It started with Terah-Nau-Pachatar and an original script. Kashmkash with its genre of comedy and an original play took it a few steps further. The faculty play, Half a glass of champagne, showcased the prowess and reach of IIM Calcutta Dramatics Club. Few doubted the fact that the pinnacle had been attained. Few wondered if this could be repeated. Few felt that a genre other than comedy could have greater triumph in exhilarating the audience.

The challenge for the next cast and directors seemed insurmountable. Add to that the difficulty of reaching out to an audience in a social and cultural fest with a genre of drama far removed from the laughter and gaiety associated with the festival. That was till Carpe Diem 2012, when the Dramatics Club presented “The Devil Within” and changed quite a few misconceptions!

With its complicated backdrop of the Indo-Pak partition, the play deftly captured the underlying tensions existing in a society plagued recently by communal strife. The story is centered on the small town of Amargaon and the upheaval that its society faces after unscrupulous elements create disturbance during a religious procession. The ensuing conflict brings to the surface the hidden feelings of the society thereby exposing the past misgivings that each and every character is experiencing.

The characters themselves are well-rounded – from the blood-thirsty mob (Deepan Malik, Rahul Shresth, Aaditya Raut, Abhishek Gupta and Karan Sareen), who are baying for revenge and have been let loose like the proverbial ‘dogs of war’, to the college going Smita (Sneha Mundhra), who is forced to maintain a different stance and ways of life within and outside the confines of her home in order to adhere to familial prescriptions of what is right and wrong and yet exercise the feeling of independence that is commonplace; from the playful Daksha (Geeta Manasa) living in pre-independence India and unaware of the horrors that will be unleashed during partition to the now hunched with age Hardika (Shraddha Mehta), who still harbors deep misgivings and has not been able to come to terms with the reality of her past; from the remorseful dad Ramnik Gandhi (Arnab Ganguly), who wants to set things right and come to terms with his dark secret he has been harboring in his head and has tried unsuccessfully to come to terms with, to his god fearing wife Aruna (Divya Juneja) who believes every word of what “Baa” (Hardika) says and is unwilling to take any risk that might jeopardize her family’s peaceful existence; from the bloodthirsty Javed (Pranay Agarwal), who seeks to avenge every act of harm or disrespect done to his community, to the refined college educated Bobby or Babban (Kanishka Arya), who demonstrates aspects of rationality that many other characters seem to have forgotten during their vocal rantings for revenge.

The cast delivers a mature and a memorable performance in which they take the audience through a journey spanning time and geography and do justice to a script that intends to question the irrationality and fears of morbid hatred that grip sections of our society whenever plagued with an unfavorable situation. The soliloquies, and there are quite a few of these from each of the characters, bring to light the inner turmoil that each character has been facing over time and serve well to increase the depth of the characters. The characters themselves are not mannequins – a little scratch at the surface is sufficient to reveal the patina of guilt and remorse that each of them face – yet even in the most intense moments of their soliloquies, the characters often display their shades, thereby bringing to light that people are hardly ever black and white – most remain in the realm of what can only be described as shades of grey.

The haunting quality of the background score (by Sachit Handa and Chandrashekhar Venugopal), which by the way was another first for “The Devil Within” and accompanied every scene, made its impact most audible in the eerie scenes of the chorus – the music at every stage left the audience on the tip of their seats waiting for some new horror to unfold or be recounted. This intensity was only reinforced by the cast creating a virtuous circle and leaving the audience on tenterhooks as the drama unfolded.

                “The Devil Within” is a masterful display of the tensions plaguing a society still torn by darker aspects of its past. The terse nature of the play, which is itself interspersed by the rabid chorus of a blood thirsty mob, causes the audience to sit up, take notice, and question – even as they are taken through the horrors witnessed by each of the characters and see for themselves how legends turn into myths and myths into stories, how far removed the reality can be from the occurrence of real incidents on the ground, how each perceives the same set of incidents in a manner that suits his beliefs, how a passive acceptance of age old beliefs and views can only serve to reinforce the misgivings of a society that still harbors some feelings of the fracture it witnessed more than half a century back.

All in all, the play is a tumultuous journey of each of the characters – a journey of self-exploration where they are forced to face the devils running amok within their inner selves. The play takes the audience on a journey of self-exploration and forces them to think about that which is the basic tenet of any human society – can civility and rationality ultimately triumph over the feelings of jingoism and xenophobia that still exist in some sections of our society.

