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'''Techkriti''' is the annual inter-collegiate Technical and Entrepreneurship festival of IIT Kanpur. It was started in 1995<ref>{{cite web|title=Techkriti '99|url=http://www.iitk.ac.in/infocell/Archive/dirjan1/techkriti99.html|publisher=IIT Kanpur|accessdate=19 October 2011}}</ref> with an aim to encourage interest and innovation in technology among students and to provide a platform for industry and academia to interact.Speakers at Techkirit have included [[APJ Abdul Kalam]], [[Vladimir Voevodsky]], [[Dougulas OSheroff]] and [[Oliver Smithies]]. <ref>{{cite news|title=Techkriti Past|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Techkriti February 2011}}</ref>
'''Techkriti''' is the annual inter-collegiate Technical and Entrepreneurship festival of IIT Kanpur. It was started in 1995<ref>{{cite web|title=Techkriti '99|url=http://www.iitk.ac.in/infocell/Archive/dirjan1/techkriti99.html|publisher=IIT Kanpur|accessdate=19 October 2011}}</ref> with an aim to encourage interest and innovation in technology among students and to provide a platform for industry and academia to interact. Techkriti has fast emerged as one of the best technical festivals of the country over the past years and now resounds as a familiar name across the colleges as well as the industry, nationwide.

==Etymology==
==Etymology==


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==Techkriti 12==
==Techkriti 12==
Techkriti 2012 is scheduled between January 27-30 2012. This year the festival is based on a theme of future for technology. It organizes workshops, events and lectures from eminent personalities as part of the festival. <ref>{{cite web|title=Times of India - Techkriti|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Techkriti October 2011}}</ref>
Techkriti 2012 is scheduled between January 27-30 2012. This year the festival is based on a theme of future for technology. It organizes workshops, events and lectures from eminent personalities as part of the festival. <ref>{{cite web|title=Times of India - Techkriti|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Techkriti October 2011}}</ref> It is one The present contacts details of the core team which conducts the event can be found [http://techkriti.org/#/contact/ here]


==Events==
The various [http://www.techkriti.org/#/competitions/ Competitions] which were the part of this year’s edition are: • Robotics events like [http://www.techkriti.org/#/competitions/wsc/wildsoccerchampionship/ Wild Soccer] <ref>{{cite web|title=Wild Soccer - Techkriti|url=http://www.techkriti.org/#/competitions/wsc/wildsoccerchampionship/ October 2011}}</ref>, [http://www.techkriti.org/#/competitions/robogames/the-isle-of-tortuga/ The Isle of Tortuga], [http://www.techkriti.org/#/competitions/robogames/robotsgottalent/ Robot's Got Talent], [http://www.techkriti.org/#/competitions/robogames/lumos/ Lumos], and [http://www.techkriti.org/#/competitions/robogames/ocean-s-fourteen/ Ocean's Fourteen]. • Aeromodelling Events like BackFire, Cruise Control, Eagle and Impulse. • Online Events consisted of IOPC(International Online Programming Contest), Crypto Contest, Stocksim and Chakravyuh. • Business Events like [http://www.techkriti.org/#/competitions/battlefield-2/case-study/ Battlefield], Stocksim and [http://www.techkriti.org/#/competitions/ideas/ideas/ IDEAS]. • Electronic Circuit making events like Electromania, Embedded design, Analogic and Microsemi FPGA Design Challenge Apart from these, other competitions which were organized are [http://www.techkriti.org/#/competitions/software-corner/ Software Corner],Gearloose, Insight, Junkyard Wars, Rube Goldberg, Tremor, Episteme (the Quiz Events), Endeavour, Eureka, Software Corner, Chaos, Instant, Battle City, Gimmick, IORC:Indian Open Rubik's Cube and Fly Ash Challenge.


==Talks==

[http://www.techkriti.org/#/talks/ Talks] provides an avenue to the student community to get acquainted with ideas on the frontiers of technology and entrepreneurship. Previous speakers include Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (Hon’ble ex-president of India), Vladimir Voevodsky (Fields Medalist, 2002), Dougulas OSheroff (Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1996), Micheal Virlogeux (creator of World’s longest cable bridge), David Morrison (Director, Lunar Science Institute, NASA), Stephen Wolfram(Creator of Mathematica), Oliver Smithies (Nobel Laureate in Medicine, 2007), Ashish Gupta (MD, Helion Ventures Partners), Sanjeev Bhikachandani (Founder, Naukri.com).
<ref>{{cite news|title=Techkriti Past|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Techkriti February 2011}}</ref>

==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Revision as of 15:09, 2 November 2011

Techkriti
GenreTechnical
DatesJanuary
Location(s)Kanpur, India
Years active17
Founded1995
Attendance20,000 footfalls, 500 colleges
Patron(s)Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Websitehttp://www.techkriti.org

Techkriti is the annual inter-collegiate Technical and Entrepreneurship festival of IIT Kanpur. It was started in 1995[1] with an aim to encourage interest and innovation in technology among students and to provide a platform for industry and academia to interact. Techkriti has fast emerged as one of the best technical festivals of the country over the past years and now resounds as a familiar name across the colleges as well as the industry, nationwide.

