EDiTORiAL

Aloha XIMBian! At XIMB, nothing is left undone!!! Yes, it's not just a B-School but a way of life. With this edition of X-Post, we bring to you - Xpressions'11, XIMB's largest flagship event resonated across the nation - the XIMBian way of celebration. Its bigger, better and more flamboyant as ever from 11-11-11! The intensity of scintillations of celebration never went down throughout the three day event. The three day extravaganza, a legacy that started in 1998, is now one of the most respected and looked forward to b-school events in the country. It is the culmination of over 3 months of planning and efforts of all students at XIM, with students coming together to concoct a heady cocktail of the most innovative games, competitions and the hottest cultural events in this part of the country. This time this concert had the multiplatinum award winning singer-Lucky Ali. The prominent events that marked the festival were Homecoming'11, Carnival de Vogue, the game committee events, Mr. & Miss Xpressions, Goonj- the solo singing competition, Thirkan- the dance competition that kept the celebration throttle of the XIMBians raised.

CAMPUS BUZZ
BATTLE OF THE Xs The rush of adrenaline was almost palpable when the XIMBians came all charged up to the battleground of XIMB on the sports filled weekend of 2225th September. The sports battle was fought among four warrior clansAvengers, Barbarians, Crusaders and Royal Warriors and brought about a warm camaraderie between the XIMB clan and provided a much needed break from the rigour of academics and helped in revitalizing the body, mind and spirit. DIWALI XIMB came to life during diwali night when the entire student fraternity took a break from their rigorous schedule to light up the campus with glittering diyas and spectacular fireworks. Exchange of sweets and pleasantries marked this symbolic occasion. The Social Responsibility Cell of XIMB also took up the initiative to celebrate it with the not so privileged sections of society. The entire SRC team celebrated Diwali with the children at Sneh, an orphanage at Salia Sahi.

PRE-XPRESSiONS
Pre-Xpressions events got whackier and wilder! It kick started with the legendary X-Cricket where Aggression and Skill was not enough for stopping the Sun or Hero from rising. The events continued for 3 odd days and set the mood for 11.11.11. Rope Mania, Key Punch and Online Racing events also saw huge turnouts and enthusiastic participation from all game committees.

X-CRiCKET
The atmosphere was electrifying with a sizeable chunk of the students turning up to support their respective teams. It was a different ball game altogether-with all the four game committees and SEC locking horns with each other in the sports arena.

X-cricket-the cricket event was an exciting affair with the students cheering vociferously for their teams - with painted faces as well as catchy slogans and banners. It was a keenly contested event with many twists and turns as well as nail-biting finishes. Two mandatory female members in each team and the associated rule privileges ensured that there was unprecedented involvement and enthusiasm from the ladies as well.

XPRESSiONS
Xpressions 2011 was officially launched on campus on 10th November 2011, with breathtaking musical and dance performances by the students. The theme for this year was Iridescence- the colours of reflection, which was clearly reflected by the colourful display of fireworks marking the beginning of a fun filled 3-day cultural and academic extravaganza. CELEBLITZ Celeblitz, the celebrity singing event saw Lucky Ali, the multi-platinum and award-winning singer perform live in front of the crowd. It was a scintillating performance by the acclaimed singer and his team, who mesmerized the crowd with their melodious lyrics. The audience was swayed to the soulful harmonies of the singer. The event saw the biggest turnout ever in Bhubaneswar. Singing hits like 'Na tum jaano na hum', 'Ek pal ka jeena' and 'O Sanam', Lucky Ali won the hearts of the entire audience and provided a memorable conclusion to the three day rocking fest. DECIBELZ Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) was proud to present Decibelz, one of the loudest rock band competitions, on 12th November, 2011 as part of Xpressions 2011, its annual management and cultural fest. The event which is the biggest and loudest rock event in the East saw seven bands-Erased Undead, Jeepers Creepers, Turnkey, Agrath, Cynical recess, Dementia and What Escapes Me, enthralling the audience and competing for the glory and fame of being the Best Rock Band. Vishal J. Singh, the one man member of Amogh Symphony was the judge for the event which saw a huge crowd turn out to enjoy the music and engage in vigorous head-banging. 'What Escapes Me' from Kolkata blew the crowd away with their performance and they were adjudged as the winners of Decibelz 2011.

