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SPICMACAY '10

SPIC MACAY, the Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture amongst Youth is a non-profit, voluntary, apolitical and participatory movement by young generation. It is dedicated towards enriching education through appreciation of India's classical heritage and the aesthetics of the Indian classical milieu, especially those of the performing arts. Its aim is to inculcate the spirit of Indian classical music and art amongst youth by organizing concerts, workshops and demonstrative lectures on India's classical music and art, all year round.
SPIC MACAY @ NITIE 
NITIE is one of the most active members of the Mumbai SPICMACAY chapter and gets the choicest of concerts in both Viraasat, and Fest the annual series of concerts held by SPICMACAY, Mumbai.

The SPIC MACAY had a glorious start at NITIE, in 2002, with a Mohan Veena concert by Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. Since then there has been no looking back. In such a short span of time, NITIE has been fortunate enough to host famous virtusos like Padma Talwalkar (Vocal), Nayan Ghosh (Sitar), Sultan Khan (Sarangi), Raja Kale (Vocal), Sonal Mansingh (Odissi), Ustad Abdul Haleem Jaffer Khan, Pt. Buddhadev Das Gupta (Sarod), Shri Aditya Kalyanpur (Tabla),  Shri Rupak Kulkarni (Flute) Pt. Arvind Parikh (Sitar) and Anutosh Degharia (Tabla).

Recently on 5th March 2010, SPIC MACAY NITIE chapter organised a dance performance by Purulia Chhau Bengali folk dance group. The students, faculty members and official attended the event in great numbers. The event flourished everyone with vibrant energy of Indian Culture.

ABOUT THE PURULIA CHHAU GROUP
Chhau Dance is one of the most renowned tribal martial dances of India. The dance is known Purulia Chhau in West Bengal. It is internationally renowned for its beauty and perfection.
The story or theme contained in each number in Purulia Chhau is not narrated in words but depicted only through dance movements. To compensate the absence of the verbal element the dance has developed a stylized mimetic language.
The Purulia Chhau, masks vibrate with quality of earthiness and their function is more or less limited to effectively stylized representation of mythical dramatic personae. With the use of masks, Chhau takes the fantasy of its audience to the summit of poetry, where beauty is distilled from a world of magnificent dreams.

Music of Chhau is predominantly instrumental. Percussion is both powerful and dominating because the expression in movement is governed primarily by percussive music. The rhythmic pattern and tempo of the music is designed to go along with the development of the theme. It creates an appropriate atmosphere with the help of melodic content in the accompanying orchestra, which has practically no vocal element.

SANKALP '10

Project Sankalp is intended towards providing the self sustained livelihood model to the underprivileged and socially, economically marginalized section of the society. Under the agies of this project, team is managing the end to end value chain of organic Agro food produce. Basically team acts as a facilitator to provide an enabler to the farmers in entire value chain of the organic produce. After the feasibility analysis of the project we undertook a village called Jhabua (M.P) for implementation of the Project. Jhabua is a tribal dominated district with plethora of infrastructural hurdles. Recently (6th to 8th) we conducted one visit to the project site for monitoring and facilitating the activity. Five farmers have been already started doing vermin-composting led organic farming especially in horticultural crops. During the visit, overwhelming response of the farmers has enunciated that the project outcome is going to be worthwhile.

SAMIKSHA '10

Samiksha 2010 was graced by,

Event was moderated by,

In this edition of SAMIKSHA audience witnessed a panel discussion on the most recent & the most important tax reform initiative in India since independence- Goods & Service Tax (GST).
One of the key challenges relating to the GST is with regards to supply chain. Supply chain being the most dynamic part of any business, are impacted by several forces some of them are intrinsic to the organisation; some are market specific and some are fiscal in nature. Fiscal considerations have historically been a key determinant in structuring the supply chain especially in countries like India where manufacturing base and distribution networks are strategized primarily to harness fiscal benefits. The availability of tax benefits and the prevalence of differential taxes based on geographical locations have influenced the structuring of supply chains, procurement patterns and distribution networks.
The session also touched upon how, the dual GST would significantly impact supply chain from procurement through manufacturing to distribution. Discussion clearly brought down the challenges and opportunities associated with the dual GST on the table.

To add flavour to the learning, various ways were examined by our eminent guests, describing how the organisations should re-strategise & gear up to face the challenges and  also to seize the opportunities that dual GST has thrown up thrown up during its transition from the present tax system

FINGYAN '10

As the saying goes that ‘Behind every successful man, there is a woman behind’, so to promote entrepreneurship among the young budding women in and around NITIE, SIFE NITIE organized yet another session under the project ‘FinGyan’, on 21 Jan 2010, for our women entrepreneurs. This time, our aim was to encourage the healthy use of SHG schemes under which will help them to save regular small sums of money .mutually agreeing to contribute to a common fund and to meet their emergency needs on the basis of mutual help.
The event saw the presence of some popular guests Mrs.Kanaka Shetty from SBI and Ms. Arora from Saraswat bank to guide the event, followed by a huge participation from our women audiences who showed in great numbers.
It was indeed an energetic and interactive session between both the guests and audiences. The discussion captivated all the recent issues regarding the SHG and various new ideas and suggestions flowed through the session.

