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.

The much-awaited Business Quiz, hosted by renowned quizmaster Parnab Mukherji saw IMI emerge as winners with the second prize going to MHROD-DSE. The day came to a close with an electrifying jam session by budding college rock bands from colleges across Delhi. Bands from IIFT, FORE, IMI and many more came together to pay tribute to several rock-and-roll legends of yesterday and today. This was followed by late-night screening of the classic movie based on Bram Stoker’s story Dracula.

Day Two of Kritva 2006 began with the finals of the strategy case study, David Vs. Goliath. The team from IIT Kharagpur bagged the first prize here. The informal event Ad‘apt’ for advertisement enthusiasts saw IMI again winning the game. This was followed by a fun-filled informal game called Just a Minute, which tested participants for symptoms of verbal diarrhoea. This was also won by IMI. Alchemy, the finance case study finals were up next, and ended with MDI and FORE bagging the first and second places respectively. The last contest for the day was the HR paper presentations Demons and Angels. This was won by NMIMS, and MDI came a close second.

The euphoria instituted by Kritva 2006 was taken to another level as the very celebrated DJ Suketu set the amphitheatre ablaze with his best dance numbers. A mix of hosts and guests jived and boogied into the wee hours of the morning.