Aspiring corporate honchos got their hands dirty on Wednesday, keeping with the theme of their annual sports-cum-cultural fest- The Streets are Calling.
Around 30 XLRI students took to the streets to take part in a cleanliness drive near Gopal Maidan in Bistupur, painted their imagination on the walls of Old Court Road and even performed a nukkad natak on road safety near MGM Medical College and Hospital in Sakchi.
All the activities were undertaken as part of the theme of XLRI's fest Valhalla, The Streets are Calling.
Students took up the activities, sponsored by Renault, to spread the message that even streets could be used as the platform to spread awareness on various social issues.
"The theme, The Streets are Calling, has many connotations like using streets to spread the message of social good, taking streets as a platform for social and health awareness and many more. Students will organise a street dance after the event kicks off on July 29," said Pranshu Gupta, a second-year business management student of XLRI.
The students, who were part of Social Initiative Group for Managerial Assistance of XLRI, first took up the cleanliness drive around 1pm. The group then painted on the walls of Old Court Road on pressing issues concerning the girl child, women empowerment, road safety among others. The activities ended around 3.30pm with a street play in Sakchi.
XLRI's cultural fest is slated from July 29 to 31.
The students had also organised a flash mob in Bistupur on July 24 where about 50 students danced to peppy Bollywood numbers.
This is the first time that XLRI students are taking up so many activities on the streets as per their fest theme.
Valhalla, which stepped on its sixth edition, is an annual extravaganza hosted by XLRI every year in July last week. Around 10 management institutes across the country are likely to take part in the fest that host a number of cultural as well as sports events.
It witnesses a footfall of over 3,000 with participation from some of the best B-schools in India including IIM-Calcutta, FMS, XIMB and many more.
Standing by the founding values of XLRI - For the Greater Good, Valhalla is not just any other cultural festival, but an instrument of change as well.
Valhalla is also an event that raises funds for a social cause every year.