Carpe Diem is the annual cultural festival of IIM Calcutta. For more details, log on to http://www.iimc-carpediem.com/

Carpe Diem kicked off with much fanfare on the 3^rd of February 2012. The event was inaugurated by the Dean Prof. Ashok Banerjee, who appreciated the efforts of the students who were part of this festival, and also promised more support in the future.

This was followed by a play produced by the Dramatics Cell of IIM Calcutta, The Devil Within, which tackled the issue of communal hatred. Directed by Khushboo Kaushal, Ravi Bhushan and Gaurav Jindal, the play had performances that left the audience spell-bound. It concluded to a standing ovation from the crowd.

Bandish, featuring grammy nominated artist Shubhen Chatterjee, enthralled the audience with their fusion music, producing a unique blend of Indian classical as well as western music. The auditorium lawn was the perfect venue for the large crowd, a large part of which had just arrived from other colleges.

The mime performed by Mr. Niranjan Goswami was one to remember and cherish. The Padmashri award winner kept the audience spellbound with the lively act, be it the role of a dentist or of a master playing with his dog. The depiction of a woman getting ready; putting makeup, dressing up, waiting for someone, was surely one to savor.

 Mr. Niranjan, who keeps experimenting and redefining his art gave us an evening to be remembered. The act beautifully depicted how little we value the things we possess and our fixation with beauty. The crowd rose to the occasion, greeting them with a well deserved and thunderous applause.

 With such a great start on the first day, Carpe Diem promises to only get better.

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Whether it  was  the JBS Jam session on the Jetty at 4 in the morning ,  or the thrill of  being a wholly different character “Kiran” as part of The Muggy Night in Mumbai, or all those evenings doing Random bakar at the NC, the culture of Joka surely cannot be attributed to a single moment. Now waiting for the last leg in this line of celebrations-Carpe Diem!!

More on Carpe Diem at http://www.iimc-carpediem.com

Today, at the onset of February, with barely a month to go before the end of this joyous journey called IIM Calcutta, let us attempt to make these last few days the most memorable of the two years. Yes, we’ve gained knowledge, but we’ve not forgotten to have fun.
This Carpe Diem, let’s have the time of our life! As our beloved PGP2s bid adieu to life at Joka, they share with us some of their most coveted memories.

Live. Revel. Escape.

A moment where they’ve felt alive in culture that is “C”, revelled in the glory of the Tribe of Joka, and escaped from the realms of mere mortality to become a true Jokar!

Starting in a while with Paridhi Agarwalla’s post.

Adarsh has seen the high points of being a successful director, having won many awards, and the lowest points too, where everyone, including his own wife, loses faith in him. Adarsh vows to come back and win the audiences over with his next film “Kashmakash”. He is proud, egoistic and extremely passionate. He needs to make this movie perfect. And when after 32 takes and two and a half years of hard work he cannot get the most important climax scene right and he sees his world crumble around him, the question arises, how far will he go for his passion?

The first half of the play is carried forward by light, witty and at times downright hilarious dialogues between the in love cheerful Mumbaiya spot boy Ali (Avisheke Barua) and the adorable Bihari hairstylist Shalini (Shalini Verma). Most people who have done plays realize the difficulty in transforming into a different person, to let go of oneself and be someone completely different. If you think that is difficult, imagine the plight of hero, heroine and villain of the movie who played two different characters on the stage! Ujjwal Singh, the romantic, sappy, straightforward hero Akash and off screen the arrogant Aftab Khan. Nikita Barmecha, the sweet and simple Simran and off screen the bollywood family heiress, Sweety. Nitin Aggarwal, the villainous Vikram and the budding actor Puneet Deshmukh off screen.

The story is helped along at various stages by level headed Sameer (Ishwar Saxena) the assistant director who manages everything behind the scenes, the hot-shot producer Roma (Neha Singhal) who must keep the budget under check and keep tabs on the director, Sweety’s mummyji, Dimpyji (Arpita Patra) who is fussy, annoying and highly animated and who needs everything in the movie geared towards making her daughter a superstar and Ajay (Saurabh Sinha) who plays the assistant to Vikram in the movie.

