Czions v Spartans - The footballing tradition continues...

The inaugural match football match between the Juniors and Seniors has been a tradition at the Institute of Management, Nirma University and it is this match that sparks off the rivalry that gets hotter and hotter over the course of the academic year.


Today's match between the Juniors team (Spartans) and the Seniors (Czions) proved to be the perfect trendsetter for the soccer season at Planet IMNU. The match lived up to the hype and contrary to expectations, the Spartans got the better of the Czions in the penalty shootout. This is only the second time in the history of Institute of Management, Nirma University that the Seniors have been beaten by the Juniors in the inaugural match.


In a closely contested match, both teams were equally matched and gave it their all. Spurred on by a lively crowd of supporters, the first half failed to produce any goals for either side. After the breather, the Czions drew first blood when playmaker Kapil Halmare towered over the opposition defenders in a goalmouth melee to head home from close range. The Spartans pressed on, and deservingly found the equaliser when Omkar Joshi's free kick found the top left corner of net.


In the ensuing penalty shootout, Oneil Jhaveri and Gazi Sheikh converted successfully for the Spartans while Vaibhav Gupta (aka Kotler) pulled one for the Czions. The star of the day was the Spartans goalkeeper Chandramauli Sharma who stood like a rock under the bar, blocking four kicks and that clearly made all the difference.

All in all, it was a great match with the Spartans winning it 3-2. An exciting sports season at Planet IMNU is in store...

Talent Nite - Rocked!!!

The Talent Night organized today at Institute of Management, Nirma University was a roaring success, filled as it was with great entertainment and exposition of talent of the students. The Talent Night gave a welcome respite to the students from the daily rigor of the MBA programme.

The students too on their part made full use of this opportunity, coming out in full force, both to participate and to cheer. The display of talent from the students of the institute was both entertaining and revealing, and the participants were egged on by the cheering crowds.

The event begin in accordance with the traditions of NIrma University with a Saraswati Vandana. It was followed by breathtaking performances covering the whole spectrum of the performing arts, from an inspiring dance to Vande Mataram to an eclectic Medley Song.

The highlight of the show was a humorous Mime of 8 parts depicting public nuisance and ways to prevent it. It was informative in a fun way. Also well appreciated was the Fashion Show which had students dressed in latest fashions sashaying down the ramp in an almost professional way.

It was the sheer quality and the entertainment quotient of the Talent Night that made it such a huge success. Both the performers and the audience walked away with sweet memories which they will cherish for some time to come.

Talent Nite Tomorrow

After a whole week of practices, rehearsals and auditions now its finally the time for one of the gala events of the year at planet IMNU. The air around the campus speaks volumes of talent and creativity which the first years will be showcasing on 8^th Aug 2009.It would be a night when the students from diversified backgrounds come together and celebrate the spirit of youth and perform plethora of art forms. The event ORION 09-11 named after the well known constellation puts forth the words present in every NIRMAians’ heart “Reach for the stars”. This is the theme for the mega nite that lies ahead.

ORION 09 , is filled with scintillating performances by students exploring all dance styles , salsa, hip hop, bhangra, freestyle and more. It also has in its store some melodious scores sung by the students which will leave the audience mesmerized and wanting for more. The night would be full of some nice skits and plays on social and ethical issues, some of them pretty hilarious ones. A ramp show which is one of its kind fashion fiesta has also been put up keeping in sync with the latest trends. The new batch also has budding guitarists who will add a musical flavor to the ambience.

So it is finally party time for everyone in the campus and it would help strengthen the conviction of the students to perform in all arenas apart from the academic excellence which is their prime objective.

xQuiZit - The Quizzing Club organises AUGUST RUSH!

xQuiZit - The Quizzing Club at IMNU conducted a quiz over the Intranet for the IMNU students at 00.00 hours a little while.

The quiz was called 'August Rush' and the questions had an August connection to them. 20 questions were mailed across, and were to be answered in 35 minutes flat by a team of two.

Team that finished the ride in second place is 520 (Room 520) – Team Members-Jaydeep Thadeshwar and Kartik Baldwa (MBA FT-1st Year) getting 14 right and the champion Team that emerged August Champs is Room211 -Team Members-Rushi Vasani and Pratish Nair (MBA FT-2nd Year) getting 16 right…

Sumantra - The Book Club - A fun meeting and session

Sumantra - The Book Club organised a meeting on 7th August 2009 at 9.30 pm in Classroom T2.

Gaurang Ganatra reviewed the book "Lee Iacocca - An autobiography". Gaurang took the whole gathering through the different phases of the book, from Lee's background to Ford to Chrysler.

Nilansha Tiwari then gave an author introduction of James Joyce and gave the audience a peek into some of his works and ideas.

The session ended with fun word games and lots of chocolates for the winners.