Carnival De Vogue XIMB organized its fashion fiesta, Carnival de Vogue on 11 November, 2011 as a part of Xpressions. The event saw participation from institutes of national repute like BIMTECH Noida, NIFT Kolkata, Silicon Institute of Technology and XIMB. The event comprised of three rounds starting with 'The first date' which made teams bring out their creativity and recreate the magic of a first date, the second was on the theme of 'Nakshatra' or the planets and the third round showcased flamboyancy through the theme of 'Angels and Demons', a celebration of complementary emotions. BIMTECH Noida stole the show and Goonj It is the Solo Singing competition of Xpresssions and comprised was adjudged as the winner of the event. both a Western and an Eastern Section. Contestants from colleges all over India enthralled the audience with a mix of songs including traditional folk songs as well as their own compositions. The winner of the Eastern section was Debayan Ghosh while the winner of the Western Section was Alok Albert. Event was sponsored by Budweiser. Thirkan Seven teams were selected for the finals. Saw some brilliant fusion dance forms. The theme being colors saw a lot of vibrancy on stage. Winners got an entry into Nokia India Fest in Goa and cash prize. Mr. & Miss Xpressions Mr. & Ms. Xpressions offered contestants the opportunity to express themselves in the most creative ways and compete with the very best to claim the most coveted crown in the town. 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.

MAD ADS In Mad Ads, contestants aimed to create wacky ads for crazy products and convince people to buy them. The event witnessed ads on products like 'Make me bald Hair oil', 'Cactus Sofa sets', 'Face cum shoe tissue', ' Make me black sunscreen'. The event was judged by 2001-03 batch alumni, Mr. Labanyendu Mishra, Cadbury. The eventual winner was XIMB while NIFT, Bhubaneswar came in second. MAVEN Maven is a national level Consulting & Strategy competition in collaboration with Cognizant Business Consulting which would see the best brains across top B-Schools combine their domain knowledge with strategy crunching skills. Team Invictus from IIM L was adjudged the winner while the runners-up were Team Veni Vidi Vici from XIMB. The winners took home a prize of Rs. 35,000 while the runners up team took home a prize of Rs. 15,000. INQUIZZITIVE Bhubaneswar witnessed one of the biggest Quizzing battles in the country. The participants became a part of the battle where, at stake were pride and honour apart from the huge prize money. The Quiz-master was Arul Mani of KQA (Karnataka Quizzing Association). Winners were G. Shrikanth and B. Jayakantan from TCS, Chennai and 1st runners up were Rohan Khanna and AP Alagarsamy. The 2nd runners up were Sambit Mishra and Kamal Rathi. The prize money was Rs. 40,000, 25000 and 10000 for first prize, second prize and third prize respectively.

NUKKAD NATAK Nukkad Natak is a street play competition which saw some really interesting performances. The theme for Nukkad NATAK was "College Zindagi,Dil Dosti Etc". It brought out the imaginative streak in people and the crowd enjoyed it thoroughly. PARIKRAMA Parikrama is an online quiz-based treasure hunt conducted by XSys, the Systems Association of XIMB.The game is a single round event, consisting of a series of cryptic questions which will test the teams on general awareness, presence of mind and analytical skills. The winner was Aarush Mohit Mittal from IIT Kanpur while the runner up was Tushar Gupta from Delhi College of Engineering.

CASE-IN-POINT Case-In-Point, the national level Case Development and Case Solution competition organized by XIMAHR - the HR Association of XIMB and sponsored by Religare. The participants strove hard to critically analyze the case which will be pertaining to certain issues in an organization bringing in new and not-so obvious perspectives. After a hard-fought battle, Team Invictus from IIM L emerged as the winner. TRADE WARS - Kalingasoft Pvt. Ltd (http://www.kalingasoft.com) in association with xFin,the finance society of XIMB presented the exclusive pre-launch sneak view of Stock Market Ready, the stock trading learning and contests platform to the participants of Trade wars, one of the flagship events of Xpressions 2011, the annual inter B-school annual festival of XIMB. This was an exciting opportunity for the students to hone their trading skills by locking their bull horns on real market data pulled from BSE but with zero risk. There were cash prizes worth 40,000 INR to be won.

CONCLAVE
Conclave was the opening as well as the most celebrated event which was a curtain raiser for Xpressions-2011. This year at conclave we had discussion over topics which involved the society as a whole. The occasion was graced by renowned speakers like Rita Soni, CEO, NASSCOM foundation and Harish Bijoor, of HarishBijoor consultants. The topics and their main discussion points were: >FREEDOM OF PRESS AND FREEDOM FROM PRESS The press needs to introspect on the contours of its own functioning. The government, irrespective of a democratic set up, impose reasonable restrictions on the freedom of press or not. >S Gen Y AS BROAD MINDED AS IT PROCLAIMS TO BE? - Do we really have the spirit of questioning the set norms and traditions which are doing no social good but just continuing to exist as a legacy? Is the youth capable of executing the radical changes in society what they say they believe in or are their loud protests and voices just an intelligent cover-up? Are we taking any step towards the emancipation of the masses lying in the bottom of pyramid, addressing the needs of the farmers, imposing strict regulations to uproot corruption or just cribbing about the sorry state of the nation? These were some of the questions which were thrown light upon.