Etymology

The word ‘Techkriti’ is composed of two words, ‘Tech’ in English is slang for Technology and ‘Kriti’ in Hindi stands for Creation, hence, the word ‘Techkriti’ signifies creation or innovation in technology. [2]

History

Techkriti was conceived in the year 1995 and since then it has grown into one of the largest technical festivals in Asia.[citation needed] Over the years, it has evolved as a brand name and has hosted of some of the most famous exhibitions, workshops and speakers from India and abroad.

Techkriti 07

Techkriti 2007 was held at IIT Kanpur campus from February 22 to 25, 2007. The event was branded as Techkriti Oh-Seven!. The event witnessed an Air Show by the "Akash Ganga' team of Indian Air Force as part of the closing proceeds.

Techkriti 08

Techkriti 08 was held from 14 to 17 February 2008, and had a participation of more than 150 colleges. Keynote presentations were given by Peter Grünberg, Kevin Warwick and Harsh Manglik.

Techkriti 09

Techkriti 2009 was held at IIT Kanpur from February 12 to 15, 2009. Techkriti 2009 featured talks by Stephen Wolfram, David Morrison, G. Madhavan Nair and Ron Eglash and a pyrotechnical cum laser show.

Techkriti 10

Techkriti 2010 was held from February 11 to 14, 2010, with IIT Kanpur celebrating its Golden Jubilee, this year’s festival featured individual Dr Nikolaos Mavridis, developer of the World's first Arabic speaking humanoid robot and also the Facebots robot, which can use facebook information in holding conversations with friends. This was the first edition of Techkriti after Megabucks, the annual entrepreneurship festival of IIT Kanpur was amalgamated in it, adding entrepreneurship aspects to the festival.

Techkriti 11

Techkriti 2011 was organized from February 17 to 20, saw over 1,500 students from various colleges taking part in the 27 events with total prize money of Rs 22 lakh at stake.

Competitions like unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise control, robots got talent, robogames[3] , simulation game on the great wall of China, reactable (musical user interface), interactive floor, interactive robots, the aero modelling events, Innovate - design events (including Junkyard Wars, Rube Goldberg, Tremor etc) were the featured. Speakers and guests included Vladimir Voevodsky (Russian mathematician), Bruce E Melnick (Astronaut NASA), Michael Gratzel, a designer of Millau Viaduct-a bridge designed in France which has a height of 373 meters, David Bismark-developer of E Voting machines, Ashish Gupta, Managing Director, Hellion Ventures, Chander Baljee, founder Royal Orchid Hotels took part in the talk shows. [4]

Techkriti 12

Techkriti 2012 is scheduled between January 27-30 2012. This year the festival is based on a theme of future for technology. It organizes workshops, events and lectures from eminent personalities as part of the festival. [5] It is one The present contacts details of the core team which conducts the event can be found here

Events

The various Competitions which were the part of this year’s edition are: • Robotics events like Wild Soccer [6], The Isle of Tortuga, Robot's Got Talent, Lumos, and Ocean's Fourteen. • Aeromodelling Events like BackFire, Cruise Control, Eagle and Impulse. • Online Events consisted of IOPC(International Online Programming Contest), Crypto Contest, Stocksim and Chakravyuh. • Business Events like Battlefield, Stocksim and IDEAS. • Electronic Circuit making events like Electromania, Embedded design, Analogic and Microsemi FPGA Design Challenge Apart from these, other competitions which were organized are Software Corner,Gearloose, Insight, Junkyard Wars, Rube Goldberg, Tremor, Episteme (the Quiz Events), Endeavour, Eureka, Software Corner, Chaos, Instant, Battle City, Gimmick, IORC:Indian Open Rubik's Cube and Fly Ash Challenge.

Talks

Talks provides an avenue to the student community to get acquainted with ideas on the frontiers of technology and entrepreneurship. Previous speakers include Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (Hon’ble ex-president of India), Vladimir Voevodsky (Fields Medalist, 2002), Dougulas OSheroff (Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1996), Micheal Virlogeux (creator of World’s longest cable bridge), David Morrison (Director, Lunar Science Institute, NASA), Stephen Wolfram(Creator of Mathematica), Oliver Smithies (Nobel Laureate in Medicine, 2007), Ashish Gupta (MD, Helion Ventures Partners), Sanjeev Bhikachandani (Founder, Naukri.com). [7]

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "Techkriti '99". IIT Kanpur. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Techkriti 2011". www.vgyan.com. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Robogames - Techkriti". Techkriti. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Techkriti 2011 begins". Times Of India. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  5. ^ October 2011 "Times of India - Techkriti". {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  6. ^ October 2011 "Wild Soccer - Techkriti". {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  7. ^ February 2011 "Techkriti Past". {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)


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