MID-TERM ROUND-UP

We are in the middle of the first term of the current academic year. One and a half months have flown by. A round-up of the various events during the term.

FRESHERS 

The 27th batch of Kalaicom, the literary and cultural committee, signed off in style with the FRESHERS NITE on August 8. The event began with a cutting of the cake to welcome the newly inducted 28th batch of Kalaicom. This was followed by a sign-off keyboard performance by PGP2’s Sanjay Santosh.

The other finalists

Later the finalists of the Mr. and Miss BIM contest exhibited their dancing, acting and crooning skills on stage in the presence of the judges from PGP2, Karthick & Haimanti (ex Mr. and Miss BIM respectively), Akanxa, Balakumaran and Athul. In the end, Amey and Gayathri won the titles of Mr. and Miss BIM28 after successfully cracking a personality testing round.

Mr. and Miss BIM28

FREEKICK’11

The Freshers Nite was soon followed by the football and throwball tournaments, Freekick and Freethrow. After a gruelling league stage in which ten teams divided into two groups competed against other teams from their groups. Tyrantz and Galacticos of PGP2 and Huntos and Samba Boyz of PGP1 ended up in the last four. The former two teams proceeded to the finals which was won comprehensively by the Galacticos.

Galacticos

The Samba Boyz salvaged pride by finishing third. Plenty of awards were given away. New inclusions to the awards list included Best Striker, Best Defender, Best Goalkeeper, Best Team Name, Most Entertaining Team and Man of the Match awards for each match.

Samba Boyz

‘Mangaathaas’ the PGP2 girls’ team won the throwball competition and ‘G-Power’ the PGP1 team emerged runner-up.

INDEPENDENCE DAY

The student welfare committee, Welfarecom, conducted a series of events to mark the 64th anniversary of Independence. The customary flag hoisting was done by the director Shri Bala Baskar and was attended by Prof Abhishek Kumar and Prof Nigama. In his keynote speech, the director shared the independence day wishes he got from various circles.

Director Shri Bala Baskar addressing the gathering

Pot breaking, rangoli, fast-eating, slow cycling, slow biking and musical chairs were the special events conducted.

Pot breaking

Awards were given away for various Welfarecom events such as Guruwar, room with least power consumption etc. Lined up next is MARWAR, the marketing simulation game conducted by Bismarc, the marketing club.

KEEPING THE BALL ROLLING

Football mania has finally arrived at BIM with Freekick, the annual football tournament. And what a way to kick-start things!!! thunder, lightning and the summer showers announced their arrival in grand style. The rain though, did not hamper the morale of our students. The spirit of our students was evident from the efforts they put in to drain the pitch and get it ready for play (albeit with a delay of nearly 3 hours) post the rain. Special kudos to the volunteers and Sportscomm members for their tireless efforts in organising the event amidst all odds. As the saying goes in BIM, Cometh the hour, Cometh the ‘Comm’.

          

The event had 10 teams participating with a healthy mix of students from both PGP-I and PGP II. The event was inaugurated by the ladies’ hostel warden and featured the quintessential cake cutting ceremony.

                                                                                           

The first match of the tournament had last year’s runners-up Galacticos pitted against the newbies, Royal stags. The first match in itself was testimony to the toil and hard work the teams have put in for the event; right from getting their jerseys right to the sportsman spirit exhibited both on and off the field.

     

The event scheduled till the 14th of August has thrown some surprise winners, some exalted moments, some nail biting finishes… but, in the midst of it all lies the true purpose of Freekick… team building, camaraderie and a sense of mutual respect for each other. The Galacticos from Group B have proceeded to the semi-finals with three wins in a row. The odds are equally divided among the teams of Group A. In a few moments from now, the league stage will be over and a clearer picture would emerge on who the final four would be.

FREETHROW

The league stage of the throwball competition for girls, Freethrow, was held yesterday. Four teams, two each from PGP 1 and 2. In the first game the two PGP2 teams, Mangathas and What The played each other with the former proceeding to the finals in two straight sets. In the second game, the two PGP1 teams, G-Power and Daring Divas, were engrossed in an intense battle with G-Power coming from behind to seize a point in the first set, closely tail the DDs in the second and smoothly finish things off in the third. Mangathas and G-Power face off in the finals to be held tomorrow.

So how is the mood among the first years about the first sports tournament of this year?

“Freekick gives us a chance to freak out amidst our tight schedules. It helps us learn team work and not just football” says Abinesh of Team Hunto.

Balu from Team Appatuckers expresses, “Its a chance for people who dont know football to also be a part of the fun”.