NIKAI's Vaudeville:A Grand Success

The much awaited inter college event hosted by IMT Dubai was formally inaugurated by the Dean, Dr. Seth. He welcomed the guests from NIKAI group and the teams from six colleges of across from Dubai who participated in this event. Event began with the debate competition “Convince Me!” which was started by students of BITS Pilani Dubai followed by the teams from S.P. Jain, Middlesex and IMTD. These participants shared their valuable thoughts about “Discovery of Water on the Moon-Boon or Bane for Human Civilization” and defended their views against the questions raised by the audience. The team From BITS Pilani Dubai won the hearts of everyone and stood first followed by Middlesex as the runners up and S.P. Jain at the2nd and 3rd positions respectively.
Another highlight of the event was Electica (Presentation) where four teams from BITS Pilani, S.P. Jain and IMT shared their market researches and views about the Reliability and dependability of NIKAI products .the event was judged by Mr. Bapat, and Mr. Abhilash from NIKAI group who were the platinum sorcerers for the Vaudeville. The centre of attraction of the event was IMT team who presented live research examples and supported their facts with figures and surveys and proved themselves, with them was the team of S.P. Jain in a neck to neck competition but managed to walk away with the winning trophy.
Then came the most awaited event of the day, the Wiz-Quiz, hosted by Mr. Hemant Chaudhary. The event began with six teams and had four rounds. IMT secured the 1st position while S.P. Jain took the second position and BITS stood 3rd.

The stage was set in its crowning glory to welcome the most anticipated event of the year- Vaudeville 2009. The cultural event of IMT’s inter-college festival was marked with unbridled excitement that was later echoed by the audience as well. After the initial custom of lighting the lamp, the guests and the audience were held spellbound by an inauguration dance performed by the very talented Amrita. The first competition of the evening aptly titled ‘Lets Tap’ showcased an array of talented performances from students of various colleges. The group dance competition saw participants engaging in different dance styles that were either contemporary (IMT, Dubai), Indian (Mahatma Gandhi University) or street (Skyline college, BITS). A perfect combination of music, synchronization and some gravity-defying steps made the audience beg for more. United Colors of Benetton, one of the proud sponsors of Vaudeville 2009 gave the audience a glimpse of their Fall Winter collection. The clothes modelled by the IMT students themselves came across as extremely fashionable and wearable as expected out of the brand. The next segment of the event saw teams from two colleges, IMT Dubai and S.P. Jain respectively, battling it out in the Mad for Ad competition. This competition tested the teams’ ability to sell a product with conniving skills. If the parodies made up for some rib-tickling moments, then the following competition, ‘U n Me’ was definitely successful in soothing the senses. The duet singing segment presented some of the finest voices that swooned the audience throughout. Also, the official IMT song sung by fellow IMTians received a magnanimous response. The most awaited segment of the cultural event or in other words ‘Show Stopperz’ had participants scorching the ramp in a bid to win the best fashion show. Be it BITS’s ethnic wear round or Heriot-Watt’s all boy show or the host’s theme based Angels and Demons, it all culminated in a mesmerizing event. The audience was also treated with some lip-smacking delights from Pizza World, Puranmal and Royal Kebab, the other sponsors of Vaudeville 2009. Towards the end of the show Dr Abhilasha took the privilege of announcing the results that included the academics events as well. IMT Dubai took the first runner-up spot in Eclectica while they were declared winners in Wiz Quiz, Lets Tap, Show Stopperz thus, being the proud recipients of the Hero’s Trophy! An exhilarating performance by Point of View, a Dubai based rock band signaled the end of the cultural event and Vaudeville 2009. This festival would surely be etched in the minds of many for a long time.


Team METH..!!

Vaudeville'09

IMT-Dubai- Nov. 10, 2009- "Life is a festival only to the wise" ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

IMT-Dubai is in festive mode with the ongoing preparations for Vaudeville: the second chapter, in association with Nikai Group. Vaudeville, one of its kind, a daylong affair organized by the student body, is scheduled on 23rd Nov’09.

The series of academic events, commencing at 10am, will be adjudged by league of industry experts, Mr. Girish Bapat, Vice President, Nikai Group; Mr. Anup Kumar, Assistant Vice President, Nikai Group; Mr. Abhilash Mathews, Marketing Manager, Nikai Group. Cultural events will start with the lighting of lamp by Dr. Ayoub Kazmi-Executive Director of Dubai International Academic City and Dubai Knowledge Village, Mr. Mahesh Shadadpuri, Director, Nikai Group; Dr. Farhad Rad Serecht, Director, IMT-Dubai and Mr. Masood Al Zarooni, Deira Island Front, Nakheel.

