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Arthotsav Diaries, DAY 3 15.02.2020 The third and final day of Arthotsav 2020 started on a high note. The Institute of Technology and Management, one of the sponsors of Arthotsav this year, held a seminar on the prospects of Post Graduate Diplomas for the Final Year students. The seminar was hosted by Mrs. Seemita Bose Chowdhury from ITM. It was a rather informing, interactive and insightful session. As the session wound up, the preparations for the Megaevent began and the finalists and participants started to enter into the classroom 2-Science. The Megaevent, World War 3 hosted by Isha Gokhale, began at 12 PM. As the participants strategized and planned and played their game, the minutes ticked by and soon it was time 3 PM and the Megaevent came to a satisfying conclusion with the ultimate winners being crowned and applauded for their sharp wits and grand achievements. And so, all the events for the year were declared successfully completed. After a small and required respite
Arthotsav Diaries, DAY 2 14.02.2020 New day, new memories! All the volunteers commenced their day with complete enthusiasm and excitement, with an aim to make this very second day of Arthotsav a huge success. The exhilaration and eagerness of volunteers increased as the very first event of the day, i.e "MISSION DIPLOMACY- THE ROGUE TRADER" created and hosted by Sharwaree Ghaisas and Sakina Halvadwala began. With all participants geared up for the event, they got briefed about the event. The participants worked hard for their elimination round which consisted of finding words from the books they were given. All they got were the hints to the page number, line and number of word. With these hints, the participants were told to find that word which all these hints led to. Ten teams showcased their excellence and cleared the elimination round. The first round of the event began with these teams being categorised as five Eastern companies and five Western countries. All the co
Arthotsav Diaries, DAY 1 13.02.2020 The first day of Arthotsav began with a horde of students cheering wonderfully for the start of the exciting fest. Every volunteer and participant showed nothing but sheer amazement and anticipation for the day to begin. At around 9:30 am, all the members of Arthotsav had gathered in the auditorium, keenly waiting for the inaugural ceremony's initiation. The Chief Guest, Mr. Pankaj Bobade, was welcomed with a huge round of applause and great laudation. Mr. Bobade was not only very friendly but also very informative; he gave the audience a lot of information about the recent economy and finance. The inaugural ceremony ended at 10:30 with the chairperson of Arthotsav giving a vote of thanks to all the dignitaries present and the ones who helped Arthotsav stand where it is today. The first event—The Wolf of Dalal Street, conducted by Aditi Taskar and Shruta Patnekar— started soon with excitement buzzing through the room. As the event began, the