Biz Street’13, the Commerce Fest exhibited by the Commerce Society of SRCC , exuberated zeal at its peak on the first day, 13th of February. Widening its expanse to a three day departmental fest, it was host to a myriad of events pertaining to the characteristic of the business world. Hence the buzzing environment was well owed to bubbling entrepreneurs who sought solace in this affable environment.
The day commenced with the dearly adored competition amongst students, Ad Mad which was well intently titled ‘Ad-Diction’. An immense response as was expected greeted this event and the first round concluded with the finalists waiting to compete in the finals the following day.
Alongside, the finals of the Business Plan event, ‘Prodigy: The B-Plan’, were also being held in the Seminar Room. 8 teams were shortlisted for the competition including teams from Xaviers, SRCC, Amity and Delhi School of Management. Each team was given 10 minutes to present their Business Plan covering aspects such as promotion strategy, team composition, revenue streams and cost projections amongst others. Assistant Professor of the Commerce Department of SRCC, AsthaDewan, also one of the judges for the competition said, “An ideal B-Plan is one which takes into account the feasibility of the plan as well as how it will impact the environment and aid the masses, and not just the classes.”Eventually Onkar and Abhya from CBS walked away with the winners’ title for their plan on cancer cure. Ipshita and Prakriti from SRCC were declared second for theirplan called “AshakiKiran”, a plan aiming at dual social development in the villages of Uttarakhand and the bulb manufacturing community of Dehradun,which has currently been out-competed by Chinese manufacturers.
This event was followed by the much exhilaratingMockStock competition called ‘Arbitrage’. Impulsiveness was harnessed and students put their minds together to put their acumen to test, by indulging in the experience of trading shares of companies on the basis of mock news feed provided to them. Believing experts, this event always thrusts an adrenaline rush amongst participants. Shortlisted participants were invited to compete in the final round on the second day.
The 100th Percentile Test was an Aptitude Test conducted by IMS, a leading institution in Management Entrance Training to challenge
the quantitative, analysis and verbal skills of students. A shortlisted list of candidates would be subjected to a ‘stress interview’, which would eventually help churn out the cream of the lot and the top scorer would then be awarded. This event saw a mammoth participation wherein a number of students rolled in to prove their mettle. The concluding event of the day was a fun event on the lines of the show Bluffmaster called ‘Outliar’.Ten participants were shortlisted after the preliminaries who had to outcompete each other by giving the most unusual answers. The Bluff master, who was provided with the answer key, had to cling on to his greed of scoring the maximum by giving the rarest answer in order to avoid elimination. To no surprise this was an enthralling event and a total hit amongst the students.
Biz Street’13 commenced with buzz and bang alike, promising to carve out the best of business sense in one and all!
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After the success of Sri Ram Economic Summit, the Economics Society of Shri Ram College organized its annual Economic Fest Ecostasy on the 11th and 12th of this month. A series of events charged with exhilarating challenges were lined up for the two-day extravaganza.
Day one of the fest saw prelims of events like Brand Aid, Econo-Vincere, Ecomplish, and Ecolumnist. Brand Aid, one of the most awaited events which tested the marketing potential of the participants, encompassed a total of three days with prize money of more than 10,000. Ecomplish had three rounds where candidates were given questions dealing with awareness, and skills of comprehension. CBS came up with the first prize in both these events. A team of two members were required in Econo-Vincere which was basically a case study event in which SRCC won both the 1st and 2nd prize.Ecolumnist constituted an economics-centered field investigation project where the teams had to visit a marketplace and observe the local economy there.
Rest of the events namely Monopoly, Share Dare, Encircled Notions and group of 20 were scheduled on the second day.In Monopoly participants had to play their way through a live Monopoly Board. Students from Hansraj College bagged the first prize here. The Model G-20 Summit “stimulated the actual conditions of a G-20 summit, providing opportunities for dialogue on national policies, cooperation, and international financial institutions.” The multi round event of Share Dare challenged the participant’s stock marketing skills wherethe speculative and analytical abilities of a team of two members were tested. Encircled Notion required individual teams to participate in Group Discussion where SRCC bagged the first prize.
Althoughthe turnout of participants was not as much as was expected, nevertheless the fest was quite successful in achieving its mission of “fostering innovation and encouraging ideas”.
Aishwarya Chaurasia
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8th and 9th February saw SRCC become a hub of everything economics-related. The Shri Ram Economics Summit, put together by the Economics Society of the college was characterized by speaker sessions by eminent people from the field of business and economics to competitions that were held to test the economic prowess of interested students.
