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8.07.2012

Fresher's day experience !


Do not doubt yourself …do not feel low
Life is a journey of miles…wear a smile and steal the show …!!!


An acknowledgement, an epithet which makes me stand out of the crowd - THE MISS FRESHER OF THE B-15 …no doubt an exciting experience.
First of all, knowing about my name to be in the nominations itself was very proud feeling as it was the unanimous decision and outcome of votes amongst our seniors
The hectic day with packed schedule , the pressure to perform, the last moment run to Davangere to shop, All paid off when I was announced with this proud title of being THE MISS FRESHER 2012.

29th july,2012 will always thrill me  with the fond memories of  - the loud  whistles of friends to cheer me. The echo of my name, the song I sang on stage, and finally winning the contest. 
As I said in the contest too that it’s not about competing with each other but to prove myself apt for this position. I tried to be as honest while filling the questionnaire in the first round, the three rounds of the contest were the deciding factors,

GUY IN PINK PYJAMA ROUND i.e. EXTEMPORE
It was me who was called out at last although I finished answering the questionnaire pretty soon and was waiting for my turn. I had no options to choose but the only one chit left in the bowl- the topic was really weird “a guy in pink pajamas !!” but I still went on saying whatever best I could, imagining my dream guy in those pajamas :) and finally made to the second round.

THE TINKA TINKA ROUND-  THE FORTE ROUND
I wanted to give a dance performance but it could not happen as I got no time before hand to prepare for it. So I carried on to showcase my singing skills and sung the song which I sang in my first performance in rotunda!! It was on the spot performance and went pretty well. The crowd heard me patiently and enjoyed the mood of the songs. The other performances were also fabulous and everybody performed their best. And I again cleared the round successfully.

THE FRESH AURA ROUND- JUDGES QUESTION ROUND
I was really very happy and confident in the third round almost a feeling of a winner came to me only by making up to this round. I was excited to know who amongst the judges will question me. It was TANYA ma’am who questioned me “what does you mean by a fresh aura?”
I answered- “The fresh presence and persona of mine makes people bubble up, happy, and cheerful innocence with the pinch of mischievousness makes my aura fresh!”  I attempted the question well and was able to satisfy judges with my answer as I got  the nod of their heads in appreciation.
The Six of us (3 girls and 3 guys) out of 12 - the finalists, gave our answers pretty well and were asked to wait for the results while guitar and drums being played!!! 

My heart was beating like drums and after the announcement of results - it was all electronic guitars in my spirit!!! Suspense factor …. Unveiled VIVEK KAPATE …Mr. Fresher 2012 and then… echoes of names for miss fresher… messages start popping in advance but my ears were concentrated on the words of the hosts Chandrachur & Bhavani…

Miss fresher 2012 is ……… PRACHI AGRAWAL!!! 

Vow… screams… hugs… party plans… angelic feeling…all rushed together.

Sharing the same experience with my senior Mr.  & Miss Fresher was something great!!! I feel great … now people call me Miss Fresher… what a day truly on the concept of “work hard and party hard. It’s about feeling being special… being different… being recognized!!!



written by:
Prachi Agrawal
B-15 

for: Brand club,
KIAMS

6.28.2012

First step into corporate world...Summer Internship Experiences..


Have you heard of adrenaline? Have you ever felt the adrenaline rush? I have.

That was the moment when I had my first interaction with the corporate world where I met the VP Marketing, TTK Prestige Mr Dinesh Garg and DGM Marketing, Mr G. S. Anil Kumar who addressed the gathering of 22 interns at Bangalore corporate office. I realised then, that I was on the right track towards achieving my dreams and all the credit goes to my college KIAMS, for giving me this opportunity. When there is someone from your family to help you at every step of your journey, then the going gets easier. I was privileged to have the support of two of the elder brothers of my family, the KIAMS family, Mr Rajeev Bharadwaj and Mr Ankur Agarwal, two of our alumni who took all the efforts to make our life easier and sail through the tough times during my sip at TTK Prestige, the number 1 kitchen appliances company in the country, which has planned to enter into water-purifier market.

