Xavier School of Management (XLRI) Jamshedpur concluded its annual inter-B-school fest “Valhalla 2014” termed as XLRI’s Flagship Sports & Cultural Festival. The 3rd edition of the fest featured over 50 events across the spectrum of sports, cultural and outdoor events. The theme for Valhalla 2014 was “Celebrating Contrasts”.
The prominent sporting events included basketball, football, table tennis, volley ball, badminton, throw ball and chess. Exciting cultural events including the stage play, fashion show, solo dance, group dance, quiz, debate, street play and solo singing were held. The 3 day long gala event held at XLRI Campus, Jamshedpur from 25th to 27th July, 2014 witnessed footfall of over 3000 people and participation from some of the best B-Schools in India including IIM-Calcutta, IIM-Ranchi, IIM- Raipur, XIMB, FMS, SIBM, and NMIMS.
‘Valhalla 2014’ collected an amount of Rs. 2 lakhs for the cause of the Ability Unlimited Foundation (AUF), a Delhi based foundation working for differently-abled people.
Speaking on the occasion Ayan Guha, member of Valhalla Core Team of XLRI said “Valhalla, unlike any other cultural fest is an instrument of change, standing by the founding values of XLRI – ‘For the Greater Good’. Proceeds from the fest will go to the Ability Unlimited Foundation (AUF), a Delhi based foundation which is doing truly commendable work in reaching out to differently-abled citizens of all ages right from providing them all amenities, education, vocational training and meaningful opportunities to earn their livelihoods”
The extravaganza flagged off with the Ability Unlimited Concert by differently abled artistes. About 12 artistes enthralled the audience with scintillating performances on wheel chairs. As part of Valhalla’s mission to inspire the young sparks of the nation, XLRI had invited students from various schools from across the city to witness this noble initiative and also organized a painting competition across these schools on the theme “Celebrating Contrasts” to commemorate the spirit of Valhalla.
The Second Day of the event witnessed various sporting competitions besides Quest Adventura, an event for adventure enthusiasts where, participants enjoyed various adventure sports such as rappelling, plank race, rope climbing. To keep the cultural element of the festival alive, a Tribal Music Workshop was hosted along with a solo singing competition.
The final day of Valhalla 2014 commenced with the mini marathon to sensitize people towards the differently abled. The event witnessed participation of people from all walks of life - school and college students, faculty members, industry experts, dignitaries, and students from top B-schools – XLRI, IIMs, MDI, XIMB, and SIBM and citizens. The run was flagged off by ace Indian mountaineer Padma Shri Premlata Agarwal and cricketer Saurabh Tiwary.
XLRI emerged as overall winners in majority of the sports events of the inter-B-School competition and XIMB emerged as the first runners up. The event was supported by Tata Steel, SpiceJet, Airtel, SBI & PepsiCo.
XLRI Jamshedpur is one of the top rated private management institutes in India founded in 1949 by Fr Quinn Enright, S.J. in the ‘steel city’ of Jamshedpur. Over the last six decades, it has grown into a top-ranking business school with a wide portfolio of educational programs. Its alumni are spread around the globe and have demonstrated responsible business leadership in their organizations. XLRI strives to contribute its mite to the professional growth and management of innumerable organizations that serve the public good in a variety of sectors.
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