On Friday, the campus was graced by Mr. C.M. Rangarajan, Chairman of Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India, who spoke at length about current macroeconomic policies in India. With him C.P Chandrasekhar Microeconomist and professor, JNU also had to be there but didn’t turn up. Mr Rangarajan enlightened the crowd about capital flows in India.
The same day and the same venue also witnessed the arrival of Mr. Ashok Gulati, Chairman of Commision for Agricultural Costs and Prices, who expressed his views on the “Elusive quest for growth in agriculture”. “1% growth in agriculture is more effective in reducing poverty than growth in any other sector of the economy.”, said Mr. Gulati fervently. He also spoke extensively on China’s exemplary economic growth that rests largely on its flourishing agriculture.
In the evening session of the summit a panel discussion was organised with Mythili Bhushnurmath a consulting Editor of The Economic Times and Reetika Khera, a social activist and professor of Economics, IIT Delhi.
On Saturday, the day began with Mr. D.K Kumar enlightening the students about the importance of CSR in the corporate sector. He gave the examples of several known brands and conglomerates that have now understood the importance of CSR and are working towards making it an important element of their success.
Alongside, a number of events took place, like Paper presentation, a debate on Macroeconomic policy and a short film making competition which had enthusiastic students participating in good numbers.
Aishwarya Chaurasia & Vatsala Gaur
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The Economics Society at SRCC represents the college through its academic and equally fun filled program, and is one of the few societies that is active all around the academic year. It has been making constant endeavours to encourage and tap among students the enthusiasm relating to the realms that Economics, as a social science, has the power to effect. Commitment to Innovation has always given thrust to the society to take up initiatives and broaden its horizons; guided by such notions, the Society is organizing a National Level Summit in the ambit of ‘SHRI RAM ECONOMICS SUMMIT’ on the 8-9th February 2013 and its Annual National Level Economics Festival, ECOSTASY’13 on the 11 & 12th of February 2013. SRES’13– The economics that we learn inside classrooms is one thing, the economic research that one does is another. But nothing can be compared to the change in outlook that one would acquire, the cumulus of exchanges that one will enjoy, the experience that one would accumulate through The Shri Ram Economics Summit. The past years having been marked with tough times on the economic front and a lot of policymaking amidst the socio-political confusion, this makes, ‘Current Macroeconomic Issues in India’ the most apt theme for the summit as it leaves room for rigorous debating and discussions with much to grasp. Two days of the summit will include lectures given by some of the most renowned economists of the country in the Speaker Sessions, each focussing on a different theme like capital inflows, agrarian crisis and CSR; an immensely engrossing Panel Discussion, set on the on-going national debate of ‘Subsidising Mechanism: PDS or Cash Transfer’. The list of speakers/panellists includes- Dr. C Rangarajan, Chairman, PM’s Economic Advisory Council; Dr. Ashok Gulati, Chairman, CACP; Mrs. Utsa Patnaik & Mr. CP Chandrashekar, from JNU; Reetika Khera, IIT-D; Ms. Mythili Bhushanmurth, ET and Mr. Praveen Jha, JNU. Visit: www.shrirameconsummit.in for more details and registrations. ECOSTASY’13– Block your calendars and reschedule your appointments. It’s here. And it’s back with a bang. Ecostasy is one of the largest Economics festivals at the undergraduate level in India providing a platform for exchange of ideas and information amongst the brightest minds in the country. Attracting a footfall of over 5000 last year, it witnessed extensive participation of esteemed colleges from all across India- Loyola’s, Chennai, St. Xaviers, Kolkata and Christ University, Bangalore et al. The members of the Economics society have planned a multitude of exciting events for you to challenge your skills in competitions simulating real life situations. Test your stock market transaction skills in a classic and engaging mock stocks game, “Share Dare” and get your analytical mind together to crack a brainstorming series of cases in “Econo-vincere”, the case-study competition. Not only that, you also get to play your way through a live Monopoly board, get an opportunity to unleash the journalist within you in an economics-centered field investigation project. There are lots more action-packed events lined up, which are certainly going to make you put on your thinking caps and step into the shoes of economists. To top it all off, the prize money at Ecostasy has been one of the highest that is offered among Economics based inter-college competitions in the country. To register yourself, log on to www.srccecosoc.com.]]>
After months of hard work, the SRCC students’ union finally executed the much awaited event of Narendra Modi’s visit to the college.Although the program was a huge success with around 1800 students turning up and thronging the sports complex to hear the Chief Minister of Gujarat speak on the theme: “Emerging business models in the global scenario”, some students protested in front of the college, shouting slogans against SRCC’s move to call Modi. In all, over 1000 students had assembled outside SRCC, which also included Modi’s supporters. Fortunately, the security was quite strong all around the campus with more than 150 police officers checking ID cards and allowing only SRites inside the college.
