With the growing number of cases related to physical violence against women there is a rise of insecurity amongst them especially after the 16th December incident last year. And the worst part of it is that, we are still not prepared enough to protect ourselves from such ghastly crimes.

Therefore GID Club at IIPM Delhi had recently introduced a workshop on self defense for its students just in order to make them more aware and also help them improve their safety. For this we had invited national & international level taekwondo trainers from the South District Taekwondo Association. Mrs. Jyoti Nagpal (4th Dan black belt - a national & international player. She is also the Technical Director of South District & an international referee) and her team who have been conducting numerous such workshops focusing on self defense for women, had come to show us the basic techniques which could be used in case a person faces an unforeseen situation in their day to day life.

They started by first demonstrating the ways a girl can use objects that are readily available, such as a hand bag, pen, book or even her mobile phone as a weapon to protect herself if she faces any such situation. Not only that, they also showed techniques of how to protect oneself when we are threatened by a group of people be it a girl or a boy. In the end, they also invited some of the girls to come ahead and demonstrate whatever was taught to them to ensure that they learnt the technique well.

At last, Prof. Angshuman Paul gave a vote of thanks to the guests and also presented them the guest of honor trophy.

More than 14 million people across Delhi live in slums. These communities, where residents live, work, and raise their children, are characterized by inadequate housing, lack of basic services, overcrowding, and high levels of violence and insecurity.

There are specific rights we all have to do with where and how we live. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for our health and well-being – including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services.

GID Club along with the Great Indian Dream Foundation had recently introduced a unique social initiative for the students of IIPM Delhi. The idea behind which, was to sensitize the people of our community about the reality of slums in Delhi by showcasing it with the help of a documentary.

The students were briefed about the prerequisites of the documentary well in advance and were asked to cover one slum of Delhi in groups of 5. The total participation of the students was above 900. Once the video was filmed, the students had to upload it on YouTube and promote it as well. The video that get maximum numbers of likes was to be declared as the winner. The students had participated with a lot of enthusiasm and had also address to several social issues. The effort made by them was rather commendable. The winners of the competition were Deepak Yadav, Deevyansh Rustagi, Mandeep Rawat, Sahil Jain & Shivam Gupta From Section FU3, followed by Vikram Singh, Anurag Choudhary, Shiv Murat, Ahmad Meer & Riya Narang as 1st runner up from section FU-5 and finally Ganesh Kumar Roy, Avinash Raina, Prashant Chaudhary & Rohit Jain from section WA-2, as the 2nd runner up. The finale was conducted on the 11th of December 2012 and the winners were given away prizes by Prof. Rajita Chaudhuri.

Like every year, GID Club commemorated Valentine’s Day by delighting the deprived. Christened as ‘Love Abound 2013’, this years event was a fashion fiesta which fantastically blended the GIDF school kids with flamboyant & fanatic students from IIPM, New Delhi. 40 children from GIDF were exclusively invited for an elegant & eloquent event of fashion show competition, where the essential emphasis was on showcasing the essence of friendship & feelings. The graceful & gorgeous show became even more glamorous, when the five participating teams gave importance to impressive themes of managing love; like ‘Valentine’s week, friendship, adoption, cupid & deprived’.

In a management institute, managing can be nicely taught through this sort of an event as it involves multiple challenges like marketing the show, dressing the children and managing them etc. The winners were the team that added oodles of oomph to the show through perfect music, props, story line & off course promotion. Coined as ‘Babel’, the winning team comprised of Ashish Pande, Abhijeet Anand, Kirti Saxena, Mikesh Gupta, Ravish Taneja from Fall 2011-13 batch. The team that generated maximum funds for the show was Monalisa Bose, Gaurav Tokas, Pankil Singhal, Shristhi Grover & Ankeeta Singj from FU1.

More than 14 million people across Delhi live in slums. These communities, where residents live, work, and raise their children, are characterized by inadequate housing, lack of basic services, overcrowding, and high levels of violence and insecurity.

There are specific rights we all have to do with where and how we live. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for our health and well-being – including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services.

GID Club along with the Great Indian Dream Foundation had recently introduced a unique social initiative for the students of IIPM Delhi. The idea behind which, was to sensitize the people of our community about the reality of slums in Delhi by showcasing it with the help of a documentary.

The students were briefed about the prerequisites of the documentary well in advance and were asked to cover one slum of Delhi in groups of 5. The total participation of the students was above 900. Once the video was filmed, the students had to upload it on YouTube and promote it as well. The video that get maximum numbers of likes was to be declared as the winner. The students had participated with a lot of enthusiasm and had also address to several social issues. The effort made by them was rather commendable. The winners of the competition were Deepak Yadav, Deevyansh Rustagi, Mandeep Rawat, Sahil Jain & Shivam Gupta From Section FU3, followed by Vikram Singh, Anurag Choudhary, Shiv Murat, Ahmad Meer & Riya Narang as 1st runner up from section FU-5 and finally Ganesh Kumar Roy, Avinash Raina, Prashant Chaudhary & Rohit Jain from section WA-2, as the 2nd runner up. The finale was conducted on the 11th of December 2012 and the winners were given away prizes by Prof. Rajita Chaudhuri.

