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Crossroads 2013: Day 2

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The people belonging to the college cribbed and cursed the concept of free invites to the annual Crossroads festival of SRCC as the college was packed beyond its capacity on 28th February, 2013. However, it was a riot of colours, with a score of activities to absorb and engage the crowd. The day started with events under “Student of the Year” taking place. ‘Dog in the Bone’, ‘Taboo’, ‘Drop by Drop’, the names might sound juvenile, but the passion that the students exhibited is otherwise rare to be seen. Other activities that had the crowd straining their sinews, shouting, cheering, howling (occasionally), took place in the back lawns with Trampoline Volleyball, Body Zorbing,  Zorb Ball rolling and others, as organised by the Travellers’ Society of SRCC. There was also a number of food stalls to cater to the students’ frequent hunger pangs. From QD’s to Brown Sugar, to Kori’s, to the “Purani Dilli ke mashoor chhole kulche”, the campus had become quite a food court. Finally there was the much looked forward to SUNBURN festival, a coming together of Djs like NDS & BLUE, Dj Shaan,  Lost Stories and Dj Anish Sood as part  of ‘Random Collisions’ in Crossroads. It started around 5:30 and made the entire campus come alive to the transcendental beats of the DJs. The crowd danced like there was no tomorrow. Apart from the usual rule-flouting and a bit of “Look what she’s wearing!, it was a day well spent, marked by technicolored emotions and just plain, raw fun!   Vatsala Gaur ([email protected])]]>

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Histronica: Day Three!

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Day 3 of Histronica, a fest organised by the Dramatics Society of SRCC kicked off with their event ‘Charades’ which showcased plays by various colleges. The judges were Shibani Puri, a designer, director and an NSD alumnus and Dr M Sayed Allam who has had wide experience in acting, script writing and directing for over 25 plays. The event started with a play by LSR titled ‘Attempts on Her Life’ which had 4 actors taking the stage and performing with simple props. The play’s director, Ms Gajju said, ‘This is our annual piece, a play written by the British playwright Martin Crimp. We’ve been practicing for about 2 months now’. Next to perform was the dramatics society of Ramjas College, ‘Shunya’. Their self-composed play called ‘Saints and Sinners’ had a rustic appeal to it and the funny and witty dialogues kept the audience in splits of laughter. The play however ended on a serious note. After a short break, SRCC’s students took the stage with the play ‘Noises Off’ which was a Hinglish comedy about people rehearsing for a play. The funny script about a play in a play kept the audience hooked. The next event lined up for the day was a Mob Freeze organised by an NGO, Education Tree around the theme ‘Jo merahai, who merahai’ which basically stressed on a woman’s complete right over her own body. The informal events for Day 3 included a live performance by the band Faridkot which saw a large turnout. A Battle of the Bands competition was also held where the best band was awarded a music contract. “The entire event has received a very good response from colleges all across the University. We’ve had performances from some of the best dramatics societies and a lot of theatre enthusiasts have been attending the event as the audience. The play that received the best response from the viewers was “12 Angry Men”, by KMC. What we wanted to celebrate was the true spirit of theatre and hence the events were non-competitive. The judges did share their critique though, through a discussion with the students. We started working on Histronica from December last year and we’re happy with the kind of response we’ve got”, said Gauri Chandra, a first year Economics student in the Organising Committee.  ]]>

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Biz Street ’13 Lines up at SRCC