NOKiA INDiA-FEST, CHANNEL V

This Xpressions was marked by our endeavour to take to a different plane altogether . This is the first time in the history of XIMB that we had a large scale, back to back cover up of the Xpressions event by an exclusive fifteen member crew of Channel V. They had set up stalls on campus in all the three days of Xpressions and there were lucky draw, turn the wheel etc competitions throughout the festival on behalf of Channel V. The participants and students had a great fun drawing cool goodies spinning the lucky wheel.

Various cultural programs like Decibelz, Thirkan, Carnival de Vogue and Nukad Natak were conducted that saw huge participation than ever. The thundering rock bands and the superfamous fashion shows electrified the festival a big time. The winners of the events got a direct pass to the most coveted Nokia India fest's final event that is going to be conducted at Goa.

SPARDHA
Spardha, the flagship social entrepreneurship event at Xpressions saw participation from business schools across the country this year. The theme for this year's event was Micro, small and medium enterprises in Rural India: Opportunities at the Bottom of the Pyramid. In the first round, 5 teams were shortlisted on the basis of their solutions to the case. The campus round consisted of two stages; in stage 1 teams were taken to five different villages to test market their solutions which they had suggested in the round 1. In stage 2, the teams made their final presentations of the business plans before an esteemed panel of Judges which consisted of officials from NABARD, professors of XIM representing Incubator and a first generation social entrepreneur from Orissa. Eminent business schools like IIMs, XLRI, IMI and NITIE took part in the event. The winners were the team from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar and the runner up were the team from IMI Delhi. The winners went home with prize money of Rs 40000 and the runners up team received a cheque of Rs 20000.

KURUKSHETRA
Kurukshetra 2011 was designed by an eclectic team of around 45 members who arduously prepared for around 2 months for the event comprising of students from RM, HRM and BM. The preparations initially started with decision on the product to be launched. The game consisted of 3 modules namely: 1. Shankhnd: The preliminary round. 2. Kurukshetra: The top ten teams from Shankhnd were invited on campus and were made to face real life business scenarios. The game revolved around the most challenging questions in the four key areas of business strategy Marketing, Operations, Human Resource Planning and Finance. 3. Chakravyuh: The teams ventured outside the campus into the real world and were made to sell products on streets, at stores and hts. hts. The teams were evaluated on the basis of the capital they have raised in Kurukshetra and Chakravyuh. This year, teams had come from IIMC, IMI Delhi, Great Lakes Chennai, NITIE and XLRI. The battle was finally won by IMI New Delhi and runner up was IIFT Kolkata.

SKiLL CiTY
Skill city is a fun filled witty game designed for the creatively spoilt. Teams of four members from b schools all over the country registered for this game. The online preliminary round elimintoria held on 27th october had the participating teams answer a series of tricky questions based solely on wit against the ticking of a clock. The top eight teams selected through the prelims were invited to the ximb campus to play the next round -the road to el dorado which was conducted from 11th to 13th november. For the first two days the qualifying teams had to compete against each other in eight games consisting of a balanced mix of strategic indoor and outdoor modules. The third day

commenced with the most anticipated outdoor module of skill city where the teams battled it out in the games like paintball, mud tunnel etc. The final winner of this game was team aficionados fromIIFT.

HELiOS
The simplified management game designed exclusively for the undergraduates was a huge hit among the participants of Xpressions this year. They consisted of students of various backgrounds like Engineering, Commerce, economics, etc., from prominent colleges across the country. The very purpose of such a management game for undergraduates during the biggest East Indian B-school festival is to show a glimpse of BSchool scenario to the MBA aspirants. This year, there was nearly a 30% hike in the number students registered for the event when compared to last year. And the 400 student participants took back the brand XIMB with them. The winners of the event, students of NIT- Rourkela were extremely overwhelmed and their feedback was, We have already fallen in love with this college. This is the first time we are practically exposed to one such management game and now we are even more ambitious of becoming an XIMBian and be at the other side of the game in the near future.

