KANPUR: With jam-packed events, finals, and international and national star attractions, the last day of Antaragini’21 was hectic, cheerful and tinged with the grief of conclusion.
The first event of day three was the finale of the flagship competition DJ War--'The Colour Run'. A fun-filled run amidst bursts of beautiful colours culminated with a power-packed performance with the finalists of DJ War.
After this, a talk on air pollution was delivered by professor of the civil engineering department of IIT Kanpur Prof Mukesh Sharma.
Three distinguished alumni, who have had a remarkable impact in their respective fields, namely Neelkanth Mishra, managing director, co-head of Equity Strategy, Asia Pacific, and India Strategist for Credit Suisse, a computer science graduate of the 1977 batch, Hemant Jalan, founder of Indigo Paints, a chemical engineering graduate of the same batch and Pushkar Misra, CEO & president HGS Philippines, a mechanical engineering graduate of the 1982 batch, took part.
They instilled in the audience the learnings from their experience that have completely revolutionized the various domains of their expertise.
Their inspiring words made a lasting impression on the youngsters and motivated them to settle for nothing less than extreme success.
Jitterbug, the western dance competition, saw teams competing with full enthusiasm and power and the finale of Antaragni idol, the solo singing competition, witnessed a sequence of brilliant performances which showcased the vocal talent of the country. The judges of both these events were blown away by the sheer talent of the participants.
In the Director's Cut event, Abhishek Kapoor, the award-winning writer and director of Kai Po Che and Fitoor participated.
The audience had an engaging discussion with Abhishek and observed the craft of cinematography from his eyes and comprehended all behind the scenes efforts and grinds that precede the production of a cinematic chef-d'oeuvre.
Moving forward with the international carnival, Lavinia Meijer, a spellbinding and enthralling harpist from the Netherlands and Yui Yui, a talented dancer, who rose from humble backgrounds in Japan and went ahead to participate in one of the grandest competitions, Asia’s Got Talent.
Antaragni 21 also conducted many informal competitions for fanatics.
The TV series quiz was one such feud filled with exhilaration, fervour, and delirium.
The night got glamorous with the extremely gorgeous and sensational Sunidhi Chauhan rocking the stage with her top hits like ‘Desi Girl’, ’Kamli’, and ‘Shava Shava’ in Blitzkrieg. She gave the audience a life-time experience. Her euphonious voice induced the feeling of gaiety amongst the assemblage. Everybody was left quivering and wanted the gig to never end.
The whole carnival came to an enclosure with the three-day event Silent-Disco that aimed at reducing noise pollution. The Disco goers put their earphones on and plugged right into nirvana with this refreshing gala of ours.
As “All good things must come to an end”, Antaragni 21 bid students a fond valediction, with a promise to come back with an even greater festival next year.
