Atharv, organised by students at IIM Indore, is a three-day event, and the theme this year is ‘Order in Chaos’. A total of 2,000 participants from colleges all over the country will attend and the total prize money for cultural and management events is ₹6 lakh.
Prizes to the merit holders in the Pi-Quiz scholarship test, conducted for underprivileged children, in association with IIFL Foundation, were awarded. IIM Indore alumnus, Ekagra Sharma, who is the writer of the Kapil Sharma Show, was the guest speaker. Dastaan , a talent showcasing brand, entertained the audience with musical performances, ghazals and poetry.
There were competitions such as HeadhunteR — the HR event; E-Conjecture — the economics event; Avant Garde — the business plan event; Devil’s Advocate — the mock trial; Vendition Vendetta — the marketing event; Imperium — the case study competition; and Chaitanya — the leadership event.
The cultural events included Crescendo — the acoustic music event; iSO — the photography event; Vignette —the filmmaking event; and Halla Bol — the nukkad natak.
Th day concluded with Comedy Night where Vipul Goyal, popularly known as ‘Humorously Yours’, performed.