PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Nov 9: XLRI Jamshedpur, will host the 23rd edition of Ensemble-Valhalla – the annual cultural, sports and management festival of the B-school from November 11 to 13.
The fest will witness participation from more than 45 B-schools across the country in over 40 events hosted across the three-day fest.
This year, with the theme– ‘Symphony in Chaos’, the largest festival of eastern India will be inaugurated on November 10 by Chanakya Chaudhary (Vice President, Tata Steel) who will address the XLRI fraternity at the Tata Auditorium.
The 30-plus flagship events like The Next Gen Leader, Strike or Yield, War of Wits and many more, cover the three areas of culture, sports, and management, topped by performances by the choicest of artists across the country, thus ensuring that there is something in store for everyone.
The events have been designed for colleges across the country in fields from strategy to HR, social causes, consulting, strategy, art, and dance.
The fest will see a footfall of thousands of students in events made for both offline and online modes. It will also host a speaker’s conclave -Idea Summit where veterans from all spheres of life meet and engage in enriching conversations.
This year, with several panels on board like ShEO, CHRO, and Business, speakers like Krish Shankar, Miss Malini, and Sonal Agarwal will be addressing the students.
A special edition to the panels this year is the Shark Tank Panel, where popular contestants like Sulay Lavsi, Anushree Maloo, Ravi & Anuja Kabra from the show ‘Shark Tank Season 1’ will be exclusively featured at the Idea Summit.
The most enjoyable segment of the fest- the pro-shows will be conducted in an offline mode this year, where the artists will be performing live on the XLRI Campus, and the good news is that gates are open for the Jamshedpur audience as well.
Standup comedian Azeem Banatwala will be performing on the comedy night and the magical duo Salim-Sulaiman will be performing live for the Artist Night on the concluding day of the fest on November 13.
Passes for the shows can be booked from Ensemble Valhalla’s website- https://www.
