Department of Information and Public Relations

Press Release No. 412/14

VALEDICTORY FUNCTION OF IIM GOLF TOURNAMENT

The valedictory function of the 7th Edition of the IIM Golf Tournament came to an end at the Shillong Golf Course, Shillong today, where Meghalaya Chief Minister. Dr. Mukul Sangma grace the occasion as the chief guest. The seventh edition of the IIM Shillong Golf Cup conducted in association with Meghalaya Tourism on the 11th and 12th of October ended on a high note at the 18-hole Shillong Golf Course. The Golf Cup, which is IIM Shillong’s flagship event, concluded the institute’s annual festival that also featured the third edition of ‘Khlur-Thma’ comprising inter college competitions in different management domains and Udaan – The Business Conclave. IIM Shillong’s Golf Cup has augmented its presence nationally over the years since its maiden edition in 2009.

Speaking on the occasion as the chief guest, Dr. Sangma lauded the untiring effort to the IIM Shillong in conducting the event. He further said that the Institute has time and again pursued ideas which have culminated into programmes highlighting the talents potentials in the region. He further said that the Institute has taken forward the idea successfully including Udaan, the business conclave, which conceived as a medium to open a gateway for development of the North Eastern Region. This year, on the first day of the Golf Cup, the inaugural tee off was done by Mr. A. L. Hek, Hon’ble Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Information and Public Relations, and Information Technology, Government of Meghalaya and the second day was teed off by Mr. Rajesh Singh, IA&AS Principal Accountant General, Meghalaya. The grandeur of the event was unprecedented with corporates from various industries and golf enthusiasts participating in huge numbers. The mascot for this year’s Golf Cup ‘Pappy, the Golfer’ was inaugurated by Dr. Mukul Sangma on 19th September, 2014.

Run for Shillong, a marathon conducted on 9th October raised the curtains for IIM Shillong’s annual management fest ‘Khlur-Thma’. This year, with the theme ‘Strike to Survive’, Khlur-Thma featured a plethora of events across various management domains. Touchstone, the Marketing Case Study Challenge sponsored by The Shillong Times, decipHR, the HR Case Study Challenge sponsored by the Central Bank of India and Woodland Hospital, and Vishleshan, the Finance Case Study Challenge sponsored by RBI and Corporate Bridge were organised on the 10th October. Khlur-Thma concluded on 11th October with Shrinkhala, the Operations Case Study Challenge sponsored by the Meghalaya Institute of Governance and partnered by Jabong.com. Apart from these events Khlur-Thma also featured other online events like De-Crypt, Samuchit, Saksham and Ariadne's Thread. The event witnessed massive participation of over 8000 students from 80 B-Schools across the country.

This year IIM Shillong, organized a Business Conclave ‘Udaan - Wings to a better tomorrow’ on the 11th of October. The theme of the conclave was ‘The Way Forward: Transforming Opportunities into Reality’. The event comprised of the Finance Conclave, the Food Processing Conclave and a guest lecture by Mr. P. R. Ravi Mohan, Chief General Manager, RBI. The discussion in the Finance Conclave was centred around the topic ‘Indian Banking Sector - Driver of the Indian Economy’ and the discussion panel included Mr. Ashvini Bakshi, Vice President, Credit and Risk Analytics, Mr. Sanjiv Bhuyan, Sr. Vice President, HDFC Bank, and Mr. Dipak Kumar Lalla, GM, SBI. The Food Processing Conclave witnessed a discussion—by Mr. Vivek Chowdhary, Divisional Manager - Dairy project, ITC, Mr. Mudit Agarwal, Founder, We-Agri, Mr. Vibhor Laddha, Manager - Projects, Archer Daniel Midlands, Mr. Samrat Deka, CMD, SRD Group, Mr. Avni Bader, Director, Nezone Industries, Tezpur, Ms. Bandita Banerjee, State Coordinator (Meghalaya), NERAMAC and two fellows from the PMRDF—on exploiting opportunities in the Food Processing Industry.

The valedictory ceremony commenced with the inauguration of Albatross, the annual golf cup magazine by Dr. ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬Mukul Sangma, the Chief Minister of Meghalaya, who was the chief guest for the occasion. The ceremony was graced by the presence of Dr. Amitabha De, Director, IIM Shillong, central and state government officials, and other dignitaries. Subsequently, the results of the Golf Cup were announced. In the single events category the Longest Drive Award went to Col. H Panging, the Closest to the Pin Award went to Ms. D. Shullai, and the Straightest Drive Award went to Mr. Anthony Hek. Among the handicap categories, Mr. F. Marbaniang and Mr. L. Hansing were awarded the winner nett and runner-up nett in the 19-24 handicap category respectively, in the 13-18 handicap category, Mr. Kishan Singhania and Dr. Warjri were awarded the winner gross and runner-up gross while Dr. Ashish Kumar and Mr. T. Marwein were awarded the Winner nett and runner-up nett and in the 0-12 handicap category, Rahul Bajaj and Dr. KI Singh were awarded the winner gross and runner-up gross while Mr. Sunshine Marbaniang and Mr. Daniel S. Jyrwa were awarded the Winner nett and runner-up nett. In the ladies category the winner gross award went to Ms. D. Shullai while Dr. (Mrs.) Suzie Syiem was awarded the runner-up gross. In the corporate category, Mr. Kalyan Sahu was awarded the winner gross and Mr. Nikhil Chowdhary, the runner-up gross.

This year the annual fest of IIM Shillong was flagged off by the marathon – Run for Shillong. The winner in the male category was Mr. B. Khongsngi. Mr. P. Dkhar and Mr. B. Singtham secured the second and third position respectively. In the female category, Ms. D. Iangjuh bagged the first position while Ms. T. Ningshen and Mrs. Apurva Jain from IIM Shillong secured the second and third position respectively. The winners of the various case study competitions organised in Khlur-Thma were also felicitated during the valedictory ceremony. ‘The Karmic Connection’ from IIM Shillong was the winner of TouchStone while Team ‘Kya Humse Ho Payega?’ from IIM Shillong secured the second position. ‘The Karmic Connection’ were also winners for Vishleshan while Team ‘Dviti’ from IIM Indore (UAE) was the runner-up. The winners for decipHR was the team ‘The Mystics of Mawphlang’ from IIM Shillong, while team ‘Cloud Capped Stars’ from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar stood second. Team Symphony from IIM Shillong emerged victorious in Shrinkhala, while ‘The Outliers’ from Indian School of Business, Hyderabad secured second. The valedictory ceremony concluded with a cultural programme, and the vision and determination to take IIM Shillong’s Annual Fest to newer heights.

It may be mention here that Indian Institute of Management, Shillong established in 2008 and presently in its sixth year of operations. Within this short span, the Institute has already made its presence felt in the international scenario. Being the only IIM in the Northeast of the country, it is making rapid progress in terms of academic quality, extra-curricular activities, corporate visibility and social impact. IIM Shillong’s vision has been to groom diligent and honest young managers with a sense of responsibility to the society and the environment. (mipr)