ãhvãn which means “evocation”, is our collective inspired call for action. It is decisive, inspirational, socially uplifting and sustainable. This event culminates into a virtuous cycle of action and inspiration leading to the development of our country. The event showcases the talent of the brightest of B-School participants and has also seen participation from corporate houses in the past. With a range of events, ãhvãn tests the mettle of the contestants in different domains of management.

The Conch

As a symbol of power, of victory, few objects have had the significance of the conch through the annals of time. As it marks a new beginning, we use it today as a call to congregate, a call to arms. The soul of ãhvãn.

Lead to Transform

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it.

~Marian Anderson

To be an able commander is important, but to be able to positively transform everything around you is the first responsibility of a leader. Leaders are looked upon as pillars of strength, knowledge and beacons of inspiration and motivation. All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their times. Through ãhvãn, one will get the chance to fully exploit one’s skills and to bring about the transformation that one thinks is currently needed. ãhvãn is the opportunity to be able to identify problems and transform them into opportunities. ãhvãn is about inspirational motivation to identify what needs to be done and to provide the impetus for all to move forward. ãhvãn is about the intellectual stimulation through which we questions underlying assumptions and build our own new world. ãhvãn is also about individual consideration, it is our revolution for something bigger and better.

Ahvãn 2010 was the 11th edition and was hosted from Dec 02 – 04, 2010. The legacy of the event started 10 years ago with the name of IRIS, and every year the event has evolved to include greater challenges, posing intriguing questions which have baffled many a great mind. It requires a leader to emerge victorious in his endeavours. The event was rechristened as Ahvãn in 2009.

About Various Events

The objective of Samanvay 2010 was to create awareness and bring familiarity to the financial system to the financially excluded people. No-frills bank account and accidental personal insurance were provided to 683 people across 6 villages near Indore. The personal accident insurance policy was sponsored by the IIM Indore community for one year.

Samanvay 2011, under the umbrella of ãhvãn ’11, plans to increase the number of beneficiaries from 683 to 1500. ãhvãn ’11 intends to take further steps towards inclusive growth into reality and ensure harmonious socio-economic development of our nation

Envision convenes a unique set of speakers from all walks of life to enrich IIM Indore’s perspective on creating tomorrow’s world leaders. This series of talks is held with ãhvãn forming its backdrop. Envision looks at today’s India from the contemporary leader’s point of view and strives to inspire an entire generation to carve out their future. It is designed to provide a spark of inspiration that can light a thousand flames.

Ashwamedha is an event earmarked to anoint the person who shall lead tomorrow’s India. the event draws a parallel to the eponymous ancient Vedic ritual performed to attain power, glory, fame and prosperity; Ashwamedha exemplifies the eternal human search for greatness and immortality. Ashwa, with its rich and venerated legacy, is rightfully the flagship event of Ahvan. A brain child of eminent educationist and leadership trainer Dr. Vijay Menon, Ashwamedha has been the pioneer of leadership events in the Indian B-school circuit. With its philosophy of “Ekameva Jayate”, Ashwa awards only a single winner who takes it all including the prize money, which of course is the highest in India.

Chanakya , ahvan’s Strategy Consulting event,requires its participants to don the role of consultants to tackle business problems. Throughout the course of the event, participants apply their skills of diagnosis, analytical thinking and problem solving as they work on real life challenges confounding business firms. They are at their persuasive best, defending their recommendations in front of an eminent panel drawn from the industry and academia in their bid to emerge as the modern day chanakyas.

Entrepid aims to act as a platform to test the entrepreneurial skills and enhance the learning of participants by giving them the controls of a company and exposing them to various issues encountered in day-to-day operations of a firm. Spread over three days, Entrepid brings together teams of domain experts from every field, testing their ability in the areas of Finance, Operations, Marketing, HR and Strategy.

Finance League is one of the biggest B-School events to bring together the various domains of Finance under one umbrella. It is one of its kinds National Level Finance Event which tests the sharpest and the brightest financial brains of India’s top B-schools in areas like Banking, Insurance, Equities and Derivatives.

Business leaders of today need to be ruthless and guile in order to sustain in this highly competitive world. Gordian Knot, is a one-of-its kind event in India which tests a plethora of managerial abilities like problem solving, selling, marketing, strategic skills and much more to identify a team of 3 who can best think on their feet, hold on to their nerves and make tough but rational decisions to walk away as champions.

I-Rising, as the name suggests, embodies the effervescent passion of IIM Indore and its members and showcases the talent of a community which is stretching its wings and soaring out to claim its place in this world. The event consists of two parts – Bizzinesia and The Great Indian Sojourn.

The belief that drives Kalpavriksha (the national Social Business Plan event) is that the amalgamation of business principles, with efforts towards societal upliftment, can be a sustained and powerful tool for change. By encouraging such ideas and helping budding entrepreneurs seek expert advice & seed funding, Kalpavriksha promotes IIM Indore’s belief that the essence of management lies in managing one's own ambitions and forging ahead consciously.

Klueless has had over 3.5 million hits last year and is the most popular event from the IIM Indore stable. There were over 95000 unique players last year from over 110 countries and it has always evoked a positive response with players looking forward eagerly to the next edition. The image it has created amongst students and professionals is such that it is one of the most awaited events in India, spawning clones from the rest of the IIMs as well. In spite of the launch of clones from other institutes, Klueless is still seen as the premier event which always delivers both on originality and creativity.

My Campaign is a one of its kind, very real and assertive event where the participants come face to face with real life Marketing challenges. The participants have to develop a Social Movement/Campaign idea and prepare a complete Marketing Plan for this campaign.My Campaign was a great success in 2009 & 2010, with more than 150 participants from premiere b-schools of the country. The event’s Viral marketing round generating approximately 5000 hits in just 3 days!!

Adapt is an advertising and communication event which tests the creativity of the participants in the niche field of advertising. Participants are required to create print as well as video advertisements based on a theme provided to them and are then evaluated based on the parameters laid by judges who are handling prominent positions in advertising industry.

In an era of globalization, efficient and effective supply chain management has become a key factor in gaining competitive advantage. Chain Reaction is a National Level Operations Management and Supply Chain Event. Students from the premier B Schools across the country compete in an engrossing challenge of operations strategy and supply chain management to prove their mettle and come on top.

Livewire is the gala night of Ahvan where this management fest climaxes with breath-taking live performances by some of the eminent performers in music industry. Without any doubt, the grandest of all events of Ahvan it ensures footfalls in thousands comprising of pleasant and energetic participants from all over India.

Email: events@ahvan.in       Website: http://ahvan.in

Ahvan Coordinator

Bhavinkumar Parmar   +919755733639       Website: p10bhavinkumar@iimidr.ac.in

Events Coordinator

Kiran Krishnan   +918085728146       Website: p10kirank@iimidr.ac.in

Adhir Kumar Saxena    +918085730595       Website: p10adhirk@iimidr.ac.in

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Last but not the least, on December 4th, as a part of Livewire, Ahvãn hosted KunalGanjawalla, who set the campus on fire with his live performance in the evening.

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