X-Post Dec 2008

Team X-Post
Rishiraj S.Shekhawat
Amit K.Singhania
Chandrasekhar Kartha
Girish C. K.
Kruttika Dash 
Monika Gupta

Designers
Girish C K

“It was really a great pleasure to be with you all and experiencing the changes and improvement in the institute. The AGM with the Director was a very nice arrangement to rebuild the link. I loved the food and the memento and T- shirt. I will preserve them for life.”

-Itishree Kanungo (RM - 1999-01)

“Your team's performance is really good, every edition is different from last one”

-Mani Kant Mishra PGCBM (2005-2006)

I never thought I'd feel this way 

live, love, laugh and play 

I'm glad I got the chance to smile 

and have friends to walk that extra mile

My life is defined by people I know,

Who helped me love and fully grow,

And raised my spirits when lost at sea,

But loved me most... for being me.

Indeed friends are the blessings of heaven..

The last two months saw a lot of activities from the student front- in winning competitions in various B-school events. We would like to congratulate :

Sudeep Vaidya, Chaitali Roy and Shikha Agarwal of PGP-II have won the 1st prize in Boardroom 2008, a Smart Business Plan Contest organized by Cognizant for B-Schools across India and Asia Pacific. They also received a cash prize of Rs. 250,000

From the 23rd through 25th of November, RMAX  the Rural Manager's Association of the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB), conducted their flagship event, GRAMOTSAVA '08 at Sunakheda in Khurda district and at Tangi in Cuttack district of Orissa respectively. GRAMOTSAVA is a Rural Marketing fair which works on the two pronged strategy of Product Marketing and Social Marketing.

As term 2 of the first year is drawing to an end, the course of OB-2 and the group projects undertaken by the students require a special mention. All the projects undertaken had a common theme of bringing about a change in the society by helping the underprivileged or the less fortunate people in our small way.

Two of the groups undertook the flood relief programs and travelled distances as far as 100 Kms from Bhubaneswar for the same. Some groups worked for the cause of generating awareness about AIDS among target groups such as commercial sex workers and injected drug users.

29th of November, 2008 also marked XIMB's 6th Annual Foundation Day. The Chief Guest for the evening was Mr. Sarthak Behuria Chairman, Indian Oil Corporation Limited. Accompanying him on the dais were Mr. Rajive Kaul Chairman, XIMB and Fr. P. T. Joseph, s. j. Director, XIMB.

On the 29th of November, 2008, the All India Management Association, in collaboration with the BMMA and XIMB, held the Shaping Young Minds Programme at the XIMB auditorium. This year's topic was Managing Career Expectations. Four icon speakers had been invited for the event; Mr. Rajive Kaul Nicco Group of Companies, Mr. G. N. S. Reddy BAIF, Mr. B. J. Panda MP, Rajya Sabha, and Mr. Anand Rengachary, Frost and Sullivan. Each speaker was joined by a panel of four students, sourced from various B-schools in the region.

We are proud to present Mr Ajit Verghese, ranked No.5 among the top 15 most influential media personalities by Brand Equity Ad Agency Reckoner for the year 2008! The news was published in the Ad Agency Reckoner section of The Economic Times on December 17, 2008. He is presently the MD at MAXUS (groupm)

Every successful event or organisation has one person working behind the scenes. An individual not just responsible for the successful running of the committee but also keeping it going that way.

Q. A brief introduction about yourself and how you came about being the alumni office in charge.

I have been working with Latha mam for more than 16 years now. I initially used to be stationed at the Director’s office assisting her in various activities. When we created a separate alumni office, she suggested me for the role