LAKSHYA '09

1.  The Prestigious “Lakshya Business Visionary awards”
Lakshya’09 Business Visionary Awards, given in recognition and appreciation of achievements to the icons of industry, were conferred on Shri  A.M. Naik, Chairman & Managing Director, Larsen and Toubro Ltd., Dr. Lakshmi Narayanan, Vice Chairman, Cognizant Technology Solutions and Shri  Venugopal N Dhoot, Chairman & Managing Director, Videocon Group.

This year’s Most Inspiring Entrepreneur award was given to Mr. Gracias Saldanha, Chairman & Non-executive director, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. The Best Start-up Entrepreneur award for this year was given to  Mr. Sanjeev Bikhchandani, MD & CEO, Info Edge (India) Ltd.

The dignitaries on the dias on the Lakshya’09- inaugural day.

This year Lakshya  BUSINESS VISIONARY AWARDEES were

“It is on behalf of the entire team of dedicated and passionate L&T ites ,
  I accept the Lakshya Business Visionary Award.
  I wish NITIE success in its efforts and hope that the Lakshya  Business Visionary  Award continues to encourage and recognize the spirit of challenge in Indian Industry.”  Said  Shri  A.M. Naik, Lakshya ’09 Business Visionary awardee.

2. “Lakshya  On the Job Achievers' Contest”

During the course of the three days of the corporate magnum opus, elite corporate contested in the On the Job Achiever’s Contest.  The contest was an ideal platform for practicing managers to present their innovative and path breaking projects to be judged by an elite jury panel consisting of industry stalwarts. It proved to be a confluence of best practices, technological advancements, their implementations and impact on the industry and equips the budding managers with the latest trends and advancements.
Lakshya 2009 invited participation from corporate sector across four well defined verticals:

The winners of 4 modules are

1.Supply Chain Management

Winning Team : Larson  & Toubro 
Participants: Cadbury, Cummins, i2 technology, J&J Medical, L&T

2.General & HR Management

Winning Team : Maruti Suzuki
Participants: HP, HPCL, L&T, Titan, Maruti Suzuki

3.Systems & IT Management

Winning Team: Mahindra & Mahindra
Participants: Bosch, ICICI Bank, Patni, Mahindra & Mahindra

4.Operations Management

Winning Team: Maruti Suzuki
Participants: Bajaj Auto, Cummins, RR Donnelley, Tata Motors

This year’s Best Project was awarded to Maruti Suzuki for their project in the Operations Management module.

Director, Dr. Subhash D. Awale with Maruti Suzuki Team-winners of Best Project Award

3. LakshWiz  - The Battleground for Challenge Seekers"

LakshWiz  is the cynosure for all quizzing enthusiasts and knowledge seekers targeting around 30,000 contestants from around 30 top B-schools across the globe, who want to try their hand at live mind-rattling business games, quizzes, puzzles and case studies covering the entire gamut of management science.

LakshWiz ’09 was a series of Online Quizzes and Case Study Contests covering widely the verticals in Finance, Systems & IT, Marketing, Supply Chain Management and Operations Management.

This year there was a special one week long puzzle called “Enigma” culminating in a quiz and case study contest dedicated towards a particular field of specialization in management.
Student Participants belonged to different colleges viz:
IIM-A, IIM-B, IIM-C, IIM-L, IIM-I, IIM-K, NITIE, IIFT, SPJIMR, XLRI, FMS, SJSOM, TISS, JBIMS, KJSOM, MICA, TAPMI, SIBM, SCHMRD, XIMB, IMT, VGSOM, NMIMS, Alliance, Amity, FORE, Goa Instt., IIFM, IIPM, IMI

4. Sparsha - A CSR Initiative

We, as citizens of this great country, have a responsibility towards the society we have been brought up in. Sparsha perfectly merges business with this social responsibility, through our CSR initiative by mobilizing the intellect and efforts of Management Students towards social welfare and thereby instilling in managers of tomorrow greater social ethos.

Sparsha - the CSR initiative by Lakshya, in association with Muskaan Trust comprised of a NGO project contest, followed by a panel discussion which was attended by senior representatives from both NGOs and Corporate, on the theme “Bridging gap between NGOs and Corporates via focus on Sustainability, Credibility and Governance”.

Winning Team: Kherwadi Social Welfare Association

The participant NGOs were as follows:
Catalyst for Social Action, Kherwadi Social Welfare Association, Rang De, Vijay Krida Mandal, Apeksha Homoeo Society.
Lakshya ended on a celebrating mood of the success of the event with a vote of thanks from the Convener of Lakshya, Prof. Ashok K. Pundir and the Student Coordinator.

