Youth Icons: A still from the film Dil Chahta Hai

Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology (MSIT), Calcutta, organised its freshers’ welcome meet at the Eastern Zonal Cultural Committee Hall, Salt Lake, on August 22, 2006. It was kicked off with a brilliant rendition of Rabindra Sangeet. The audience was kept enthralled by numbers like Koi Kahe from the film Dil Chahta Hai and many others. The seniors staged a dance performance while everyone enjoyed songs from Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna and swayed to the pulsating music of the college band, Heartquake. Our director, Satyen Mitra, delivered a speech to the students. First-year students were greeted with snacks at the welcome party. Two among them were crowned Mr and Miss Fresher.

Sukanta Das, Saptarishi Nandi, Sourav Ojha and Jishnu Pal,
MSIT, Calcutta

CALCUTTA

Music for motherland

The auditorium of Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad came alive to music during the branch-level competition of patriotic group songs held last month. Students of most south Calcutta schools participated in it. The students of Class VI and VII represented our school. The competition was divided into two categories: (a) Hindi patriotic songs and (b) Bengali patriotic songs. The performances by the students of our school fetched them the first prize in the Hindi national song category and the second prize in the regional song category.

Debayan Roy and Rishabh Nahata,
Class X, M.P. Birla School

IT’s British

India Ties: The University of Greenwich

The University of Greenwich has tied up with TASMAC (Training and Advanced Studies in Management and Communications Limited) to offer three masters level courses in India. The courses are computing, computer systems and enterprise software engineering. “We will take in 20 students for each course in each campus,” said Giri Dua, managing director of TASMAC, at a meet held in Calcutta recently. The University of Greenwich is planning to expand its operations in India and the collaboration with TASMAC will provide students the opportunity to obtain a British degree right here in India. “We are expecting to recruit students from January, 2007,” said Margaret Noble, pro vice-chancellor of the University of Greenwich. “Students who study in India will also have the option to study for a semester in England if they so wish,” she added.

MUMBAI

Business meet

Leading Light: Dr Wilfried Aulbur

The Harvard College Asian Business Forum (HCABF) was organised in Mumbai recently. Over 300 students, representing 30 nations, participated in the event. This year, the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) Conference was held in two parts — Part One was held in Singapore from August 18 to August 21, 2006, and Part Two in Mumbai, recently.

The HCABF is a student-run conference that brings the world’s top managers, researchers, and experts together with the best of tomorrow’s leaders in order to explore the future of business and innovation in Asia. Hosted in collaboration with students from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, the conference featured panel discussions attended by eminent speakers, case studies and recruiting events.

Addressing students at the event, Dr Wilfried Aulbur, Managing Director and CEO of DaimlerChrysler India, spoke about approaches to brand management at DaimlerChrysler and emphasised on an integrated approach towards brand leadership.

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