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THEME OF ARTH-MANTHAN 2010 – The Economics Festival
The
theme for Arth-Manthan 2010 is ‘DEVELOPMENT’!
This
nation of more than a billion people is transforming into a power to reckon
with and has arrived in the global arena, but where from here... there is a lot
more to be achieved... do we have a plan chalked out for our future?
There
are many issues that
Key
issues that will be discussed at Arth-Manthan 2010 are Education, Poverty,
Internal Peace and Security, Leadership, Global Peace and Environment.
MISSION
"To attract and enhance
students’ interest in and enthusiasm towards Economics by bringing the
subject to life."
The Key Objectives of the festival are to:
v
Enhance the learning process by introduction of
“Action-Oriented” learning
v
Promote an active student-centered and
student-friendly approach to learning
v
Encourage students to think like global leaders in
economics
v
Show that economics can be a fascinating and lively
subject dealing with real life problems rather than just abstract theories
being currently taught in classrooms
v
Encourage the students to apply economic concepts to
real life
v Water the seed of creativity
within students
EVENTS
@ ARTH-MANTHAN 2010
Arth-Manthan
is a two - day festival laced with fun, learning, prizes and numerous events!!!
CHAK DE
(Round
One: 20th August – 11 am) (Debate: 21st August – 9:30 am)
There
will be two rounds in this competition. In round one on 20th August, you have
to speak your heart out on any one of the three topics given below for three
minutes. 10 best speakers – fiery, passionate and sincere - will qualify
for the Maha-Debate. Here they will be split into two teams for the final
event, which will be held on 21st August.
Through
this debate we urge our youth to take the lead, to step out of their comfort
zones and to clean the system.
Theme for Round One: Politics – Young
“Public
jo tera baat baat pe Ghabraaye, Dil pe rakh ke haath usae tu fuslaa le, Public
idiot hai pyaar se usko samjha le”
—
Topics:
o Is
bad politics responsible for
o UID
(Unique Identification) Project: Step to include all and keep out corruption
o Can
we clean up Indian politics by keeping out people corruption charges?
Last Date for submitting entries: On
or before, 14th August
GLOBAL LEADERS MEET - (20th August – 11 am)
“Give me some Sunshine, Give me some rain, Give
me another chance, I wanna grow up once again”
The participating teams will play the role of economic
advisers of the various world countries allotted to them in advance. They will analyse
the current economic policies of their country and discuss on measures to
improve the standard of living of their country. An important agenda at this
year’s meet is ‘Working
towards global peace and economic co-operation’. (Dealing with issues like cross-border
terrorism, poverty, immigration, environment and debt) Well, you have to
truly represent the country allotted to you; that could mean dressing up like
them and speaking a bit of the native language too!
No. of Members per team: 5 Duration
of Presentation: 20 mins.
Last Date for submitting entries and allotment of
countries: On or before, 14th August
For Registration please
contact: Prof. Ashwini Ranade – M. 9833284853
Classic Collection: (20th & 21st August)
The Book Exhibition will include a wide range of
books on Economics and Management.
Some of the most popular textbooks and reference books used in foreign
universities will also be displayed.
- The Essay Competition
TOPICS:
!
Cleaning up our
rivers: need of the hour!
!
Has
!
Solution to Red
violence: Talks and Development or Better Policing?
Last Date for submitting entries: On
or before, 14th August
Last Date for submitting Essays: On
or before, 16th August
(Maximum 2000 words) Results of the competition will be announced at 1 pm on 20th August
WAR OF WORDS Elocution Competition (20th August
– 1pm)
Theme: Education
“Kandhon ko kitabon, Ke bojh ne jhukaya Likh likh
pada hatheli par, Alpha beta gamma ka chaala
Concentrated H2so4, Ne Poora Poora bachpan jala daala”
—
Can foreign
universities solve the skill problem?
—
Can competition in
the higher education sector improve quality?
—
Can we have an
education revolution similar to telecom?
—
Is our education
system killing innovation and creativity?
Speeches
can be in English, Hindi or Marathi Duration
of Speech: 5 mins
Last Date for submitting entries: On
or before, 14th August
Evaluation on the basis of Delivery Style,
Substance and Body Language
TOONY LUNES - Cartoon Competition
Topic: TAMING INFLATION… “Inflation hi
inflation hai… solution kuch pata nahin”
Last
Date for submitting entries: On or
before, 14th August
Last
Date for submitting cartoons: On or
before, 18th August
Results
of the competition will be announced at 1pm on 20th August
Students from various
colleges can use this platform to express their concerns over rising inflation through
creative and humourous cartoons.
DRAW’ EM UP: Poster Competition
Students have to prepare Posters, which will be displayed during
Arth-Manthan at the Poster Exhibition.