As the story develops, we see different parts of the movie being shot. However, the story gets stuck on this one scene, the climax. The villainous Vikram who has brought people’s lives in danger in trying to make money is confronted by his best friend and business partner Akash who cannot believe Vikram’s betrayal. As the scene grows, so does the anger and the frustration of both parties involved. Eventually, as the scene escalates and as Vikram is shouting and cursing Akash, Akash shoots Vikram. The scene seems to be an amazing one.. but.. CUT. And Adarsh Bhandari cuts the scene.. but why? Because the scene isn’t perfect. The emotions by Aftab just aren’t right. Re-shoot the scene. Take 5.. Take 6….. Take 31…

This goes on for a while and after the 32^nd take Adarsh just can’t take it anymore. He explodes on stage. Aftab retaliates, who does Adarsh think he is? Roma cuts in, what is wrong with Adarsh? Dimpy shouts, finish the movie now… Adarsh leaves frustrated..no one understands him. And then the question lingers in the air… What does Adarsh do now? He’s at wits end. The next day the police inspector (Rahul Shresth) walks in accusing Aftab of killing Puneet. Then Adarsh takes over and reveals that he had killed Puneet and will kill Aftab too if he doesn’t complete the scene. Adarsh goes psychotic while Aftab nears breaking down. Adarsh sets the scene up in the exact same manner that the climax scene is… The scene ends with Aftab shooting Adarsh and his reaction being caught on tape to complete the perfect scene. But the question remains.. is Adarsh alive? Did he play a trick on Aftab to get him to shoot the scene? Or did he actually sacrifice his life to fulfil his passion?

The writing implies that Adarsh wins the award for best director.. but is he even alive to collect it? Regardless, the film is a success and Adarsh’s Kashmakash is over and his dream is fulfilled. He is redeemed in the eyes of the world.

This play was a play that everyone would enjoy. It wasn’t an easy thing to do considering that this was an original script. Written by Asif Rizwi, Avantika Tomar and Rahul Shresth the script had all the elements needed to entertain a crowd that consisted of B school students from around the country and professors of IIM Calcutta. The script had inspiring dialogues (anyone who saw the play cannot forget “Baap ka kutta”), some very enjoying light funny moments (by Avisheke and Shalini), a full-on bollywood romantic scene (played out beautifully amidst the hooting and cheering by the hero and heroine of the movie), another full-on bollywood sagai scene (with some brilliant dancing by Namrata and Geeta) and a high intensity show down that showed the audience a range of emotions (played outstandingly by Ujjwal and Nitin).

However, there were a few moments in the play that went beyond entertaining. They were scenes that took one’s breath away. So as to not get the audience bored, the climax scene was played once in fast forward mime. For the first 5 seconds the audience couldn’t comprehend why Aftab and Puneet suddenly went silent.. But when they fully understood what was going on, there was a collective gasp through the audience and applause that just didn’t seem to end. Another scene was when Adarsh gets frustrated and gets drunk and Sameer tries to handle him. Oh by the way, if it isn’t apparent till now.. I played Adarsh Bhandari and I really hope I did justice to this scene. Because when I first read the scene I just went, “F*** this is brilliant.”

Under the superb direction of Asif Rizwi, Avantika Tomar and Kerishma Malik and the brilliant lights and production of Vivek Bijlwan, Tania Benjamin and Zubin Ray, these words written on paper were brought to life to be one of the best plays ever produced at IIM Calcutta. And I’m extremely grateful and proud to be able to be part of it!

Photo Credits: Vaibhav Gulati

Sir, you’ve had a glittering career full of professional achievements – and hope it continues.  But what do you think is your biggest personal achievement?

My twin sons.(Laughs). On a personal front, I speak with pride, of their success. They’re both in New York – Ishan is working on a novel, and Kanishk is a journalist – both turning out to be very good writers. What more personal accomplishment can you ask for.

Speaking of that, where do you see your writing career going?

At the moment its going nowhere because I’m not getting enough time to write!!

I’ve been a columnist for newspapers in India and abroad, and that’s all I’ve done for a while. I’m currently working on a book about our nation and its place in the 21^st century world. Now that book, like any other, requires application of your mind in some way, and sadly, I just have not been able to spend much time on it. So, I have to admit that it’s a bit of a struggle. But, I never want to be a former writer. One day, I’ll get used to being a former minister, but not a former writer.

Your last novel, ‘Riot’ was published almost 10 years back. Can your readers expect a work of fiction anytime soon?

Not immediately, because fiction requires not just time, but some space inside your head too- A space to create and inhabit an alternative moral universe, one whose realities have to be consistent in your own mind. And you can’t allow the spell to be broken by intrusions of reality too much. You can’t easily write a fragment of a novel and return to it eight weeks from now. You simply find you have to reinvent the novel each time you do that.  A politician like me has to travel day in and day out, bring work home, stay away from home for a while – those kinds of interruptions are deadly for writing fiction. And I found that an enormous struggle.