The protest took a turn for the worse when a section of students tried to break the barricade to get in and some pro-Modi students joined in to add to the confusion. It was then that the police had to use water cannons and even lathi charge. This went on for almost the entire session at the end of which students attending the event were told to stay back until the crowd subsides. There were also reports of ABVP activists misbehaving around campus.
The students were demonstrating to oppose his entry into Delhi University calling Modi “Fascist mass murderer”. They said that his invitation is wrong because it overlooks the communal riots in Gujarat in 2002 in which 1200 people were killed while he
was in office. “This is pure nonsense, how is Modi’s visit to address students connected with any riot whatsoever! He is a man of action and we respect him for what he did for the development of Gujarat. I think they are creating a mountain out of a mole hill by making it a political issue”, says Bhargav, an SRite. The event, however, ended without any serious harm or injury to anyone.
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The campus of SRCC was bursting with energy all day long, with students all “suited-up” running helter-skelter, as it was the last day of Business Conclave 2013, the management fest organised by the Students’ Union of the college and the SRCC Alumni had managed to rope in Mr. Narendra Modi to deliver the annual “Sri Ram Memorial Oration”. The topic of his discourse was “Emerging Business Models in a Global Scenario”.
The security was tight, with the Delhi Police being at their best, on some occasions to the rather annoyance of the students. The Gujarat CM, scheduled to arrive at 4, actually arrived a couple of minutes earlier, impressing the students already with his act of punctuality, a virtue politicians are not really known for.
The session started with the welcoming address by Mr. Ajay Sri Ram, and after that Mr. Modi was asked to express his views on the topic. His speech was all about optimism. Citing verifiable examples from his Gujarat model of development, he spoke about how his governance has been instrumental in taking India overseas, dotting his speech with an immaculate sense of wit (read “idhar raigistan, udhar Pakistan)
The audience broke into loud applauds as he spoke on the “Soil-health Card” which Gujarat farmers possess, the fact that every cup of tea consumed by each present in the hall was made of milk brought from Gujarat, on getting to know about the forensic science university in Gujarat, the only one in the world and also on the first ever institute in the world on teachers’ education, which Gujarat boasts of.
Though it was a well-organised affair, it did not end on a very positive note with organised groups of students with left ideology staging a protest just outside the college. But then there was also different group that all-hailed Modi in its slogans.
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The Dramatics Society of SRCC is back with their annual theater festival, Histrionica 2013. This time, it is not only about theater. The four day festival includes: Charades-the stage plays, Aahavan- the nukkad natak, Just for laughs- the stand up comedy act, sum of parts- the skit competition, Shutters- the photography competition, Saaz- the musical night and Live wire- the rock night.
The dramatics society has worked hard over the years and has added gravitas and substance to the festival to make theatre accessible to all those who aspire to do it all well as those who watch it from a distance.
The festival starts with Sum of parts, the skit competition, on 14th February. An event for all those who want to bring out the actor within, Sum of Parts gives you a chance to be more than just a faceless member of the audience.
Shutters, the photography competition is a contest for budding photographers, organised in collaboration with the Delhi University Photography Club. This year, the competition will be online as well as on campus.
On 15th Feb, look forward to an afternoon of riotous fun and laughter in the event Just for Laughs, which is the stand-up comedy act. For all the theatre lovers, we have Charades, the stage play competition. English, Hindi and bilingual plays from all over Delhi University will be performed. From 16 plays, 8 were shortlisted, which are “12 Angry Men” by KMC, “Akka Amoli Anni” by Maitreyi College, “Attempts on Her Life” by LSR, “Baap re Baap” by Hansraj College, “Laal Pencil” by Dyal Singh College, “Norway Today” by Ramjas, “Saints and Sinners” by Ramjas and “Threesome without Simone” by KMC. A must watch in the festival, Charades has always attracted and enthralled the audience.
On 16th, Saaz promises to be a star-studded night devoted to the beauty of the classics. Histrionica does not only approach the youth of Delhi, but also the families who like to go out together on a Saturday night and have a nice time. If you happen to be a lover of classic music, Saaz will not disappoint you.
