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Kritva'06: Annual Management Festival Held at International Management Institute

International Management Institute celebrated its two-day annual festival Kritva'06, which commenced with much fanfare. This year, the theme for the event is "Fear of the Unknown"; more specifically, conquering this selfsame fear.

Replete with many events, both formal and informal, the fun and frolic of the extravaganza drew large crowds and participation from colleges all across the country.

The campus played host to teams from colleges across the nation, some of which included XLRI, NITIE, the IITs, NMIMS, KJ Somaiya, DSE, FMS, MDI, IMT, IIFT, etc. The enthusiasm and exuberance of the participants was at its peak, and the campus turned into a melting pot of myriad personalities, each unique in his/her own way. The true spirit of the fest came alive each time the participants interacted with each other and the hosts.

The names of various events scheduled for the fest very effectively echo the theme - Alchemy, Demons and Angels, Riddle of the Sphinx, and so on. The very feel of the event mirrors the theme - ethereal, surreal, mystical.

Day One of Kritva commenced with the inauguration, presided over by the guest of honour, Mr. Allwin Agnel of Pagalguy representing the very successful MBA forum PaGaLGuY.com. Also in attendance were the visiting Mongolian delegation and the Director of IMI, Dr. C. S. Venkatratnam. Once the guests had lighted the proverbial ‘lamp of knowledge’, Mr. Agnel enlightened the audience about his personal experiences as an entrepreneur.

The first event for the day was the final round of the much-awaited marketing case study, Riddle of the Sphinx. The team from MICA bagged the first prize followed by the teams from IMI and MDI in second and third positions respectively. While the informal event called Google-philes called upon the participants to display and leverage their skills in Google searching. The winners for this event were NIILM, with both the second and third prizes won by teams from IMI. The systems case study, Clash of the Titans, saw the team from NITIE bagging the first position, closely followed by KJ Somaiya. The stock game, aptly called Bulls and Bears, was won by IMI. An interesting informal event called Meet the Press required participants to defend what they had to say in a simulated press conference. The event was won by IMI.

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Contributed by -
Abhinav Sood,
ConnectComm,
International Management Institute.

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