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The GIM Chronicle September 2009

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September 2009

THE GIM CHRONICLE

Table of Contents

The Convocation - 2009 ......................................................................................... 3

GIM Shines at Tata Crucible Campus Quiz ........................................................... 4

GIM Bags Top Honours at TISS Mumbai ............................................................ 4

Wizbiz - The Annual Corporate Quiz of GIM ....................................................... 5

I3 - The Industry - Institute - Interaction Club ..................................................... 5

Walk For India.......................................................................................................... 6

Samriddhi - 2009 .................................................................................................... 8

Ribandar Talks - A Kaleidoscopic Vision ............................................................... 9

CONTACT INFORMATION ....................................................................................10

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The Convocation - 2009

All roads led to the Kala Academy on 28th March 2009, where over a hundred deserving

young men and women, in stylish black robes, walked down the aisle as the graduating batch

of 2009. Flanked by proud parents on either sides and led to the stage by the Board and the

Faculty members, these graduates basked in their moment of glory.

The occasion was graced by the presence of the Chief Guest for the day, Mr. Gurucharan

Das, the former Vice President and Managing Director for Proctor and Gamble (P&G)

worldwide.

The distribution of degrees was followed by the awards for the Best Summer Project

(Raveesh Bhasin), The Best Dissertation in Marketing (Nekshaan Irani) and The Best

Dissertation in Finance (Dr.Abhishek Nanda). As the batch of 2009 graduated, we bid

farewell to yet another set of intelligent minds, worthy competitors, good friends and great

human beings. We wish the batch of 2007-09 all the very best that life has to offer and a

promise that they will be remembered as a batch that came, saw and conquered.

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GIM Shines at Tata Crucible Campus Quiz

GIM Bags Top Honours at TISS Mumbai

The Goa Institute of Management (GIM) bagged the first place at Manthan 08, a

National Level Business Event organised by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS),

Mumbai. The event facilitated an interface between the Academia, Industry & Students.

Students from the premier Indian business & technical schools battled it out for top honours

in a wide spectrum of events across varied functions. GIM was represented by Sunder

Balakrishnan and Reuben DMello.

Sunder Balakrishnan won the 1st prize and Reuben DMello was among the Top 6 Finalists,

in the Claim to Fame competition of Manthan 2008.

Claim to Fame was a Personality cum Talent Hunt competition wherein the participants

attitude, literary and performing skills were evaluated. Participants were required to display

their talent in the field of Dance, Music or Mimicry in the first round. This was followed by

a quiz on India and questions from the judges.

Reuben and Sunder played the piano and violin respectively for their individual

performances. Both of them enthralled the audience with their recitals to such an extent that

the judges even requested them to perform a duet, which they competently executed.

Overall, it was an event well-represented by GIM and one that brought forth our students

diverse talents.

The duo of Abhishek Jha and Pooja

Kamath from Goa Institute of

Management shone at the Tata

Crucible Campus Quiz, finishing

runners-up. The Tata Crucible

Campus Quiz made its grand entry in

Goa on the 24th February 2009 and

registered a commendable turnout of

nearly 50 teams. Goa Institute of

Management made its presence felt,

with seven teams going for the kill. Of

these, two teams crossed the initial

hurdle of the prelims round. Mr. Giri

Balasubramaniam, the famous Pick-

Brain of Greycaps and quizmaster for

the evening, tested the teams mettle,

while keeping the audience entertained

with his trademark SUPPPPERBBB

and wit.,

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Wizbiz - The Annual Corporate Quiz of Goa Institute

of Management

There was no match for the fierce determination and passion that the participants had for Goa

Institute of Managements Annual Corporate Quiz Wizbiz 2009. Dreams of grandeur, well

supported by sheer hard work, team spirit, perseverance, and at times, plain luck, saw the

light of the day on the 28th

February 2009. The Laran lawn at the International Centre, Dona

Paula saw a magnificent turnout for the event that was organized by MECCA the student-

driven marketing club in GIM. The crowd got to witness five rounds of quality quizzing

conducted by the famous quizmaster Avinash Mudliar, a veteran of four WIZBIZs. Hot

favourites Savoire Faire emerged victorious followed by the team from Infosys

Hyderabad. Coming in third was the whackily christened Feni Vidi Vici, a mixed team of

seasoned journalists.

I3 - The Industry - Institute - Interaction Club The Industry Institute Interaction club is a student driven initiative which acts as a bridge

between industries and the Institute. It offers quality services/solutions through talented

students and in return garners industry exposure for the entire student community.

The focus is to assist its members, the next generation managers, to learn to make strategic

decisions and groom them by giving them opportunities to practically apply the concepts they

learn at GIM.

Key Projects 2008-09

Market Research for Archer Communication

Case study on Global Mobile Handset Industry

Research Paper for TCS presented in the 12th National Conference on E-Governance

Sevottam Project for Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Projects on Floor: 2009-10

CREDAI (Confederation of Real Estate Developers of India)

Kaenat Enterprises

Case Study on Satyam- Prof P.Saravanan, Goa Institute Of Management

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Walk For India

The Goa Institute of Management has always strived not just to impart managerial skills to its

students but also to inculcate a sense of social responsibility in them. Keeping this in mind,

GIM took the initiative to Walk for India. Through this event the students get to express

their solidarity with a relevant social cause.

In the wake of recent happenings in Goa, the theme for Walk for India this year was Stop

Child Abuse...Save the Future. Child abuse is a criminal offence and as responsible citizens

we must do our bit to stop this evil. We believe that every child has the right to a healthy and

joyous childhood. Through this walk we hoped to spread awareness among the people, so that

the community can raise their voice against those who deny this right to a child. Walk for

India this year was held on the 15th

of August, 2009. Taking cognizance of our duty to the

society and initiating the process of fulfilling it, is probably one of the better ways to

celebrate our Independence Day.

The students walked from Miramar to the Secretariat in Panaji. Over 100 students along with

the faculty participated in this walk to reiterate the importance of preventing child abuse. It

was indeed overwhelming to see a number of locals also joining in too. This indicated that

the students had managed to spread the message making this event a success.

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Samriddhi - 2009

Samriddhi - the Annual National Conference organized by the Goa Institute of Management,

strives to find practical and viable solutions to a wide range of critical issues that impact

society and business today.

Samriddhi 09 looked at entrepreneurship as an opportunity in these difficult times,

with a special focus on Social Entrepreneurship which aims at creating not just wealth for

a selected few, but also contributing meaningfully to society.

The aim of the conference was to trigger a spark of Social Entrepreneurship among the

countrys youth, by highlighting sustainable & profitable social ventures.

Samriddhi09 targeted

Profit making, impact creating ventures that address the larger social needs.

Exploring the need, viability and relevance of social ventures in the Indian context, given the countrys demographic, social and financial profile.

Creating awareness about the business opportunities based on social needs for students, working executives and the corporate community.

Samriddhi 09 was inaugurated by Mr. Digambar Kamat, the Honble Chief Minister of

Goa on 29th

August, 2009. The first session Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship and its

Strategic Challenges was by Dr. Trilochan Sastry (Dean, IIM Bangalore) and Ms. Sohini

Bhattacharya (Director for partnerships, Ashoka Innovators) where they shared their