The students of the BBA Program of Shanti Business School triumphed in a management war of intellect and won the Winner’s trophy at Concourse 2015 – A State level Business Management Competition organized by BKMIBA, Ahmedabad University. With more than 200 participants from 30+ colleges from across Gujarat competing, “Concourse” comprised of various levels which focused on attributes like team co-ordination, case analysis, group discussions, business plans, management skills etc. SBS team comprised of BBA students Kunal Rupela, Luv Thakker, Rahul Popat, Yesha Shah, Dhruv Sawani, Devarshi Kapadia, Rishav Kothari, Ayushi Sheth and Harshraj Bhatt. The students of SBS emerged as winners by presenting their final business plan “Hatheli – Raise your hand we will be there!” based on the topic of “Glocalization”. Kunal Rupela – one of the team member of the SBS team – said, “It was a challenging platform that provided students like us to explore to new possibilities and opportunities in the area of management, along with sharpening our intellectual skills.” An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching After the winners were announced Luv Thakker – one of the team member of the SBS team said, “Our business plan was about giving caretaker services to the old people so that they don’t have to leave their homes, we have won a cash reward and everyone has decided to donate 50% of the prize money to an old age home in Ahmedabad. We wish to dedicate our victory to them.”

Despite the presence of some clouds, the stars were out and shining at Shanti Business School this night. The Freshmen’s Fizzz, the Fresher’s Party of SBS, had come up with yet another unique theme: Fashionista –The Fashion Festival. And true to its title, the event was full of fashion and interesting personalities. Divya Dubey (Vice President) of Student Council committee said: “We have selected this theme as it  allowed incoming students to showcase their talent. It gives full opportunity to every student to present  themselves the way they want to.” It was a visual delight, watching the freshmen students walk the “the walk of fame”. The audience applauded the contestants for Mr. and Ms. Fresher for PGDM batch-2015-17, PGDM-Communication  batch 2015-17 and BBA batch 2015-18. Badal Soni one of the participant’s of Mr. Fresher said: “it was indeed an experience walking the red carpet and to showcase yourself and reply to the questions the judges asked”The participants were asked incisive questions by their seniors, which were the part of overall assessment.

The SBS Plaza was decorated as a giant “Gazebo” with mellow lights and paper lanterns. It was no less than a fashion show. The evening started with the couples setting ablaze the ramp, heading towards a glam photo shoot. It was a delight to see the theme of “glam and fashion” well appreciated with lavish tuxedos by boys and trendy beautiful gowns by girls.The music and the lighting were the highlight of the evening as DJ of the evening compelled everyone to burn the dance floor. The party heralded an exciting year ahead. It marked the transition of the incoming batches from uninitiated freshmen to rightful members of a tradition that they will cherish and preserve.

Ganesh Chaturthi was celebrated with great enthusiasm at Shanti Business School over  the last 5 days. The entire festival was student driven - they arranged everything right from getting the idol of Lord Ganesha to decorating the Mandap, arranging for Pujaris etc. They also did daily Pooja and took initiative for daily Prasada by contributing and collecting funds. Gautam Shankar one of the student said “A sense of brotherhood develops with organizing such things and brings everybody together. This also builds team spirit and collaboration among the students.” 

The daily Aarti in the morning as well as in the evening was sung by the students making the entire atmosphere charged with bonding and togetherness. The prime motto of this celebration was to encourage people to use eco-friendly Ganeshas, instead of the ones made with plaster of paris. Gaurav Dads one of the student said “We have brought an eco-friendly idol which is made up of clay which does not have any toxic colors or materials; this help in preventing the water pollution.”

At the end of 5th day, Visarjan - the immersion of the Idol took place. It was the most engaging part of this festival as all were invited for the 'Maha-Aarti' performed. All the students and faculty members were there for the Visarjan Yatra, which ended with playing with colors and dancing on the tunes of Dhols.

The students had a gala time, in the sparkly night playing to the tunes of Garba . The charming Dandiya fest of Gujarat has gained a universal appeal due to its simple and energy-packed dance moves. SBS has students from different states of India such as Rajasthan, Bihar, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kolkata and even from Nepal.

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