Happenings @ IMA

Fire Safety & First-Aid Workshop
Keeping in mind, the growing need for emergency handling requirements, the Manipal Group organized a Fire & Safety workshop. The instructor, Mr. M.Ahmed from Crisis Management (P) Ltd conducted an enlightening and entertaining session on 16th May 2008. Causes and prevention of Fire Accidents were the major highlights of the workshop. The different types of fires, graded from A to E and varieties of fire extinguishers were the major areas of discussion. This live demonstration by the fire experts taught the students how to cope-up with mishaps.

It was then followed by the First-Aid workshop, conducted by Dr. Suresh Dinkar. He not only demonstrated how to use a plain cloth to make a bandage, but also taught the critical methods of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
Hunt for Photogenic Face
A massive manhunt was launched to discover the most photogenic faces of IMA. A photo-session was conducted on the 22nd of May. Few students got the golden opportunity to be a feature on the IMA’ s brochures.
Dance Party
Saturday, the 17th May was scheduled for a dance party. The objective being breaking the hang-over of the 1st Trimester exams. A dance party was the need of the hour and students made the most out of it by dancing to the tunes of scintillating Punjabi & Hindi numbers.
Pranayama
A five day "Pranayaama" workshop was organized from 26th May, in which a lot of participants were benefited. This session of breathing, Surya Namaskar & various other exercises was conducted by a renowned yoga practitioner, Mr. B.S.Shastri. It acted as a stress-buster to the strenuous schedule for both the students, as well as the faculties at IMA, including our Dean, Mr. T.R. Shastri.
Table-Tennis Tournament
All work and no play – makes Jack a dull boy", thus in order to overcome the stress of studies, Table-Tennis Matches was organized on the 23rd & 24th of May. Various participants elicited their potentialities. The sportive spirit oozed out of both the boys and the girls. Tushar Girhepunje, Kanwal Bhatia & Manpreet Kaur from Section A contributed to secure the 1st place for section wise win.
The match consisted of singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Sect. A was declared the overall winner, with Section D being the Runners-up.
ICICI Customer First Workshop
Sections A to G underwent a training workshop on the theme 'Customer First' in the last week of May. These interactive sessions included presentations, role-plays, videos and other activities. It proved to be a great success in moulding the personality of the participants.
Sangeet Ceremony
A cultural event, comprising of singing & dancing performances was organized on 30th of May. This event name as 'Sangeet Ceremony' marked the upcoming marriage ceremony of Ms. Pricilla Archana, scheduled on 4th of July this year. A gift was presented to Ms. Archana by the lady participants as a memento.

- H. Mohit Betala (E)
- Sharmistha Ghosh (E)