<p> Speaking to the media persons here on Wednesday, student convener of the fest R Srikanth informed that students from top 30 Indian B schools (including all the IIMs, ISB, XLRI and SP Jain) and one international student from a B school in UK are participating in Atharva.<br /><br />India’s leading strategist in crisis management Prof Nandini Vaidyanathan, will be the chief guest for the inaugural ceremony. <br /><br />The flagship event of Atharva, ‘Hungama’s Quiz on the Beach’ is India’s only quizzing event for Corporates held on a beach. Set against the backdrop of the lighthouse in Kaup beach QOTB ensures a unique quizzing experience. The Quiz Master is Avinash Mudaliar from ‘Infotainer,’ he added. The winning team will be presented with a prize money of Rs 40,000. The other major event of Atharva, ‘Young Business Leader’ will witness participation from 15 B-Schools, including one international participant. Spread over three days, the event aims to recognise the skills, talents, qualities, abilities and attitudes that are the prerequisites of a Business Leader. The winner will walk away with prize money worth Rs1 lakh, Srikanth said.<br /><br />The most awaited event of this year’s fest is Polemic - a corporate debate on ‘Price war in the telecom industry’. This debate will be moderated by Harish Bijoor, a faculty at Indian School of Business. Eminent personalities like Airtel South Hub COO Hemant Dadlani, BSNL, Karnataka Marketing General Manager N Chandra Sekhara, Cellular Operators Association of India Deputy Director General T R Dua are expected to take part in the event. <br /><br />Atharva team is also conducting Sankalp (B plan formulation event) to promote entrepreneurial spirit, he added.</p>
<p> Speaking to the media persons here on Wednesday, student convener of the fest R Srikanth informed that students from top 30 Indian B schools (including all the IIMs, ISB, XLRI and SP Jain) and one international student from a B school in UK are participating in Atharva.<br /><br />India’s leading strategist in crisis management Prof Nandini Vaidyanathan, will be the chief guest for the inaugural ceremony. <br /><br />The flagship event of Atharva, ‘Hungama’s Quiz on the Beach’ is India’s only quizzing event for Corporates held on a beach. Set against the backdrop of the lighthouse in Kaup beach QOTB ensures a unique quizzing experience. The Quiz Master is Avinash Mudaliar from ‘Infotainer,’ he added. The winning team will be presented with a prize money of Rs 40,000. The other major event of Atharva, ‘Young Business Leader’ will witness participation from 15 B-Schools, including one international participant. Spread over three days, the event aims to recognise the skills, talents, qualities, abilities and attitudes that are the prerequisites of a Business Leader. The winner will walk away with prize money worth Rs1 lakh, Srikanth said.<br /><br />The most awaited event of this year’s fest is Polemic - a corporate debate on ‘Price war in the telecom industry’. This debate will be moderated by Harish Bijoor, a faculty at Indian School of Business. Eminent personalities like Airtel South Hub COO Hemant Dadlani, BSNL, Karnataka Marketing General Manager N Chandra Sekhara, Cellular Operators Association of India Deputy Director General T R Dua are expected to take part in the event. <br /><br />Atharva team is also conducting Sankalp (B plan formulation event) to promote entrepreneurial spirit, he added.</p>