So, if I write now, I’d say its more easy to, or I am more likely to write non-fiction. Because non-fiction, its interruptible. Your life is non-fiction. (smiles). Like somebody once said, “I didn’t realize I’ve been speaking in prose all my life”. So even if I interrupt writing (non-fiction), and I’ve been doing it for a while now, I feel I can go back to it at a later point.

Sir, Would you like to speak about your fondness for PG Wodehouse, which somehow reflects in ‘The Great Indian Novel’, perhaps the most celebrated of your works?

(It reflects) Only in sections. (Laughs)

I love Wodehouse – his tremendous escapism, tremendous humor and tremendous sense of alternative reality. And I love his style- his use of language. The ability to make people laugh- its such a gift. Hilarious situations, very cleverly contrived comical plots, and great writing – all of it come together in his books.

As for ‘The Great Indian Novel’, I was once reading a translation of the Mahabharata by the Calcutta professor P Lal who uses a very racy and modern style. I must say that I was struck by the immediacy of the narrative. I said -“I’m reading a 2000 year story that reads as if it could’ve been written yesterday.” And then I thought –“Hey, what if it were written yesterday? What would a contemporary Veda Vyas write about the great events of his time?” So, it started as a sort of playful experiment, taking the frame narrative of the Mahabharata, and some of its style and digressions, its philosophies and situations, and applying them to a retelling of a subject which had fascinated me most- 20^th century Indian political history.  I think it has really worked – the book is now in its 42^nd edition, the new generation is loving it. Readers who weren’t even born when it was written tell me how enjoyable they find it. So what could be more gratifying!

We hope you enjoyed your brief stay at IIM Calcutta. Do you have a message for us?

The message is to be the best you can possibly be. Whether you become a manager, or a professor or a writer – it doesn’t really matter what you are; what matters most is how good you are at it. The worst thing you can do is let yourself down. Do well in your life, and do something good for the country. Best of luck!!

Sir, it’s a privilege to have you in our midst today. Thanks a lot for your words and your time.

Dr. Shashi Tharoor was at IIM Calcutta for a talk organised as part of Intaglio 2012. More on the event at http://iimc-intaglio.com/

It’s not that I have personally experienced all these things but there are social movements, changes and reactions to certain policies which are continuously happening around us. I am aware of them, affected by them and react to them like any common person would and whenever there is a possibility of a story in any of these issues I try to work it out.

Recently, there has been a spate of scams in which businessmen and politicians have been closely involved. What are your thoughts on this issue and are you planning to make a movie on this theme? 

Every film that I make, when I show the uglier face of society I show corruption too-it’s a recurring theme in my films; but, a special film on just corruption in politics or society is not really something I think can be made into 2 and a half hour film or story.

Not on just corruption, sir, specifically on the linkage between politicians and the corporate world..

Ho ga hi wo!!! Paisa jahaan par hai wahaan chori hogi hi !!! (That would always happen. After all where there is money there would also be some theft!!)

Your NGO Anubhooti has been spearheading growth in infrastructure, health care and vocational training facilities in Bihar. Can you share some details about the activities of your NGO and what kind of roadblocks have you run into while trying to deal with these systemic problems?

See, we work in a limited manner. Like, we fix targets, collect funds and complete those targets. That’s how we work. Like when there were Kosi floods we had the target of looking after 5000 displaced people who were living like refugees. We took care of them for 6 months and eventually led them back to their village. I had collected money from all over the world and eventually we were left with some kitty. We decided to build a village which would be flood resistant. A model village for the poorest of the people i.e. around 140 houses were built. Similarly there are certain cases where monetary support for healthcare is required and we provide it. That’s how we operate. It’s not an on-going process where there’s an office open every day. We identify targets and then we create the mechanism, get the funds and then complete it.

Any roadblocks you faced in this direction?

Jab aap kisi se paise nahi mangoge to roadblock nahi honge. Kyun honge? ( When you don’t ask for money there won’t be roadblocks. Why would there be?)   It’s only when you ask for money from the government that you become accountable to them (on spending the funds). You don’t do that and there are no roadblocks.

Photo credits: Pranab Salian

Sir your evolution as a director, i.e. you started off with documentaries, made the legendary TV series ‘Mungeri Lal ke Haseen Sapne’ and then movies. How has the journey been?

