed a crowd of nearly 400 students
each night.
The movies showcased were :
Day 1 : “Positive” directed by Farhan Akhtar.
Day 2 : “Blood Brothers” directed by Vishal Bharadwaj.
Day 3 : “Migration” directed by Meera Nair.
HIV SENSITIZATION
There are more than 5000 students studying in the campus. From the four
undergraduate batches, we assigned 10 volunteers each to make a group of 40
students who were called “Peer Educators”. These students were given a lecture by
a mentor of UPSACS (Mr. Menon) regarding stigma discrimination and services
provided by UPSACS. These peer educators have ever since played the role of
disseminating this information to their batch-mates.
Poster Making Competition
A Poster Making Competition was organized during the last eve of the festival.
The Topic of the competition was “Youth and HIV Awareness”. The Competition
received 23 individual entries and best 5 entries were awarded with prizes worth
Rs 1000 each.
Slogan Writing Competition
This competition was organized in two phases.
The first part saw active participation from a crowd of over 100 students and the
best 3 entries were rewarded with prizes worth Rs 1000 each. Also 2 consolation
prizes were declared among the participants and prizes worth Rs 500 each were
given.
The second part of slogan writing saw over 350 entries and was in an entry form
for a competition called “Blind Date” where participants in order to get entry into
the PreFinal round had to fill up a form. The form had a section in which the
participants had to write a slogan on AIDS Awareness. Best 7 entries were awarded
with prizes worth Rs 1000 each and 3 consolation prizes worth Rs 500 were also
given.
Stall of UPSACS @ Antaragni'10
During the 4 days of the festival, a stall was set up in the Students' Activity Center of
IIT Kanpur for promotion of the activities of UPSACS and free HIV testing. As many
as 110 students turned up to have an HIV test done. Also incentives were given in
the form of 40 lucky draw prizes worth Rs 1000 each to the students who opt for
HIV Testing.
Red Ribbons (Symbol of AIDS Awareness)
Every outside participant coming to Antaragni gets a handbook which acts as a
guide to them. This year red ribbons were put on each handbook distributed to the
outside participants which was greater than 2000 in number hence reminding
about the cause of UPSACS to the entire public of the festival.
Doubt Box
There were five doubt boxes called HIV (Help-in-view) boxes to be setup at
strategic locations ,where people can drop in their queries while maintaining
absolute anonymity. The queries were then answered on the Mall Stage in the
Students' Activity Center on the 3rd and 4th Night of the festival. These Doubt Boxes
received 19 entries this year.
Branding of UPSACS in
Antaragni'10
Backdrop of Synchronicity
UPSACS along with its logo and message was put up on the main backdrop of
Synchronicity. The pre-finals and the finals both had a tremendous crowd presence
of above 5000.
OFFICIAL PASSES
UPSACS alongside with the symbol of AIDS Awareness and a message of “TALK
AIDS STOP AIDS” was printed on all the official passes of Antaragni'10. These
passes were distributed to over 2000 people including staff persons in IIT Kanpur,
Faculty and Sponsors.
Official Newsletter
The name of UPSACS alongside a message and a logo of AIDS Awareness appeared
in the official newsletter of Antaragni'10.
Website of Antaragni'10
This year Antaragni'10 saw more than a million hits on its website. The name and
message by UPSACS was put up on the website which directed to the original
website of UPSACS upon clicking.
INVITATION LETTER
The name of UPSACS alongside a message and a logo of AIDS Awareness appeared
on the official invitation letter of Antaragni'10.
Branding Through Print Media
An advertisement in the national newspaper “ Dainik Jagran” was published
highlighting about the festival. The association of UPSACS with IIT Kanpur was also
mentioned in the advertisement.
Mention In Press Conference
In the official press conference of Antaragni'10, association of UPSACS with
Antaragni'10 and its activities were highlighted. Articles praising about the efforts
of UPSACS and Antaragni'10 came out in national newspapers like Times of India
and Dainik Jagran.
Publicity Banners
20 Standard Sized banners of UPSACS were placed at strategic locations inside the
campus during all 4 days of the festival.
Publicity Hoardings
5 Publicity Hoardings of Antaragni’10 were put up at prominent locations in
Kanpur. These hoardings carried the name and message by UPSACS highlighting its
association with Antaragni’10 and IIT Kanpur.
Publicity In Kanpur City
Publicity banners/cut-outs/flyers of Antaragni’10 were placed in various malls
and cinema halls in Kanpur a month before the festival. The name and logo of
UPSACS along with a message was an integral part of the publicity in these places.
Handbooks
In addition to the red ribbons put on every handbook printed, each handbook
highlighted the association of UPSACS with Antaragni'10 and IIT Kanpur.
Mega Banners
2 Mega banners were put inside the Students Activity Center during the 4 days of
the festival which highlighted the association of UPSACS and Antaragni'10.