LUCKY ALI – CELEBLITZ NIGHT

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This November, XIMB witnessed the biggest extravaganza in the B-school fraternity- Xpressions’11. With cultural events like fashion show (Carnival De Vogue), dance competition (Thirkan) and a mind-boggling face off amongst Rock Bands (Decibels), it had all the entertainment one could ask for.

On the evening of 11^th November ‘2011, a chill breeze swept across the arena. The arena had been sealed for security. There was an enveloping lull. Suddenly, the lights were turned on. The stage was set. The gates were opened. The crowd started moving in slowly and in no time in hordes. Before long, the whole arena was swarming with a huge crowd. The stage was flashing with disco lights. The evening that everyone had awaited with a bated breath was finally here! It was the night of Celeblitz and the performer was none other than Lucky Ali.

Lucky Ali, started with his most famous chartbuster number and moved from one popular melody to the other.. The crowd turned ecstatic. The revelry was beyond my imagination. The moments we had during the event will last a lifetime. The Mexican waves that swept across reflected the enthusiasm and jubilation of the crowd. The event came to an end. It was a major success. The students departed from the ground but to get some rest before the biggest wet party of the year – JLT.

XPRESSIONS 2011

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Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) hosted its annual three day business management and cultural fest Xpressions, between 11^th and 13^th November. The theme for this year was Iridescence- the colours of reflection. Xpressions 2011 was officially launched on campus on 10^th November 2011, followed by the launches of all the game committees. Teams from all over the country arrived early, in order to stake their claim on various management, consulting, and cultural events which are part of this three day extravaganza. The flagship events hosted were Skill City a game that tests creative and cognitive abilities, Kurukshetra- a strategy based game, Gladiator-an individual game involving different modules, Helios- a game designed exclusively for undergraduate students, Spardha – the rural entrepreneurship competition. The day then continued with cultural competitions ‘Thirkan’ and ‘Carnival De Vogue’. Thirkan, the group dance competition saw 7 teams participating, and was won by Team UDT, while ‘Carnival De Vogue’, the fashion fiesta, saw 4 teams participating, with first prize going to BIMTech, Noida, which bagged a cash prize of Rs. 50,000.

--> Mr. & Ms. Xpressions offered contestants the opportunity to showed their talent, wit, personality and confidence. After doing an excellent job of impressing the audience and judges with their skills, Siddharth Ranjan from BIMTECH, Noida and Purbasha Dalabehera from XIMB were adjudged Mr. and Miss Xpressions respectively. The chief sponsor of the Xpressions 2011 was Tata Steel, Associate sponsors, Vedanta, NALCO, Telecom Partner Vodafone, Beverage Partner Coca Cola, Good Times Partner King fisher. Events across all three days were covered by official Media Partner Channel V, who also gave winners of some of the cultural events, a direct entry to Channel V Nokia Indiafest 2012, Goa. XIMB hosted the rock band competition, Decibelz. Seven bands from all over India participated and enthralled the crowd with their music. After setting the stage on fire with their head-banging music, ‘What Escapes Me’ from Kolkata were declared the winners of the competition. There was also a head-banging competition during the rock show for the audience, the winners of which were also awarded with a goody bag of channel V.
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On the cultural front, the other important event Goonj – the Solo Singing competition was also held in which the contestants enthralled the audience with a mix of songs including traditional folk songs as well as their own compositions. In Mad Ads, contestants aimed to create wacky ads for crazy products and the eventual winner was XIMB while NIFT, Bhubaneswar came in second. Aks – the Face Painting competition rounded up the cultural events for the day and the winner was from XIMB and the runner-up from NIFT, Bhubaneswar. The fest then concluded with the much awaited event Celeblitz, the celebrity event where Lucky Ali, the multi-platinum, award-winning singer performed with his troupe, live in front of a crowd of more than 5000 people.