Sadhu Vaswani Institute of Management Studies for Girls, Pune organized Annual Event Rays 2022, the golden stream of sunshine that brightens everything they touch.

The event was conducted on the 6th and 7th of May 2022 and included Management games, Sports, and Cultural Events. Under the able guidance of Dr. B.H. Nanwani, Director, the event was inaugurated with great enthusiasm and fervor by faculty members, staff, and students of SVIMS.

RAYS 2022 saw Seven Sponsors – M/s Kokal Interior Contract Pvt Ltd, Noble group Construction Company, Villa Mila Kya, Budhani Brothers, Kiosk Kaffe, Fluer Bakery and Worthy by Vanshika. TEAM SVIMS would like to thank them for their wonderful support and cooperation.

Day 1 of the fest was lined up with sports events. Student coordinators – Ms. Mitali Uikey and Ms. Pratiksha Ransing, took charge of Badminton – Boys & Girls. Gully Cricket – Boys and Girls, was handled by Ms. Asawari Nawale, Ms. Shriya Tupe, and Ms. Pratiksha Punekar. The enthusiastic response of participants led to a nail-biting finish in all the matches.

Day 2 of the fest saw music vibrating throughout the SVIMS campus. The host for the day – Ms. Gunjan Pamnani along with Ms. Namrata Nagpal, Ms. Vritika Hundlani and Ms. Payal Arora led the participants through Singing, Dance, Metgala and Comedy Asylum.

Around 100 students from six colleges in and around Pune participated in various events like Real Selling, Badminton, Gully Cricket, Singing, Dance, and Comedy Asylum. We saw excellent dance performances on the following songs:

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• Baba–O–Baba

• Shiva Tandava Stotram

• Khadke Glass

• Dur dur

• Pasoori– Remix

• Mala jau dya

• Chand sifarish

• Makhana, amongst others

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Participants sang the following numbers:

• Yeh moh moh ke damage

• Bhajan by Meerabai

• Mere swalo ka jawab, amongst others.

A tough competition ensued among the participants, and the undermentioned students came out victorious:

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• Gully Cricket – Girls               D Y Patil College of Engineering

• Gully Cricket – Boys               Neville Wadia Institute of Management Studies and Research

• Badminton – Girls                    Ms. Sonia Jaisinghani

• Badminton – Boys                   Mr. Varun Korti

• Singing – Joint Winners         Ms. Ruchira Halwalkar Ms. Sukruta Sakoji

• Solo Dance                                     Mr. Rohan Polley

• Real Selling                                    Mr. Sandesh Populwad

• Comedy Asylum                        Mr. Shubh Kamble

• Met Gala                                          Ms. Vidhi Baltoda

The winners of the events were awarded with Cash Prize and Certificate of Appreciation, whilst a Certificate of Participation was given to all the participants.

No event can happen overnight. The balls started rolling weeks ago. We would like to place on record the contribution made by the following students, whose untiring efforts made RAYS happen.

Ms. Nandini Verma, Ms. Shivani Batheja, Ms. Pratiksha Punekar, Ms. Megha Talreja and Ms. Suraksha Hemnani took excellent charge of Registration and Certificate.

Ms. Rajsee Sarwate and Ms. Namrata Nagpal handled the social media presence of the event.

The students also put up stalls with lip-smacking goodies and snacks to appease the taste buds of participants. There were stalls put up by our students – Ms. Vipashyana Sonawane, Ms. Merlin Martin, Ms. Aarti Shendge, Ms. Namrata Nagpal, Ms. Vritika Hundlani and Ms. Payal Arora. We thank them for ensuring that all those involved in RAYS were full of energy and enthusiasm throughout the day.

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​The program concluded with an emotional vote of thanks by Dr. Divya Lakhani, Event Coordinator, who thanked the student coordinators for their wholehearted support and coordination in executing the event and making it a grand success!!