THEME:
“Amber ka chand Zameen par, Itra ke gaa
raha, Ek tim tim toota tara, Ithla ke gaa raha”
Last Date for submitting entries: On
or before, 14th August
Last Date for submitting Posters: On
or before, 18th August
Results of
the competition will be announced at 1pm on 20th August
Cartoons
and Posters must be made on white chart paper of 22” X 28” size
with each participant’s name, class and college written at the back of
the Poster/Cartoon.
Business Plan (20th
August – 1pm)
“Woh khud apni raah banata, Ulti dhara
cheer ke tairta thaw oh”
Can
We
need ‘merchants of ideas’ betting big on
Last
Date for submitting entries: On or
before, 14th August
Last date for submitting business
plan: 16th August
Presentation on: 20th
August
QUIZ WIZ & JUNIOR
QUIZ
(Junior Quiz: 20th August – 12 noon; Quiz Wiz: 20th August –
1:30 pm)
“Question hi question hai... jawaab kuch pata nahi... jawaab jo mila to Question kya tha pata nahin”
Topic: Current Economic Issues 5 participants per team
Last Date for submitting entries: On or before, 14th
August
For Junior Quiz
please contact Prof. Shashikant Panchgalle - 9702346977
AD-MASTERS (21st August 9 am)
“Zoobi doobi zoobi doobi naache kyun
creative Ad-Master!”
In this event participating teams will be given a
product each, for which they have to prepare and present a logo, jingle and
television advertisement.
5 participants per team Last
Date for submitting entries: On
or before, 14th August
BUDDING
ECONOMIST (21st
August – 10 am)
“Desh ke ghav pe marham jaisa hai
woh… Hamara Budding economist hai woh!”
Students have to submit Reports and make
Presentations on any one of the topics given below:
q
‘Sabse bada rupaih’ - Can Indian
Rupee become the Global Reserve Currency?
q
Educating the bottom
of the pyramid: does the answer lie in the private sector?
q
Opening up the retail
sector – fears and opportunities
Last Date for submitting entries: On or before, 12th
August (3 Participants per team)
Submission of Report: 18th August
(Reports must be hand-written or typed neatly and
should not exceed more than 2000 words.)
Final Presentation has to be made in PowerPoint
For Registration contact
Prof. Manik Tembe – M. 9920031613
Cut out da noose!
“Chase Excellence, success will
follow”
Students have to submit recent paper cuttings,
photographs, cartoons etc. from newspapers and magazines on the given theme.
These have to be pasted on A4 size foolscap sheets, neatly arranged in a file. ‘Cut,
Copy, Paste’ from the Net not allowed!
Ø Theme: “Indian industry taking lead in
innovation”
The cut
– outs could include issues relating to success of Indian companies in
introducing new products, technology etc.
Last
Date for submitting Entries: On or before,
14th August
Last
Date of submission of cut-outs: 18th
August
No Limit on number of entries
Results
of the competition will be announced at 1pm on 20th August
ECONOMICS ... It’s
Rockin’...!!! (21st
August – 10 am)
“Gungunati hain yeh hawayein, Gunuunata
hai gagan, Gaa raha hai yeh sara aalam Economics ke gunn”
Tired of the same old
lectures on Economics... ever wished Eco classes were as interesting as your
favourite song... well here’s your chance to make economics more fun...
Prepare your own economics song and we’ll offer you the mike to sing out
loud!!! These songs could be on economists like Adam Smith, David Ricardo,
Marshall or on economic terms like Demand and supply, diminishing marginal
utility, elasticity of demand etc. Well of course you have the option to set
tunes on latest Bollywood hits! For more inspiration, you can check out YouTube
for some interesting videos on economics!
Last
Date for submitting entries: On or
before, 14th August (No
limit on number of entries)
ECONOMICS IN
MOTION! (Short Movie Contest)
(21st August –
11 am)
“Jaisa filmo mein hota hai, Ho raha hai
hu bahoo”
You
can select any economic issue like poverty, pollution in Mumbai, traffic
congestion etc. and prepare a short film on it. You will be judged on various
parameters including presentation of the issue at hand, innovative thinking,
acting skills, effective use of props, costumes, music. Here’s your
chance to get funny, witty or satirical! (Please
note that violence and obscenity will not be entertained)
Last
Date for submitting entries: On or
before, 14th August
No.
of Members per team: 5 (One Team per College)
Dr. D.M. Muley (Principal)
Chembur
Trombay Education Society’s N.G. Acharya and
For
any event related queries you can contact: Prof. Amita
Lal - M: 9819993827 / Prof. G. S. Panikar – M. 9324818296