 I was supposed to carry out a research in Delhi & NCR for the purpose of understanding the market, customer’s expectations, dealer’s expectations, existing competition and the extent of competition, challenges and opportunities in the market, estimating the market size and the operating structure of the company. I visited 260 outlets across the region, spoke to the dealers and the customers at the point of sale, in a span of 5 weeks. 
The experience was great, like never before, I still remember like it happened yesterday. As I pushed myself trying to get inputs from a great variety of people, I got to see the other side of the sellers who appear so sweet and soft spoken to the customers. I tried to understand the way the dealers and sellers worked, but got a mere glimpse of it. But for a fresher like me, I think that too, is a great learning experience. The classroom teachings are no doubt different from actual life, but it is co-related and we should have the ability to understand the co-relation and be able to draw inferences from it, and this is where, lies the opportunity to show case oneself. In the real world, you can’t excel if you are a parrot, though you may have outstanding marks. Each day for me, was a great learning experience.

It appeared as if the Sun was not just showering light and heat on Delhi, but learning too on me. Be it the market or the office, there was always something to be learnt, be it soft skills or inter personnel skills. What I think helped me most during these days was my calm attitude and ability to keep my cool in tense situations, my wish to learn, the desire to push myself till the very end and the desire to do something more, than what is expected from me. This is what made me collect the largest sample amongst all the interns at TTK Prestige. The people around me were great at the office and the support I got from my alumni guide Mr. Arun and the college was fabulous. There were times when I was completely bogged down and then help came from B13 my seniors, Mr Rohit Returaj, Mr Chandan Mishra, Mr Abhishek Mehta, who did there SIP last summer at the same company. I feel like writing on and on but I should conclude with final words, it was a great experience and the professional in me is now awake.

Anant Prakash
B-14
KIAMS Harihar
Sip@ TTK PRESTIGE

4.19.2012

HOLI at KIAMS



Red for Passion,
Blue for Loyalty
Green  for Growth & Prosperity
Yellow  for Youthfulness
when all these colors combine its HOLI !!

Colorful Holi or was it a Muddy Holi? We would say it was a combination of both.Yes, March 9th 2012, which was the festival of colors, was celebrated with great enthusiasm at KIAMS.  The excitement could be felt among the students from the previous day itself as everybody was making plans on whom to target with colours. On March 8th the “Holika Dahan” Puja done by our very own Dr.Gopal Iyengar and all other faculty members.The Holi celebration was witnessed that very evening. Random clicking of pics, splattering of colors made the evening an enjoyable one, and this was followed by a delectable dinner.

Holika Dahan

All the students were really excited for the main Holi celebrations the next day.
The next day Holi celebration was just unforgettable. All the students gathered on the ground with fluorescent colors. Each and every guy was waiting with colors in their hands and as soon as anyone stepped onto the ground he or she was smeared with the colors. Every student's face was as colorful as a rainbow.Gulaal was flying everywhere and the campus-ground was as bright as any kindergarten's colorbook! 


The playing of the “Desi Holi songs” created the atmosphere in the campus. Even our own Dr.Gopal Iyengar joined to play Holi with the students which shows his enthusiasm & spirit to participate in every festival. He also gave his blessings students & became a part of the celebration.



Initially, it was a colorful Holi but  as soon as the colors got over, it was nothing but the very obvious muddy Holi!! Now, it was no more of splattering of colors, rather it was the splattering of mud. Dipping of the students in the pool of muddy water was not just once or twice, it was for innumerable times.We were covered with colors, mud, twigs etc from head to toe!! first only the guys were diving into the muddy grounds but since girls are no more the delicate darlings they also took their turns! gradually the whole campus was MUDDY-LICIOUS



Few of them were literally shouting, Nahi nahi, I have already been dipped 5 times, no more please, but who cares to listen?  But yes, this muddy Holi raised the excitement level for most of the students and the celebration continued till 1pm. Even the students who were trying to escape from this Holi celebration were ultimately lost between the flowing colors and the muddy water. Indeed it was an Eco-friendly Holi!!

