Engifest is the annual cultural festival of

Delhi Technological University Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly known as the Delhi College of Engineering (DCE) is a state university in Rohini, Delhi, India. It was established in 1941 as Delhi Polytechnic. In 1952, it started giving degrees after being affil ...

(formerly Delhi College of Engineering). Usually held in the month of February, it is a three-day-long event. Started in 1974 by a group of enthusiastic students, it has attracted considerable media attention and numerous sponsors over time. Engifest attracts an attendance of more than 1,50,000 people from across the country. Students from more than 100 colleges participate in activities related to social problems, dance, music, quizzes, and several others.

Introduction

Engifest is one of the largest college cultural festivals of the country. It is a student-run non-profit organization which caters primarily to youth and its success. Engifest includes a variety of events such as car and bike show, drag racing, cultural performances, live wire-star night, rock shows, plays on social problems, dances, and others. In the past Engifest has been studded by artists like Sunidhi Chauhan,

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, Boogie Frantick,

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History

Engifest, otherwise known as Engineers' Fest is one of the oldest college cultural festivals in the country, dating back to 1974. It was first started by students of the

(DTU), formerly known as Delhi College of Engineering. By 2014, the fest had a diverse range of events and performances by artists and celebrities such as

and

. In 2015, the festival improved upon its range with performances from

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, and more. The year 2016 was bigger. A thousand hearts sang along the rhymes of soulful poetry by

. The year 2018 took Engifest to new heights. Stand-up comedian Abijit Ganguly, musician

, Punjabi singer Guri, and DJ MAG #35

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night performed live. For Engifest'19, DJ MAG #25,

Quintino Quintino (Latin ''Quintinus'', from ''Quintus'') is a Latin-derived male given name meaning "the fifth". People * Quintino Bocaiúva - Brazilian journalist and politician * Quintino Vilas Boas Neto - Portuguese artist * Quintino de Lacerda - ...

would be performing live. Engifest 2020 saw an all-time high footfall of a whopping 1.5 lakh+ students as stars like Sidhu Moosewala who took everyone on a rollercoaster ride with his popular Punjabi songs, performed for the first time in any college festival. The very soothing voice of Papon melted hearts with his soulful songs and left everyone with full hearts. This was not all, as rap king Divine set the stage on fire with his tracks, and the hip-hop giant King made everyone dance their hearts out.

Festival Sponsors and Past Affiliates

The print media partner of Engifest is

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whereas its prominent digital media partners include

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, 9x Jalwa including others.

References

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