IIM Calcutta held the celebration with traditional gaiety and much enthusiasm.
On August 15, Team Bhavishya, IIM Lucknow's student run social initiative group, with the motto of "A Smile of Every Face", organized a visit to the Government Inter College for Blind on Independence Day to celebrate the day with an often marginalized section of the society. Prof. D.S.Sengar along with 22 IIM Lucknow students spent the afternoon with the students of the Inter-College. Having heard that the Inter-College students are avid music lovers, IIM Lucknow contributed musical instruments like Tabla and Harmonium to the College. The music enthusiasts of the college played song after song for the benefit of the visitors. Monika, a Bhavishya member said, "It was a very enjoyable afternoon. The children at the college were always ready with a joke or song, with no dull moment in between. Fully acknowledging the occasion of the 61st Independence Day, the students showed how passionate they are for India, as patriotic songs outnumbered the peppy numbers. The children might have lost their eyesight, but they have their vision intact."
Bhavishya, the social initiative committee of IIM Lucknow, undertakes research in the social sector, to finance & to monitor projects targeted at the underprivileged strata of the social pyramid by leveraging the unique competencies of the students of IIM Lucknow. It also works on consulting projects with various voluntary organizations. Over the years it has emerged as one of the largest social action group run by students. In the past there have been more than 1500 beneficiaries of the Bhavishya activities.
At the IIM-C campus the 62nd Independence Day celebration was held at Indian Institute of Management Calcutta in a traditional gaiety and much enthusiasm. The national flag hoisting ceremony coupled with national anthem sung was held at 9.00 am at the foreground of Auditorium in IIM Calcutta campus by Director, Professor Shekhar Chaudhuri in presence of Dean (PI), Professor Saibal Chattopadhyay, Chairman PGP, Professor Prashant Mishra, Chairman Student Activity Council, Professor Manish Thakur, Chief Administrative Officer, Shri Dinesh Varma, President Student Council, Shri Harsh Vardhan Chhaparia and others included officers, staff, students of IIM-C. This was followed by memorable speeches by Director, Dean (PI), Chairman PGP, Chairman Student Activity Council, Chief Administrative Officer and President Student Council with their respective views of thoughts on the day.
JBS BaroC, an institution within IIMC and is represented by the current batch of students offered spell-binding performance with songs from the films of The Legend of Bhagat Singh and Rosa along with an innovative version of Vandemataram with instrumental. The programme was concluded with a dance number by the girl students.
