The ambigram – an elegant irony, and yet the best depiction of the perpetuity of change, is the symbol of DMS’s annual management festival – PARIVARTAN.
Early each year when the fog of Delhi hasn’t started lifting, and its infamous cold is at a peak, the best brains of B-schools make their annual pilgrimage to Parivartan, with the hope to change the paradigms of management; to look in a new light what they’ve been studying, to pit their grey against the best of the country and of course to have some fun – a welcome break from their academic schedules.
Parivartan -2011 was a major success, with India’s top 20 schools participating. It was the biggest since its nemesis in 1997
The theme – change, this time focussed on new media, globalization, and evolution of CSR and agility of corporations. The gamut of competitions made the participants develop strategies for corporations to evolve with the changing business scenario, sell futuristic products on new age media, bring urban amnesties to the rural population and calculate the size and scope of corporate takeovers.
But it was not all work. The two day schedule was peppered with fun events that entertained the participants and audiences alike. Parivartan 2011 was also host to the Department’s annual Media Conclave. The Annual Media Conclave aims to bring to campus eminent media personalities to debate and deliberate over current issues both within and outside the purview of media.
This year’s media conclave saw the presence of
Mr. Sameer Kapoor (CEO, NDTV India),
Mr. Amitabh Shrivastava (Country Manager, Radio Netherlands Worlwide),
Mr. Anurag Varma (Editor, TOI group),
Mr. Gaurav Mishra (Director, Digital & Social Media, MSLGroup Asia)
Mr. Ved Vrat Giri (Owner, MyNews.in),
talking about Citizen Journalism: Vigilance with Diligence. It was an enriching experience to the students of the department and also the visiting participants.
For two days, as the schedule continued to challenge and entertain the participants, the department was at its competitive best. The last evening, as the events hit their crescendo, the DJ party took all to a new high of celebration.
Parivartan 2011 ended on a high note, with inter-college relations improving and the participants departed with repeated invitations to students to visit their campuses. The festival was a great success and charged with that, the preparations for next year’s extravaganza would have to be comprehensive, for the benchmarks have been raised.
Other Eminent Guests:
Mr. Vipul Singla (DGM, ZONAL HEAD, ALLAHABAD BANK)
Mr. Sandeep Singh (DIRECTOR CE, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC)
Mr. Jagjit Singh (DIRECTOR HR, COLT)
esteemed Sponsors:
Allahabad Bank
Club Mahindra
Management Paradise
The Financial Express
ONGC
GIFT Society
NDTV