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The annual commerce fest of Shri Ram College of Commerce, Biz Street, was hosted by the commerce society of the college in its latest edition. The final day of the festival was on the 15th of February and saw sundry events taking place. While some were standalone events, others witnessed their final rounds taking place as the fest drew to a close. Anamnesis, the case study competition, aimed to enable the participants to put their analytical skills and business acumen to test by requiring them to formulate the most pertinent solutions to hypothetical business related problems. Next on the day’s list of events was Market Mafia, an most unique business simulation event, where the participants needed to sell their product by minimizing cost, manufacturing the best product possible, planning the market and selling their entire stock but at the most competitive prices. The 100th Percentile was the event next in line and this was aimed at finding out who among the participants had both the percentile and the personality to make the cut. While the initial round had a test to rank participants by their marks, the final round saw them taking part in the interview to see finally who lasted longest. Calvin Pinto was the winner, scoring highest considering all three- aptitude test, group discussion and stress interview. The fest closed with the final event of the day, Mystic Trial: The Hunt Begins. This was a clue-based treasure hunt around campus and lived up to its billing by being exciting and also witnessed enthusiastic participation from the students. Biz Street now opens next year, so all you fans keep your wits sharpened until then!]]>

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Histrionica 2013

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Histrionica, the fest organised by the Dramatics Society of SRCC saw its second day today. Events such as Charades (stage play), Just for Laughs, and Shutters (photography) took place. Charades had participants in the form of:

  • Hans Raj College -“Baap Re Baap”
  • Maitreyi College – “Akka Amoli Anni”
  • Dyal Singh College – “Laal Pencil”
  • SRCC – “That Darn Plot”
  • Ramjas College- “Norway, Today”
  • KMC- “Room for Doubt”.
The plays were well enjoyed by the audience. The event was not competitive, and concluded with a discussion with the judges. Just for Laughs, a stand-up comedy event where Raghav Mandava performed had the audience in splits. Shutters, the photography competition was online as well as on the spot. Topics are given in the college premises itself. The competition is still going on and concludes tomorrow.]]>

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Biz Street- Greed Is Good: Day 2

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Delhi University’s business enthusiasts headed to SRCC on Valentine’s Day, get your mind out of the gutter because it was for Biz Street the Commerce Society’s annual departmental fest. As soon as one entered the college premises one was greeted with a rather innovatively done up notice board about Biz Street; innovative because the words Biz Street were put up on it with fake as in game currency notes. The highlights of the day included the Business Quiz- Cognizant, Mock Stock- Arbitrage (finals) and Ambush Marketing. Cognizant, the Business Quiz was an event that initially pulled in a large crowd but as the day went on the audience got thinned down to not more than a dozen students. Unaffected by that, TOI Editor and avid quizzer Mr. Manimugdha Sharma who was the quiz master for the day conducted the quiz in a delightful way. The questions were well thought out, and included audio, logos related, and the conventional type of questions, and were well presented by Mr. Sharma, who said that he was at SRCC on Valentine’s Day only for his first love ie. Quizzing. Out of the 20 questions in the prelims round 6 teams were chosen to take part in the finale and being the day of love, one couple team was given direct, wild card entry into the finale- making it a total of 7 teams battling it out. The finals had questions on various themes, few generic but mostly business related like, beauty and the beast, economics of love etc. The finals of arbitrage, the Mock Stock event mostly saw participants bent over their calculators and rough sheets, rattling their brains at the situations thrown at them by the chair. Ambush Marketing, an event that had huge potential of pulling crowds did do that, but for the wrong reasons. Participants in pairs were given 2 rival brands to market and most of the students only ended up making a mockery out of it. “We did not expect students of mostly commerce colleges to take such a ridiculous approach to this competition, which could have been rather informative,” said Aditi Rathi an audience member and SRCC student. Participants simply rambled on, did not bring any valid points to the table and only got the crowd to hoot for them. All in all Biz Street did manage to pull in a decent footfall, what is commendable is the effort of the organisers and volunteers that did show up in most events.   Anugrah Gopinath [email protected]  ]]>

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Biz Street’13 : Day 1

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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!   PoornimaKharbanda [email protected] Cheshtha Gupta [email protected]]]>

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Ecostasy 2013 Ends on a Successful Note

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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  [email protected]

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Shri Ram Economics Summit 2013

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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 [email protected]         [email protected]]]>

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Four-day Economics Extravaganza at SRCC: SRES and Ecostasy 2013

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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.]]>

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Protest Against Modi’s Visit

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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.

Aishwarya Chaurasia
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