DENOVO'09

DENOVO, our annual cultural event is one of most awaited events for our professors, deans, registrars and their family members. Like every year this year as well, our Honourable Director Dr S D Awale graced the occasion by lightning the lamp. The event was a great potpourri of activities such as Skits, Songs and Dance performances . There were around 40 faculty members and 300 students who enjoyed the event. The event concluded with a splendid song sung by the Director .

ENVISION '09

Envision, the flagship event of the PGDISEM program was conducted this year on 26th August, at the ecotel Rodas in Hiranandani.

The focus of the annual event, which aims at bringing together leaders from industry, academicians and students from various pan-Indian B-schools to discuss and share their perspectives on business risks associated with environment, was Climate change. read more...

LITMUS '09

LITMUS ’09: Annual IT Management Conclave at NITIE

Barely had summer-internships concluded in June when efforts towards organization of LITMUS ’09 began in earnest- there really never is a dull moment at NITIE! LITMUS is the annual IT Management conclave at NITIE and is the brainchild of the students of the Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology Management.( PGDITM )

LITMUS ’09 was held on August 8th at the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE’s) Powai campus.

The primary focus of LITMUS ’09 was on contemporary themes regarding the effective use of Information Technology (IT) in the Manufacturing Sector. The event consisted of three sections: A case study competition known as Sync-Quest, a panel discussion called Biz-Talk and an online quiz E-NIGMA. Students from top national MBA institutes like the IIMs, XLRI, SP Jain, FMS participated.

Sync-Quest offered an intellectual platform for interaction. The case presented was given by Greenway Ecodevelopment, an organization committed to the adoption of Green IT practices for improvement in business processes. The solutions given by participants are hoped to help the organization reassess present problems from a fresh perspective. At the same time it presents an opportunity to explore the talent pool of exceptional management minds.

The focus of Biz–Talk is to gain an industry perspective on various matters related to IT. This year’s Biz-Talk topic was ‘How can India and China capitalize on each others’ strengths in a manner that will ensure commensurate benefits to both? The 6 man panel for the talk included Mr. Prantik Das Gupta, Head Marketing (Aluminum Sector), Vedanta Resources Plc, Mr. Kunal Pande, Director, IT Advisory, KPMG, and Mr. Pradeep Erinjery, Director, Thirdware Solutions Ltd. The discussion was moderated by Mr. M.J. Arun, Dy. Bureau Chief, Financial Express.

E-NIGMA, the online quiz event (launched on Aug 03) was held in two rounds. The first round is Quiz IT followed by the ITinerary Hunt. Quiz IT followed the basic quiz norms. Participants were given a stipulated time period to answer a certain number of questions. The first 8 teams who submitted the correct answers to each of the questions qualified for the next round. The second round, ITinerary Hunt can be best explained as the amalgam of a Quiz and Treasure Hunt. Spread across different locations on Wikimapia, the round entailed solving a string of clues, each pointing to the location of the next clue.

SAMIKSHA '09

In quest for excellence, the students of Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering (PGDIE) at NITIE, Mumbai, organized Samiksha, a Panel Discussion, on 27th August, 2009 sponsored by M/s. Sunder Industries pvt Ltd. The theme of the discussion was “INDIA INC: WATTS STOPPING IT”. The event was graced by eminent personalities from various industries and departments. The event served as an excellent forum for the students to learn from the rich experience of the industry experts.....read more

D'APPRENDRE '09

B GYAAN' 09

ON 8th July, 2009, NITIE was graced by the presence of an eminent personality from the corporate world. Mr. Sanjeev Sehrawat, who is the Head of Banking Group, ICICI visited NITIE and enlightened students about the various facets of a consulting job. He started his speech with what really a consultant is and what qualities one needs to possess in order to get into a consulting firm. He laid importance on the art of relationship building and putting up a right proposal in front of the client in a consulting career.  He went on to add that right aptitude, attitude, expectation management and networking are the key success factors for being a good consultant. He added that Healthcare and IT consulting are providing the hottest careers in consulting firms at the moment. It was truly a terrific learning experience coupled with great humour in between.

On Friday 17 July 2009, the Alumni Committee of NITIE Mumbai organized a Consultancy Workshop. The eminent personality Mr. Ashwin Jacob, Associate Director of KPMG India was the guest speaker, who imparted insight into diverse verticals of consulting to NITIE students. Mr. Jacob spread lights on manifestations of consulting in various services and solutions, typical consulting engagement lifecycle, types of consulting and roles of consulting in an organization. The fruitful discussions were interspersed with impromptu case analysis and questions that were contrived to the consulting fanciers and were addressed by them. He also shared cognitive thoughts on the unique skill sets that are must for a consultant. The experience was enriching and enlightening for every NITIEan.