Enlightening through education was the relevance of GID Club’s magnificent managerial event –‘Enlightening – Diwali Mela’ organized on 5th of November, 2012 at IIPM, New Delhi campus with a lot of excitement. The participants sold products such as diyas, candles, handmade cards etc. by promoting Diwali through a social cause of supporting the street children. The event ended up fantastically, by collecting a good amount which they donated to the underprivileged children who study at the GIDF schools in Delhi. The money generated would be gifted to GIDF.

IIPM Delhi students stood witness to one of Delhi’s most talked about Quarterathon conducted by Paras Buildtech in the wee hours of Sunday morning, 14th October, 2012, which was not only attended by several schools, organizations etc. but also the famous actor & social activist Mr.Rahul Bose. Students from IIPM, who are also a part of the social club – GID, participated in the quarterathon, with great vigor & enthusiasm.

The Delhi Quarterathon (DQ) 2012 was an exclusive marquee road running event which is the first of its kind to be organized in the country, derived from the concept of endorsing an effective competitive running event with a mission to kick start a balance of quality and sustainable fitness for people from all walks of life. It provides the tools we need to reach our fitness goals – inspiration, motivation, information, and accountability in a positive and nurturing environment.

On commencement of the event, Rahul Bose, also commented that, “IIPM’s presence in the occasion is praise-worthy as very few business schools understand the relevance of a marathon”.

On the 18th of July, 2012 the IIPM Delhi campus evinced a Green milieu. The GID club had organized a brilliant debate on “The ongoing ‘Go Green’ campaign is just a political gimmick”. The teams were divided into two groups, who either spoke “For” or “Against” the motion. Each group consisted of 4 speakers and 4 interjectors.

The esteem judges of the event were Mr.Steven Philip Warner (Editor, Business & Economy of Planman Media) and Prof. Pushp Lamba. The debate had stirred a strong argument amongst the 2 teams, who left no stone unturned while raising points that were strategically presented in order to prevail over the other side. The room was flooded with various views and ideologies. In the end, our two esteemed judges addressed the crowd and enlightened the students with their feedback. The spectators were very enthusiastic, as they were given the opportunity to put forth their point of view as well during the debate.

Winners of the event were Vandana Dahiya, Soham Mukhopadhyay, Surendra Reddy, Anjana, Aanchal Chaudhari and Sudipto Bagchi. It was a classic learning experience for every one present during the event. It was rather a flow of precious experience from “The Managers” To the “Budding Managers”.

The importance of igniting for environment was the initiative of the 2nd GID Club Week that commenced on 18thof June, 2012. Bucked up with such a mission, at the onset of this awesome week, GID Club conveyed the message of being compassionate to animals- an important part of the eco-system. The first event was in collaboration with PETA for a 'Print Ad Competition', where the best ad-makers were awarded with certificates. The stars of the event were - Harpreet Singh Raien, Anusha Sharma, Jasmin Paul, Anju Bala, Anurag Dwivedi, Romisa Hassan, Bejoy Yohannan, Apurva Ghose, Kunal Roy, Neha Singh, Pankaj, Abhilasha, Devashish Gandhi, Prahant Rawat & Himanshu Gola.

It was followed by events like visit to a ‘Shelter Home’, where selected students got a chance to understand the concept of an animal shelter and to also moreover learn to love animals around them.

Alas the finale of the fantastic week was on 23rd June. Christened as 'Adopt a Sapling' – this event was to cherish the beautiful relationship between a teacher & a student, which according to Tagore was best reflected through natural objects like leaves & plants. Trialing on the same path, students from both the post graduate as well as under graduate batches were present at the event and had gifted their favorite faculties a sapling. The idea of gifting a sapling, not only symbolized nurturing a relationship between a teacher & a student, but was also one step towards ‘Global Cooling’. Faculties like Prof. Mashkur Zafar, Prof. Anubha Walia, Prof.Neetu Nirjar & Prof. RC Jain attended this exclusive elegant event. Prof. Zafar commented, “I feel very happy with such an initiative and no other educational institute have been so unique in enhancing the bond of teacher-student through nature.” Alas, the students had also presented a sapling to their favorite mentor and faculty, Prof. Rajita Chaudhuri (Dean, IIPM –Center for Higher Education) along with a sweet message that they read out to her. Framing the students with their favorite faculties was a great initiative taken by GID Club and it was nurtured by the magic of nature – a sapling.