GLADiATOR
Gladiator is one of the five flagship games which are played every year during Xpressions. It provides an arena for the best individuals from the top B-School to pit their wits, acumen and intelligence against each other with only one emerging winner who takes it all. They are tested on many functional areas during an online quiz. This year saw enthusiastic entries from all over India. The short-listed candidates were then invited over to conquer or be conquered.. The Gladiator slogan aptly says 'A Hero shall rise'. The semi-finalists had to sit through six mindboggling business games from all functions of management such as finance, marketing, operations, and human resources. The games were played over two days, at the end of which three finalists were sent to the final round, The Dark Chamber. It is but a truly unique test of mental strength, where nothing but a Gladiator's courage and intelligence would suffice. The ultimate hero is the one who can survive this challenge which Mr. Bharat Goel from IIM- Calcutta did. In Gladiator, as always, 'The best takes it all'. And yes he did take away the prize money of Rs 60,000.

HOMECOMiNG
Homecoming is the annual Alumni meet organised at XIMB, during the most awaited B-school fest, Xpressions. This is an occasion when all the alumni come back to their alma mater, relive the memories of their days here and reconnect with classmates, friends, faculty and the current batch. This year too Homecoming was held on the 12th of November, and was a huge success as it was attended by the XIMBians in large numbers across different batches. This was an event exclusively for the alumni of XIMB in which they were invited to the campus for walking down the memory lane, apart from participating in other activities. The day began with a formal inauguration ceremony with Fr. P.T. Joseph, Director of XIMB, Dr. Latha Ravindran, Faculty Coordinator of Alumni Committee, and Prof. Jeevan J. Arakal, member of the Faculty Alumni Committee. Each of them addressed the audience and expressed immense gratitude to the alumni fraternity. In the informal interactions among the alumni after the inaugural ceremony, the alumni shared their personal experiences and cherished memories of their past XIMB life.

This was followed by an Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) which is a platform for alumni to share their opinions, ideas and experiences on relevant issues for the development of the institute. Later in the evening, the Alumni Committee organised a cultural fest for our esteemed alumni which was followed by High Tea. A guided tour of the institute was scheduled after it in order to show them the life at XIMB and the changes that have come about in their beloved campus. Another exciting event for the day was the X-cricket organized for the alumni. Dr. Subhajyoti Ray, Dean (Academics), Dr. Banikanta Mishra and Dr. Rajeev Roy also participated to add excitement to the game. Skill City, one of the most popular games held during Xpressions was organised exclusively for the alumni.

This year the Alumni Committee had taken up a new initiative to start an alumni magazine, Unnayan. It is an attempt to relive the journey of XIMB by means of the events and traditions of our Alma Mater. The magazine containing articles from alumni, faculty and current students, was launched during homecoming. The day concluded with a delectable corporate dinner in the Director's lawn followed by photo sessions.

CAMPUS BUZZ
Salsa Workshop The fun filled three day beginners' level Salsa workshop was organised by Xstage. The dance lessons were taken by the dynamic and renowned salsa trainer Aditya Upadhya from Vive La Salsa. The six hour workshop was characterised with energy and vigour. It was both enjoyable and a fruitful experience for the participants. The energetic Zumba sessions were a great add on to the whole event.

Mess Workers' Education Social Responsibility Cell of Xavier Institute of Management, BBSR (SRC) a committee which brings smiles to faces, which makes living worthwhile, and which makes a difference. SRC took an initiative along with faculty guide and mentor, Prof. DV Ramana to educate mess workers (Bhainas). This simple act of kindness of teaching the bhainas basics of English, Mathematics and Oriya and preparing them for the basic level of National Open School Examinations (NOS) bring a positive aura and an admiration for the volunteers which consists of students from both BM and HRM. Classes are held for two hours each day and course material and structure prepared keeping in mind the NOS guidelines.

1991 BATCH REUNiON

Bang!!! 27th of December was reverberating at XIMB. Not just because of the chimes of Christmas bells but mainly by the reunion of the 1991 batch at the campus. The once students of XIMB came back to visit the college stunning everyone with their never fading camaraderie and their everlasting friendship. Their frequency has not changed a bit! It was such a gala time at XIMB to see all the bigwigs having fun time at the campus, reliving all the happy moments they shared together here. Life feels so full, so wondrous, and so beautiful when the past brings smiles for the crazy moments and tears for they are just there in the memory! The Reunion witnessed the same. Not only the Alumni became nostalgic but also the faculty who taught them, the dean, in short, the entire XIMB was filled with an air of nostalgia. It was awesome to see the notabilities tuning their memories up to their antic past of high fives, pranks and leg-pullings. The alumni flew from various geographies across the globe and the reunion was such a great success.

