The atmosphere at the finale of E Week India 2011 was no different from how the rest of the week had been: noisy, vibrant and full of energy and colour.
Many bus-loads of students from Chennai, Mysore, Coimbatore and Bangalore arrived at the Jyoti Nivas College Auditorium on Saturday evening, where they were joined by students who had come from across the country – Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Jaipur and even from as far away as Mohali in Punjab. Together with faculty, entrepreneurs and other members of the NEN Community, the jam-packed auditorium represented an eclectic mix of members of India’s largest and most vibrant entrepreneurship community.
The ceremony was full of music, dance and plenty of anecdotes as the chief guests for the evening – Dr Romesh Wadhwani, Chairman and CEO, Symphony Technology Group and Wadhwani Foundation; Ms. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chairman and Managing Director, Biocon Limited; and Mr. Ananya Bubna, Managing Director, Groupon India – shared fascinating experiences and stories from their entrepreneurial journey with the young audience.
With excellently choreographed sequences, the contemporary dance troupe, Nritarutya, kept everyone glued to their performances on stage.
But the highlight of the evening was the announcement of the E Week India 2011 Champions and Champion Runners Up. The excitement hit the ceiling as the winners ran onto stage to collect their awards amidst the loud music and plenty of applause. It was, literally, quite a riot as the E Cell teams jumped on stage in celebration and posed for pictures.
As the awards made way for the music, all the winners danced on stage to the latest Bollywood numbers, while the rest of us tried to keep pace in the aisles!
Three cheers to a fantastic E Week India 2011! And here’s looking forward to an even better E Week India 2012!