GID club, New Delhi had organized a competition among the students from all batches to participate in the ad-making for PETA on the 18th of June, 2012. GID club associated with PETA and organized a workshop for the students to make them aware of the rights of the animals in an environment. The ad competition saw a huge participation across many batches. There were 35 teams (3 students in each team) who had designed an ad and a punch line on a chart paper. They showcased the advertisement and explained the concept with the help of a presentation.

Judges for this event were from PETA itself, which included the Marketing Head (North) Miss Richa Mittal along with the volunteers who have been associated with PETA for last 15 years and have been working in “awareness of youth community”. There was a tough competition which took place amongst the students and the best ones were selected by the honorable judges. The winners were given a certificate by PETA. On the whole, the event was a success and helped students understand the various concepts related to marketing and learned about “Veganism” too.

On the eve of ‘Environment Day’ this year, GID club from IIPM Delhi joined hands with international NGO’s like PETA and FIAPO, who are working for animal rights. GID Club has done several such workshops in the past and since the theme for the 2nd GID Week this time is Environment, so what better to start with than learning how to care for animals. The workshop was headed by Gaurav Jain, a sincere volunteer who has been associated with PETA for the past 15years.

The workshop threw light on issues such like animals kept in unhygienic conditions, stray dogs being ill-treated etc. Not only had this they even discussed a new concept called “VEGANISM” which is a practice of abstaining from the use of animal products. The team also went ahead and discussed a proper VEGAN diet during the workshop. With the help of documentaries and videos, they proved that there is another concept which has emerged in the 21st century and the word is “HUMANE”. The word humane comprises of human + animal + environment. The GID club students showed a lot of enthusiasm during the workshop and surely did learn how to look at the world especially the animals, from an entirely new perspective.

IIPM’s 4Ps Club in association with the Chhattisgarh Tourism Board had conducted an exclusive field study on ‘Ethnic element of tribal & natural resources in Chhattisgarh' from 25th to 31st May 2012. As a part of this live project 10 students from IIPM, New Delhi were invited, in order to experience the ethnic tribal life in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. This kind of exposure helps in enhancing the knowledge of students with respect to economics, eco-system of a tribal community etc. Interacting with rural denizens & tribal communities made the students understand managerial concepts such as earnings, team work, the role women in a society etc. and such learning provides the perfect picture for Social Marketing.

Mr. Narender Shukla, Director, Culture and Archaeology, Chhattisgarh specifically said, “I appreciate IIPM for bringing in such effective field works where the student get an exposure to real economics and not theoretical discussions as evinced in other institutions.” Ms. Rashmi Gupta, Tourist officer, Chhattisgarh Tourism Board, “This group from IIPM was very determined to do a field study in extreme rural India like Bastar, which is very rare in any management institute.” Coming back to Delhi, these PG Students – Dheeraj Sharma, Ashish Pandey, Mikesh Gupta, Rabish Taneja and Ajit Jha, Mridul Malhotra, Rishabh Shobti, Rajdeep Kaur, Sanjana Khetrapaul, Shreya Yadav would be submitting a research paper to the Ministry of Tourism, Chhattisgarh, to be evaluated by the MD of tourism board.

The GID club at IIPM has been formed wherein students get a chance to believe in self –actualization. This is where they work to make a difference in the life of others. The kind of activities we take up requires uncommon dedication to strive for social reform and that is exactly what the members of this club excel at.

Our first event for the year was organized in the Delhi campus on the 13th of February, 2012 and was coined as – Living To Put Up A Smile. Where our motive was to bring about a smile on the little cherubic faces that otherwise don’t have many reasons to smile. ACM GIDF, the foundation behind this club has been implementing various programmes in the field of education, livelihood, health & environment. Through its educational initiatives, they have been working for the welfare of children belonging to the vulnerable section of the society. Therefore we had invited the pre-schoolers to the campus where the IIPM students had organized a fun day for them and let love spread with the vote of humanity and peace, on the eve of Valentines Day.

The event started with the children being welcomed to the venue with balloons. Refreshments prepared by the students itself was distributed amongst our little guests. An interactive session on Origami was conducted by Prof. Angshuman Paul followed by a play performed by the students. The first play was about a donkey and his animal friends while the next was about Charlie Chaplin, Mickey Mouse and baby elephant who taught the children a lesson on following the path of truthfulness.

The children seemed very excited and happy during the whole event and even actively participated in all the games like sack race, hit & drop, spoon race and tug of war that were organized for them. Most of the students also seemed attracted to the tattoo station where they got beautiful designs made on their wrists. Even the music played during the event like the title track of Mowgli and others rhymes etc. perfectly matched the theme of the event. Lunch was served to the children which also included a small quiz competition. The day was called off once the prizes were given away to the winners and gifts were distributed to each and every child as a token of appreciation on behalf of the students. Not only that, hand made gifts items were presented to the teachers who has accompanied the children on that day.