The occasion will be graced by the esteemed presence of various other big names from the corporate world. Mr. Raju Shashidhar- Branch Manager, Allianz Insurance; Col. Banwari Lal, Arcelor Mittal Dubai Steels, Middle East Logistics Head; Mr. Prakash Chugani, General Manager, Dulsco; Mr. Hursh Aggrawal, Deputy General Manager, Hitachi Gulf; Mr. Rajeev Negi, Retail Manager, United Colors of Benetton-Sisley;
Mr. Denis, Director-French Fashion Instiute; Mr. MNC Ray, CEO, OxySoft IT Solutions; Mr. Viresh Chand, Business Development Officer, Al Khazna Insurance Company; Mohammad Salen Al Ali, Assistant Branch Manager, Al Khazna Insurance Company and Mr. Puranmal, Managing Director-Vikas Constructions; to name a few.

“The passion and dedication that emerges is awe inspiring. For this is an inter-college confluence, I encourage everyone to experience it”, OSS head Mrs. Abhilasha Singh quipped; in regards with the ongoing preparation of the fest.
The dawn-to-dusk extravaganza comprises of ‘Wiz Quiz’, ‘Convince me’ and ‘Eclectica’ in the array of academic events; whereas cultural league has ‘Lets tap’, ‘Show Stopperz’, ‘Mad for Ad’ and ‘You and Me’ tucked under its belt.

To add to the charm, the event will witness the presence of alumni of the college from all walks of life round the globe.
The event is sponsored by Nikai group, UAE Exchange, United Colours of Benetton, Kaya Skin Clinic, Puranmal and Pizza World; whereas Radio Spice, Khaleej Times and Gulf News have joined hands as media partners.


Team METH...!!

Intercollege Cricket Tournament: Day1

Ajman Cricket Grounds, 16th November, 2009- Even Sachin Tendulkar loses matches. It’s a humbling thought indeed, that great players, and great games have gone down the drain for the best of the best in the sport of Cricket. Something similar happened to the IMT cricket team, when they played their first Cricket match again Skyline University, Sharjah.
The less said about this place, the better. If IMTians did not already get the feel of living in stark desert conditions, this venue was enough to get that feeling out. The grounds were nothing but flattened fields, with a pitch, in the middle of nowhere. With a field and situations like that, the performances of the IMT and Skyline teams, were commendable to say the very least!
Upon winning the toss, the IMT team decided to bat first. Varun Deshwal and Amarjeet Singh, went in as opening batsmen. What an opening that was! The two batsmen made the best of the uneven ground and the fact that the ball wasn’t bouncing that much. Ball after ball, runs were scored, shots hit and Fours and Sixes flowed aplenty. The rest of the team, in the pavilion, cheered their Opening heroes, with escalating spirits, with each ball passing. The shots were spectacular and no less than any professional match being played. Both the players played phenomenally well, and had a partnership of a 100 runs (Deshwal 68, Singh 32).
The rest of the line-up gave their level best as well. Captain Sumit Nagre scored 19 while Rohan Popli scored 13 runs. Overall, an excellent performance by the batsmen brought the score to a total of 163, all out in 20 overs. An extremely good score to defend.
The next innings, turned the game around, in favour of Skyline University. As the afternoon sun climbed at its peak, and the wind levels rose higher, the IMT team went in to bowl. It is hard to pin-point exactly, what went wrong, but apparently something did since the bowling and fielding fell short of expectations. In the 2nd over, Nakul Sharma was able to take 1 wicket (lbw), which was indeed a good beginning to the 2nd innings. However, the bowling side soon became helpless with weaknesses in the fielding. Catches were missed, runs not saved, and boundaries became abundant, quite unfortunate as the team already had an excellent score to defend.
It being a true case of demoralisation, the Skyline team was definitely extremely skilled and fit, and had fabulously high energy levels. Their game was definitely commendable, and it is nothing but a learning experience to lose to such a skilled team and talented players.
The Skyline side made the required score of 164 in 14 overs, losing 2 wickets. At the end of the day, it was a good match, with lots of great moments when sixes went flying across the boundary, when players cheered for others, when the team came together at the beginning and end of the game, and loyalty of each and every IMT player, visible on their disappointed faces upon the end of the match. If anything, this match has taught the team about their short-comings, and they will definitely work on what they lacked today. Their effort must be supported and their determination and skill lauded!
Next match is to be held on 17th November 2009, against Middlesex University.
Media and PR Committee wishes the team for their upcoming endeavours!!