After the Holi celebration got over the only words which could be heard from every student’s mouth was: “this Holi celebration can never be forgotten, it was indeed the best experience we have ever had!” The experience made us forget even the aftermath of the celebration (the fatigue & pain in limbs). This Holi was an Eco-friendly and nature played a major role!
Updating of status on Facebook followed by uploading of pictures gave an end to this Holi Celebration.

By:
Bhavani Devi & Khushboo Vijayvargiya

for BRAND CLUB, KIAMS

4.17.2012

Nostalgia Day...memories revisited...



The good old times- All times when old are good.
Nostalgia day was celebrated at KIAMS on 4th & 5th Feb, 2012. The excitement and the fun filled atmosphere at KIAMS just before the arrival of our Super seniors was simply amazing. The efforts put in by the juniors for their alumni were noticed on the final day of Nostalgia.
Most of the Alumni arrived at the campus on 3rd Feb. The theme set by the students was “HALLOWEEN”. The entire campus was adorned based on the theme. The creativity of the students was reflected in the unique theme. 





On 4th, the rotunda, triangle, Raghus, Feroz, and all the favourite spots of the college revived the golden memories of our alumni. During the tea time, a small rotunda session was organised wherein the alumni introduced themselves and also the juniors had to give their introduction, fortunately, none of them were asked to give the intro in the usual rotunda style!
After the fun filled session KIAMS cultural night was about to begin.  KPL prize distribution gave a start to it followed by a Ganesh Vandana by Priyanka Asojia of B-14.
This was followed by the wonderful duet song by Shobhit Saxena and Sayantani Chatterjee of B-14.After the lovely old songs, there was an amazing Face off dance performance by Harsh Verma and Suryateja Rallapali of B-14.
Following this was the comedy act by Anant Prakash, Bharat Gilda and Puneet Sharma of B-14. This was followed by the spell bound dance performance by Neha Parihar of B-14.
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How could we miss the golden chance of listening to Vishnu Vallabh sir, Amulya Sir, Vishal Vyas sir and Aarti mam, the golden voices of B-11 and B-12! They were simply superb and this enhanced the excitement and the fun of the cultural night. Wish they come year after year and keep their fans alive with their velvet voices!!
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Following them was the group performance by Gunjan Rahi, Shubham Srivastava, Meha Singh and Anuja Desai of B-14. Our B-13 seniors, Mayura Moroney and Debapriya waddadar also entertained with a lovely dance performance.
Theme dance was an added attraction of the cultural night. Ruchi tiwari, Rakhi Tiwari, Suryateja, Taslim Arif, Harsh Verma and Isha Singh of B-14 were the zombie dance performers.
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This was not the end to it! There was an excellent dance performance by the veteran dancers of B-14, Bhavani Devi and Tanya Chandra and a mind blowing Rap by Chandrachur Palchaudhuri of B-14.
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But the best performance by unanimous decision was Dr Gopi’s solo on “It’s my life” and “Yellow River” and of course the unforgettable serious dance by B-14 students.
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Great cultural night, it was at KIAMS!!

After the breath taking cultural night were the blazing fireworks at the ground and this was followed by the dinner party. The swimming pool was decorated with beautiful floating candles. One side there was the Kulfi vendor; the other side were the five varieties of sweets and what else? Scrumptious Rajhasthani dishes enraptured everyone!!
After the dinner party began the much awaited DJ night!!  All the alumni and juniors gathered at the triangle to groove in tune with the DJ beats. Must say, it was one of the best DJ’s at KIAMS. Around 1.30 pm began the BONFIRE. This was indeed another mind bending part of the nostalgia day.

