Date: 12th of August, 2006
Venue: IIPM Tower
Participants: MSSW, ICFAI, WCC, MOP Vaishnav, Hindustan, Madras University-Dept. of Mgmt. Studies, IIPM.

 Event Description with details of the event:

“Make love common; make hate rare and make terror extinct”, the long lost voice of a peace loving democracy was ringing loud and clear on the 12th of August, 2006 in the IIPM towers Chennai.

It was not an exhibition of power or the arrogance of great men but the plea from the hearts of the youths. The students and the teaching fraternity at Indian Institute of Planning and Management-Chennai thought that seeing and hearing the bombings, assassinations and the killings which sculpted the face of terror was “ENOUGH”. Sun TV called it the rising of the concerned youth and an act of courage, CNN-IBN said on air that the effort showed by the youth of today shows that there is yet hope in this world. Headlines Today mentioned that a leaf could be taken from this book and that the example could be followed by all the youth in the nation. The print media’s support was also very heartening, The Economic Times and The Hindu showcased the winner’s pictures and said “The Indian Institute Of Planning And Management Chennai  organized a Programme with a serious message – Anti terrorism”.14 colleges were invited and asked to perform a Visual enactment, radio jingle and a print Ad. But what made it really special was the fact that each performance came from the heart. The boundaries for winning were expanded. Everybody left the arena knowing that they had done themselves proud, that in a world of craven cowardice and mutual hate they had stood up and defended compassion. The winners were anyone and everyone who was a part of humanity.

 The “Madras school of Social Work” put up a brilliant show and conveyed the message with crystal clarity to the viewing audience.  Along with this was the launch of the “HEAL Club”. This club has one mission and one vision -World peace. The club also possesses talented and dedicated people who care about the cause that they are working for. One of the main objectives of the heal club when it started was to have healthy living and propagate well being for everybody. Then they came across something even more important- Peace. The club decided that living in a world without fear and violence was imperative to the clubs cause. Expansion plans are in progress as many members have shown interest and are eager to join the club. That’s not surprising considering the fact that the ultimate end is what you could call God’s own will.

Sponsors: SFP & Sons, Vela Group, Babal Da Dhaba

Winners: First Prize      - MSSW
             Second Prize  - ICFAI
                 Third Prize       - Madras University- Dept.of Mgmt.Studies