Diwali Celebrations At SIBM-B
Light always prevails over the dark, occasions like these reinforce that belief. It transcends religious boundaries and reinvigorates faith in all.
Light always prevails over the dark, occasions like these reinforce that belief. It transcends religious boundaries and reinvigorates faith in all.
Durga Puja is a Hindu festival, celebrated in the month of Ashvin, to commemorate the victory of Lord Durga over the demon Mahishasura. Goddess Durga is revered during the Durga Puja but other Hindu Goddesses, such as Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesha and Kartikeya are worshipped and celebrated during the festival. Maa Durga is a warrior goddess, combating evils and demonic forces that threaten peace, harmony and prosperity, with devotees citing her origin was to kill the demon Mahishasura. She is said to be destructive when needed and loving and nurturing when she has to be. She is the central deity in Shaktism. Goddess Durga, also referred to as Maa Durga, was deemed to have supernatural powers which have helped combat evil from Earth.
Durga Puja is a festival which represents Bengal, especially Kolkata during which a large number of population is seen on the roads celebrating the festival with joy and happiness. It’s what everyone in Bengal awaits for and takes pride of.
“Thithi Thara thithi thai thithai thaka thei thei thom", the Kerala boat race chants that chorused through the auditorium from a crowd of 300, dressed in ethnic Kerala saree and mundu; the thrill that I experienced while facing them was the best amongst the Onam celebrations I had all these years.
The relationship between teachers and students can never be put into words. A teacher is a mentor, a friend, a guide. It is perhaps the strongest relationship, built over years of hardships and efforts that a teacher puts in to make the best out of his/her pupil. We, at IIM Shillong, acknowledge this effort, and hence, just like any other festival, every year the 5th of September is celebrated with vigour and enthusiasm. This year too, the students put up a great show, to show their love and respect for their beloved teachers.
Completing countless assignments and projects, brainstorming on competitive case studies, and gearing up for the exams, that’s the usual routine of students at any management institute. But all of this was put on halt for one of the first major festivals of the academic year in the IIM Shillong campus this past week, the annual Janmashtami celebrations.
IIM Bodh Gaya celebrated India’s 72nd Independence Day on August 15, 2018, with enthusiasm and zeal. The entire IIM Bodh Gaya fraternity - students, staff, CAO etc and their family members attended the function.
24 years, 664 International matches, 34357 runs, 100 centuries and featuring in almost all the cricketing records – ladies and gentleman, these are all the statistical marks that the Master Blaster created within the 22 yards… But, as they say, it’s the experience that one needs to feel to truly gauge the supremacy of the God – and that’s what I call is ‘The Sachin Tendulkar Experience’!