Winners of Abhyudaya-2008

5Ps
1st prize-IRMA
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Giridhar Gopal Bagri
Prashant Kumar
Ritu Kejriwal

2nd prize-IIM-K
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Radha
Rohit Koshy
Sayali Thokle

4D
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1st Prize-IRMA
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Avishek Gupta
Shikha Thaman
Garima Trivedi

2nd Prize-SDM-IMD
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Shabnam Vahora
Tulika Anand
Kumar Siddharth

First Lan Party
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1st Prize-ASB
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Bal Shankar.H
Nishi Kurian
Navneeth Anand Sunu

2nd Prize-XIME
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Kingshuk Mazumdar
Ashwin.V.Rao
Madhurendra Krishna Pandey
Avijit Chander

360 Degree Panorama
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1st Prize-IMT Ghaziabad
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Ashutosh Modi
Avinash Jhunjhunwala

2nd Prize-IIFT
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Samit Ghodke
Varun Vohra

IE V8
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1st Prize
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Bhushan Phadnis-Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad

2nd Prize
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Rahul Gaur-IIT Mumbai

X% Stake
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1st Prize
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Ajit Mohan-ASB
Meghna Agarwal-ASB

Kundan Kishore-XIME
Sarita Agarwal-XIME

T Ganesh Reddy-IIT B
Pavan Kumar Reddy-IIT B

Bhavik Bochar-XIME
Haris Javed-XIME

2nd Prize
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Varsha Raju-Pillai,Mumbai
Pirana Kumar-Pillai,Mumbai

Chirag Gupta--IIT KGP
Akshay Jain-IIT KGP

11th Hour
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1st Prize-CLUELESS
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Ramkumar Shankar-Sanmar
Aravindhraamaiah-GE

2nd Prize-The Know-Brainers
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Rohan Khanna-Questa Software
Amit PAndeya-Accenture

The dawn arrives...

Day 1:

The much awaited dawn "Abhyudaya 2008" finally arrived today and the sun rose with all new colors, vigor and passion. There was an air of excitement all around right from the morning which still lasts as I write this blog. The IFMRians as well as the participants were bubbling with exuberance right from the start. The campus was glittering with embellishments all around and it was a scene no less than a great B-School wedding. The campus looked absolutely spectacular to each and every eye present at the occasion. We could feel the warmth and the aroma of freshness the new dawn had brought for us.

The opening ceremony kicked-off with the welcoming of our chief guest Mr. P.S. Saminathan, MD of Pyramid Saimira Group. He lighted the lamp and with the name of the almighty we began our two days journey where a lot of hidden treasure was going to be unleashed. Mr Saminathan enlightened the students with some pearls of wisdom in the area of business and particularly in the field of Mergers and Acquisitions, which is also the theme of our event 'Abhyudaya'. After the inauguration was the showtime where the battle of brains was going to set forth.
Soon the events followed and all the participants moved to their respective halls. We could see some eagerness on their faces with a tinge of nervousness of course.

While some were taking each other head-on in operations simulation, others were busy displaying their creativity in the advertising contest in front of some eminent judges from the industry. On one side, where a complex HR issue was being discussed, the other side had a great deal of fun playing the 1st LAN party though they did scratch their heads at times.

As the day progressed and the winners were announced one by one, ecstasy for some was perfectly balanced by disappointments for others who fought hard to reach this juncture but failed to climb the final ladder.

Participants scribbled some beautiful comments on the feedback sheet and it was apparent that they enjoyed being a part of this mega fest at IFMR and learned some good lessons at the end of the day!!

If I had to describe the event in just two words, I would say "Abhyudaya rocked!!!" and it will continue to rock for ever.....

1st LAN Party

Here is a bunch of fun-filled events which will surely capture your interest and also pour out some management ideas out of you.

Registration is open and the last date is 1st Feb 2008 11:59 AM. (1159 hrs). Prizes worth Rs. 30000 to be won.So hurry up and register!!
Register by sending an e-mail to abhyudaya@ifmr.ac.in specifying your team name,team members, college and contact numbers.