The next day on 5th, juniors had arranged few games for our seniors. Musical chair, trick and treat,kite flying etc. Everyone enjoyed a lot. Few tasks were also given to some seniors to perform which they used to do during their rotunda sessions, this indeed recalled back the wonderful days which they had spent at KIAMS.
After two days of ultimate fun and relaxation, it was difficult for our beloved seniors to bid farewell to KIAMS. But yes, this Nostalgia day gave them the chance to relive the memories of their very own KIAMS.

Time will fly...
We will meet new people...
The same golden days will not remain forever...
But yes, something called Nostalgia day will give us the chance to travel back and regain the precious moments...
Dear alumni, we had a great time with you all. We are lucky to have got the chance to organize this unforgettable Nostalgia day for you all. !!!


Thank you for coming!!!

 Regards:
Bhavani Devi
B-14 

-for Brand Club
 

3.06.2012

TURNING BACK TIME.........SAMANVAY 2012



“We talked, 
We walked,
for a Moment in Time.
You passed through my life that day and left your mark.
You may never pass my way again,
Or you may stay for a lifetime.
No matter what,
I want to say thank you for the impression you made 
that will stay with me for eternity.
I enjoyed the walk, 
I enjoyed the talk.
I am blessed for that moment in time”


The two year walk through the journey of life in KIAMS will forever be remembered by each of its students. Bonds were formed over late night assignments, the chapter called life was taught in classes and so many memories played like a movie over this moment in time.
Samanvay-2012 was an endeavour for the alumni to play the movie of college life once again and remember their cherished memories. It was an initiative taken by us to stay in touch with our alumni and to ensure that our alumni feel connected irrespective of the physical boundaries. These meets have been providing a platform for all alumni to know the progress KIAMS has made in the years from when they left the college. The meets are not only an occasion for the alumni to get nostalgic but also to help us to maintain the strong connection with our alumni and gain from their knowledge and expertise of the industry.






On the day of Samanvay, the atmosphere was tempered with nostalgia. The ceremony started with the hosting of the KIAMS flag which was followed by the lighting of the lamp done by our two directors Dr.Gopal Iyengar and Dr. Janaki Naik, the alumni representatives of B-13 and B-14, Mr. Sandeep Kayastha the administration head and our key note speaker Prof.Giribala Dewasthale, who in her speech highlighted the importance of the alumni’s bond with the college. The highlights of the event were the speeches by the Alumni who shared their experiences. They were all very nostalgic about the two years that they had spent in the college. They were all unanimous in echoing their feelings that the institute has played a very vital role in shaping their destiny. The present alumni representatives introduced themselves and the presentation of Pragati was shown followed by the meeting held near the stepping stone of the Alumni Association was laid.  

Then came the time for which we were extremely curious and that was the interactive session with the alumni. For the graduating batch, it was an opportunity to gel with their predecessors, who had been there, done that, and had now moved on to newer horizons in their lives.  












The post lunch session included games like tug of war, kite flying, pottery making and T-shirt painting which brought out the inner child in all our alumni. Time slipped by like the grains of sand in an hour glass and the evening came with the twinkling stars in the sky, the moon was up and our entire campus was decorated as if stars themselves had come down to celebrate.







 Then came time for the real party to kick in, the cultural night was arranged with dance, songs and skit performances by the students and even by some alumni. With the beats of the last song played still in our heads we moved on to Ashwamedha, the sports event of KIAMS. The lamp was lit by our alumni and sports representative and then there was the prize distribution followed by lighting the torch of Ashwamedha.  It was a pleasure to see people from the oldest batches dropping in and sharing in the laughter and easy conversation. 









The night was turning dark and the breeze lowered its temperature, and among this there was a rock-band performance and a born fire, it was an awesome feeling sitting under the open night sky with our alumni, an open born-fire accompanied by scrumptious rabri and jalebi. The day ended with everybody present jiving away and simply, having fun.
Morning again knocked the door and everybody met at the breakfast which was followed by adventure sport activities like rappelling and spider web, then post lunch, we took our alumni for an outing to the Pawna damn.