Aahavan, the street play competition will be held on the 17th. From the catchy songs to the human formations that leave the audience in awe, this form of theatre has the ability to engage the audience from the very beginning and holds their attention till the end. The shortlisted teams which will be performing are: ” Aakhir hum bhi insaan hain” by Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, “Abbey, Teri toh!” by Maharaja Agrasen College, “Darte Kyun Ho Pappu Mia?” by Daulat Ram College, “Naadaan” by Hansraj College, “Reservation Leela” by SGTB Khalsa Colege, Hindu College, “Ye Kaisi Saza” by Dyal Singh Eve College and “Yeh Gandi Baat Hain” by PGDAV College (D).
After Aavahan, the audience will witness the Battle of the Bands, called Live wire: The Rock Night. A treat for rock fans and music enthusiasts, look forward to scintillating performances by the upcoming artists of Delhi.
The carnival of quizzes, Illume, which was organized by the Quiz Society of Shri Ram College of Commerce ended with four fun filled quiz events, starting from 9 am to 5 pm. The events included Biblios-Literature Quiz, Edens- Cricket Quiz, Fastrack- General Quiz and Ambiente- Environmental Quiz. The registration for all the four events was quite impressive and the Auditorium of the college saw a huge audience to witness the quizzes.
The Literature Quiz was the first quiz of the day. The preliminary round witnessed many students trying to get through to the final round, but only 6 teams could make it to the final. As the final round began, the teams began answering at a brisk pace. The team from SRCC comprising of Deepak and Sandeep put up a scintillating performance, coming first in Literature quiz, while a team from Shri Venkateshwara
College were placed second.
The Cricket quiz was undoubtedly the best among all with entertaining questions and quick answers. The winners were awarded prizes of a considerable amount and internships as well, marking the end of this two-day extravaganza!
Sakshi Gupta & Aishwarya Chaurasia
Image credits – Aditi Virmani & Avijit Sharma
The carnival of quizzes, Illume, which was organized by the Quiz Society of Shri Ram College of Commerce ended with four fun filled quiz events, starting from 9 am to 5 pm. The events included Biblios-Literature Quiz, Edens- Cricket Quiz, Fastrack- General Quiz and Ambiente- Environmental Quiz. The registration for all the four events was quite impressive and the Auditorium of the college saw a huge audience to witness the quizzes.
The Literature Quiz was the first quiz of the day. The preliminary round witnessed many students trying to get through to the final round, but only 6 teams could make it to the final. As the final round began, the teams began answering at a brisk pace. The team from SRCC comprising of Deepak and Sandeep put up a scintillating performance, coming first in Literature quiz, while a team from Shri Venkateshwara College were placed second.
The Cricket quiz was undoubtedly the best among all with entertaining questions and quick answers. The winners were awarded prizes of a considerable amount and internships as well, marking the end of this two-day extravaganza!
Sakshi Gupta & Aishwarya Chaurasia
Image credits – Aditi Virmani & Avijit Sharma
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Illume, the quizzing competition hosted by Sri Ram College of Commerce is currently on for another day. Today, 28th January was the first day of the competition which has been organized by the quizzing society of the college. This society comprises of about 100 members including the President, Sushant Agarwal and the Secretary, Ashish Sen. Although SRCC usually only hosts one quizzing competition, this year they’ve played hosts to two. The first quiz fest took place in September – Quizignia, and the second one being Illume. This time Illume has also seen participants from Jaipur and BITS Pilani, and for this, Sushant Agarwal gives credit to the promotions. The fest has entertained over 500 teams on the first day itself. The main sponsor for the competition is the Ministry Of Environment and Mr. B. C. Sabat, Senior Scientific Officer, is the chief guest for tomorrow.
The competition will see a total of seven categories of quizzes over these two days. The Sports Quiz, Business Quiz and the Bollywood Quiz were held on the first day (28th January). The quizmasters for the business and sports quiz were- Vijay Anand Menon, one of the leading quiz masters of our country and Arnav Sinha, another leading quizmaster and a freelance writer. The quizmaster for the Bollywood quiz was Aparshakti Khurana, Radio Jockey at 104.8 FM and also the brother of the famous Bollywood actor. The second day (29th January) will hold the following categories of quizzes: The Literature Quiz, Cricket Quiz, General Quiz and Environment Quiz. One can register
themselves online, or even on the spot to participate in any of the categories of quizzes. Tomorrow, i.e. 29th January, the day will start at 9A.M.]]>