The Team and Scores

Batting Line-up
1. Varun Deshwal --- 68
2. Amarjit Singh --- 32
3. Deepak Nagar --- 3
4. Rohan Popli --- 13
5. Sumit Nagre --- 19
6. Rohit Seth ---1
7. Amit Kumar --- 2
8. Nakul Sharma --- 0
9. Nipun Magoo --- 0
10. Arjun Rajasekaran --- 0
11. Shailendra Bhaskar --- 0
12. Parth Gaglani

Bowling
1. Nakul Sharma ( 1 wicket)
2. Arjun Rajasekaran
3. Nipun Magoo (1 wicket)
4. Amit Kumar

Developing will power for transformational change

Speaker: Anna Doiliani

IMT-D, 5th Nov., 2009- Sister Anna was welcomed by an enthusiastic audience at IMT-D. The workshop, indeed a crucial one for our future managers, allowed them to take a self-perspective journey on becoming leaders of self first before all else. Sister Anna highlighted that when individuals are able to conquer their minds, they invariably become masters of it and meditation helps them in doing so.

“Meditation is the wisdom for being in tune with our inner qualities and to think deeply about several aspects of truth”, Sister Anna quipped.

She emphasised on the fact that as humans, we tend to assimilate a lot of information and our intellect has the power to discriminate this information. By developing this power, we are in turn able to discriminate thoughts that are a hindrance to our aims or higher needs. Thus, success is connected to thoughts. Students were then introduced to a short exercise on meditation that could be practised on a daily basis. After a couple of questions, a motivational song titled “Sunscreen” was presented by the students- a perfect ending to an eye-opening session.

Satyam's resurrection

IMT-Dubai, 3rd November, 2009

Satyam: The name of the company has itself become synonymous with one of the biggest financial and business frauds of this generation. When Ramalinga Raju sent out that infamous confession letter, a scandal erupted and consumed one of India’s biggest IT giants into a gaping hole. The company’s assets had been greatly overstated and the financial statements majorly tweaked, by the head of the company.
The question now arises is, what is happening with Satyam: the company? What are the after-effects of such a blow to a company that big? And what steps have been taken to possibly restore the IT company?
On Tuesday, IMT students got the privilege of an interactive session with the highly inspirational and practical person behind one of the biggest turnarounds in recent times. They got a first-hand insight into all the issues and got a chance to discuss the significant answers, with a person directly involved in the aftermath processes, Mr. T.N. Manoharan.
Mr. Manoharan commenced his discourse with some general information about Satyam, like the strength of 53,000 employees, around 650 clients (prior the crisis) and while mentioning the fact that the Satyam brand was one of the most recognised in India and the world, he quipped, “Satyam was like riding the white tiger”. It was followed by the mention of the very famous confession letter by Mr. Raju, due to which company fell into the crisis. Thereafter he started his tenure as a member of the government-appointed Board of Directors, for the revival of the company.
The esteemed guest went on to discuss the first three agenda that the board had to follow. The first task of the new board was to ensure contract continuity. Since the firm had almost no liquidity, the board decided to borrow from external sources like banks and financial institutions to sustain and generate enough funds to keep the business running. Second was to retain the employees, possibly one of the most demanding. For this, the team motivated the work-force and held all lines of communication open and started an e-newsletter, to keep the employees informed about the progress of the firm. Finally, the BOD had to ensure retaining customers. As Mr. Manoharan explained, Satyam’s clients were locked-in for at least a period of 3 months, within which they were able to retain around 90% of them.
The session was extremely interactive with some interesting questions about various facets of the company being asked to the speaker. Dr. Manoharan gave some precious advice while concluding that, “We succeeded because we worked with the noble intention of reviving Satyam. Took no remuneration, worked pro bono. Because, everything is not money. What you learn ethically is what you deserve.” Wise words, which really hit the nail on the head.
All that has been written and spoken about Satyam was nowhere compared to this interactive session which had all the management theories into the context of a real life scenario.

Team M.E.T.H...!!