A team can comprise of 2-4 members

It comprises of 3 events:

1) Logo Caption Contest: A brand/product/company will be provided and participants will be asked to design a logo for the same. Participants need to bring their own colors,pencils or any other stationary. Papers will be provided.

2) Spoof Ad: Some products/brands will be provided by Friday(1st Feb 2008) evening on our website and blog. Participants will be asked to present an ad by choosing any one of the product. The ad can either be enacted or it can be presented through powerpoint slideshow. Participants have to come pre-prepared with the ad.

3)Management Pot Pourrie: Participants will be asked to solve puzzles/riddles/crosswords.

All the events are going to start on 2nd Feb 2008 at 11AM at IFMR, Chennai Campus (24-Kothari Road,Nungambakkam,Chennai-34).
For further details contact : Mr Pramod Kumar (9962261190) and Ms. Sowmya L (9952073725)

6th Sense - Online Quiz

List of Winners(26 Jan)
Winner	Bushra Firdous	VGSOM, Kharagpur
1st Runner Up	Raghav Rastogi	NIRMA, Ahmedabad
2nd Runner Up	Shikha Tomar	NIASoM, Pune

Congratulations to the winners!!

Click here to check results for other events (360 degree,4D,5Ps,IE v 8.0)

X%Stake Results (Prelims)

Team Name	College	City
Koriander	IIM K	Khozikode
Maniacs	IIT B	Mumbai
Biz Freak	XIME	Bangalore
Dreamers	AMRITA	Coimbatore
Arsenals	IIT KHA	Kharagpur
Wanderers	IIT B	Mumbai
Arrow	NMIMS	Mumbai
Creators	AMITY	Noida
Pillais	PILLAI	Raigad
Biz Bull	IIT R	Roorkee
Finanza	XIME	Bangalore
Mighty traders	IMT G	Ghaziabad

Events and PDF Downloads

6th Sense (Online Quiz) starting from 23rd January..

X% Stake (Mergers and Acquisitions)
360 Degree Panorama(Corporate Structure Planning)
4D Rule (Advertising Event)
5Ps (HR Case Study)
11th Hour (Corporate Quiz)
6th Sense (Online Quiz)

Sun will rise from South - "Abhyudaya-08"

IFMR Times, News Network
Local Correspondent, Chennai

On Second Feb, "The Sun will rise from South".

Though it is an intellectual phenomenon rather than being a celestial one.

Our news correspondent from Chennai reports that Sun is all set to rise from South on 2nd of Feb as students of IFMR (a leading B School in Chennai)will be celebrating the third edition of their Annual National Level B School Festival Abhyudaya.

Human civilizations have risen and fallen. From Cesar to Alexander, and Chandragupta to Akbar everybody had to see the end of the day. Their empires extending from one corner of the world to another corner finally came to an end. Nothing was spared not even the mighty 'English Empire' where the 'Sun' never use to set. Things do change as 'change' is the only constant force which is omnipresent around us. However there is something which hasn't changed. Since time immemorial he has been rising every day without fail. He has been here, there and everywhere and have seen it all but never boasts of his mighty powers. he can overpower anything or anybody with display of even 1% of his energy but prefers to remain calm and quiet throughout the day. He seems small and vulnerable from a distance but nobody can even dare to rise to his level. Everyday he starts his journey from East and travels all day to set in the West only to give rise to a brighter tomorrow. In a period of 10-12 hours he refills the depleting energy levels of the nature around us without demanding any attention.

You have found the key 2

Key to be mailed to abhyudaya2008@gmail.com is "Myntra08". Also remember these digits "9884". The mail should contain the details about the members.

Simple things around us really go unnoticed sometimes. By Abhyudaya, we are trying since last three years to underscore the importance of the simple events like 'sunrise' around us. Through the 2 days 'extravaganza' we celebrate and salute the 'spirit' which is the source of all the energy and light around us.

Be there to celebrate the spirit with us and well you might even walk home with a lot of cash stashed in your pockets.

-Rajneesh Kumar