 The time for Samanvay to draw to a close had now come, we bid farewell to our alumni’s and hoped the next Samanvay would come soon.We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they are called memories. Some take us forward, they are called dreams. Samanvay is one such time machine which brings us close to both our memories and our dreams.

By:
Mrinali Rao
Alumni Representative
KIAMS B-14






1.09.2012

QUID PRO QUO


QUID PRO QUO



Operacy: Navigating through challenging times and in corporate world it’s all about how an entrepreneur manages his resources; the capital and financial resources in particular, that help a business to survive tough times. The finance event named QUID PRO QUO was organized with the purpose of checking the risk analysis and the level of financial planning of the participants using the nemesis of virtual stock market.

There were nine teams comprising of three players each out of which one of them was from our college. The player from our college played the role of a BROKER while the other two were the traders. It was our privilege that Prof.Arvind Sinha and Bidyanand Jha sir were there throughout the event to oversee that proceedings went on smoothly. The software developed by our senior Shyam Sir was used to conduct the event. In the event, there were two files one was for the broker and the other was a projector file. In the projector file, there were various shares and their prices were to change every thirty seconds. The players after noticing the trend of the change in prices were to decide whether to purchase a particular share or sell it. However, the ultimate decision of the buying and selling of the shares lay in the hands of the traders.

To make it all the more exciting, there were news flashes which would facilitate the participants to predict the change in prices of the shares. However, the news was not flashed throughout the game, they were given a few minutes of risk trading when no news was flashed. Also a few times the news was just a rumor to make participants understand the real market scenario and this helped us understand the analytical skill of participants.

There were two rounds: preliminary and finals. The preliminary round was conducted in three batches. Each batch comprised of three teams. Out of the nine teams, the teams with the maximum current account balance qualified for the final round. The preliminary round extended for fifteen minutes. The most important part was by the end of the fifteen minutes, the player was supposed to sell all his shares. If they failed to do so, they would be disqualified.

The top three teams qualified for the final round which continued for ten minutes. The rules were the same only the players had to sell the shares by the end of ten minutes now instead of fifteen minutes. Out of the three teams in the finals, the team with the maximum current account balance would be declared the winner of the event.

The event proved to be quite a big success and we are glad to have organized it.

Operacy Finance Event Coordinators



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9.19.2011


Onam:
Onam, the harvesting festival of Kerala, was celebrated on the 9th of September in our college. Being the cultural reps of the college my co rep and I tried our level best to make the occasion a successful one. We planned out the programs 2 days before the occasion. It comprised of a traditional onamdance that was performed bythe b-14 students, a skit, which was, based on the story of mahabali, and a song by prof. RNV sir. We also made sure to invite all the faculty members for the occasion along with their family members.
On 9th morning the Gulmohar team started decorating the ROTUNDA with a lovely Rangoli design. The Rangoli was made with variety of flowers of different colors. The entire batch contributed in making the Rangoli. It was indeed a beautiful one.  By evening 6.30 the entire decoration was over by the talented Gulmohar team and then by 7 pm we started the program. It began with the lighting of the lamp by our honorable director DR. GOPAL IYENGER along with the other faculty members. The lovely traditional dance and the skit followed it. The program came to an end by 8 pm.  Dr. GOPAL IYENGER concluded the program with a short speech. Later, everyone was invited for the dinner. It was in the traditional style. The hospitality reps really did a great work by organizing the dinner in a traditional manner. The food also comprised of the typical Kerala dishes. Each and everyone enjoyed it. The best was the serving part. It was really fun serving all the students as well as the faculty members.
The icing on the cake was the tug of war competition between the section A and section B students. Everyone participated with great enthusiasm and the end was the most unexpected with no one winning but the college losing out on a sturdy rope.

