IIPM rocks AHMEDABAD with A-maze 2005

IIPM Ahmedabad ‘Amazed’ everyone by setting a new landmark.

Winners of the events were many. Fun was limitless. Evenings were mind blowing. Music was hot. The stage was burnt alive many times over the two days; burnt with energy, dynamism, and the power of youth. Yet no mortal perhaps could have competed with the event.

At the end, the event itself won without competition. Ahmedabad has never witnessed such a campus event. Crowd of a size of more than 9,000 dancing and cheering almost in a trance on two consecutive evenings… events packed with enthusiasm…well, all this is unbelievable in a college event. Other such events at other campuses in the city (mostly at the famous B-Schools) would fall short of miles, if compared with Amaze 2005.

The first evening witnessed a very unique and awesome Radio Mirchi music quiz and then some extravagant and passionate choreography. Participants of various colleges danced like professionals, with so much energy that every time a college team finished its rendition, the crowd wanted more. The fashion show was also a big hit. Although the theme (Devil on the loose…tame it) was overdone by some colleges, but the costumes and the attitudes were mind blowing! And the guys and the gals were hot and sizzling. In the evening, we experienced some fabulous performances by well- know DJs of Ahmedabad, and to sparkle the evening round about 9000 people gathered at the venue..

The second evening was something very special for the ‘Ambawadis’.,as the Fame- Gurukul jodi, Roophrekha & Kazi, performed live on stage. Rex also joined in and all of them delivered some sizzling numbers, one after another. Rex started first. And the crowd went on frenzy. Rooprekha joined in. They just went mad. And when, Kazi came on the stage, people present in the venue got delighted. They all stood up and started singing with Kazi. Everyone was falling over others to dance and get a good glimpse of the man. He won millions of hearts with his rocking performance. And it was a joy to watch him performing live… Prominent Singer ‘Chintan Bakiwala’ who has sung many popular songs was another attraction of the show.And he enthralled the audience with his magnificent performance.

Also present to tickle the ribs of the audience was ‘Dharsi Baredia’ of the Great Indian Laughter fame, who cast a spell over the audience, and made everyone laugh with his witty remarks.

The famous mimicry artist ‘Ranjan Sahu’ added some more glitters to the evening. He amazed everyone with his immense talent. All people were rejoiced, having experienced such wonderful performances.

The second day evening event was organized by Planman Life. And in fact, the entire team of Planman Life worked overnight to make the event successful. Amaze 2005 surely touched a great height because of the effort of Planman Life team. They lead a bunch of young and enthusiast students of IIPM as well as all the staff members of IIPM Ahmedabad to create a benchmark in campus events in the city.

The Journey began two months before the D-Day with a meticulous planning for the two-day extravaganza of Amaze and Planman Life Concert. The first Interaction with the Ahmedabad Crowd came into force with the first ad in Divya Bhaskar on 17th November 2005, which continued for a span of 22 days. Interaction with the Ahmedabad crowd didn’t stop with the Ads only but had some more sessions of 14 huge hoardings placed at all the prominent sites across Ahmedabad as well as a nicely decorated canter for the Road Show which moved across the entire city for over 5 days before the event.

People were heard whispering that Amaze has even beaten Chaos (IIMA annual B-school event) and all other events like MiCanvas (of MICA) and those of Nirma, CEPT and NID. Of course, with the kind of crowd it could gather up for two nights of fun, Amaze sure was a winner. It set up a benchmark for others to emulate.

All the competition events were also great. HLBBA institute was the winning team as they won three first prizes, six-second prizes and one-third prize. IIPM Delhi students were also a smashing hit with all present. Their attitude and their skills easily became a matter of envy and later a matter of pride to all IIPMites. They participated in only a few events, but wherever they did, they won at least a prize. In debate, they were just mind blowing. The moment they took the mike; it was sure who were going to win.

IIPM Ahmedabad students stood second in the overall tally of college teams. They did fairly well in Adzap and Business Plan. Abhishek Tiwari of IIPM Ahmedabad was chosen Mr. Amaze and Megha Jaitly of IIPM Delhi was chosen Ms. Amaze.

All in all, Amaze 2005 will be remembered for a lifetime. The benchmark has been set for other colleges in the city to reach. And the benchmark has been set for IIPM Ahmedabad too. We have to take the benchmark higher next year. I am sure we will.