Inception 2017 Concludes at Goa Institute of Management

PANAJI:
The Goa Institute of Management (GIM), one of the premier B-schools in the country, recently organized
‘Inception 2017’. The musical event witnessed a stand-up comedy where the talented Goan comedian Daniel Fernandes, currently based in Mumbai performed at GIM for the very first time. He showcased his rib-tickling humour on Indian social issues such as free speech, death penalty, student suicide, and a host of other topics.
Starting as a small event in 2011 Inception has grown to be one of the best musical events there is across B- Schools in India. Over 5 years of its existence Inception had some of India’s most popular musicians playing at the campus. The star performers included Dill Vineet, Manmohan Raj, Welsey Aaron, Mohd. Arif Ali, Chaitanya, Ravindra Chary, Satyajit Talwalkar, SangeetHaldipur, Gino Banks, Sheldon D’Silva and Anusha Mani.
The event kicked off with Bailamos, the solo and duet dance competition, followed by a beat boxing performance by Sylvester Stephens. The evening began with GIM’s own students displaying their talents on stage. The evening was truly a fusion of different genres of music and an ensemble of various musical instruments.
In the Pitch Perfect solo singing competition, Blossom D’souza from GIM was declared the winner and won the cash prize of Rs. 3000 while Tanvi Matonkar from Chowgule College received the first runner up position and a cash prize of Rs. 2000. The most awaiting competition of the night Battle of the Bands was won by ‘Within Ceres’ who won a cash prize of Rs. 15000. The first runner up position was grabbed by ‘Midnight Jam’ who received a cash prize of Rs. 10000.
Elvis Lobo, a guitarist and composer from Goaalong with his colleagues made the crowd groove to his enthralling Blues, Jazz and Funk music to spice up the event. Sushma Chandrika, Alumni showcased a spectacular performance through her dance.
To add to the ambiance of the musical event, the students at GIM also set up a food court offering a
variety of eats and drinks.