Date:15/03/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/03/15/stories/2007031521660500.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Varsity hosts commerce festival

THE BANGALORE University Department of Commerce was abuzz last week with its two-day annual commerce fest called the "COM VISION" for postgraduate commerce and management students. The event was open to students from all South Indian universities.

After a formal inauguration by Infosys Foundation chairperson Sudha Murthy, the event started off with an "Ice Breaker" to let participants get to know one another better. Soon, it was time for the U.G. quiz, a contest that saw the team from Vijaya College emerge victorious.

The festival added more spice with "Dalal Street," a mock stock market game where the participants had to trade in an outcry system. Among the guests viewing the game were Venkatachala of Hexagon Securities and Pandey of Kotak Securties. More fun followed with songs and dances, Mad Ads, Skits and a fashion show. Events such as "Venture Capital," "Crisis Management" and "Best Manager" too were popular.

At the end, students from Mangalore University won the overall trophy.

Technical paper

L & T Infotech has organised technical paper presentation competition for engineering students. The contest is aimed at increased industry-academia integration in knowledge enhancements among the engineers-in-queue.

It is seen as an opportunity for students to share their perspectives on latest technology spectrum.

Engineering students of 2007 and 2008 batches can participate in the competition titled "Techno Vista 2007."

The students will have to choose specific areas of telecom and embedded systems to carry out their research.

Short-listed teams will be invited to the company's facility at Whitefield for presentation of papers to an expert panel for final evaluation. For more information, email: techno.vista @lntinfotech.com

`ABHYUDAYA `07' winners

Students of C.M.R. Institute of Management Studies Department of Mass Communication and Journalism and Electronic Media were on song, winning the overall championship at "Abhyudaya '07," the intercollegiate media fest organised by City College and AMC on March 10 and 11.

CMR students won the top two prizes on offer in the documentary competition. "Is this my future," a documentary on child workers, directed by Showkat Nabi Rather and co-directed by Latief Ahmad Rather won the first prize.

The second prize was won by "An Ode," a short film produced by Kunjunni S. Kumar and Soorya R. Nayanar.

RASHEED KAPPAN