Category: Life@IIMKashipur

IIM Kashipur represented in Youth Exchange Program in China

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Pratik,Gaokar, II Year PGP Student represented IIM Kashipur as a delegate to China, as part of Youth Exchange Program of the Ministry of Youth Affairs, GOI, from 25th November to 3rd December. “We were in all a hundred member youth delegation, for 8 days to learn Chinese Culture, heritage, values and their economic development”, said Pratik.

This delegation, selected by the Ministry of youth affairs had youth from different diverse background such as National Service Scheme (NSS), Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK), AIMS, Sports, Journalists, National Youth Awardees, IITs, NITs, and IIMs. Among the IIMs only 5 IIMs had been selected, including one in Kashipur, after IIM Ahmedabad, Kozhikode, Shillong, and Udaipur.

After an orientation at the Chinese Embassy in India, the delegation visited Beijing, Shandong and Shanghai besides many culturally rich, heritage places, and those of economically and industrial importance.

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“Getting to know the Chinese civilization and its evolution, the only continuing civilization along with the Indian one, was an amazing experience. There was a language barrier with the local Chinese, but that did not stop them from helping us whenever we required”, added Pratik.

KPL: A grand ending to a grand finale

Its time! The show has ended but the fireworks are a proof of the entertainment it provided. Sports Committee successfully hosted another thrilling edition of Kashipur Premier league and it was the Royal Shuttlers who carved their way to the ultimate glory. The team owned by Anurag Sharma of PGP2014-16 batch, managed to win 2 out of its 3 final stages matches with a decent margin to claim the trophy. The team didn’t have any of the top seeds but still managed to come out on the top.

This is what the team owner had to say, “We always believed that we could win and everyone worked very hard and gave their 100%. It’s a great moment for all us, everyone is delighted. Hopefully we’ll come back and do the same next year”

Agarwal Tsunami finished at first runner up while The devious drunkards finished third. Hitesh Ram from the devious drunkards was announced as the player of the tournament.

Here are some pictures of the action and the winning team.

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KACOFONIA 2014

Cultural Committee of IIM Kashipur along with the students organised KACOFONIA 2014, an intra college fest consisting of events like face painting, dumb charades, solo, duet and group dancing, singing competition, fashion show and dramatics.

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IIM Kashipur celebrates Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day)

Indian Institute of Management Kashipur celebrated the spirit of Unity on Rashtriya Ekta Diwas to commemorate the birth anniversary of the ‘Iron Man of India’, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

In the morning the faculty, students and staff alike took an unity pledge to preserve and promote the unity and integrity of this great nation. In the evening there was a Run/Walk for Unity from IIM Kashipur current campus to IIM Kashipur new campus followed by an insightful and energetic #DebateCompetition on the theme ‘National Safety, Security and Unity’

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Kashipur Premier League Auctions

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Sports committee of IIM Kashipur is organizing its yearly badminton tournament, Kashipur Premier League. The bidding process took place today in which 12 team owners from both senior and junior batch, cast their bids for over 60 participating players. The players were seeded on the basis of their performance in the trials. With Avinash and Kiran taking the top two seeds in the boys and Divya and Natasha in the girls.

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The one of its kind auction saw great response for the top seeds. Kiran seeded two in boys was sold for 590, while Avinash the top seed was sold for 570. In girls, the top seed Divya attracted a bid of 470. 59 players were sold to 12 teams. While each team was given only 1000 rupees to buy their players, there was significant amount of cross bidding and enthusiasm within the team owners to get the best line up for their teams. The managers and owners came up with a lot of preparation and this was evident from the aggressive bidding that took place today.

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The twelve teams will be divided into groups of 3 for the round robin stages which starts next week. Each team from a group will then come for the finals stages where 4 teams will fight for ultimate glory; Kashipur Premier league.

Here are the 12 Teams that will compete in the league:

1. Royal Shuttlers
2. The Flashy eagles
3. Ace Shutlers
4. Agarwal Tsunami
5. Skandy_Rocks
6. Rational Gamblers
7. Silent assassins
8. The Decoys
9. Kampa
10. Here for beer
11. The Devious Drunkards
12. Bulky bullies

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All the best. Let the games begin!

Swachh Bharat Mission

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Be the change that you wish to see in the world”, said one of the most influential people to have ever graced this earth – Mahatma Gandhi. To celebrate the values that he practiced as much as he preached, on the occasion of what would have been his 145th birth anniversary, IIM Kashipur took up brooms to participate in the Swachh Bharat Mission today. Dr. Somnath Ghosh, Dean Academics, IIM Kashipur administered a pledge to the faculty, staff and students of the institute which promised that they would devote some time to maintaining the cleanliness of their environment daily. Post this, the faculty and students alike took up brooms and took to the nearby areas to clean them. Garbage bins were posted at intervals and all the litter was properly disposed of.

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Small Big Bang: A book by Ashwin Murali

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Ashwin Murali (student of IIM Kashipur, PGP2013 batch) published his first book “Small Big Bang” with Grey Parrot publications.
Small Big Bang has been an experience of a lifetime for many. Here’s what Ashwin Murali, a key member of the SBB team, from IIM Kashipur has to say,

‘Small Big Bang’ is a dream come true for budding writers like me. I was overjoyed when I got selected for the project. The project took off and it was a whole new experience in itself – meeting the entrepreneur, chatting with him, interviewing him, the audio recordings, the videos, chronicling his story, trying to do justice to his story through my words. It was an experience that I’d cherish forever. Not just my experience, but the entrepreneur’s story was so inspiring that it gave me the courage to take risks and try out new things in life. I an indebted to Grey Parrot Publishers for this opportunity and I sincerely believe that this is a start for many more to come.’