Basically everything is the same. You need to communicate to and engage the audience, whether you make a documentary, TV serial,  or a feature film. The challenge is always there. That’s ultimately what one tries to achieve. I think I’ve been very fortunate in that most of my works have connected with people. That’s it.

Do you think today’s movies are moving away from the song and dance culture?

No, I think there is still a market for such movies. In fact, that market is still big and growing. Basically, any person or viewer has three kinds of requirements to fulfil. It is body, mind and soul in decreasing order of preference. A person craves to fulfil his/her bodily requirements first and then moves on to mind and soul. It is an interesting marketing concept. Take the analogy of a person visiting a bookstore. The books like those of Sidney Sheldon, that titillate you at some level, are displayed at the front of the store. Most of the customers would generally buy from this section. A person seeking to read serious literature like the autobiographies would have to search a little more. Books on spirituality would be generally kept even further from the entrance of a book store. Similarly the first and foremost expectation of a viewer from a movie is entertainment.

I ‘d like to narrate an interesting anecdote. I won my first National award for Damul in 1985. The story was about a bonded labourer who is forced to steal for his landlord. We had borrowed 12 lakhs from the government for the movie. As the distributors were reluctant to screen it, we were looking at ways to recover the cost. We got in touch with the Government and they agreed to broadcast it on Doordarshan under the category of national award winning films. This got us 12 lakhs  and that’s how I paid my loan back.  On the day Damul was being screened, I invited my friends and relatives over to my home. My bai(maid) also dressed up for the occasion and joined us. After the movie, when everybody else was congratulating me, my maid quietly left without a word and started washing dishes in the kitchen. I later asked her whether she liked the movie. I thought she must have loved it since it was relevant to her background. The reply she gave was extremely interesting. She said “Yes, it was good. But next time please make a ‘picture’”. She didn’t consider it a movie at all!!

When the audience spend time and money on a ticket, they want to enjoy watching it. So there’s a huge market, and will always be, for movies that entertain.

So is this demand for entertainment that contributed to successes like Kolaveri di? 

Photo credits: Pranab Salian

Kolaveri is entertaining and it has seen immense success. But, I think the biggest fallacy of today is that people analyse and celebrate successes more frequently than failures. Before a child is born today, his parents chart out a success plan. This is applicable everywhere in the world, not just in India. The expectations are high and there is no scope for failure. This diminishes the creative space for the child. We should analyse failures too. There is so much to learn from failures. The day we start celebrating our failures and learning from them, we will be much better off as a society.

Sir, one last question. Some people make movies for appreciation, some for themselves and some others to change the society. What is your motivation behind choosing this profession?

All that you said, plus money.  (laughs)

Thanks a lot for your time and the engaging conversation.

Prakash Jha was at IIM Calcutta for a talk organised as part of Intaglio 2012. More on the event at http://iimc-intaglio.com/

People call you Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Is there a reason behind having two ‘Sri’s prefixing the name?

(laughs) I thought 3 was too much. So. Usually this country has reverence to put 3 Sris, 108 Sris etc. I thought that’s too much. I said don’t keep me too high like an emerald Buddha Whom nobody can reach.

Photo credits: Pranab Salian

Your organization has touched more than 300 million people in 30 years with members all over the world, which is a tremendous growth. What is the secret of  ’Art of Living’ that draws millions to the institution?

The answer is quite simple. Because our program is very effective, practical and answers the questions faced by today’s generation.

As a management student, I would like to know how you achieved this stupendous growth. Was it organized and pre-planned?

It’s a matter of study. You (IIM Calcutta), as a B-school can do some research on that. An institute in Netherlands and also somebody from the US are studying our organisation as a model.

We have a club called “Sattva” in our college which conducts Yes+ course. Many students take part in it every year. So how important do you think Sudarshana Kriya will be for them in their future corporate life?

Sudarshana Kriya is a unique breathing exercise which harmonizes the mind,body and emotions. For working people, its like a tool that can be used whenever they are stressed or when burnout situations come up. It will keep them energized on a daily basis.

Do you have a message for the youth in this New Year?

(smiles) IIM Calcutta is a prestigious institute with a lot of its alumni at high positions. This country belongs to you. Own it right away. And I want you all to take up steps to curb corruption and increase the agricultural production in our country. Food security is one of the major issues plaguing India today.

