VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur Concludes Its B-School Fest Purvodaya 2022 On A High Note

The third and final day of Purvodaya, 2022, commenced with Reminiscence, during which VGSoM graduates rewound time and recalled beloved memories and anecdotes from their MBA lives. Mr. Debdip Basu, Mr. Kalyanakrishnan Parameswaran, Mr. Kesavan Hariharasubramanian, Mr. Pritpal Singh Kohli, Mr. Rajarshi Sengupta, and Mr. Rony Das from the 2004 batch attended the event. Mr. Glen Savio Palmer from the 2017 batch moderated the enthralling alumni panel.

Purvodaya '22 also witnessed fierce competition among students from some of the top B-schools in the country, who competed to demonstrate their proficiency in finance, marketing, supply chain management, consulting, analytics, and social entrepreneurship. Clubs and committees at VGSoM put on thrilling events that put their finest selves to the test. Events such as the Marketing and Advertising Club's 'Leader's Challenge,' the Consulting Club's 'Sumantran' and 'Guesstimates', Finterest's 'Mulyankan', the Entrepreneurship Cell's 'Vichaar' and 'Srijan', and many more provided students with unique opportunities to demonstrate their mettle in diverse management domains. To encourage students to develop their creative side, the photography club, Flash, organized 'Veloce' and 'Phoson,' while the CSR club, Saamanjasya, organized 'Aalekh,' an article writing competition centered on social concerns. Competitions such as 'Modus Operandi' by ScOpe (the Supply Chain and Operations club) and 'Synergy' by Drishtee Capital (the Investment club), Parishram by Saamanjasya assessed participants' skills in formulating innovative solutions to real-life problems in the domains of Supply Chain, investments, and social issues. The Entrepreneurship Cell's 'Srijan' and 'Vichaar', as well as the Quiz Club's 'Quizzard', grabbed the participants' attention.

The fest accomplished more than it set out to do. With thought-provoking keynote speeches, an intensive panel discussion, energizing alumni engagement, and exciting competitions, the three-day event challenged students to question the established paradigms and achieve substantial change.