Lucknow:

The three-day Manfest-Varchasva 2014, the annual business, sports and cultural fest was inaugurated at Indian Institute of Management Lucknow on Thursday.

IIM-L director Prof Rajiv K Srivastava inaugurated the fest. The event also witnessed a captivating performance by professional Kathak dancers from Rashtriya Kala Akademi.

Earlier, Manfest, the Business Conclave, and Varchasva, the Sports and Cultural fest, were held separately. This year the two events have been merged, creating a vast canvas of events and offerings catering to all.

The management events such as the Next CEO, Strategica, Stratstruck, Travel Trails and Finesse among others will be held. The cultural events include Hallabol, Antarnaad, Imperio, Inferno, Vivakshita, Vibes, Stairway to Hell and Uttarang.

Miss India International 2013 and Bollywood Actress Zoya Afroz will judge Miss India Campus Princess on Friday. The event will give a direct entry to the winner to the final round of Miss India 2015 auditions in Mumbai.

Former President APJ Abdul Kalam, professor of Marketing at Emory University at USA Jagdish Sheth and former deputy governor of RBI Subir Gokarn are expected to attend the three day event.

Lucknow City Run in which over 2000 individuals will “Run for a Greener Tomorrow” will be held on Sunday.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Lucknow / TNN / November 21st, 2014