Thank you so much Guruji for taking out time to visit IIM Calcutta and having a chat with the students. It’s a real pleasure meeting you.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was at IIM Calcutta for a talk organised as part of Intaglio 2012. More on the event at http://iimc-intaglio.com/

My Intaglio story as Event Coordinator (Wizards of Biz)

“The sixth team is not gonna come in. We’ll have to manage with five.”

“Are you kidding me. How do we do that??? The game has been designed for 6.”

Frantic calls, changing numbers, working again on formulas and the model and making sure that we have the event ready before time for five teams. When you’re just about to get the feeling that everything is under control,  there’s something that brings your world crashing down and Intag just proved to be just such an experience for me.

Calling up teams to make sure that they will be in campus on time, making sure that all logistics sorted out, managing multiple schedules of people so that everyone can participate in the event- Intag for me has been an event where people are driven to take ownership and they ‘”Just Do It!”

Intaglio, IIM Calcutta’s Annual International B-School meet, is the biggest B-school summit in Asia.
More at http://iimc-intaglio.com/

Antyodaya

Antyodaya is a unique international social project event where students from institutes in the country and abroad get an opportunity to present their work on wide recognized platform. The event saw international participants – from institutes like North Western University and University of Pittsburg. The projects targeted variety of practical issues and possible approaches to them. Parimal Lokhande, from IIM Ahmedabad was adjudged the winner for his project “Business plan on developing microeconomics to reduce underemployment”. Apart from the competition, participants enjoyed the heritage tour of one of India’s oldest cities.

Consulting Knights

Consulting Knights saw participation of over 100 participants in the final round held today. The participants were questioned both extensively and intensively on their ideas about Rural Marketing.  Each final team was guided by a mentor working with Accenture and with expertise in “Rural marketing”. After the competitive pitch of cases, the team from IIM-A won the first place, while team Joka Warriors from IIM-C was the runner up. Thereafter Accenture executives talked about their experiences and experiments on “Rural Marketing”. To quote one of the participants – “Consulting Knights as much of an interaction as a competition”.

Market Place

Market Place, the primary marketing event of Intaglio, dwelt on the contemporary and relevant topic of Social Media Advertising. The competition required a complete social media marketing solution to the business cases. The teams came up with attractive integrated marketing plans for the same – however the team with best idea was chosen by executives from Pepsi. Team “Jokars” from IIMC was the winner and team “Cosmic Truth” from IIM-A was the runner up.

Wizards of Biz

The first round for Wizards of Biz had teams from various B-schools battle one another through an online real time business simulation. This was one of its kinds across India, being the only one business simulation game entirely designed, coded and maintained by the students of IIM Calcutta.  The Finale which took place today included rounds on interactive game theory and a real business case. The event associate Shell, picked up the best participants based on all the rounds conducted in the finale. Pritish Gandhi, Aayush Kapoor and Sadiq Siddiqui were the winning team members.

Chanakya

Chanakya is the first event of its kind – an event in which participants’ test their skills in developing, testing and defending their policies. This time, the participants had to conceptualize policies relating to carbon credits. The participants had to ensure both development and sustainability in the right balance. The implementation as well as issues were brought out and discussed during the finale; in the end Pritish Gandhi and Sadiq Siddiqui from IIMC were pronounced as ‘numero uno’.

Quizzical

Quizzical pulls corporates and students from all over India with its brain racking and interesting questions. Renowned quizmaster Souvik Basu captivated the attention of the audience with his spell binding and clever questions throughout the event. The corporates outwitted the students this time to win this much coveted quizzing honour.

Murphy’s Laugh

After initial rounds based on systems and technology, the finals of Murphy’s Laugh tested the project management, resource strategies of the candidates. 18 teams battled in the finals. The first position went to teams: Lord Labak Das, RazR ShaRp and Valkyrie.

Intaglio Experience and Student Leadership programmes

Intaglio had events specially for undergraduate students and aspiring business graduates. USIEF conducted workshop on education experience in US; and helped aspiring students with their queries regarding the courses, universities and opportunities. Group discussion workshop was conducted with few mock GDs. Few IIMC students who oversaw the GDs provided immediate feedback and tips to the participants.

Tomorrow – Day 3, being the final day of Intaglio,  has many exciting schedules are lined up.  Faridkot would be rocking on the Day 3 evening, to close the curtains of this year’s rocking Intaglio. But before that luminaries like Sri Sri Ravishankar of Art of Living and acclaimed film maker Prakash Jha would grace the campus. Day 3 would have also finals of few business events which will see the battle of the brilliant minds like what has been seen in the past 2 days of Intaglio 2012.