The flow of the program was meticulously planned so as to keep the entire set of events as informal and enjoyable as possible. The alumni so enjoyed the flash presentation made exclusively for the reunion that perfectly covered the growth and transformation of XIMB from those days of its infancy to its remarkable silver jubilee year. The presentation received special thanks from the alumni. It was followed by Latha madam's presentation on the development of XIMB which focussed on how XIMB was shaped by its sculptors from the time of its inception till date. Even the junior Alcom core team was awestruck to witness the then infrastructure, hang out spots, etc., one thing that remained unchanged was the tempo of the students amid all the tempest. Time runs at its own pace but there are certain things that stand very unique that even time cannot erode. One such thing is XIMB and its relation to surprise quizzes. Even the alumni were not spared from the surprise quiz. The questions were highly pertaining to things that happened during 1991 and the alumni thoroughly enjoyed the game. Toffees were distributed for each right answer and the participation became even wilder in the pursuit of winning toffees. It was extremely strange to see people of that stature actively participating in the fun games and taking pride in winning an extra toffee. X-Mementos-XIMB's official merchandise was inaugurated during the reunion in the presence of many prominent and esteemed faculties at XIMB. In the evening the students of XIMB had a gyaan session with the alumni and it was highly enlightening since the students could actually see where they will be ten-twenty years down the line.

RM ALUMNi MEET
It was a Sanidhya of a different kind wherein we meet together this winter season to reminisce, network, get updated, rejuvenated, reconnect and relive some of the cherished memories of our Alma mater. All the RM Alumni at Hyderabad thought to have a get together in the city this winter and hence the meeting was set up on 26th November 2011. The evening turned out to be a deja vu of the good times one used to have at XIMB. However, the joy was kind of double this time because it was coordinated and organized only by Alumni; the student Alumni Committee had been relieved of any responsibility in this event and hence we had created history of sorts! While Nilay Raha (RM Batch 2009) took initiative in contacting the Alumni, each Alumnus in turn called up their batchmates, Seniors and Juniors whom they were in touch with. As a result, the fifth floor of GVK One Mall at Road No. 1, Banjara Hills was abound in laughter and memories. Bharavi Mishra and Divya Mishra (both from RM Batch 2003) came along with their young sonRicheek. Tapan Das (RM Batch 1998) was flying from Nagaland and came straight down from Airport to meet the august gathering! Venkatesh D. (RM Batch 2000) proposed that we should perhaps arrange a picnic to some place outside Hyderabad where we can get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and relive the old days. Gaurishankar Rao (RM Batch 2003) and Tarak (RM Batch 2010) agreed and suggested some spots close to the city. I and Phanish Kumar (RM Batch 2011) lightened the occasion with some banter. Apart from the usual gossip mongering and business card exchanging, the evening has paved the way for future Alumni reunions. I hope this gathering showed the way for XIMB Alumni all over the world to reconnect with one another within their towns and cities. It is perhaps time for us to start being a little more proactive and remove the burden of Alumni events from the Alumni Office and the Student Committees! -Joseph Satish(RM Batch 2011)

ALUMNi COMMiTTEE (BM-HRM)2012

VINEETA D (Co-Ordinator)

CHANDAN DIKSHIT

DEBASHISH MOHANTY

HINA KHAITAN

JAYITA DAS

LAKSHAY KATYAL

LITI MOHAPATRA

LOKENDER SINGH

MANJIT MOHANTY

MUTHUNARAYANAN C.

NUTAN CHANDAK

RACHNA BAGARIA

SHERYL MARY JOHN

SUSHMITA SAHOO

VIGNESHWARI CHEZHIAN

ALUMNi COMMiTTEE (RM) 2012

SWATI JAMWAL (Co-Ordinator)

CATHY TERESA MATHEW

GAURISH PRASHANT MANERKAR

MILIND GEETE

PARTHASARATHY C RAGHUNATHAN

SAUMYA SRIVASTAVA

SHALABH NEPALIA

SHREY RAIZADA

VISHAL JANSHUIA

YOGITA DAULATANI

CREDiTS
Vineeta D. Chandan Dikshit Debashish Mohanty Hina Khaitan Jayita Das Lakshay Katyal Liti Mohapatra Lokender Singh Manjit Mohanty Muthunarayanan C. Nutan Chandak Rachna Bagaria Sheryl Mary John Sushmita Sahoo Vigneshwari Chezhian