Finally the wonderful occasion had come to an end and we were really satisfied that everything had went off well. The appreciation given by our director, faculty members and the students encouraged us to a large extent. We hope that being the cultural reps we keep celebrating such occasions with great enthusiasm and hence maintain the unity and integrity among the students.

Thanks & Regards
Bhavani Devi



Cultural Rep: B-14

9.09.2011

The Fresher's Day at KIAMS


"It was the best of times,
 It was the worst of times;  
It was the age of wisdom,
It was the age of foolishness..."
 - Charles Dickens.
The world today has become so complex and intertwined that the words spoken by Sir Dickens still rings true. When I joined KIAMS, I had a plan, but who can be sure of anything in such a twisted world? As the days passed and I got imbibed into the KIAMS culture, I realised that I was at a place which is truly a kaleidoscope of all that is best and I found my vision clear for the first time. Of all the events that had happened in the past one month, “Fresher’s day” was the most awaited day for our batch. It took a never-ending month for this day to arrive and finally when it did, all were super excited and the most important reason behind this was the “DJ night”. This was the first DJ night that we experienced at KIAMS and I must say, each and every student enjoyed it to the fullest. Anyway, coming back to the actual fresher’s party, it was simply awesome! We had a great time and for me, especially, it was an unforgettable day. I bagged the title of MISS FRESHER ! In all, 6 girls and 6 boys were nominated. I must confess, it was a really tough competition. All the nominees were asked to speak on a given situation for 3 minutes in the first round and the situations given were really funny. After the completion of the round it was good to know that I had been promoted to the next round i.e., the talent showcase round. This was the round where none of the nominees including me were prepared. I somehow managed to perform one dance on the song “Mann mohini teri ada” from the very famous movie “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam”. I had no idea what I had performed but the feedback given by others made me realise that it was actually a good performance. All the performances were really nice and definitely the judges would have had a tough time in eliminating any of the nominees. Finally, I was promoted to the next round where only 3 nominees each from the girls and the boys side were left. The final round was the question and answer round. In this round I was asked the question, “Whom do you consider the toughest competitor among the finalists and why do you think you should be ‘Miss fresher’? “. Well, that was a pretty tough question but I managed to gather my wits and give a befitting reply. After the completion of the round there were 2 performances from the seniors’ side which was really appreciable. Then came the most crucial moment i.e., the declaration of the results. The cultural rep of our college came up to the stage while we held our breath. As soon as my name was called out, there was a huge round of applause and the feeling within me can’t be expressed. I was overwhelmed when I was called on to the stage and was given the medal by Ex-Miss fresher, i.e., Swati ma’am. Then all my friends came up to congratulate me and the happiness which I found on their faces made me feel really special. These are the few moments which I can never forget and which will be treasured by me forever.

It was almost 10 pm when the DJ night began. The cultural rep of our college asked me and Mr Fresher to flag off the DJ night. The ambience which was created at the Triangle was simply perfect. The DJ night continued till 12 and those 2 hours were simply amazing!  We danced continuously for 2 hours and still felt like dancing even after midnight. At last I and Mr. Fresher were gifted a Cadbury’s Celebration chocolate pack and were asked to conclude the DJ night, which we did with a heavy heart. Finally the DJ night came to an end and we all gathered in Raghu’s, the hot spot of our college. We sat there almost till 1.30 pm and then finally went back to our rooms. That night while I was going to bed, I just recollected everything that took place during the entire evening and frankly speaking, I think this was one of the most memorable days of my life. My friends, the on-the-spot performances, the Miss Fresher title, the DJ night; everything was simply unforgettable.
I am thankful to KIAMS, my seniors and of course my batch mates for all the support which I have received till now. I can envisage the entire 2 years of my life in KIAMS and I am sure it is going to be a wonderful journey ahead for which I have my loins girded.

Thanks and regards
Bhavani Devi

Kiams,PGDM- I