Editing IIT Kanpur (section)

===National events===

[[File:IIT Kanpur 4.jpg|thumb|IIT Kanpur During [[Diwali]] ]]

*[[Antaragni]]: The annual cultural festival of IIT Kanpur, which was started in 1965, is held in October every year.<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 |archive-date=16 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816050045/http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news-releases/big-fm-ties-with-iit-kanpurlsquos-annual-festival-antaragni-07 |url-status=live }}</ref> The festival includes musical performances, dramas, literary games, folk dances, fashion shows and quizzes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antaragni.in/|title=Antaragni, IIT Kanpur|publisher=antaragni.in|access-date=15 November 2023|archive-date=14 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114223105/https://www.antaragni.in/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Techkriti]]: The annual four-day inter-collegiate technical and entrepreneurship festival usually held in March. It was started in 1995 with an aim to encourage interest and innovation in technology among students and to provide a platform for industry and academia to interact.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://techkriti.org/ |title=Techkriti, IIT Kanpur |publisher=techkriti.org |access-date=3 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102044140/http://www.techkriti.org/ |archive-date=2 November 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Megabucks (a business and entrepreneurship festival) used to be held independently but was later merged with Techkriti in 2010. Notable speakers at Techkriti include [[APJ Abdul Kalam]], [[Vladimir Voevodsky]], [[Douglas Osheroff]], [[Oliver Smithies]], [[Rakesh Sharma]], [[David Griffiths (physicist)|David Griffiths]] and [[Richard Stallman]].
* [[Udghosh]]: IIT Kanpur's annual sports festival usually held in September.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.udghosh.or/ |title=Udghosh, IIT Kanpur |publisher=udghosh.or |access-date=3 November 2014 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It started in 2004 as an inter-college sports meet organised by the institute. Udghosh involves students from across India competing in the university's sports facilities. The festival includes motivational talks, a mini-marathon, gymnastic shows, and sport quizzes related to various sports events.
* Vivekananda Youth Leadership Convention: An annual convention organised on the birth anniversary of [[Swami Vivekananda]] by Vivekananda Samiti, under Students Gymkhana with a focus on leadership, social innovation, and youth empowerment among students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iitk.ac.in/vs/ |title=Vivekanand Samiti, IIT Kanpur |publisher=iitk.ac.in |access-date=3 November 2014 |archive-date=28 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028173138/http://www.iitk.ac.in/vs/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://iitk.ac.in/vs/activities/vylc/ |title=Vivekananda Youth Leadership Convention (VYLC) |publisher=iitk.ac.in |access-date=15 November 2023 |archive-date=14 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114223046/https://iitk.ac.in/vs/activities/vylc/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The convention has included [[Kiran Bedi]], [[Bana Singh]], [[Yogendra Singh Yadav]], [[Raju Narayana Swamy]], [[Arunima Sinha]], [[Rajendra Singh (environmentalist)|Rajendra Singh]] and other personalities from different fields in previous years.
* E-Summit: Started in 2013 as the flagship event of [[Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kanpur]], E-Summit is held annually for three days to promote entrepreneurship among students. It consists of various competitions, workshops and talks by eminent personalities in the domains of [[venture capital]], [[product design]] and [[social entrepreneurship]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ecelliitk.org/esummit/ |title=E-Summit, IIT Kanpur |publisher=ecelliitk.org |access-date=15 November 2023 |archive-date=14 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114223046/https://www.ecelliitk.org/esummit/ |url-status=live }}</ref>